Song: Rocky Mountain Way Artist: Joe Walsh Album: The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get Year: 1973 Tabbed by: Casey Monahan Guitar 1 (0:00): (x2) (x7) e|-------|------------|----------------| B|-------|------------|----------------| G|---9-9-|--------9-9-|------------9-9-| D|---9-9-|-11-9---9-9-|---11--9----9-9-| A|---7-7-|-7--7---7-7-|---7---7----7-7-| E|-0-0-0-|--------0-0-|-0---0---(0)0-0-|
Guitar 2 (0:00): (x2) | (x7) | B|-------|------------|----------------| G|-------|--------9-9-|------------9-9-| D|-------|--------9-9-|--(11)(9)---9-9-| A|-------|--------7-7-|--(7)-(7)---7-7-| E|-------|------------|----------------| Guitar 1 (0:23): e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| B|---------------------7b9~------|-------------------10b11-8-----------------| G|--9-9h7----9~~~~~--------------|---9-9h7----9~~~~-----------9~-9~--9-9h7---| D|--------9----------------------|----------9------------------------------9-| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------|-7-----------------------------------------| B|--------------------------7b9~-|----7---------------------------7b9~-------| G|--7---7---7---7--9~~-----------|--------9--7---7---7---7--9~~---------9----| D|----9---9---9------------------|-------------9---9---9---------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (0:23): (End: 1,2,3) (End: 4) e|--------------------------|--------||-------------| B|--------------------------|--------||-------------| G|------------------------9-|--------||---2---------| D|---11--11--11--11--11---9-|--11--9-||---2---------| A|---7---7---7---7---7----7-|--7---7-||---0-----2---| E|--0---0---0---0---0----0--|-0---0--||-0---3b4-0---| Verse 1 (0:48): Spent the last year, Rocky Mountain Way [Fill 1] Couldn't get much higher [Fill 1] Out to pasture, think it's safe to say [Fill 1] Time to open fire [Fill 2] Guitar 1: Fill 1: Fill 2: e|------------| e|----------------| B|------------| B|----------------| G|---2--------| G|----------------| D|---2--------| D|----------------| A|---0-----2--| A|----------------| E|-0---3b4-0--| E|-0-3---4---5~~--| Chorus 1 (1:09): A7 E7 And we don't need the ladies, crying 'cause the story's sad. [Fill 3] A7 B7 Cause the Rocky Mountain Way, is better then the way we had. Guitar 1: Fill 3: e|--------------------------------7-------------| B|--------------------9b11-9-9b11---------------| G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------987-97---| D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| Guitar 3: (Guitar 1 plays Riff 1) Solo 2 (1:31): e|-----------------------------12~~-------------------------------------| B|---/-/-12~~~~~--13b14-139-9------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------12b13-10~~-------7--7--7--7/9----| D|------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7/9----| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------12~---------------------| B|-------7----------------------------12b14-12--------------------------| G|--9b11---11r9--9---/7-/7-/7-/7-/9------------------/7-/7-/7-/7/9\---| D|--------------------/7-/7-/7-/7-/9------------------/7-/7-/7-/7/9\---| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 2 (1:52): Well he's telling us this and telling us that, changes it everyday [Fill 1] Says it doesn't matter [Fill 1] Bases are loaded and Casey's at bat, playing it play by play [Fill 1] Time to change the batter [Fill 2] Chorus 2 (2:14): A7 E7 And we don't need the ladies, crying 'cause the story's sad. [Fill 4] A7 B7 Rocky Mountain Way is better than the way we had. Guitar 3: Fill 4: e|--------------------------9---------------------------| B|--------------------11b13---13r11-11------------------| G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------9----9b12r9-----| D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3: (Guitar 1 plays Riff 1) Solo 3 (2:35): e|----------9-11b12-------9-11b12-(12)~-129--9/15~~b16-| B|--/-11b13---------11b13------------------------*------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| * - hold note for a bit, then bend. e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-1410-10----10-10----------------------------------------------| G|----------12----12b14r12----------------------------------------| D|-------------------------12-108----14~-1412----14b16-14b16r14-| A|---------------------------------10-----------14----------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|----15~~~-15~~~--15~~--15~~-----15~~~--------------------------| G|-14-16-16-16--16-16----16----16-16-16--14b16r14-13-14b16r14----| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-13~-----------------------------------------------------------| D|------1210-1210—12b14~~~----------------------------14\-----| A|------------------------------------12-10--12b14------14\-----| E|-------------------------------------------------12~~-12\-----| I didn't get the outro, but there you go.
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