Great song if you just want to go crazy. Relatively easy and v. effective enjoy! Standard Tuning p - pull / - slide h - hammer b - bend OPEN UP-DOWN STRUMMING ON D A & E (around 12 up-down combinations) E-------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------| D---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------| ETC A---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----------------| E---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------| then.. E-------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------| G-------4-/-6-4-2---------------------------| D--4-4------------3-2-3---------------------| A--x-x--------------------------------------| E--2-2--------------------------------------| CONTINUE SAME PATTERN THROUGHOUT VERSE (LYRICS AS FOLLOWS): Sold my baby, to the old slow river Got the cold blue shiver, You take care of her. Came to get her But she don't remember All the tear-stained letters, You be good to her. SLOWING DOWN POWR CHORDS, THEN, REPEAT NEXT SECTION THROUGH SLOW LYRICS: E-------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------| G-1---1-2---2-3---3-2-----------------------| D--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------| A-------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------| Winter's gonna come, it's gonna drag you people out and the roads will close and you finally will walk and then one by one the leaves will break. SOLO X 2: E-------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------| G---2-4-b6-4-----4-4-/-h6-------------------| D--4--------4---0-0-------4-----------------| A---------------------------0---------------| E-------------------------------------------| then power chords (x2) and finger picking (x2) interlude: powerchords: E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-9--9--9--11-11-11-9--9--11-11-7--7--7--11-11-11-9--9--11-11--------------| A-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---------------| E-7--7--7--9--9--9--7--7--9--9--5--5--5--9--9--9--7--7--9--9---------------| fingerpicking: E-------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------| A--9-11-9-11-7------------------------------| E-7-9--7-9--5-------------------------------| then: E-----------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------| A--10----13----10----13----10----13----10----13-------------| E-8--8-11--11-8--8-11--11-8--8-11--11-8--8-11--11-----------| more powerchords: E--------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------| D-13-13---13-13-13-13-13-13------------------| A-x--x-----x--x--x--x--x--x------------------| E-11-11---11-11-11-11-11-11------------------| E--------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------| D-10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10------------------| A-x--x----x--x--x--x--x--x-------------------| E-8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8-------------------| E--------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------| D-13---13--13-13-13-13-13-13-10--10--10--10--| A--x----x---x--x--x--x--x--x-x---x---x---x---| E-P11--11--11-11-11-11-11-11-8---8---8---8---| (repeat through next verse) E-------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------| D-4------------------------------------11-11--14-16-16--| A-x--13-----13-13-----13-13-----13-13--x--x-------------| E-2----11-11-----11-11-----11-11-------9--9-------------| I won the best fucking bet in town, I told my girl that I been sleeping around. I couldn't see her, but I met her in the dark with her clothes hung loose so I piled them on the floor. (interlude x 2) E----------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------| D-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-11-11-9-9-7-6-7-| A-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--9--9-7-7-5-4-5-| (repeat through next verse) E-------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------| D-4------------------------------------11-11--14-16-16--| A-x--13-----13-13-----13-13-----13-13--x--x-------------| E-2----11-11-----11-11-----11-11-------9--9-------------| I was a ghost of a lover to you, I let you make up all this shit that was never true I couldn't see you so I left you in the dark. I was sick with you (x4) finger picking sorts itself out towards the end - just listen to recording. once you get the timing right this piece rules - one of the main reasons i am going my horrid des ark phase at the moment. hope it goes okay! stife