A Leader On Losing Control tab by The Corb Lund Band

Tabs

Band: Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans
Album: Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!
Label: Stony Plain Records
Written By: Corb Lund
Tabbed/Chorded By: ultimatelefty

Here's another good one by Corb, a western sounding war tune,
and a very good one at that! Hopefully most of it is correct,
the solo was a bit tricky but I think I got the jist of it.
Anyways, as always, please rate, comment, and enjoy!

Intro:

e|-0--0-----0--------|-0--0-----0--------|
BB|-1----1---1------1-|-1----1---1------1-|
G+G|-2------2-2----2---|-2------2-2----2---|
D MajorD|-2--------2--2-----|-2--------2--2-----|
A augmentedA|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|
E MajorE|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|

 Ohh ohh...
e|------------------------------0--0--0-0----0--0--0-|
BB|------------------------------1--0--1---1--1--0--1-|
G+G|------------------------------2--1--2------2--1--2-|
D MajorD|------------------------------2--2--2------2--2--2-|
A augmentedA|---0-2-0-2-3-3/5-3-2-0---2-0--0--2--0------0--2--0-|
E MajorE|-3---------------------4------0--0--0------0--0--0-|x2


Verse 1:

    A minorAm
Well I tried my best to stop them,

yes I tried to make them wait.
   G+G
And I appealed to their decency,

show mercy on this day.
 FF
I issued them strong orders,

on pain of death and dissaray.
      E MajorE
But in the end they would not listen,

they raised their lances anyway.


e|-0--0--0--0----0--0--0-|
BB|-1--0--1----1--1--0--1-|
G+G|-2--1--2-------2--1--2-|
D MajorD|-2--2--2-------2--2--2-|
A augmentedA|-0--2--0-------0--2--0-|
E MajorE|-0--0--0-------0--0--0-|

Verse 2:

A minorAm
Men of no account, they were,

their breeding crude and low.
   G+G
With not a trace of wisdom, grace,

or virtue in their souls.
  FF
Yet trained them long and hard I did,

to bend them to the crown.
  E MajorE
To act as tools of justice,

follow edict handed down.


e|-0--0--0--0----0--0--0-|
BB|-1--0--1----1--1--0--1-|
G+G|-2--1--2-------2--1--2-|
D MajorD|-2--2--2-------2--2--2-|
A augmentedA|-0--2--0-------0--2--0-|
E MajorE|-0--0--0-------0--0--0-|


Chorus:


 Ohh ohh...
e|------------------------------0--0--0-0-----0--0--0-|
BB|------------------------------1--0--1---1---1--0--1-|
G+G|------------------------------2--1--2-----2-2--1--2-|
D MajorD|------------------------------2--2--2-------2--2--2-|
A augmentedA|---0-2-0-2-3-3/5-3-2-0---2-0--0--2--0-------0--2--0-|
E MajorE|-3---------------------4------0--0--0-------0--0--0-|x2


Verse 3:

       A minorAm
Well you see these were not militia men,

a-fighting for their homes.
  G+G
Nor fathers, sons, nor husbands, sire,

but foreigners on loan.
  FF
Yet mercinary killers

career soldiers to a man.
    E MajorE
Lashing out with vengeance

one can not except or understand.


e|-0--0--0------0--0--0-|
BB|-1--0--1--1---1--0--1-|
G+G|-2--1--2----2-2--1--2-|
D MajorD|-2--2--2------2--2--2-|
A augmentedA|-0--2--0------0--2--0-|
E MajorE|-0--0--0------0--0--0-|


Solo:

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BB|------------------------|---------------|-0--0-0-1-3-1-0---0-1-3-3-3-3-1-0-|
G+G|------------------------|---------------|-0--0-0-2-4-2-0-0-0-2-4-4-4-4-2-0-|
D MajorD|--------------------0-2-|-------------2-|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------0----0-2-3-----|---0-0-0-2-3---|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-0-0-0----0-----------|-0-------------|----------------------------------|

e|-------1------------1-----------|---0-------------------------|
BB|-------1-1----------1-1---------|---0-0-----0-----------------|
G+G|-0-0---2---2--------2---2---2---|---1---1-----1---------------|
D MajorD|-----3-3-----3----3-3-----3---3-|---2-----2-------------------|
A augmentedA|-------3--------3---3-----------|---2-----------/7---7--------|
E MajorE|-------1------------1-----------|-0-0--------------0---10-8-7-|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------7-9-9--------9-9-9-9-9br-7-7br-5-5br-4-4br-4h5p4---5p4---|
D MajorD|-7-9-10-------7-9-10-------------------------------------5-----0-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
BB|------------------------3--------|
G+G|---5-5br-4-2-----2-4-5----5-4-2--|
D MajorD|-0-----------3-3-----------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------5/-10-|
G+G|---2-5-4--4br-2-1---------1-1-1-2-4-4-4-4/5-4-2---------|
D MajorD|-3----------------2-2-2-4-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 4:

       A minorAm
Well I could not instill the discipline,

'twas duty to inspire.
      G+G
And they responded in the end

to instincts of the basest kind.
  FF
Now on my knee before you,

here I dry my eyes in shame.
    E MajorE
albeit little consolation,

take my head for I'm to blame.


e|-0--0--0--0----0--0--0-|
BB|-1--0--1----1--1--0--1-|
G+G|-2--1--2-------2--1--2-|
D MajorD|-2--2--2-------2--2--2-|
A augmentedA|-0--2--0-------0--2--0-|
E MajorE|-0--0--0-------0--0--0-|


Chorus:


 Ohh ohh...
e|------------------------------0--0--0-0-----0--0--0-|
BB|------------------------------1--0--1---1---1--0--1-|
G+G|------------------------------2--1--2-----2-2--1--2-|
D MajorD|------------------------------2--2--2-------2--2--2-|
A augmentedA|---0-2-0-2-3-3/5-3-2-0---2-0--0--2--0-------0--2--0-|
E MajorE|-3---------------------4------0--0--0-------0--0--0-|


 Ohh Ohh so spoke the leader on losing control
e|------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------2--|
D MajorD|---------------------------2--|
A augmentedA|---0-2-0-2-3-3/5-3-2-0---2-0--|
E MajorE|-3---------------------4------|



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| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
| b  Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend