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Continental Op Tab by Rory Gallagher

Continental Op tab by Rory Gallagher

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Artist: Rory Gallagher
Title:  Continental OP
Album:  Defender (1987)

I can't figure out the tuning he's using, but it works OK with a standard tuning
as well. So here goes!

Intro:

   A
E------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G------2------2--------2-2-------2------2--------------|
D--2-5-0--2-4-0----2h4-2-2---2-5-0--2-4-0----2h4-2-2---|
A--0-0----0-0---3h4----------0-0----0-0---3h4----0-0---|
E------------------------------------------------------|
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E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G------2------2--------2-2-------2------2---------------| Band kicks in!
D--2-5-0--2-4-0----2h4-2-2---2-5-0--2-4-0----2h4----2h4-|
A--0-0----0-0---3h4----------0-0----0-0---3h4----3h4----|
E-------------------------------------------------------|

   A7          D           A7 (break)
E--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-------------\15---|
B--2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-------------\14---|
G--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------| x2
D----------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|

Vers:

    A
E--------------------|
B--------------------|
G----------2-2--2-2--|
D----------2-2--2-2--| Just strum along with an A chord.
A----------0-0--0-0--|
E--------------------|

"There's a body in the bay......

Chorus:

       E
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D------2----------------------------------------------|
A------2----------------------------------------------|
E------0----------------------------------------------|

'Cause who's they gonna get when trouble gotta stop,

    G
E---3-----------------------------|
B--(3)----------------------------|
G---0-----------------------------|
D---0-----------------------------|
A---2-----------------------------|
E---3-----------------------------|

   Here's my card I'm the Continental OP

Guitar Solo:

Solo Ad Lib. in the key of A! Just knock yourself out :P

After the solo:

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

  Call the agency we'll never close,    first consultation's free
   D                                     E                         G
E------------------------------------------------------------------3---|
B--3--------------------------------------------------------------(3)--|
G--2---------------------------------------------------------------0---|
D--0-------------------------------------2-------------------------0---|
A---------------------------3-2-0--------2-------------------------2---|
E----------------------------------------0-------------------------3---|

  Check my reputation,check my pose,but first you have to check my fee

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