Song: Roughest Neck Around Band: Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans Album: Five Dollar Bill Label: Stony Plain Records Tabbed/Chorded By: ultimatelefty This is one is for is, is for Ramone. Capo V RIFF1 (relative to capo) D D U D U D U U D U D U D U e|----0-0-3-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| B|----0-0-0-0-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G|----1-1-1-1-1-1--1-3-1-3-1-3-1-| D|----2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| A|----2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| RIFF2: D DUD U D U D U e|------------------| B|-3--333-3-3-3-3-3-| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|------------------| E|------------------| RIFF 1 X4 E He got a real long reach in the derrick when he leans He's been all around the world on the big oil rigs A With the welders and the trucks on the black gold rush E And the diesel burnin' Cat motors growlin' and the mud B You'd better hire him on, he's the roughest neck around A He got the power in his hands to pull the dragons from the ground RIFF2 RIFF1 X2 Yeah. E It's 35 below or its 98 above And he's workin' thru it all, cuz baby this is what he loves A Drives a hundred-fifty miles make sure his kids are doin' fine E And he sees 'em when he can but he's married to his iron B You'd better hire him on, he's the roughest neck around A He got the power in his hands to pull the dragons from the ground RIFF2 RIFF1 X2 Yeah. E He's a good hand to have on, and he's throwin' on the tongs Spinnin' chain and slidin' high side all night long A And he's tripping in his pipe, and he torques it good and tight E And ya gotta figure Eddy's got his mud weight right B You'd better hire him on cuz he's better than the rest A He got the power in his hands and the dragons in his chest RIFF 2 Yeah. SOLO (hopefully it's somewhat correct) e|------------------------------------------------------------------------0----------------0---------| B|-3-333-3-3-3-3-3/5--333-3-3-3/5--3p0-3--3p0-3p0-3p0-3p0-------------------0----------------0-7\5-5-| G|--------------------------------------------------------3p2-2-2-4-2-4/9--------2-4-2-4/9-----------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|-5-5-7-5-7b8r7-5-5--5-5-0-3-4--------------3-3---3-3---3-| G|------------------------------4-4-4-2-3-4------4-----4---|(Then there's a bassline that plays, and back D|---------------------------------------------------------| to RIFF1) A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| E Well, his mind's a little tired but his back is plenty strong Got his green kings and filthy, frozen coveralls on A And he's drilling by the inch and he's hauling on the winch E Takin' fuel from the tanks on his short change shift B You'd better hire him on, he's the roughest neck around A RIFF 1 He got the power in his hands to pull the dragons from the ground B Yeah, you'd better hire him on cuz he's better than the rest A He got the power in his heart and the dragons in his chest E Yeah. RIFF 1 for all of this outro verse: He brings the power to the people Power to the people Cuz he's the roughest neck around He's pullin' dragons from the ground