Roughest Neck Around chords by The Corb Lund Band

Chords with lyrics

Song: Roughest Neck Around
Band: Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans
Album: Five Dollar Bill
Label: Stony Plain Records
Tabbed/Chorded By: ultimatelefty

This is one is for is, is for Ramone.

Capo V


RIFF1 (relative to capo)

  D MajorD D MajorD U D MajorD U D MajorD U U D MajorD U D MajorD U D MajorD U

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

RIFF2:

  D MajorD DUD U D MajorD U D MajorD U
e|------------------|
BB|-3--333-3-3-3-3-3-|
G+G|------------------|
D MajorD|------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------|
E MajorE|------------------|

RIFF 1 X4

E MajorE
He got a real long reach in the derrick when he leans

He's been all around the world on the big oil rigs
     A augmentedA
With the welders and the trucks on the black gold rush
    E MajorE
And the diesel burnin' Cat motors growlin' and the mud

   BB
You'd better hire him on, he's the roughest neck around
      A augmentedA
He got the power in his hands to pull the dragons from the ground
   RIFF2   RIFF1 X2
Yeah.

E MajorE
It's 35 below or its 98 above

And he's workin' thru it all, cuz baby this is what he loves
     A augmentedA
Drives a hundred-fifty miles make sure his kids are doin' fine
    E MajorE
And he sees 'em when he can but he's married to his iron

   BB
You'd better hire him on, he's the roughest neck around
      A augmentedA
He got the power in his hands to pull the dragons from the ground
   RIFF2 RIFF1 X2
Yeah.

E MajorE
He's a good hand to have on, and he's throwin' on the tongs

Spinnin' chain and slidin' high side all night long
     A augmentedA
And he's tripping in his pipe, and he torques it good and tight
    E MajorE
And ya gotta figure Eddy's got his mud weight right

   BB
You'd better hire him on cuz he's better than the rest
      A augmentedA
He got the power in his hands and the dragons in his chest
   RIFF 2
Yeah.

SOLO (hopefully it's somewhat correct)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------0----------------0---------|
BB|-3-333-3-3-3-3-3/5--333-3-3-3/5--3p0-3--3p0-3p0-3p0-3p0-------------------0----------------0-7\5-5-|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------3p2-2-2-4-2-4/9--------2-4-2-4/9-----------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-5-5-7-5-7b8r7-5-5--5-5-0-3-4--------------3-3---3-3---3-|
G+G|------------------------------4-4-4-2-3-4------4-----4---|(Then there's a bassline that plays, and back
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------| to RIFF1)
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE
Well, his mind's a little tired but his back is plenty strong

Got his green kings and filthy, frozen coveralls on
     A augmentedA
And he's drilling by the inch and he's hauling on the winch
    E MajorE
Takin' fuel from the tanks on his short change shift

   BB
You'd better hire him on, he's the roughest neck around
      A augmentedA                           RIFF 1
He got the power in his hands to pull the dragons from the ground
      BB
Yeah, you'd better hire him on cuz he's better than the rest
      A augmentedA
He got the power in his heart and the dragons in his chest
   E MajorE
Yeah.


RIFF 1 for all of this outro verse:


He brings the power to the people

Power to the people

Cuz he's the roughest neck around