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Date: Monday, July 26, 1999 6:44 AM
SONG: LOCKED AWAY
ARTIST: KEITH RICHARDS
ALBUM: TALK IS CHEAP
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
E-MAIL: [email protected]
                           LOCKED AWAY
                         KEITH  RICHARDS
INTRO:  Am  G  -  8x's (1st GUITAR PLAYS THIS)
OTHER GUITAR PLAYS THIS SEQUENCE TWICE:
E ----------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------------------|
G ----------------------------------------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------|
E ---0-h3-h5---5-3---3-5---5-3---3-5---5-3---3-5---5-3---0-h3-h5--|
FILL 1 & FILL 2:   D ---7--5---  FILL 3:  D --7-p5--5-h7--5--
VERSE:
AmShe sweGars, Amthat I'Gm the only oAmne      GNOTE: THE Am  G IS SORT
F                 Am    G                     OF AN EASY BACK
What about yesterday, yeah                   AND FORTH SLIDE
            Am             G    Am                 GFROM ONE TO THE
Oh! I'd like to believe                      OTHER.
SoFmehow I still suspCect
CHORUS:
(C)                   F  G  
                Locked away
She oCught to be loFcked aGway
She oCught to be loFcked aGway
VERSE:
My mind is racing
Footsteps lead me to jealousy
I'm loosing my grip
I can't trust the way I feel
CHORUS:
              Locked away
I ought to be locked away
Throw that old key away
VERSE:
My friends say that you're friends say
That I ain't worth your time
I know what you must hear
Don't let it interfere
CHORUS:
                 Locked away
ought to be locked away
They ought to be locked away
They ought to be locked away
VERSE:
We can do anything
Any trick in the book
We can go anywhere
All long as we get
CHORUS:
            Locked away
Ought to be locked away
You and me locked away
We ought to be locked away
THEN, PLAY CHORUS CHORDS FOR 2 MINUTES OR IMPROVISE SOLO.
                           E
                           A
                         C C C
                       D   E  EO   EN

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Locked Away

by Keith Richards

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Date: Monday, July 26, 1999 6:44 AM

SONG: LOCKED AWAY

ARTIST: KEITH RICHARDS

ALBUM: TALK IS CHEAP

TAB BY: DON CZARSKI

E-MAIL: [email protected]

LOCKED AWAY

KEITH RICHARDS

INTRO: Am G - 8x's (1st GUITAR PLAYS THIS)

OTHER GUITAR PLAYS THIS SEQUENCE TWICE:

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

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

G ----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

E ---0-h3-h5---5-3---3-5---5-3---3-5---5-3---3-5---5-3---0-h3-h5--|

FILL 1 & FILL 2: D ---7--5--- FILL 3: D --7-p5--5-h7--5--

VERSE:

Am G Am G Am G

She swears, that I'm the only one NOTE: THE Am G IS SORT

F Am G OF AN EASY BACK

What about yesterday, yeah AND FORTH SLIDE

Am G Am G

FROM ONE TO THE

Oh! I'd like to believe OTHER.

F C

Somehow I still suspect

CHORUS:

C F G

()

Locked away

C F G

She ought to be locked away

C F G

She ought to be locked away

VERSE:

My mind is racing

Footsteps lead me to jealousy

I'm loosing my grip

I can't trust the way I feel

CHORUS:

Locked away

I ought to be locked away

Throw that old key away

VERSE:

My friends say that you're friends say

That I ain't worth your time

I know what you must hear

Don't let it interfere

CHORUS:

Locked away

ought to be locked away

They ought to be locked away

VERSE:

We can do anything

Any trick in the book

We can go anywhere

All long as we get

CHORUS:

Locked away

Ought to be locked away

You and me locked away

We ought to be locked away

THEN, PLAY CHORUS CHORDS FOR 2 MINUTES OR IMPROVISE SOLO.

C C C

E E E

D O N

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