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Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)- Styx (Tommy Shaw, 1978)
Tabbed And Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME @ 124 BPM (4 Min. 4 Sec.) in 'F'.
Chords Used:
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GUITAR KEYS
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
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D5 - x 5 7 7 x x D A-D
G7s - 3 5 3 5 3 3 G G-C-D-F
A7s - 5 7 5 7 5 5 A A-D-E-G
Dm - x x 0 2 3 1 D A-D-F
Gm - 3 5 5 3 3 3 G G-A#-D
C - x 3 2 0 1 0 C G-C-E
A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
Gm/D - x x 0 3 3 3 D G-A#-D
C/D - x x 0 0 1 0 D G-C-E
A# - x 1 3 3 3 1 A# A#-D-F
F/C - x 3 3 2 1 1 C A-C-F
As4 - x 0 2 2 3 0 A A-D-E
C/A# - x 1 2 0 1 0 A# G-C-E
INTRO: [10.125 M]
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'INTRO' Organ Transposed For Rhythm Guitar -
NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC
e|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
B|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
G|--|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|
D|00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|
A|--|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|
E|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
+ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC
e|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
B|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
G|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|
D|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3-----|
A|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5---0-|
E|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
NC D5â¦
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|--------------7-|----------------|
D|----0-3-2-0---7-|----------------|
A|1-3---------3-5-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
VERSE #1: [8 M]
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|Dm |Gm |
Give me a job⦠Give me se-⦠cur-⦠i-tyâ¦
|C |Dm |Dm |
Give me a chance to sur-vive⦠I'm just a poor⦠soul⦠in the un-em-
|Gm |C A |⦠|
-ploy-⦠ment⦠line⦠My God, I'm hard-ly a-live⦠My
VERSE #2: [8 M]
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|Dm |Gm |
mo-ther and fa-⦠ther,⦠my wife and my friends,â¦
|C |Dm |
you've seen them laugh in my face⦠But I've
|Dm |Gm |
got the pow-⦠er,⦠and I've got⦠the⦠will,â¦
|C A |⦠|
I'm not a char-i-ty case⦠I'll take⦠thoseâ¦
CHORUS #1: [11 M] Last 4.125 Measures = Last 4.125 Measures Of 'INTRO' -
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|Dm Gm/D |C/D Dm |A# C |
long⦠nights,⦠im-pos-si-ble⦠odds,⦠keep-in' my eye⦠in the keyâ¦
|â¦Dm |Dm Gm/D |C/D Dm |
â¦-hole⦠If it takes all⦠that⦠to be just what I am,⦠well I'm
|Dm NC |D5 G7s NC|D5 A7s G7s NC|
gon-na be a blue col-lar manâ¦
|NC D5|⦠|
VERSE #3: [8 M]
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|Dm |Gm |
Make me an of-⦠fer⦠that I⦠can't⦠re-fuseâ¦
|C |Dm |Dm |
Make me re-spect-a-ble,⦠man⦠This is my last⦠time⦠in the un-em-
|Gm |C |A |
-ploy-⦠ment⦠line,⦠so like it or⦠not,⦠I'll take⦠thoseâ¦
CHORUS #2: [7 M]
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|Dm Gm/D |C/D Dm |
long⦠nights,⦠im-pos-si-ble⦠odds,â¦
|A# C | Dm |Dm Gm/D |
keep-in' my back⦠to the wall⦠If it takes all⦠night⦠to be
|C/D Dm |Dm |
just what I am,⦠well I'd rath-er be a blue col-lar manâ¦
BRIDGE #1: [8 M]
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|Dm |Dm |Gm |F/C C |
⦠Keep-⦠in'⦠my mind⦠on a bet-⦠ter life,⦠whereâ¦
|A# |A# |Dm |NC |
hap-⦠pi-ness⦠is on-ly a heart-⦠beat a-wayâ¦
BRIDGE #2: [8 M]
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|Dm |Dm |Gm |F/C C |
Par-⦠a-dise,⦠can it⦠be all⦠I⦠heard⦠it was?⦠Iâ¦
|A# |A# As4 |⦠|A |
close⦠my eyes⦠and may-be⦠I'm al-⦠read-y thereâ¦
GUITAR SOLO #1: [16 M] Play 'VERSE' Chord Pattern TWICE -
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|Dm |Gm |C |Dm |Dm |Gm |C |A |
|Dm |Gm |C |Dm |Dm |Gm |C |
|A |
I'll take⦠thoseâ¦
CHORUS #3: [9 M]
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|Dm Gm/D |C/D Dm |A# C |
long⦠nights,⦠im-pos-si-ble⦠odds,⦠keep-in' my back⦠to the wallâ¦
|â¦Dm |Dm Gm/D |C/D Dm NC |
⦠If it takes all⦠night⦠to be just what I am,⦠well I'm
|NC A# |⦠|A# |
gon-na be a blue col-lar manâ¦
INTERLUDE #1: [8 M]
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|A# C/A# A#|⦠C/A# |A# C/A# A#|⦠C/A# |
Do⦠do-do⦠do-do⦠do⦠do-do⦠Do⦠do-do⦠do-do⦠do⦠do-doâ¦
|A# C/A# A#|⦠C/A# |A# C/A# A#|⦠C/A# |
Do⦠do-do⦠do-do⦠do⦠do-do⦠Do⦠do-do⦠do-do⦠I'll take⦠thoseâ¦
CHORUS #4: [11 M]
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|Dm Gm/D |C/D Dm |A# C |
long⦠nights,⦠im-pos-si-ble⦠odds,⦠keep-in' my eye⦠on the keyâ¦
|â¦Dm |Dm Gm/D |C/D Dm |
â¦-hole⦠If it takes all⦠night⦠to be just who I am,⦠well I'd
|A# C |A# C |
rath-er be a blue col-lar, gon-⦠na be a blue col-lar, gon-â¦
|A# C Dm |⦠|Dm NC|
â¦-na be a blue col-lar manâ¦
CODA: [12 M] 1st 1/8-th Note ('NC') From 'CHORUS #4' Last Measure -
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NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC
e|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
B|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
G|--|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|
D|00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|
A|--|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|
E|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
+ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC
e|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
B|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
G|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|
D|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3-----|
A|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5---0-|
E|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Retardâ¦
NC D5⦠NC D5â¦
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|--------------7-|----------------|--------------7-|----------------|
D|----0-3-2-0---7-|----------------|----0-3-2-0---7-|----------------|
A|1-3---------3-5-|----------------|1-3---------3-5-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +