Like The 309
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ACapotraste:
5th traste
***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into creating this Tab.***
Tabbed by Robert Da Prato 20th July, 2023
Define:
Em 022000 Am X02210 Bm X24431
E5 022XXX A5 X022XX B/E 022442
E5/B X22X00 Asus4 x02230 B5 X244XX
Esus4 002200 A5/E 0022X0 B X24442
E/B X22100 A X02220
Em7/G XXX030
E 0221XX
* Single Strum
( ) Designated Riff
(E5) (Esus4) (Bb A) (Em)
e|----------------|--------------------|-----------|--------------|
B|----------------|--------------------|-4/5--5v---|----0-------0-|
G|--0-------------|--------------------|-3/4--4v---|0-0---0---0---|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------------|-----------|2-------2-----|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4/5-4--2---4/5-4--2-|-----------|2-------------|
E|0---3-0-3-0-3-0-|--------------------|-----------|--------------|
Train Whistle
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[Intro]
Em*
It should be a while, before I see doctor death
Em*
So it would sure be nice if I could get my breath
Well I'm not the crying nor the whining kind
Till I hear the whistle of the 309,
[Verse 1]
A5 E5
Of the 309, of the 309
E5 E5/B B5 E5 E5
Put me and my box on the 3 09
[Verse 2]
E5 Em E5
Take me to the depot, put me to bed
Em E5 B5 E5
Blow an electric fan on my knarly old head
E5 E5/B E5
Everybody take a look see I'm doing fine
B E5
Then load my box on the 309
Am Asus4 A5 Em E5 (Bb A)
On the 309, on the 309
E5 E5/B E5 B E5 (Em)
Put me and my box, on the 309
[Instrumental] 1:10
E5 B5 A5 E5
e|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|3/5b--5pbr---4/5-5br--5---|-4/5-5br-5b--4/5-5br-5b--4/5-5br-5b-----------------|
G|2/4b---------3----------4-|-3/4---------3/4---------3/4--------2-2/4-4-2-0-----|
D|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------2---|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
( Play this part twice then move onto Verse 3)
[Verse 3]
E5 E5/B E5
Hey sweet baby, kiss me hard
E5/B B5 Em* E5
Draw my bath water, Sweep my yard
E5 E5/B E5 E5
Give a drink of my wine, to my Jersey cow
Em E5 B5 E5
I wouldn't give a hootin' hell, for my journey now
[Bridge]
A5 A5/E E5 E5/B
On the 309, On the 309
E5 E5/B E5
I hear the sound, of a railroad train
E5/B E5
The whistle blows and I'm gone again
E5 E5/B E5
It will take me higher than a Georgia pine
E5 E5/B E5 E5/B E5
Stand back children its a 3 0 9
E5 A5 A5/E Em E5
It's a 309, It's a 309
E5/B B5 E5 E5
Put me and my box, on a 3 09
[Instrumental]
E5 E5/B Em E5 E5/B Em E5 E5/B Em B5 E5
E5 E5/B Em E5 E5/B Em E5 E5/B Em B5 E5
[Verse 4]
E5 Em E5
A chicken in the pot, and a turkey in the corn
Em E5 B Em
I ain't felt this good, since jubalee morn'
E5 Em E5
Talk about luck, well I got mine
B Em (E5) (E5)
And asthma comin' down, like the 309 (Haaaahhh)
E5 Esus4 E5
Write me a letter, sing me a song
Esus4 B/E Em
Tell me all about it, what I did wrong
Em Em7/G* E5
Meanwhile I, will be doing fine
E5/B E5 B E
Then load my box, on the 309
[Outro]
A Em Esus4 E5
On the 309, On the 309
Em E5 E5/B E5
Gonna get outta here on the 3 09
[Instrumental]
(Esus4) E5 (Esus4) E5
(Esus4) E5 (Esus4) E5
(Esus4) E5 (Esus4) E5
Em E5 Em E5
Em E5 Em E5
( To fade....................)
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| / Slide up
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| v vibrate
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