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
