Roughest Neck Around chords by The Corb Lund Band

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  D U D U D U  U D U D U D U

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

RIFF2:

   D  DUD U D U D U
e|------------------|
B|-3--333-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

RIFF 1 X4

E
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
With the welders and the trucks on the black gold rush
        E
And the diesel burnin' Cat motors growlin' and the mud

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

E
It's 35 below or its 98 above

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

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

E
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
And he's tripping in his pipe, and he torques it good and tight
       E
And ya gotta figure Eddy's got his mud weight right

      B
You'd better hire him on cuz he's better than the rest
           A
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---------|
B|-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|--------------------------------------------------------3p2-2-2-4-2-4/9--------2-4-2-4/9-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

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