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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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ROLL AWAY - BACK DOOR SLAM
The intro/little pre-verse bit is easier than it sounds. Mostly open strums with and Em
and the harmonic at the 16th fret. Kinda looks like this TABed but just listen to the
Standard tuning - Capo 4th fret.
(Inro - Pre-verse riff)
e|-0----0-0-0---16-0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0---16-0-0-0-|
B|-0----0-0-0---16-0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0---16-0-0-0-|
G|-0----0-0-0------0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0------0-0-0-|
D|-0h2--2-2-0------0-0-0-|-0h2--0-0-0------0-0-0-|
A|-0h2--2-2-0------0-0-0-|-0h2--0-0-0------0-0-0-|
E|-0----0-0-0------0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0------0-0-0-|   (Repeat twice)
EmI've taken walks by the Grolling sea
Where the Dcliffs drop Cdown to the Dbig blue Emdeep
EmI've breathed in the air that rolls Gover these hills
DI breathe it Cin but DI've had my Emfill
(Chorus)
I've gotta Emroll, Groll away
DMaybe I'll reCturn to this Disland Emsome day
EmRoll, Groll away
DMaybe I'll reCturn to this Disland Emsome day
(Pre-verse riff)
EmFrom the towns to the ports to my Gthatched hill-top house
I've Dnever felt as Csafe as DI do right Emnow
But I Emknow there's a world Gwaiting out there
I'll Drush head first Cto it, on a Dwing and a Emprayer
(Chorus)
(Pre-verse riff)
(Pre-verse riff)
EmI love this place with my Gbreath and my bones
DI'll always Ccall this Disland my Emhome
But I Emknow when the day comes to Gway my farewell
DI will reCturn with a Dstory to Emtell
(Chorus x2)
(Pre-verse riff)
Fade out..
THE SOLO... If you watch some video of him playing it, it's just chords with hammer-ons
pull-offs and bass runs. Easy to just wing it or just play the chords and let someone
   Am     C     Am     C(Pre-verse riff once) Am  
 Am  C  D
Em    G    D  C  D  Em
EmThen pGroceeDd tCo tDhe Empre-verse riff and the last verse. Like I said, watch some videos or
to the song to get the feel of the hammer-ons etc and you'll figure them out.

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Roll Away

by Back Door Slam

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

ROLL AWAY - BACK DOOR SLAM

The intro/little pre-verse bit is easier than it sounds. Mostly open strums with and Em

and the harmonic at the 16th fret. Kinda looks like this TABed but just listen to the

Standard tuning - Capo 4th fret.

(Inro - Pre-verse riff)

e|-0----0-0-0---16-0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0---16-0-0-0-|

B|-0----0-0-0---16-0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0---16-0-0-0-|

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

D|-0h2--2-2-0------0-0-0-|-0h2--0-0-0------0-0-0-|

A|-0h2--2-2-0------0-0-0-|-0h2--0-0-0------0-0-0-|

E|-0----0-0-0------0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0------0-0-0-| (Repeat twice)

Em G

I've taken walks by the rolling sea

D C D Em

Where the cliffs drop down to the big blue deep

Em G

I've breathed in the air that rolls over these hills

D C D Em

I breathe it in but I've had my fill

(Chorus)

Em G

I've gotta roll, roll away

D C D Em

Maybe I'll return to this island some day

Em G

Roll, roll away

D C D Em

Maybe I'll return to this island some day

(Pre-verse riff)

Em G

From the towns to the ports to my thatched hill-top house

D C D Em

I've never felt as safe as I do right now

Em G

But I know there's a world waiting out there

D C D Em

I'll rush head first to it, on a wing and a prayer

(Chorus)

(Pre-verse riff)

Em G

I love this place with my breath and my bones

D C D Em

I'll always call this island my home

Em G

But I know when the day comes to way my farewell

D C D Em

I will return with a story to tell

(Chorus x2)

(Pre-verse riff)

Fade out..

THE SOLO... If you watch some video of him playing it, it's just chords with hammer-ons

pull-offs and bass runs. Easy to just wing it or just play the chords and let someone

Am C Am C Am

(Pre-verse riff once)

Am C D

Em G D C D Em

Then proceed to the pre-verse riff and the last verse. Like I said, watch some videos or

to the song to get the feel of the hammer-ons etc and you'll figure them out.

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