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"Vigilante Man" Written by Woody Guthrie As Performed by Ry Cooder on The Old Grey Whistle Test 1970 *Performed with bottleneck in Open D tuning* [Intro] D |----0--------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------| F#|--------/5--5----/3---/5---/7--------------------------| D |-0------/5--5----/3---/5---/7------5\3--0--3/5---------| A |------------------------------------------------/5-5~--| D |--------/5-------/3---/5---/7--------------------------| D |-0-------------------------------------------------------| A |---0--------0-------2---------0--------------------------| F#|-------/5------/3-----------1------/5--0-----------------| D |-------/5------/3---------2--------/5--0-----------------| A |------------------------0--------------------------------| D |-------/5------/3------------------/5--0-----------------| D |-0--/4---2~-/3s2s0------0---------|------------0------0-----0----------------------------| A |---------------------/4---/5~--5\-|------------0-0----0-----0----------------------------| F#|----------------------------------|------------------------------/5--0-------------------| D |-0---0----------------------------|--/4-4-----------------5------/5----0--------0--------| A |---------0---0--------------------|-------5---------0-------------------------0----------| D |--------------------------0-------|---------0-----------------------------0h3------0-----| [Verse 1] Have you seen that vigilante man D |----------/4-0------------------------/4-0--------| A |----------------------0---------------------------| F#|----------------------1---------------------------| D |-----------0----------2----------------0----------| A |----------------------0---------------------------| D |-------------------------------0------------0-----| Have you seen that vig--il---ante man D |---------------------------------------0-------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------| F#|----------/5--------\3---/5---/7\---0----------------| D |----------/5--------\3---/5---/7\---0----------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------| D |----------/5--------\3-- /5---/7\---0----------------| I've been hearin' his name all over the land... D |-------0---/4-------------------------------------|--/4-/4s2s0--/2p0----0------0--------------------0---| A |--------------------------------------------------|------------------/4---/5------/2p0--------------0---| F#|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| D |------------0-------0-----------------------------|---0---------------------------------0--/4--0--------| A |------------------------0-------------------------|--------------0--------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------0------|------------------------0----------------------0-----| Raining nights down in the engine house... D |-----------|-0--0---------------------------------------/3/3s2s0------| A |-----------|-0--0-------------------------0---------------------------| F#|-----------|------------------------------1---------------------- ----| D |------0----|----------------------------2-----------------------------| A |-0h2-------|---------3------3---2---0----------------------0----------| D |--------0--|-------------------------------------0----------------0---| Sleepin' just as still as a mouse D |----------------------------------------------0-------| A |----------------------------------------------0-------| F#|------/5-5~-----/3-- /5--/7\---------0---0------------| D |------/5-5~-----/3---/5--/7\---------0---0------------| A |------------------------------------------------------| D |-0----/5-5~-----/3---/5--/7\---------0------0---------| Man come along, chased the sun and the rain D |------0------------------------------------------------0----| A |------0------------------------------------------------0----| F#|-/5~--------/3~-------------/5~----------7\----/5s0---------| D |-/5~--------/3~-------------/5~----------7\----/5s0---------| A |------------------------------------------------------------| D |-/5~--------/3~-------------/5~----------------------0------| Was that a vigilante man?... D |-------------/4-0----------------|-/4p0--/2p0----0-----0------------------0-------| A |---------------------------------|------------/4---/5----/2p0-------------0-------| F#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| D |-----0------0--------------------|--0-------------------------0--/4--0------------| A |-0h2----------------0------------|--------0---------------------------------------| D |-------0---------------------0---|------------------0-------------------0---------| [Solo] D |----0--/4-/4s2s0---/7--/5\4----/5\4----------0-----|---/12--/12--/12--10/12--------------------------| A |----------------------------/5-----/5~-----2-------|---/12--/12--/12--10/12--------------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------|---/12--/12--/12--10/12--/12---------------------| D |----0---0--0---------------------------0--------0--|---/12--/12--/12--10/12------12-12---------------| A |-2------------------0------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D |---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D |-/5--/7---/5\4---------/12-/12--0-0-0--|-----------------------------------------| A |-/5--/7-------/5-5~----/12-/12--0-0-0--|-----------------------------------------| F#|-----------------------/12-/12--0-0-0--|-----------------------------------------| D |--0--------------------/12-/12--0-0-0--|--0/4--0-5\4--0-7\5--0-5\4\0-0---0-------| A |------0----------------/12-/12--0-0-0--|--0/4--0-5\4--0-7\5--0-5\4\0-0-----------| D |-----------------------/12-/12--0-0-0--|--0/4--0-5\4--0-7\5--0-5\4\0-0-0---------| D |---0-/4p0----------/4s2p0-----0----0----------------|-----0-----0----0--------------------| A |------------0--------------/4---/5---/2p0-----------|-----0-----0----0--------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D |---0--0------------------------------------0--/4--0-|--------------------/4p0-------------| A |-2-------------0------------------------------------|----------------------------5--------| D |--------4---5--------------------0------------------|--0-----7-----5-----------7----0-----| [Verse 2] Preacher Casey was just a workin' man... D |-----------------------------0----------------0/4-----------0--------| A |-----------------------------0--------------2------5-5------0--------| F#|-----------------------------1------------3--------------------------| D |-----------------------------2-----------------------0---------------| A |------------3----2---0-----------------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------0---------------------0----------| And he said "Unit all you workin' men" D |------------0------0----------------0---/4p0 0----------------------| A |------------0------0----------------0-------------------------------| F#|------------3------1------------------------------------------------| D |------------0------0---------------------0--------------------------| A |--0---2--3--3------2--------2---------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------3---0--------------------------------| Killed him in the river Some strange man Was that a vigiante man? D |----0------0-------0----------------------------0----/4------------------| A |----0------0-------0-----------------------------------------------------| F#|----0------0-------0-----------------------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------------------0-----0----0-----------0-| A |------------------------------------------------5---------------0--------| D |--3-----3------5-------------9----10-----12----------------------------0-| D |-/4p0-0------0--/2p0-----0----0-----------------|-----0---------| A |----------/5----------/4---/5----2p0------------|-----0---------| F#|------------------------------------------------|---------------| D |--0-----------------------------------0--/4--0--|---------------| A |-----------------0------------------------------|---------------| D |----------------------------0-------------------|--0------------| [Outro] Tell me why does a vigilante man? D |--------------------------------------/7-/4p0-----------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D |------------------------------0-------------------------------------| A |--------------------0-----------------------------------------------| D |------------------------------0-------------------------------------| Tell me why does a vigilante man? D |---------/12---------5/7--0----------/4s0--0-------------------------| A |---------/12---------5/7--0---------------2--------------------------| F#|---------/12---------5/7--0------------------------------------------| D |---------/12---------5/7--0------------------------------------------| A |----------------------------2p0--------------------------------------| D |---------------------------------0-----------------------------------| Carry that sawned-off shotgun in his hand D |---0-------------0-------0------------------------------------------| A |---0-------------0-------0------------------------------------------| F#|---0-------------0-------0------------------------------------------| D |----------------------------------------0---------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-9------------7----------3--------------0---------------------------| When he shoots his brother and sister down D |-----0--------/4s0---------------------------|---/4s0----0-/2p0----0----0--------------------0----| A |---------------------------------------------|--------/4--------/4---/5----2p0---------------0----| F#|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| D |-----0---------0-------------------------0---|----0------------------------------0--/4--0---------| A |-0h2-------------------0---------------------|----------------------------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------------0---|---------------------------------------------0------| Have you see that vigilante man? D |-------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------0------------/12----------------------------| F#|-----------------------1----------------/12------------------------| D |---------------------2---------0------------/12--------------------| A |-----------3---2---0-----------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------0-----------------------------------| Have you see that vigilante man? I've been hearin' his name all over the land D |----------/12----/4--/6--/4---0------------------------/4s0------0------------| A |----------/12-----------------0------------------------------0---0----0-------| F#|----------/12----------------------------------------------------2----0-------| D |----------/12-------------0---------/4-0---0---------------------1------------| A |-----------------------------------------2------------------------------------| D |------------------------------0---------------------------------------0-------| D |---0----0------------/12----------------------------------------------| A |---0----0------------/12----------------------------------------------| F#|---0----0------------/12----------------------------------------------| D |-------------/5------/12----------------------------------------------| A |-------------/5------/12----------------------------------------------| D |-7----5------/5------/12----------------------------------------------| *********************************** | / Slide-up | \ Slide-down | ~ Vibrato | s Slide | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off ***********************************