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1/33

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 33Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
G (16)
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-----0------0---0-| (equivalent of 4 beats)
D|---0---0-0h2--0---|
A|------------------|
E|-3----------------|
G(8)
Way out west where the rain don't fall, 
G(8)
got a job with the company drilling for oil
        Dsus2(8)                                     G(8)
Just to make some change, living and a`working on the land
GI quit my job and I left my wife
GHeaded out west for a brand new life
Just to Dget away. Living and a`working on the laGnd
[Chorus]
       C(3)  C/B(1)  Am(4)     G(8)
What a change it's been, from working that nine to five [Riff 1]
       C(3)  C/B(1) Am(4)
How strange it's been, 
D(8)
at last I get the feeling that I'm really alive [Riff 2]
GThey give you a house made of fibro cement
GYou don't need no money 'Cause you don't pay no rent
And it's ODh so cheap, Living and a`working on the lGand
GLa la La la La la
La la La la la La la La la
La la La la la La la La la la
Dsus2Living and a`working on the laGnd             (repeat)
[Solo]
Riff 3
EmEm     CC      GD      GD… [Riff 4]
(G Intro riff)
GThere's nothing much to do on a Saturday night
GBut get into some booze, or maybe a fight
'Cause it's tDough out here, living and a`working on the Gland
[Chorus]
       C(3)  C/B(1)  Am(4)     G(8)
What a change it's been, from working that nine to five [Riff 1]
       C(3)  C/B(1) Am(4)
How strange it's been, 
D(8)
at last I get the feeling that I'm really alive [Riff 2]
GWay out west where the rain don't fall
GGot a job with a company drilling for oil
And I'm never goDsus2nna leave, living and a`working on the Gland
GLa la La la la La la La la
GLa la La la la La la La la la
 DLiving and a`working on the Gland    (repeat this section to fade)
Riff 1: is played during the chorus after "from working that 9 to 5".
Riff 2: (6ths) is played at the end of the chorus after "at last I get the feeling that I'm really alive".
Riff 3: it is played twice - at the start of the solo on beat 3 of the G chord leading into the E minor chord,
and again in the middle of the solo, same chord change.
Riff 4; (6ths) is played at the very end of the solo.
   Riff 1             Riff 2        Riff 3      Riff 4
e|------------------|-10-12-14-15-|-----------|-10-12-14-12-14-15-|-------------|
B|-7-8-10-8-7-------|-------------|-8p7-------|-------------------|-------------|
G|------------9-7-9-|-11-12-14-16-|-----9-7-9-|-11-12-14-12-14-16-|-------------|
D|------------------|-------------|-----------|-------------------|-------------|
A|------------------|-------------|-----------|-------------------|-------------|
E|------------------|-------------|-----------|-------------------|-------------|
The rest of the solo is just chord shapes, maybe use a slide??

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Open

32OOO3

Major chord - Happy, bright sound

✕ Mute Open Press

Skill · find home

G major

This chord is home. When a line ends, land here.

Way Out West

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Way Out West

by James Blundell

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Dsus2

[Intro]

G (16)

e|------------------|

B|------------------|

G|-----0------0---0-| (equivalent of 4 beats)

D|---0---0-0h2--0---|

A|------------------|

E|-3----------------|

G(8)

Way out west where the rain don't fall,

G(8)

got a job with the company drilling for oil

Dsus2(8) G(8)

Just to make some change, living and a`working on the land

I quit my job and I left my wife

Headed out west for a brand new life

D G

Just to get away. Living and a`working on the land

[Chorus]

C(3) C/B(1) Am(4) G(8)

What a change it's been, from working that nine to five [Riff 1]

C(3) C/B(1) Am(4)

How strange it's been,

D(8)

at last I get the feeling that I'm really alive [Riff 2]

They give you a house made of fibro cement

You don't need no money 'Cause you don't pay no rent

D G

And it's Oh so cheap, Living and a`working on the land

La la La la La la

La la La la la La la La la

La la La la la La la La la la

Dsus2 G

Living and a`working on the land (repeat)

[Solo]

Riff 3

Em C G G

Em C D D… [Riff 4]

(G Intro riff)

There's nothing much to do on a Saturday night

But get into some booze, or maybe a fight

D G

'Cause it's tough out here, living and a`working on the land

[Chorus]

C(3) C/B(1) Am(4) G(8)

What a change it's been, from working that nine to five [Riff 1]

C(3) C/B(1) Am(4)

How strange it's been,

D(8)

at last I get the feeling that I'm really alive [Riff 2]

Way out west where the rain don't fall

Got a job with a company drilling for oil

Dsus2 G

And I'm never gonna leave, living and a`working on the land

La la La la la La la La la

La la La la la La la La la la

D G

Living and a`working on the land (repeat this section to fade)

Riff 1: is played during the chorus after "from working that 9 to 5".

Riff 2: (6ths) is played at the end of the chorus after "at last I get the feeling that I'm really alive".

Riff 3: it is played twice - at the start of the solo on beat 3 of the G chord leading into the E minor chord,

and again in the middle of the solo, same chord change.

Riff 4; (6ths) is played at the very end of the solo.

Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 3 Riff 4

e|------------------|-10-12-14-15-|-----------|-10-12-14-12-14-15-|-------------|

B|-7-8-10-8-7-------|-------------|-8p7-------|-------------------|-------------|

G|------------9-7-9-|-11-12-14-16-|-----9-7-9-|-11-12-14-12-14-16-|-------------|

D|------------------|-------------|-----------|-------------------|-------------|

A|------------------|-------------|-----------|-------------------|-------------|

E|------------------|-------------|-----------|-------------------|-------------|

The rest of the solo is just chord shapes, maybe use a slide??

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