Key: E major•
Intro 1
E
A
E
A
E
A
E
A
E
A
E
A
E
A
E
A
Verse 1
E
A
Rat in a drain ditch,
E
A
E
caught on a limb,
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B
E
you know better but I know him
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E
A
E
A
Like I told you,
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A
E
what I said
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B
E
Steal your face right off your head
A
E
A
Chorus 1
A
E
A
gone,
E
A
E
now he's gone,
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B
Lord he's gone, he's gone
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B
Like a steam locomotive, rollin' down the track
E
A
and nothing's gonna bring him back,
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A
E
A
He's gone
Verse 2
E
A
Nine- mile skid
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A
E
on a ten- mile ride
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B
E
hot as a pistol but cool inside
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E
A
E
A
Cat on a tin roof,
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A
E
dogs in a pile
A
B
Nothin' left to do but smile, smile,
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A
E
A
smile!
Chorus 2
A
E
A
gone,
E
A
E
now he's gone,
A
B
Lord he's gone, he's gone
A
B
Like a steam locomotive, rollin' down the track
E
A
and nothing's gonna bring him back,
E
A
E
A
He's gone
Interlude 1
F#m
E
F#m
E
A
E
A
E
A
Solo 1
E
A
E
A
E
A
B
E
A
E
A
E
A
E
A
E
A
B
E
A
E
F#m
Bridge 1
B
D
Goin' where the wind
B
D
Maybe off on some high
D
A
Lost one round but the price
D
Dm
A knife in the back
A
B
and more of the same
Verse 3
E
A
Same old, rat in a drain ditch,
E
A
E
caught on a limb,
A
B
E
you know better but I know him
A
E
A
E
A
Like I told you,
E
A
E
what I said
A
B
E
Steal your face right off your head
A
E
A
Chorus 3
A
E
A
gone,
E
A
E
now he's gone,
A
B
Lord he's gone, he's gone
A
B
Like a steam locomotive, rollin' down the track
E
A
and nothing's gonna bring him back,
E
A
E
A
He's gone
Outro 1
A
B
Like a steam locomotive, rollin' down the track
E
A
and nothin's gonna bring him back,
E
A
E
A
He's gone
Outro 2
E
A
E
A
Ooh, nothing's gonna bring him back
[Repeat and fade]
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE A B F#m D...
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