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Rocky Mountain Way Tab by Joe Walsh

Rocky Mountain Way tab by Joe Walsh

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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-|
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

 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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