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ADRIAN BELEW - THE RAIL SONG As played on the amazing record "acoustic". Intro: *Play riff*
I recAall as a boy we would hop the freights wasn't nD2othin' but a kick back then there was Eno better thrill for my anxious heart F#- than a long flatcar headin' Eout of the yard and I Aknew even then she was in my blood like the D2time when I first hired on and the Efireman laughed at my bony nose F#- but he tossed me a cap said EGM&O *riff........ and I was a man... ........................ I gave her my best years ............................. well, what can you do but laugh .........................................* I don't expect she'll ever be coming back When we cAlimbed up the great Appalachians her D2engines would be raging like hell then we'd Ecome back down to the rising towns F#- where the cattle stare in the fErozen air ForA me there nothing more sacred than the D2beautiful sound she'd make her Elong blue signal blowin' deep in the night, F#- it would get to me there, it would Eget to me there *bridge riff......... Now I'm afraid... ............................ Afraid of these silent hours .......................... awake underneath my old cap .........................................* I don't expect she'll ever be coming back
*(instrumental with chords A D2 E F#- E)*
Well, I wAatched the beginning of the end for her when I D2saw my first jet airplane flying Ehigh overhead like a bird of prey F#- while the mighty fell in the Eland of the brave *final riff* Now I'm alone.
Riff: E|--12-------|--12------|--11-------|--11-------|--11------|--9------|--9------| B|--10-------|---9------|---9-------|---8-------|---7------|--7------|--7------| G|-------x16-|-------x8-|-------x16-|-------x16-|------x8--|------x8-|--7--x16-| D|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------|---------|--7------| A|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------|---------|---------| E|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------|---------|---------| Bridge riff: E|-12------|-12-----|-11------|-11-------|-11------|-9------|-/------|-9------| B|-10------|--9-----|--9------|--8-------|--7------|-7------|-6------|-7------| G|-----x16-|-----x8-|-----x16-|------x16-|-----x8--|----x24-|----x32-|-7--x16-| D|---------|--------|---------|----------|---------|--------|--------|-7------| A|---------|--------|---------|----------|---------|--------|--------|--------| E|---------|--------|---------|----------|---------|--------|--------|--------| Final riff: E|--12-------| B|--10-------| G|-------x25-| D|-----------| A|-----------| E|-----------| Of course, fell free to make this tab better. I did my best, but Adrian is a monster guitarist and he does some strange chord; he's a he's the story, and I'm only a nut. But this is my tribute to him. Thank you Ade. _Ozzy geomscortichini@interfree.it