Sleeping On The Blacktop Tab by Colter Wall

Sleeping On The Blacktop by Colter Wall

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3-----3----3-------3-----3-------3-----3------3----------|
G|-------0-----------0-------------0------------0--------------|
D|----3----3-----3----3--------2-----2-------2----2------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3------------3------------3--------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3------3-----3------3-------3----------3----------------|
G|--------0------------0-----------0h3b-0-----0h3b-0-----------|
D|-----1----1-------1----1-------0----------0------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3------------3--------------3----------3-------------------|

 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3------3----3-------3-----3------3-----3------3----------|
G|-------0-----------0-------------0------------0--------------|
D|----3----3------3----3--------2----2-------2----2------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3------------3-------------3-------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-----3-------3-----3-------3-----------|
G|--------0-------------0----------------|
D|-----1-----1-------1-----1-------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---3------------3----------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|----3------------3---------------------|
G|----3p0--------0-----------------------|
D|----------0h3--------------------------|
A|--------------------3----1-------------|
E|-3-----------------------------0/3-----|


Verse 1:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--------------3-------3-----3-------3-----------3------3---|
G|--3p0---0------0-------0-------3p0---0---0-------0------0-----|
D|------0----------------------------0--------------------------|
A|-----------0h1-----1h3-----------------------0h1---1h3--------|
E|3----------------------------3--------------------------------|
Sunshine beating on the good times Moonlight raising from the grave

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-------3-------3------3----3p0-------3--------------|
G|--3p0---0-------0------0------3-------0----------------|
D|------0----------------------------0h3-----------------|
A|------------0h1-----1h3---------------------3--1-------|
E|3---------------------------3---------------------3----|
String band playing worn out honkey-tonks Pretty young thing going dancing in the rain

Verse 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--------------3-------3-----3-------3-----------3------3---|
G|--3p0---0------0-------0-------3p0---0---0-------0------0-----|
D|------0----------------------------0--------------------------|
A|-----------0h1-----1h3-----------------------0h1---1h3--------|
E|3----------------------------3--------------------------------|
High heel lady spitting at the nickajack Business man with a needle and a spoon


e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-------3-------3------3----3p0-------3--------------|
G|--3p0---0-------0------0------3-------0----------------|
D|------0----------------------------0h3-----------------|
A|------------0h1-----1h3---------------------3--1-------|
E|3---------------------------3---------------------3----|
Coyote chewing on a cigarette Pack o’ young boys going howlin’ at the moon

Chorus:
e|------------1h3-------------------x-----|
B|------3-----3-3---------3/5-------5-----|
G|------0------------------0--------0-----|    
D|----------------------------------x-----|
A|---------------------1--------3---3-----|
E|-3--------------------------------------|
Hey darlin’!        Sleeping on the blacktop

e|------------1h3-------------------x-----|
B|------3-----3-3---------3/5-------5-----|
G|------0------------------0--------0-----|    
D|----------------------------------x-----|
A|---------------------1--------3---3-----|
E|-3--------------------------------------|
Hey darlin’!        Running through the trees honey

e|------------1h3-------------------x-----|
B|------3-----3-3---------3/5-------5-----|
G|------0------------------0--------0-----|    
D|----------------------------------x-----|
A|---------------------1--------3---3-----|
E|-3--------------------------------------|
Hey darlin’!       Leaving for the next town
      
e|----------------------------|
B|----3---------3-------------|
G|----3p0------0--------------|
D|---------0h3----------------|
A|-----------------3---1------|
E|--3---------------------3---|
Less’n my sense catches up with me 

Verse 3:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--------------3-------3-----3-------3-----------3------3---|
G|--3p0---0------0-------0-------3p0---0---0-------0------0-----|
D|------0----------------------------0--------------------------|
A|-----------0h1-----1h3-----------------------0h1---1h3--------|
E|3----------------------------3--------------------------------|
Three dead in a crash on the number 4 Two witnesses below and up high


e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-------3-------3------3----3p0-------3--------------|
G|--3p0---0-------0------0------3-------0----------------|
D|------0----------------------------0h3-----------------|
A|------------0h1-----1h3---------------------3--1-------|
E|3---------------------------3---------------------3----|
Not sure whose will be done You can call me a sinner for wondering why
 
Chorus:
e|------------1h3-------------------x-----|
B|------3-----3-3---------3/5-------5-----|
G|------0------------------0--------0-----|    
D|----------------------------------x-----|
A|---------------------1--------3---3-----|
E|-3--------------------------------------|
Hey darlin’!        Sleeping on the blacktop

e|------------1h3-------------------x-----|
B|------3-----3-3---------3/5-------5-----|
G|------0------------------0--------0-----|    
D|----------------------------------x-----|
A|---------------------1--------3---3-----|
E|-3--------------------------------------|
Hey darlin’!        Running through the trees honey

e|------------1h3-------------------x-----|
B|------3-----3-3---------3/5-------5-----|
G|------0------------------0--------0-----|    
D|----------------------------------x-----|
A|---------------------1--------3---3-----|
E|-3--------------------------------------|
Hey darlin’!       Leaving for the next town
      
e|----------------------------|
B|----3---------3-------------|
G|----3p0------0--------------|
D|---------0h3----------------|
A|-----------------3---1------|
E|--3---------------------3---|
Less’n my sense catches up with me 

Verse 4:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--------------3-------3-----3-------3-----------3------3---|
G|--3p0---0------0-------0-------3p0---0---0-------0------0-----|
D|------0----------------------------0--------------------------|
A|-----------0h1-----1h3-----------------------0h1---1h3--------|
E|3----------------------------3--------------------------------|
Corn liquor tastes sweeter in this town Could it be it’s the same as the last?


e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-------3-------3------3----3p0-------3--------------|
G|--3p0---0-------0------0------3-------0----------------|
D|------0----------------------------0h3-----------------|
A|------------0h1-----1h3---------------------3--1-------|
E|3---------------------------3---------------------3----|
I swear I’ve seen ya face elsewhere before Just as familiar as a bottle and a glass

Outro:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3-----3----3-------3-----3-------3-----3------3----------|
G|-------0-----------0-------------0------------0--------------|
D|----3----3-----3----3--------2-----2-------2----2------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3------------3------------3--------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3------3-----3------3-------3----------3----------------|
G|--------0------------0-----------0h3b-0-----0h3b-0-----------|
D|-----1----1-------1----1-------0----------0------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3------------3--------------3----------3-------------------|

 

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| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| b   Bend
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
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