web-site (all of which are very good I hasten to add), I picked up my trusty instrument
of destruction and immediately broke my top e string. Being forced to make do until the
shops open tomorrow morning and I manage to pinch the pennies from my wife's purse, I
have worked out an alternate way of playing this song. I actually think (?!) it sounds
closest to the original - shoot me if it doesn't!

Intro BASS bit first

        e ---|------------------|------------------|
        b ---|------------------|------------------|
A       g ---|------------------|------------------|
        d ---|------------------|------------------|
        a ---|-----------7-7----|-----------7-7----|
        E -0-|-3-slide-5------0-|-3-slide-5------0-| etc.

Verse 1

        e ------------|-------------|
        b -----5----5-|-----5-----5-|
A       g ---6--6-6---|---6---6-6---|
        d -7----------|-7-----------|
        a -0----------|-------------|
        E ------------|-------------|

        e ------------|-------------|
        b -----8----8-|-----8-----8-|
A7      g ---6--6-6---|---6---6-6---|
        d -7----------|-7-----------|
        a -0----------|-------------|
        E ------------|-------------|

        e ------------|-------------|
        b -----7----7-|-----7-----7-|
D       g ---7--7-7---|---7---7-7---|
        d -7----------|-7-----------|
        a ------------|-------------|
        E ------------|-------------|

Repeat this pattern until you reach the .............


Chorus
                E           Bm             A

        e ------------|-------------|-------------|
        b -----9----9-|-----7-----7-|-----5-----5-|
        g ---9--9-9---|---7---7-7---|---6---6-6---|
        d -9----------|-9-----------|-7-----------|
        a ------------|-------------|-------------|
        E ------------|-------------|-------------|


Also try adding the odd .............

A with slide

        e --------------------|-------------|
        b -------------5----5-|-----5-----5-|
A       g -----------6--6-6---|---6---6-6---|
        d -5-slide-7----------|-7-----------|
        a --------------------|-------------|
        E --------------------|-------------|

and make use of the open A - let it ring dude!

        e ------------|-------------|
        b -----5----5-|-----5-----5-|
A       g ---6--6-6---|---6---6-6---|
        d ------------|-------------|
        a -0----------|-0-----------|
        E ------------|-------------|

NOTE the extra note in each bar - it helps give the rhythm and flow to the song.

I hope this makes sense - CONFUSION - yes indeedy!

Big Rich - aka the celibate monkey - *

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I love you all!