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  [ IZZY STRADLIN - RIVER ]
                      [ SFV  RECORDS - 2001 ]
                          [ HEAD ON OUT ]
INTRO:      G    A    G    A   G   A     G    D    Bb     C      A  A  
(RIFF1)	E|		    | 2|   |   |   |  9 |
	B|		    | 3|   |   |   | 10 |   (REPEAT TWICE 
	G|o  2  o  2  o 2 o | 2| 3 | 5 | 2 |  9 |	FOR INTRO)
	D|o  2  o  2  o 2 o | o| 3 | 5 | 2 |    |
	A|                  |  | 1 | 3 | 0 |    |
	E|                  |  |   |   |   |    |
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VERSE1:
(RIFF)	Head into the side road on a come back track
	Takin all my money, got my bags all packed
	Comin back from Reno, its a long way back
	Never had the money, had to hitchhike yeh
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PRE-CHORUS:
	DHead on Bbout, head Con out
	DHead on oBbut to wChere you've never been
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	RIFF 1           (REPEAT TWICE)
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VERSE2:
(RIFF1)	Headin' out to Calais, on a half-sunk raft
	Took in all my money in a special flask
	It's a funky zoo man, turn ya half beast champ
	Pass another hit man, don't you bogart that
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PRE-CHORUS:
	DHead on Bbout, head Con out
	DHead on oBbut to wChere you've never been
	DHead on Bbout, head Con out
	DHead on oBbut to wChere you've never been
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CHORUS:
	CHead on Fout because you're no-where
	CHead Fon out you go and see
	CHead on Fout way past the mountains
	GWhere you've never been
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SOLO:
	A-B-A-B-A-B-A-E-C-D-B  
	A-B-A-B-A-B-A-E-C-D-B  
	A-B-A-B-A-B-A-E-C-D-B  
	A-B-A-B-A-B-A-E-C-D-B  
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PRE-CHORUS:
	DHead on Bbout, head Con out
	DHead on oBbut to wChere you've never been
	DHead on Bbout, head Con out
	DHead on oBbut to wChere you've never been
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CHORUS:
	CHead on Fout because you're no-where
	CHead Fon out you go and see
	CHead on Fout way past the mountains
	GWhere you've never been
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	(REPEAT CHORUS)

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Head On Out

by Izzy Stradlin

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[ IZZY STRADLIN - RIVER ]

[ SFV RECORDS - 2001 ]

[ HEAD ON OUT ]

G A G A G A G D Bb C A A

INTRO:

(RIFF1) E| | 2| | | | 9 |

B| | 3| | | | 10 | (REPEAT TWICE

G|o 2 o 2 o 2 o | 2| 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | FOR INTRO)

D|o 2 o 2 o 2 o | o| 3 | 5 | 2 | |

A| | | 1 | 3 | 0 | |

| | | | | | |

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VERSE1:

(RIFF) Head into the side road on a come back track

Takin all my money, got my bags all packed

Comin back from Reno, its a long way back

Never had the money, had to hitchhike yeh

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PRE-CHORUS:

D Bb C

Head on out, head on out

D Bb C

Head on out to where you've never been

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RIFF 1 (REPEAT TWICE)

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VERSE2:

(RIFF1) Headin' out to Calais, on a half-sunk raft

Took in all my money in a special flask

It's a funky zoo man, turn ya half beast champ

Pass another hit man, don't you bogart that

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PRE-CHORUS:

D Bb C

Head on out, head on out

D Bb C

Head on out to where you've never been

D Bb C

Head on out, head on out

D Bb C

Head on out to where you've never been

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CHORUS:

C F

Head on out because you're no-where

C F

Head on out you go and see

C F

Head on out way past the mountains

Where you've never been

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SOLO:

A B A B A B A E C D B

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A B A B A B A E C D B

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A B A B A B A E C D B

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A B A B A B A E C D B

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PRE-CHORUS:

D Bb C

Head on out, head on out

D Bb C

Head on out to where you've never been

D Bb C

Head on out, head on out

D Bb C

Head on out to where you've never been

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CHORUS:

C F

Head on out because you're no-where

C F

Head on out you go and see

C F

Head on out way past the mountains

Where you've never been

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(REPEAT CHORUS)

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