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---------------------------TABBED BY JOSE ALEJANDRO CHICA---------------------------------
"Riff 1"
A-------0-0--2-2--3-
E--3-3--------------
"Riff 2"
A-------------------
E--4-4--6-6--8-8--9-
"Riff 3"
A------------0-0--1-
E--1-1--3-3---------
there ain't Gnothin' goin' Con out in DNeedles
there ain't Gnothin' goin' Con there that's why I Dgo
there ain't Gnothin' goin' Con in NDeedlesD5  C#5  C  
check in my Dhotel I'm layin' GlowCadd9  G  
"Riff 1"           C           D          G      Cadd9  G  
I get nGo calls when I Cgo out ta DNeedles
yeah I sGleep into the Cmorning til I'm Dthrough
then I Gget up and I Ctake my motorcDycleD5  C#5  C  
                                D         G     Cadd9       G"Riff 1"   C  
I ride off out there and I feel good
Yeah I take off out Dthere and I feel GgoodCadd9  G  
G2    F#     Em
no compDsus2licationsG2  F#  Em  
no compDsus2licationsG2  F#  Em  
no compDsus2lications
when you're ChereD  G2  F#  Em  
so comDsus2plicatedG2  F#  Em  
so comDsus2plicatedG2  F#  Em  
so comDsus2plicated
when you're CthereD  
The chords for the SOLO are:
   G#     C#    D#( X3 )
 D#5-  D5-  C#-  D#-   G#-   C#-   G#-
"Riff 2" -   C#-    D#-    G#-    C#-  G#  
found a Fperson out Bbwalkin' toward CNeedles
he'd beeFn walkin' for Bbfive days and man it Cshowed
gave him Fwater and then Bbasked him where he Ccame fromC5  B5  Bb  
                      C         F     Bb     F"Riff 3"    Bb  
"Mi pueblo esta en Mexico"
he said he Ccame up from MexiFcoBb  F  
we gaGve him a riCde up to the nexDt town
through the deGsert was 3C0 miles or moDre
said he'd Gtake him a greCyhound bus to DlaD5  C#5  C  
                              D        G     Cadd9      G"Riff 1"    C  
I hope he made it I'll never know
I'll bet he did Dthough yeah I hope sGo
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Needles

by Izzy Stradlin

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#5

Cadd9

Dsus2

D#5

---------------------------TABBED BY JOSE ALEJANDRO CHICA---------------------------------

"Riff 1"

A-------0-0--2-2--3-

E--3-3--------------

"Riff 2"

A-------------------

E--4-4--6-6--8-8--9-

"Riff 3"

A------------0-0--1-

E--1-1--3-3---------

G C D

there ain't nothin' goin' on out in Needles

G C D

there ain't nothin' goin' on there that's why I go

G C D D5 C#5 C

there ain't nothin' goin' on in Needles

D G Cadd9 G

check in my hotel I'm layin' low

C D G Cadd9 G

"Riff 1"

G C D

I get no calls when I go out ta Needles

G C D

yeah I sleep into the morning til I'm through

G C D D5 C#5 C

then I get up and I take my motorcycle

D G Cadd9 G C

"Riff 1"

I ride off out there and I feel good

D G Cadd9 G

Yeah I take off out there and I feel good

G2 F# Em

Dsus2 G2 F# Em

no complications

Dsus2 G2 F# Em

no complications

Dsus2

no complications

C D G2 F# Em

when you're here

Dsus2 G2 F# Em

so complicated

Dsus2 G2 F# Em

so complicated

Dsus2

so complicated

C D

when you're there

The chords for the SOLO are:

G# C# D#

( X3 )

D#5 D5 C# D# G# C# G#

- - - - - - -

C# D# G# C# G#

"Riff 2" - - - - -

F Bb C

found a person out walkin' toward Needles

F Bb C

he'd been walkin' for five days and man it showed

F Bb C C5 B5 Bb

gave him water and then asked him where he came from

C F Bb F Bb

"Riff 3"

"Mi pueblo esta en Mexico"

C F Bb F

he said he came up from Mexico

G C D

we gave him a ride up to the next town

G C D

through the desert was 30 miles or more

G C D D5 C#5 C

said he'd take him a greyhound bus to la

D G Cadd9 G C

"Riff 1"

I hope he made it I'll never know

D G

I'll bet he did though yeah I hope so

"USE THE SAME CHORDS..."

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