from the Rory Gallagher album Fresh Evidence tabbed by Kay-Uwe Graw ([email protected]) on the 29th of November 1999 #---------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This tab is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this tab for private study, scholarship, or research. # #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Playing Notes: / - slide up \ - slide down s - slide between notes h - hammer on p - pull off ~ - vibrato b - bend note * - notes played without slide x - muted played in Open G (D G D G B D from low to high) D-|-------------------------------/5--5--5-/8--8--8-/5--5--5-/8--8--8-8-s-5~| B-|-------------------------------/5--5--5-/8--8--8-/5--5--5-/8--8--8-8-s-5~| G-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| This is the Empire State Express |-8----8------------------------8-----------------------10------------------| 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|-----------------------------0-0-3------------------------------1---1---1--| |-----------------------------0-0-0-----0------0-----0-------0-0-0---0---0--| |-2-x-3-x-4-x-5-x-2-x-3-x-4-x-0-0-0-----0------0-----0-------0-0-2---2---2--| |-----------------------------0-0-0-----0------0-----0-------0-0-0---0---0--| |-2-x-3-x-4-x-5-x-2-x-3-x-4-x-----------------------------------------------| Went down to the station leaned |-----------------------------------------------------3---------------------| |-1---1---1---1-1---------------------------------0-0-3---------------------| |-0---0---0---0-0---------------------------------0-0-0------0------0-------| |-2---2---2---2-2-0-x-2-x-3-x-4-x-5-x-2-x-3-x-4-x-0-0-0------0------0-------| |-0---0---0---0-0-0-------------------------------0-0-0------0------0-------| |-----------------0-x-2-x-3-x-4-x-5-x-2-x-3-x-4-x---------------------------| against the door went down to the |------------------3----------------------------5---------------------------| |------------------3---1---1---1---1---1----1-1-----------------------------| |------0-------0-0-0---0---0---0---0---0----0-0-----------------------------| |------0-------0-0-0---2---2---2---2---2----2-2---2-x-3-x-4-x-5-x-2-x-3-x---| |------0-------0-0-0---0---0---0---0---0----0-0-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------2-x-3-x-4-x-5-x-2-x-3-x---| station and I leaned against the door I |----------------3-3-5------------------------------------------------------| |----------------3-3-3------------------------------------------------------| |----------------0-0-0------------------------------------------------------| |----4---x-------0-0-0--------------0-0-0-0-0-0----x--x---------------------| |-----------------------------------0-0-3-0-3-0-0--x--x---------------------| |----4---x-----------------------------------------x--x---------------------| knew it was the Empire State tell by the way she |--------3-3-5-5---------------------------------3-3----3----3----3----3----| |--------3-3-3-3---------------------------------3-3----3----3----3----3----| |--------0-0-0-0-----------------------------0-0-0-0----0----0----0----0----| |--------0-0-0-0-2-x-3-x-4-x-5-x-2-x-3-x-4-x-0-0-0-0----0----0----0----0----| |--------------------------------------------0-0-0--------------------------| |----------------2-x-3-x-4-x-5-x-2-x-3-x-4-x--------------------------------| roared asked the depot *) (* |-3---3-3-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-3---3-3-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0---0-0----0---0-0-0-----0-----0-----0-----0------------------------------| |-0---0-0-/3-----0-0-0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0-0-2-x-3-x-4-x-5-x-2-x-| |--------------0-0-0-0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0-0---------------------| |---------------------------------------------------0-0-2-x-3-x-4-x-5-x-2-x-| agent please let me ride the blinds |-----------3------3------3------3--3-----3---------------------------------| |-----------3------3------3------3--3-----3------------1------------1-------| |---------0-0------0------0------0--0-----0----0---0---0------------0-------| |-3-x-4-x-0-0------0------0------0--0-----0----0---0---2------------2--0--0-| |---------0-0----------------------------------0---0---0------------0--0--0-| |-3-x-4-x--------------------------------------------------------------0--0-| asked the depot agent please let my ride the blinds |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------| |-2-x-3-x-4-x-5-x-2-x-3-x-4----x----5---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------| |---------------------------------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------| |-2-x-3-x-4-x-5-x-2-x-3-x-4----x----5---------------------------------------| he said, son I'd like to help you, you know |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------------------------------------| |-------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0-0-2-x-3-x-4-x-5-x-2-x-3-x-4-x----| |-0-0---0-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0-0--------------------------------| |-0-3p0----------------------------------0-0-2-x-3-x-4-x-5-x-2-x-3-x-4-x----| but the Empire State ain't mine *) |-3-3-5-------------------------------3-3-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------------| |-3-3-3-------------------------------3-3-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1------------| |-0-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------------| |-0-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-0-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---/3-/3-0--| |---------0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------/3-/3-0--| the Empire State you know she rides on Eastern time (* |-----------------3--5---3-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------| |-----------------3--3---3-0-0-1--1--1--1--1--1--1-1-0-0-1-1-1-1-1---1---1--| |-/3-/3-0----0----0--0---0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0--| |-----------------0--0---0-0-0-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2-2---2---2--| |-/3-/3-0------0------------------------------------------------------------| |---------/3----------------------------------------------------------------| the Empire State she rides |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---1---1---1---------------------------------------------------------------| |---0---0---0-------------------------------------0---0---0---0---0---0-----| |---2---2---2----0-x-2-x-3-x-4-x-5-x-2-x-3-x-4-x--0---0---0---0---0---0-----| |----------------0-x------------------------------0---0---0---0---0---0-----| |----------------0-x-2-x-3-x-4-x-5-x-2-x-3-x-4-x----------------------------| on Eastern time she's the glorious baby *) |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------0---------------------------0-0-------------0-/3-0-/3-/3-0----0-| |-----------0--5------3--------2--------0-0-2-x-3-x-4-x----------------/3---| |-0-0-----0-0---------------------------0-0-------------0-/3-0--------------| |-0-3-s-5------5------3--------2------------2-x-3-x-4-x---------------------| on the New York Central Line (* *) |----------3----------------------------------------------------------------| |-------/3---3s1p0----------------------------------------------------------| 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|----------------------------7-------------/3-/3-0--------0-------0-------0-| |------------------------------7-/5~----------------3-------3-------3-------| |--------------------------------/5~--/5p0-/3-/3-0--------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---0-------0-------0-------------------------------------------------------| |-----0-------0-------0-----------------------------------------5-0--0-0x---| |-------0-------0-------0------0-0-0x------x------x------x-x-x--5-0--0-0x---| |-3-------2-------2------------0-0-0x------x------x------x-x-x--5-0--0-0x---| |-------------------------0----0-0-0x------x------x------x-x-x--5-0--0-0x---| |----------------------------3----------------------------------------------| it was a mean old fireman and a |--------------------------------------------------------3------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------3------------------| |----0----0----0---------------------------------------0-0-----0-----0------| |----0----0----0---0-0-0-2-x-3-x-4-x-5-x-2-x-3-x-4-x---0-0-----0-----0------| |----0----0----0---0-0-0-------------------------------0-0-----0-----0------| |------------------0-0-0-2-x-3-x-4-x-5-x-2-x-3-x-4-x------------------------| low down engineer was a cruel fireman and *) |--0---------------------------------------------------3--------------------| |--1---------------------------------------------------3--------------------| |--0-------------------0-----------------------------0-0-----0-----0-----0--| |--2-------------------0-2-x-3-x-4-x-5-x-2-x-3-x-4-x-0-0-----0-----0-----0--| |----------------------0-----------------------------0-0-----0-----0-----0--| |------------------------2-x-3-x-4-x-5-x-2-x-3-x-4-x------------------------| a low down engineer took my baby away (* |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------0-0-0----0------------0----------------------------------------------| |------0-0-0----0------------0------0-0-0-2-x-3-x-4-x-5-x--0--3--2--0-0-----| |----0-0-0-0----0------------0------0-0-0------------------0--0--0--0-0-----| |-/3-------------------3------------0-0-0-2-x-3-x-4-x-5-x--0--3--2--0-0-----| left poor me sitting here *) |--------------------------------------------------------------/12-12-12----| |----------------------------------1----1----1----1----1-------/12-12-12----| |-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0----0----0----0----0---0-0-/12-12-12----| |-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----2----2----2----2----2---0-0--------------| |-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0----0----0----0----0---0-0--------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| engineer blew the whistle and the fireman rang the bell |-/12-12-12-/12-12-12~------------------------------------------------------| |-/12-12-12-/12-12-12~------------------------------------------------------| |-/12-12-12-/12-12-12~-12\-0-/3-0-------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------0-0-0--0--0--0-0----0----0----0----0------| |----------------------------/3-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0----0----0----0----0------| |---------------------------------0-0-0--0--0--0-0----0----0----0----0------| well the engineer blew the whistle (* |---------------------------------------------------------3-3h5-5-5-3-3-3-3-| |--------10-s-12--/12--/12--/12---------------------------3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-| |--------10-s-12--/12--/12--/12-----0------------0-/3-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| |---0----10-s-12--/12--/12--/12-----0-------------------0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| |---0----10-s-12--/12--/12--/12-----0------3-s-5----------------------------| |---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------| and