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Talladega Intro by Eric Church

Talladega tab by Eric Church

Intro

The intro to this song is amazing so I figured I'd give it a go!
Each chord gets 4 beats and this can be played throughout the verses...

Capo 6
Intro C,G,Em,D

e|-----------------3---------------3-3---------------------------------------------|
B|--1----1--1--x---3---------------3-3---------------------------------------------|
G|--0----0--0--x---0---------------0-0---0---0-0-x---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------|
D|--0h2--2--2--x---0----2p0--------0-0---0h2-2-2-x---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--------|
A|--3----3--3--x---0h2------0--0h2-2-0---0h2-2-2-x---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--------|
E|-----------------3-----------3---3-3---0---0-0-x---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--------|
   C               G                     Em          D

Verse 1:
            C                G
It was the summer before the real world started and,
   Em         D
The deal was we would get to go, if we
C             G
Cleaned it up, and got it running,
  Em            D
Daddy's old Winnebago.
*** Here is use a pick holder called the Pik-Tik to transition to strumming!  Works great!

 C                  G
Wing and a prayer down 65,
 Em                    D
Five best friends on four bald tires,
        C              G
I can still see Billy smiling
                 D
When we finally made it.


Chorus:
        C         G
To Talladega, boys raised up,
 Em              D
Whiskey in your glass,
          C            G
here's to turning up, slowing down
    Em               D
and cars that go real fast,
         C                   G
We were laughing and living, drinking and wishing,
     Em               D                  C
And thinking as that checkered flag was waving,
                   D
Sure would like to stay in,
        C G Em D
Talladega.


Verse 2:
C              G
Like a storm, time rolls on,
      Em              D
You can't hit pause as we just did.
C                 G
Most days in life don't stand out,
      Em               D
But life's about those days that will, like,

C             G
Rocking rando, getting rowdy,
Em              D             C
Shooting roman candles at the man in the moon,
           G             D
til the Alabama sun was breaking.


Bridge:

    C
When the winds go cold and it blows October,
    C
I think about us shoulder to shoulder,
    C
Like those cars my thoughts roll over and over and over,
         D
In my mind

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