Originally in G, but because of the voice of our female singer and the nice guitar riff
I transposed it to A. So no D-dropping or a baritone guitar is needed. Thanks to Stevie
boy walls for the original tabbing.
Guitar Town (Steve Earle)
Tuning:standard
前奏: A,A,A,A
Verse: 1
A A
Hey pretty baby are you ready for me
A D
It’s your good rockin’ daddy down from Tennessee
Riff
e|————–|
B|————–|
G|————–|
D|–0———–| DA EE (no guitarlick)
A|—-4-2——-|
E|————–|
E E
I’m just out of Austin bound for San Antone
D D
With the radio blastin’ and the bird dog on
Riff(Lead guitar):
e|—————————————-|
B|—————————————-|
G|—————————————-|
D|—————————————-|
A|—4/5-5-5–4/5-5-5–4/5-5-5–5-4-2—0-|
E|————————————4—|
A (plus drums/bass) A
There’s a speed trap up ahead in Selma Town
A D
But no local yokel gonna shut me down
Riff:
e|————–|
B|————–|
G|————–|
D|–0———–| DA EE
A|—-4-2——-|
E|————–|
E E
‘Cause me and my boys got this rig unwound
D A
And we’ve come a thousand miles from a Guitar Town
Solo 1:
e|—————————————————————- |
B|—————————————————————–|
G|—————————————————————–|
D|—————-2-0——–0——————0——————|
A|–0-0-0-4-2-0-4———-0—4-2————0—4-2-0—0~—— |
E|———————0-2———0-0–0-1-2———–4——— |
Verse 2:
A A
Nothin’ ever happened ’round my hometown
A D
And I ain’t the kind to just hang around
Riff:
e|————–|
B|————–|
G|————–|
D|–0———–| DA EE
A|—-4-2——-|
E|————–|
E E
But I heard someone callin’ my name one day
D D
And I followed that voice down the lost highway
A A
Everybody told me you can’t get far
A D
On thirty-seven dollars and a jap guitar
Riff:
e|————–|
B|————–|
G|————–|
D|–0———–| DA EE
A|—-4-2——-|
E|————–|
E E
Now I’m smokin’ into Texas with the hammer down
D A
And a rockin little combo from the Guitar Town
Solo 2:
e|—————————————————————- |
B|—————————————————————–|
G|—————————————————————–|
D|—————-2-0——–0——————0——————|
A|–0-0-0-4-2-0-4———-0—4-2————0—4-2-0—0~—— |
E|———————0-2———0-0–0-1-2———–4——— |
E E
Hey pretty baby don’t you know it ain’t my fault
D A
I love to hear the steel belts hummin’ on the asphalt
E E
Wake up in the middle of the night in a truck stop
D E7 (or E)
Stumble in the restaurant wonderin’ why I don’t stop
A A
Gotta keep rockin why I still can
A D
I gotta two pack habit and a motel tan
Riff:
e|————–|
B|————–|
G|————–|
D|–0———–| DA EE
A|—-4-2——-|
E|————–|
E E
But when my boots hit the boards I’m a brand new man
D D D (extra)
With my back to the riser I make my stand (drums stop)
A A
Hey pretty baby won’t you hold me tight (rhythm guitar only)
A D D A E(no riff here)
We’re loadin’ up and rollin’ out of here tonight
E E
One of these days I’m gonna settle down
D A
And take you back with me to the Guitar Town
Solo 3: (all)
e|————————————————————————|
B|————————————————————————|
G|————————————————————————|
D|—————-2-0——–0——————0———————2-4-|
A|–0-0-0-4-2-0-4———-0—4-2————0—4-2-0—0-0-4-2-0-4—–|
E|———————0-2———0-0–0-1-2———–4—————–|
e|——————————————-|
B|——————————————-|
G|——————————————-|
D|——-0-2—————–0—————|
A|—–0—–2————-0—4-2-0-2b-0~~–|
E|-0-2———-0-0–0-1-2——————-|
/ slide up
slide down
h hammer-on
p pull-off
~ vibrato
+ harmonic
x Mute note