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Slow Burning Luck
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Step 1 / 57Position: 4
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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Tuning: Standard
Tabbed by: Rod Nolan
E-mail: [email protected]
INTRO
F#mh
e|----------------|----------------|---5-------4----|----------------|----------------|
B|---7-----5---7--|----------------|----------------|---7------------|------5---------|
G|----------------|---6-----4------|----------------|-------------4--|--6---4---------|
D|----------------|-------------7--|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
F#mh
e|----------------|----------------|---5-------4----|----------------|----------------|
B|---7-----5---7--|----------------|----------------|---7------------|----------------|
G|----------------|---6-----4------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|-------------7--|----------------|----------------|------2---------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------2--|--4---2---------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
VERSE 1
F#mMakin like a ?E???
craDcking like a whip
whoa F#main't that just like my hEeart beat
when you kiDss my lips
hiF#mghway lover the nigEht is young
yDeah the night is young
let the fF#mlight take the bullets
frEom the gun one by oDne by one by one by one
CHORUS
whoa F#mI
whoa EI
whoa DI
don't want muEch
just F#mfour wheels turEning
and some slDow
burning lF#muck
F#m(intro riff - one or the other, not both, pick yer favourite)
VERSE 2
as hF#meavy as a mEother's tear
as tanDgled as the wind
whoa lets F#mwaltz in through
the gEreat stampede of this troDuble that we're in
F#mbut highway lover you're the oEnly one
Dyou're the only one
and the F#msky is dark with aErrows
yeah they're blacDking out the sun
C#blacking out the sun D E
CHORUS
F#mI
whoa EI
whoa DI
don't want mEuch
just F#mfour wheels tuErning
and some sDlow burning lEuck
take me F#mhigh
whoa hEigh
let me lDive and let me diEe
on F#mfour wheels tuErning
and some sDlow
burning lF#muck
BRIDGE
yeah the F#mhighway opens liDke the sky
and paArts like a sEea
yeah I'm F#mleaving tired
I neDed some luck riAsing over Eme
anF#mgels on the vaDlley wall
singing only tArue love gets this Efar
and the lF#move falls in like Dstars
it's tripping me oDut
it's tripping me oDut C#
INTERLUDE
e|---9--F#m-----9----|--7---E-----7----|--5---D-----5----|--5---D-----5----|--4---C#-----4----|
B|-----10------10-|--------9-----9-|-----7--------7-|-----7--------7-|-----6--------6-|
G|--------11------|-----9----------|--------7-------|--------7-------|--------6-------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D E(whoa ...)
e|--0000-x-000----|
B|--xxxx---xxx----|
G|--7777---999----|
D|--7777---999----|
A|--5555---777----|
E|----------------|
\/\/ \ /\/
CHORUS
... F#mI
whoa EI
whoa DI
don't want muEch
just F#mfour wheels tuErning
and some sDlow burning lEuck
take me F#mhigh
whoa hEigh
let me lDive and let me diEe
on fF#mour wheels turEning
and some sDlow
burning lF#muck
OUTRO
slEowD
burning F#mluck
slEowD
burning F#mluck
slEowD
burning F#mluck
slEowD
burning F#mluck
slEowD
burning F#mluck
slEowD F#m
h hammer-on
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Slow Burning Luck
by Matt Mays
Chords in this song · guitar
F#m
E
D
C#
A
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Tuning: Standard
Tabbed by: Rod Nolan
E-mail: [email protected]
INTRO
F#m
h
e|----------------|----------------|---5-------4----|----------------|----------------|
B|---7-----5---7--|----------------|----------------|---7------------|------5---------|
G|----------------|---6-----4------|----------------|-------------4--|--6---4---------|
D|----------------|-------------7--|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
F#m
h
e|----------------|----------------|---5-------4----|----------------|----------------|
B|---7-----5---7--|----------------|----------------|---7------------|----------------|
G|----------------|---6-----4------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|-------------7--|----------------|----------------|------2---------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------2--|--4---2---------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
VERSE 1
F#m E
Makin like a ????
D
cracking like a whip
F#m E
whoa ain't that just like my heart beat
D
when you kiss my lips
F#m E
highway lover the night is young
D
yeah the night is young
F#m
let the flight take the bullets
E D
from the gun one by one by one by one by one
CHORUS
F#m
whoa I
E
whoa I
D
whoa I
E
don't want much
F#m E
just four wheels turning
D
and some slow
F#m
burning luck
F#m
(intro riff - one or the other, not both, pick yer favourite)
VERSE 2
F#m E
as heavy as a mother's tear
D
as tangled as the wind
F#m
whoa lets waltz in through
E D
the great stampede of this trouble that we're in
F#m E
but highway lover you're the only one
D
you're the only one
F#m E
and the sky is dark with arrows
D
yeah they're blacking out the sun
C# D E
blacking out the sun
CHORUS
F#m
I
E
whoa I
D
whoa I
E
don't want much
F#m E
just four wheels turning
D E
and some slow burning luck
F#m
take me high
E
whoa high
D E
let me live and let me die
F#m E
on four wheels turning
D
and some slow
F#m
burning luck
BRIDGE
F#m D
yeah the highway opens like the sky
A E
and parts like a sea
F#m
yeah I'm leaving tired
D A E
I need some luck rising over me
F#m D
angels on the valley wall
A E
singing only true love gets this far
F#m D
and the love falls in like stars
D
it's tripping me out
D C#
it's tripping me out
INTERLUDE
F#m E D D C#
e|---9-------9----|--7--------7----|--5--------5----|--5--------5----|--4--------4----|
B|-----10------10-|--------9-----9-|-----7--------7-|-----7--------7-|-----6--------6-|
G|--------11------|-----9----------|--------7-------|--------7-------|--------6-------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D E
(whoa ...)
e|--0000-x-000----|
B|--xxxx---xxx----|
G|--7777---999----|
D|--7777---999----|
A|--5555---777----|
E|----------------|
\/\/ \ /\/
CHORUS
F#m
... I
E
whoa I
D
whoa I
E
don't want much
F#m E
just four wheels turning
D E
and some slow burning luck
F#m
take me high
E
whoa high
D E
let me live and let me die
F#m E
on four wheels turning
D
and some slow
F#m
burning luck
OUTRO
E D
slow
F#m
burning luck
E D
slow
F#m
burning luck
E D
slow
F#m
burning luck
E D
slow
F#m
burning luck
E D
slow
F#m
burning luck
E D F#m
slow
h hammer-on
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