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Most notes in the Verse and Chorus are palm muted to make more space for the voice.
As for all the hammer ons and pull offs in the Main theme - figure it out yourself by
listening to the song. He plays some variations i couldn't quite figure out. But i think
it's good enough as it is.
Intro:
e---Ex----Dx----Cx----Gx----Asus2x]
B---x----x----x----x----x]
G---x----x----x----2----2]
D---9----7----5----0----2]
A---7----5----3----x----0]
E---7----5----3----3----x]
Main Theme:
    C-   D-   G-
e---x----x----0x-]
B---3----5----0x-]
G---2----4----2hp]
D---x----x----0--]
A---3----5----x--]
E---x----x----3--]
Verse/Chorus:
e---Emx----C/Gx----Gx----Asus2x]
B---x----1----x----x]
G---x----0----x----2]
D---2----2----0----2]
A---2----3----2----0]
E---0----3----3----x]
Bridge:
e---Cx----Dx----D#x---E-x]
B---x----x----x----x]
G---5----7----8----9]
D---5----7----8----9]
A---3----5----6----7]
E---3----5----6----7]
[Intro] x2
EE D CC GG Asus2
[Main Theme] x4
C- slide to D- and back to C- hammer on and pull off on the H-String then-
G- hammer on pulloff on the G-String then strum for the Chord for the last note - finish
with Asus2.
[Verse #1]
EmI am C/Gnobody  G,   Asus2nobody is who I EmamC/G  G  
  GI am a traveler on Emthis landC/G  
C/GAnd nAsus2othing, nothing in my hands
I am nobody, nobody is who I am
I am a wanderer on these sands
And I got down on my knees and folded my hands
 Em(all the way)
And on the great wings of a great bird
I was carried to a temple
Where I heard the word...
[Chorus]
Dead man on the run, him and his shotgun
Panic in the street, testing one two three
Simple is the song- sing to carry on
Dead man on the run, him and his shotgun
[Bridge]
  C    D   Ex2
[Verse #2]
Uhhuuh x2
I am nobody, nobody is who I am
Through the red sky on the crow's wing I stand
And now to the radiant sun I surrender myself again
Then higher through the fire and to Orion with the raven
I look into the eyes...
[Chorus]
Dead man on the run, him and his shotgun
Panic in the street, testing one two three
Simple is the song- sing to carry on
Dead man on the run, him and his shotgun
[Bridge2]
Uh uh uh (like tabs above) x4
Main Theme played over Chorus
[Chorus]
I am nobody, nobody is who I am
Through the red sky on the crow's wing I stand
And now to the radiant sun I surrender myself again
Then higher through the fire and to Orion with the raven
I look into the eyes...
End it with some variations on the Main Theme played with powerchords.

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Shotgun

by Earl Greyhound

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Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

C/G

Most notes in the Verse and Chorus are palm muted to make more space for the voice.

As for all the hammer ons and pull offs in the Main theme - figure it out yourself by

listening to the song. He plays some variations i couldn't quite figure out. But i think

it's good enough as it is.

Intro:

E D C G Asus2

e---x----x----x----x----x]

B---x----x----x----x----x]

G---x----x----x----2----2]

D---9----7----5----0----2]

A---7----5----3----x----0]

E---7----5----3----3----x]

Main Theme:

C D G

- - -

e---x----x----0x-]

B---3----5----0x-]

G---2----4----2hp]

D---x----x----0--]

A---3----5----x--]

E---x----x----3--]

Verse/Chorus:

Em C/G G Asus2

e---x----x----x----x]

B---x----1----x----x]

G---x----0----x----2]

D---2----2----0----2]

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

E---0----3----3----x]

Bridge:

C D D# E

e---x----x----x----x]

B---x----x----x----x]

G---5----7----8----9]

D---5----7----8----9]

A---3----5----6----7]

E---3----5----6----7]

[Intro] x2

EE D CC GG Asus2

[Main Theme] x4

C- slide to D- and back to C- hammer on and pull off on the H-String then-

G- hammer on pulloff on the G-String then strum for the Chord for the last note - finish

Asus2

with .

[Verse #1]

Em C/G G Asus2 Em C/G G

I am nobody , nobody is who I am

G Em C/G

I am a traveler on this land

C/G Asus2

And nothing, nothing in my hands

I am nobody, nobody is who I am

I am a wanderer on these sands

And I got down on my knees and folded my hands

(all the way)

And on the great wings of a great bird

I was carried to a temple

Where I heard the word...

[Chorus]

Dead man on the run, him and his shotgun

Panic in the street, testing one two three

Simple is the song- sing to carry on

Dead man on the run, him and his shotgun

[Bridge]

C D E

[Verse #2]

Uhhuuh x2

I am nobody, nobody is who I am

Through the red sky on the crow's wing I stand

And now to the radiant sun I surrender myself again

Then higher through the fire and to Orion with the raven

I look into the eyes...

[Chorus]

Dead man on the run, him and his shotgun

Panic in the street, testing one two three

Simple is the song- sing to carry on

Dead man on the run, him and his shotgun

[Bridge2]

Uh uh uh (like tabs above) x4

Main Theme played over Chorus

[Chorus]

I am nobody, nobody is who I am

Through the red sky on the crow's wing I stand

And now to the radiant sun I surrender myself again

Then higher through the fire and to Orion with the raven

I look into the eyes...

End it with some variations on the Main Theme played with powerchords.

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