The Golden Rocket tab by Johnny Horton

Tabs

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: E MajorE

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


🎸 Verse 1:
   E MajorE               A augmentedA
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------0------0----0-----0-----0---5----5---5-----5--------------|
G+G|------1------1----1-----1-----1---6----6---6-----6--------------|
D MajorD|------2------2----2-----2-----2---7--- 7---7-----7--------------|
A augmentedA|------2----2------2----2------2---7---7----7----7---------------|
E MajorE|---0------------0----------0-----5-------5----------------------|
From Ole Montana down to Alabam, I've been before and I'll travel again

   E MajorE                  BB
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------0------0----0-----0-----0----0-----7----7-----7--------------|
G+G|------1------1----1-----1-----1----1-----8----8-----8--------------|
D MajorD|------2------2----2-----2-----2----2-----9----9-----9--------------|
A augmentedA|------2----2------2----2------2---2------9---9------9--------------|
E MajorE|---0------------0----------0-----------7---------7-----------------|
You triflin' women can't keep a good man down

   E MajorE               A augmentedA
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------0------0----0-----0-----0---5----5---5-----5--------------|
G+G|------1------1----1-----1-----1---6----6---6-----6--------------|
D MajorD|------2------2----2-----2-----2---7--- 7---7-----7--------------|
A augmentedA|------2----2------2----2------2---7---7----7----7---------------|
E MajorE|---0------------0----------0-----5-------5----------------------|
You've dealt the cards but you missed the play so hit the road and be on your way

   E MajorE                  BB        E MajorE
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------0------0----0-----0-----0----0-----7----7-----7----0------0----0-----------|
G+G|------1------1----1-----1-----1----1-----8----8-----8----1------1----1-----------|
D MajorD|------2------2----2-----2-----2----2-----9----9-----9----2------2----2-----------|
A augmentedA|------2----2------2----2------2---2------9---9------9----2----2------2-----------|
E MajorE|---0------------0----------0-----------7---------7------0----------0-------------|
Imma board this Golden Rocket and leave this town


🎸 Instrumental:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------2--4--5--4--2--4--6--7--4-|
D MajorD|------------------------------2-4b-4-4-2-0-3-4-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------2-4b-4-4-2-0-3-4------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---0-0-3-4-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-2/4----2/4---2/4--6--7--6--4--2/4--2/4---2/4----2/4----2/4--2/4-----------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--5b--5b--5br--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--5b--5b--5br--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

🎸 Chorus:
   E MajorE              A augmentedA
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------0------0----0-----0-----0---5----5---5-----5--------------|
G+G|------1------1----1-----1-----1---6----6---6-----6--------------|
D MajorD|------2------2----2-----2-----2---7--- 7---7-----7--------------|
A augmentedA|------2----2------2----2------2---7---7----7----7---------------|
E MajorE|---0------------0----------0-----5-------5----------------------|
Well hear her thunder on through the night this Golden Rocket is doin' me right

   E MajorE                  B7B7
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------0------0----0-----0-----0----0----0-----0------0-------------|
G+G|------1------1----1-----1-----1----1----2-----2------2-------------|
D MajorD|------2------2----2-----2-----2----2----1-----1------1-------------|
A augmentedA|------2----2------2----2------2---2-----2-----x------2-------------|
E MajorE|---0------------0----------0-----------------2---------------------|
And that sunny southland is sure a part of me

   E MajorE              A augmentedA
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------0------0----0-----0-----0---5----5---5-----5--------------|
G+G|------1------1----1-----1-----1---6----6---6-----6--------------|
D MajorD|------2------2----2-----2-----2---7--- 7---7-----7--------------|
A augmentedA|------2----2------2----2------2---7---7----7----7---------------|
E MajorE|---0------------0----------0-----5-------5----------------------|
From your call board erase my name, your fire went out ya done lost your flame

   E MajorE                  B7B7
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------0------0----0-----0-----0----0----0-----0------0-------------|
G+G|------1------1----1-----1-----1----1----2-----2------2-------------|
D MajorD|------2------2----2-----2-----2----2----1-----1------1-------------|
A augmentedA|------2----2------2----2------2---2-----2-----x------2-------------|
E MajorE|---0------------0----------0-----------------2---------------------|
And this Golden Rocket is gunna roll my blues away


🎸 Verse 2:
   E MajorE              A augmentedA
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------0------0----0-----0-----0---5----5---5-----5--------------|
G+G|------1------1----1-----1-----1---6----6---6-----6--------------|
D MajorD|------2------2----2-----2-----2---7--- 7---7-----7--------------|
A augmentedA|------2----2------2----2------2---7---7----7----7---------------|
E MajorE|---0------------0----------0-----5-------5----------------------|
Yeah, like a good engine a runnin' on time, but baby I'm a switchin' to another line

