INTRO

(4 bars only drums)

- Give me some slap on this Fender !

 (E)                                                    (noise in E)
E|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I----------0------|I
B|------------/3-| Z-I----------------I----------------I----------0------|I
G|------------/4-| Z-I----------------I----------------I----------1------|I
D|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I------------2-0--|I
A|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I------------2----|I
E|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I----x\0-----0----|I
                               Ahh...stand back!

                                   (3 times)
                             (0:15)B---------------------------------|                B  - - - R P
E|-----0-----------| I(0)-------------I----10----------I----10-----------|I
B|-----0-----------| I(0)-------------I10--------------I10------10\-8----|I
G|-----------------| I----------------I.---------------I--------------9--|I
D|-----------------| I----------------I.--(lead fig.1)-I-----------------|I
A|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I
E|-0---------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I

      (open string noise)          B                B  - - - R P
E|-----------------| I-------B-R-P----I----10----------I----10-----------|I
B|-----------------| I8---------------I10--------------I10------10\-8----|I
G|-9-------9\------(0)-----2(2)\0---| I----------------I--------------9--|I
D|-----------------(0)------------2-| I----------------I-----------------|I
A|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I
E|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I

 B                (see above)                                     P
E|-------------10--| I----10----------I----10----------I----10-----------|I
B|-10----------10--| I10------10\-8---I10--------------I10------10\-8----|I
G|-----------------| I--------------9-I----------------I-------------9\7-|I
D|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I
A|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I
E|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I

                 1/2B            (0:40)                      P P
E|---------------0-| I3------B--R-P---I----0-------BRP-I----0---------0--|I
B|---------------0-| I----------------I--------3-------I--------30303----|I
G|-9---9-----------| I-------2-(2)\0--I------------2\0-I-----------------|I
D|-----------------| I----------------I2---------------I2----------------|I
A|-----------------| I----------------I--(lead fig.2)--I-----------------|I
E|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I

E|-----0-------| BRP-I----0---BRP----0I----0-------BRP-I----0---------0--|I
B|---------3-------| I---------------0I----0---3-------I----0---3---0----|I
G|-------------2\0-| I--------2\0-----I------------2\0-I-----------------|I
D|-2---------------| I2-----------2---I----------------I2----------------|I
A|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I
E|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I

               B - RP
E|-----0---0-------| I----------------I----0-----------I-----------------|I
B|---------3---0---| I-----0----0-----I----0-----------I-----------------|I
G|---------------2-| I-2\0-0----0-----I----1-----------I-----------------|I
D|-2---------------| I--------2---2---I----------------I-----------------|I
A|-----------------| I----------------I2---------------I-----------------|I
E|-----------------| I--------------x\I0---------------(0)---------------|I

                       VERSE     (0:58)
E|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I
B|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I
G|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I
D|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I
A|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I
E|-(0)-------------(0)--------------| I----------------I-----------------|I
                     Well I've been out ...

(main riff)
 E                                 *=bend down 1/2 step w/bar and R
E|-----------------| I-------H--0-----I----------------I-----------------|I
B|----/3---3-----3-| I--3-2-0---0-----I----------------I-----------------|I
G|----/4---4-----4-| I--4-2-0/1-------I----------------I-----------------|I
D|-----------------| I---------(2)----I----------------I-----------------|I
A|-----------------| I----------------I(2nd guitar)----I-----------------|I
E|-----------------| I----------------(0*0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I0*0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|I
                          Well I'm a little hot wired...

 E   (see above)
E|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I
B|-----3---3-----3-| I--3-2-0---------I----------------I-----------------|I
G|-----4---4-----4-| I--4-2-0/1-------I----------------I-----------------|I
D|-----------------| I----------2-----I----------------I-----------------|I
A|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I
-(2nd guitar continue the same)---I----------------I-----------------|I
                          I got some money in my...

E|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I
B|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I
G|------(| main riff again)-----------I----------------I-----------------|I
D|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I
A|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I
E|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I
                          I got to make it down to Galveston...

A

Well I'm a little down under but I'm feeling O.K.

B

Got a little lost along the way

CHORUS:
(1:29)
    E                             D        A     E      D    A

I'm just around the corner to the light of day                 Well
I'm just around the corner to the light of day

2nd VERSE

E (4 bars under keyboard fill)

E (guitars like in 1st verse)

Been driving five hundred miles, got five hundred to go, yeah
I got rock'n'roll music on my radio
I got a brother on a rig just off the Gulf coast
He says the girls down there are really the most, man

           A

Well I'm a little down under but I'm feeling OK

  B

I got a little lost along the way

CHORUS 2
(2:19)
E                             D        A     E            D    A

Just around the corner to the light of day
(repeat 4 times)

(KEYBOARD G  O)
(2:44)
 A                                 B

E|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I
B|---------| H-------I----------------I----------------I-H-------H-------|I
.2-Z-------------I--2-Z-----------I--4-----4-------I-----------------|I
.2-Z-------2-4-2-IZ-2-Z-----2-4-2-I--4-----4-------I----4-6-----4----|I
-0-Z----34-------I--0-Z--34-------Ix-2-----2-------I5/6-----5/6------|I
E|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I


After the keyboard solo looong improvised guitar solos in
E blues scale over the chorus chord progression (E  D A).

After Bruce finds out that his audience is alive, he leads the
band to the third verse:

(6:10)
E

Well I got thrown out of work on the Kokomo
Don't ask me what I'm doing, I don't know
I hope he wasn't joking when he wrote me that letter
Things can't get any worse, they gotta get better

A

I'm a little down under but I'm doing OK

B

Got a little lost along the way

CHORUS 3

E                             D        A   E         D   A

Just around the corner to the light of day
(repeat many times)

CODA
(7:55)
 E       D   A E          D   A E          D   A E

E|---0-0-0-2---0-0-| I--0-0-0-2---0-0-I--0-0-0-2---0-0-I--0-0-0-0-Z------|I
B|---0-0-0-3---2-0-| I--0-0-0-3---2-0-I--0-0-0-3---2-0-I--0-0-0-0-Z------|I
G|-1-1-1-1-2---2-1-| I--1-1-1-2---2-1-I--1-1-1-2---2-1-I--1-1-1-1-Z------|I
D|-2(2-2-2)0---2-2-| I--------0---2-2-I--------0---2-2-I--2-2-2-2-Z------|I
A|-2-----------0-2-| I------------0-2-I------------0-2-I--2-2-2-2-Z------|I
E|-0-------------0-| I--------------0-I--------------0-I--0-0-0-0-Z------|I

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Some symbols:

- = about 1/16th of a bar
B = bend up full step
R = release bend
P
\ = pull-off
H
/ = hammer-on
\ = slide down
/ = slide up


Comments & corrections welcome
Antti Kauppinen
akauppi@cs.joensuu.fi