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Turn To Stone

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Joe Walsh - Turn to Stone
Chord/Tab by Scott Billingsley
You can hear the record for the timing of the chords -
during the main Intro/Riff, you want to slide from the C to the Bb on the second set of descending chords.
[Intro and Solo]
 Dm>  C>  Bb---  Dm>  C> Bb  
e|-5-5--3-3-1-1----|1-1--3-3-5-5-----|5-5--3-3-3-3\1-1--1-----|1-1--3-3------|
B|-6-6--5-5-3-3----|3-3--5-5-6-6-----|6-6--5-5-5-5\3-3--3-----|3-3--5-5------|
G|-7-7--5-5-3-3----|3-3--5-5-7-7-----|7-7--5-5-5-5\3-3--3-----|3-3--5-5------|
D|-7-7--5-5-3-3----|3-3--5-5-7-7-----|7-7--5-5-5-5\3-3--3-----|3-3--5-5------|
A|-5-5--3-3-1-1----|1-1--3-3-5-5-----|5-5--3-3-3-3\1-1--1-----|1-1--3-3------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                 ^Slide down from C to Bb here
[Verse 1]
FHey now, the well run dry
FPages of your book on fire
          D5(Riff 1)
Read the writing
          D5(Riff 2)
On the wall
[Verse 2]
FHoe down, it's a show-down
FEv'rywhere you look,
        D5(Riff 1)
we're fighting
          D5(Riff 2)
Hear the call
[Chorus]
FAnd you know it's gettin' stronger
GI can't last very much longer
         Dm> C* > Dm  
Turn to stone
[Solo] - (Intro chord progression)
[Verse 3]
FWell there's a change in the wind
You know the sFigns don't lie
FSuch a strange feelin'
                     F   D5(Riff 1)
And I don't know why it's takin'
        D5(Riff 2)
Such a long time
[Verse 4]
FBackyard people
And they Fwork all day
FTired of the speeches and the way
                       D5(Riff 1)
That the reasons keep changin'
                        D5(Riff 2)
Just to make the words rhyme
[Chorus]
FAnd you know it's gettin' stronger
GCan't make 'em run much longer
         Dm> C* > Dm  
Turn to stone
[Solo]
(Verse chord progression)
[Chorus]
FAnd you know it's gettin' stronger
GCan't make 'em run much longer
         Dm> C* >   Dm>   Dm>  C> Dm  
Turn to stone
[Outro Solo] - (Intro chord progression repeated)
[Riff 1]
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--7--7-5---5--7-----------------|
D|--7--7-5---5--7-----------------|
A|---------7----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
[Riff 2]
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--7--7-5---5--------------------|
D|--7--7-5---5--------------------|
A|---------7----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
*Note on the Dm > C > Dm section:
following the lyric "Turn to stone", you can play these chords on the open strings
for a more ringing sound, or you can do barre chords for a stronger sound.
[Open version]
e|-1------1-0------1------1-------|
B|-3----3---1------3----3---------|
G|-2--2-----0------2--2-----------|
D|-0--------0------0--------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
\ = Slide down

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Turn To Stone

by Joe Walsh

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Joe Walsh - Turn to Stone

Chord/Tab by Scott Billingsley

You can hear the record for the timing of the chords -

during the main Intro/Riff, you want to slide from the C to the Bb on the second set of descending chords.

[Intro and Solo]

Dm C Bb Dm C Bb

> > --- > >

e|-5-5--3-3-1-1----|1-1--3-3-5-5-----|5-5--3-3-3-3\1-1--1-----|1-1--3-3------|

B|-6-6--5-5-3-3----|3-3--5-5-6-6-----|6-6--5-5-5-5\3-3--3-----|3-3--5-5------|

G|-7-7--5-5-3-3----|3-3--5-5-7-7-----|7-7--5-5-5-5\3-3--3-----|3-3--5-5------|

D|-7-7--5-5-3-3----|3-3--5-5-7-7-----|7-7--5-5-5-5\3-3--3-----|3-3--5-5------|

A|-5-5--3-3-1-1----|1-1--3-3-5-5-----|5-5--3-3-3-3\1-1--1-----|1-1--3-3------|

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

^Slide down from C to Bb here

[Verse 1]

Hey now, the well run dry

Pages of your book on fire

(Riff 1)

Read the writing

(Riff 2)

On the wall

[Verse 2]

Hoe down, it's a show-down

Ev'rywhere you look,

(Riff 1)

we're fighting

(Riff 2)

Hear the call

[Chorus]

And you know it's gettin' stronger

I can't last very much longer

Dm C Dm

> * >

Turn to stone

[Solo] - (Intro chord progression)

[Verse 3]

Well there's a change in the wind

You know the signs don't lie

Such a strange feelin'

F D5

(Riff 1)

And I don't know why it's takin'

(Riff 2)

Such a long time

[Verse 4]

Backyard people

And they work all day

Tired of the speeches and the way

(Riff 1)

That the reasons keep changin'

(Riff 2)

Just to make the words rhyme

[Chorus]

And you know it's gettin' stronger

Can't make 'em run much longer

Dm C Dm

> * >

Turn to stone

[Solo]

(Verse chord progression)

[Chorus]

And you know it's gettin' stronger

Can't make 'em run much longer

Dm C Dm Dm C Dm

> * > > > >

Turn to stone

[Outro Solo] - (Intro chord progression repeated)

[Riff 1]

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

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

G|--7--7-5---5--7-----------------|

D|--7--7-5---5--7-----------------|

A|---------7----------------------|

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

[Riff 2]

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

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

G|--7--7-5---5--------------------|

D|--7--7-5---5--------------------|

A|---------7----------------------|

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

*Note on the Dm > C > Dm section:

following the lyric "Turn to stone", you can play these chords on the open strings

for a more ringing sound, or you can do barre chords for a stronger sound.

[Open version]

e|-1------1-0------1------1-------|

B|-3----3---1------3----3---------|

G|-2--2-----0------2--2-----------|

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

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

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

\ = Slide down

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