the fireman rang the bell |-3-3-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3s5-5-5-5--5--5--5--0--0--0--------3s5-5-3s5-5-5-| |-3-3-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1s3-3-3-3--3--3--3--1--1--1---0----1s3-3-1s3-3-3-| |-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0----0---0-0---0-0-| |-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0--0--0--0--2--2--2---0----0---0-0---0-0-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| my woman was on board she was waving me farewell *) |------------------12-12-----12-12-----12-12--------------------------------| |-0--0-0-0-0---/12-------/12-------/12--------------------------------------| |-0-/3-0-2-0---/12---------------------------/12~-12\-0------/3-0-/3-0-0-x--| |-0--0-0-0-3-0---------------------------------------------------------0-x--| |------------0------------------------------------------/3-0-----------0-x--| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (* |-----------------------------------0-----0-----------0-----------0---------| |---------------------------------1-------------1-----------1-----------1---| |-0-----0-------------------0-3-3-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----| |---------------------0--0--0-2-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-| |---------2-3-4-------0--0--------------------------------------------------| |---0h2---------0-2-0-------------------------------------------------------| *) |---------------------------------------7-s-6-------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------/7----------------------------| |--------0---------------------------------------7-/5~--5-3-5-5-/7--0-------| |----------3-x-4-x-5-x-2-x-3-x-4-x-/7~-------------/5~----------------------| |-0------------------------------------------------/5~----------------0-0---| |----0h2---3-x-4-x-5-x-2-x-3-x-4-x-/7~--------------------------------------| (* |--------------------------0-0-3------------------------------0--5----------| |--------------------------0-0-3------------------------------0--3----------| |--------------------0--0--0-0-0------------------------------0--0----------| |-------0------------0--0--0-0-0------------------------------0--0----------| |-3-2-0------------0--------------------------------------------------------| |----------0--3b-0----------------------------------------------------------| I'm gonna tell you what that mean old |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------0---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------0---2p0-3p0-4p0-5p0---0h2---0h3---0h4---0h5-----------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------2p0-3p0-4p0-5p0-0-h-2-0-h-3-0-h-4-0-h-5-----------------| train will do I'm gonna tell |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----0--3--3------3-------2----------0--0-0h2-0-0h3-0-0h4-0-0h5-2-x-3-x-4-x-| |----0--0--0--------------0----------0--0-0---------------------------------| |----0--3--3------3-------2----------0--0-0h2-0-0h3-0-0h4-0-0h5-2-x-3-x-4-x-| you the mean old train will do |-3-----------------------------------------5-5-3-----3-------3-------------| |-3----------------------0-1--1--1--1--1--1-3-3-3-----3-------3------1--0---| |-0----------------------0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-----0-------0------0--0---| |-0----------------------0-2--2--2--2--2--2-0-0-0-----0-------0------2--0---| |------------------------0-0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------0--0---| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| take your woman away and shoot back black smoke at you |-3-3-3--5--5--5--2s3-3--3--3---3---3---3---3---3--2-2-3--3--3--3-----3-----| |-3-3-3--3--3--3--2s3-3--3--3---3---3---3---3---3--2-2-3--3--3--3-----3-----| |-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0---0---0---0---0---0--0-0-0--0--0--0-----0-----| |-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0---0---0---0---0---0--0-0-0--0--0--0-----0-----| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| take your woman away and shoot *) |----3----3----3---------5--5--0--0--2-2-0-0--5-s-12~-----------------------| |----3----3----3---------3--3--1--1--1-1-0-0--5-s-12~-----------------------| |----0----0----0------0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--5-s-12~---------------------0-| |----0----0----0------0--0--0--2--2--2-2-0-0--5-s-12~---------------------0-| |---------------------0---------------------------------------------------0-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| black smoke back at you take your woman away (* |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------0-1--0-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------0-0--0----0-0-0-0-0--0---------0-----------| |--0-----3---2---0----0----0-----0-2--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----0-----2-0---0---| |---------------------0----0-----0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0---------------------| |--0-----3---2---0----0----0-------------0--------------------0---2-0-3-----| shoot black smoke back at you let's go *) |---------------------------------------5---5-----/12-12-12\----------------| |---------------------------------------3---3-----/12-12-12\----------------| |---------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-/12-12-12\-x-0-x-0-x------| |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0-/12-12-12\-x-0-x-0-x------| |-----------------------------------------0---0-0-/12-12-12\-x-0-x-0-x------| 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