   E MajorE                  BB
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------0------0----0-----0-----0----0-----7----7-----7--------------|
G+G|------1------1----1-----1-----1----1-----8----8-----8--------------|
D MajorD|------2------2----2-----2-----2----2-----9----9-----9--------------|
A augmentedA|------2----2------2----2------2---2------9---9------9--------------|
E MajorE|---0------------0----------0-----------7---------7-----------------|
So honey, never hang your signal out for me

   E MajorE              A augmentedA
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------0------0----0-----0-----0---5----5---5-----5--------------|
G+G|------1------1----1-----1-----1---6----6---6-----6--------------|
D MajorD|------2------2----2-----2-----2---7--- 7---7-----7--------------|
A augmentedA|------2----2------2----2------2---7---7----7----7---------------|
E MajorE|---0------------0----------0-----5-------5----------------------|
I'm tired of runnin' on the same ole track, I bought a one way ticket and I won't be back

 E MajorE                  BB        E MajorE
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------0------0----0-----0-----0----0-----7----7-----7----0------0----0-----------|
G+G|------1------1----1-----1-----1----1-----8----8-----8----1------1----1-----------|
D MajorD|------2------2----2-----2-----2----2-----9----9-----9----2------2----2-----------|
A augmentedA|------2----2------2----2------2---2------9---9------9----2----2------2-----------|
E MajorE|---0------------0----------0-----------7---------7------0----------0-------------|
This Golden Rocket is gunna roll my blues away


🎸 Instrumental:

e|-----6h7-6h7-6h7-6h7-6h7--8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9--6h7-6h7-6h7-6h7-6h7---------|
BB|-----8---8---8---8---8----9---9---9---9---9----8---8---8---8---8-----------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--4h5-4h5-4h5--6h7-6h7-6h7-6h7-6h7--8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9-8h9--6h7-6h7-6h7-6h7-6h7--|
BB|--6---6---6----8---8---8---8---8----9---9---9---9---9----8---8---8---8---8----|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----4h5-4h5-4h5--1h2-1h2-1h2----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----6---6---6----3---3---3------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


🎸 Chorus:
   E MajorE               A augmentedA
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------0------0----0-----0-----0---5----5---5-----5--------------|
G+G|------1------1----1-----1-----1---6----6---6-----6--------------|
D MajorD|------2------2----2-----2-----2---7--- 7---7-----7--------------|
A augmentedA|------2----2------2----2------2---7---7----7----7---------------|
E MajorE|---0------------0----------0-----5-------5----------------------|
Well hear her thunder on through the night this Golden Rocket is doin' me right

   E MajorE                  B7B7
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------0------0----0-----0-----0----0----0-----0------0-------------|
G+G|------1------1----1-----1-----1----1----2-----2------2-------------|
D MajorD|------2------2----2-----2-----2----2----1-----1------1-------------|
A augmentedA|------2----2------2----2------2---2-----2-----x------2-------------|
E MajorE|---0------------0----------0-----------------2---------------------|
And that sunny southland is sure a part of me

   E MajorE              A augmentedA
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------0------0----0-----0-----0---5----5---5-----5--------------|
G+G|------1------1----1-----1-----1---6----6---6-----6--------------|
D MajorD|------2------2----2-----2-----2---7--- 7---7-----7--------------|
A augmentedA|------2----2------2----2------2---7---7----7----7---------------|
E MajorE|---0------------0----------0-----5-------5----------------------|
From your call board erase my name, your fire went out ya done lost your flame

   E MajorE                  B7B7
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------0------0----0-----0-----0----0----0-----0------0-------------|
G+G|------1------1----1-----1-----1----1----2-----2------2-------------|
D MajorD|------2------2----2-----2-----2----2----1-----1------1-------------|
A augmentedA|------2----2------2----2------2---2-----2-----x------2-------------|
E MajorE|---0------------0----------0-----------------2---------------------|
And this Golden Rocket is gunna roll my blues away


🎸 Outro:
    E MajorE      E MajorE      E MajorE     E MajorE
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------0------0----0-----0-----0----0------0-----0-----------------------|
G+G|------1------1----1-----1-----1----1------1-----1-----------------------|
D MajorD|------2------2----2-----2-----2----2------2-----2-----------------------|
A augmentedA|------2----2------2----2------2---2-------2---2-------------------------|
E MajorE|---0------------0----------0------------0-------------------------------|
Oooh, ooooh   Oooh, ooooh   Oooh, ooooh   Oooh, ooooh

(Fades away                        )


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| h  Hammer-on
| b  Bend
| br Bend release
| /  Slide up

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