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                            "Whiskey Train"
                      (Robin Trower - Keith Reid)

Main riff:

        --------------------------------------------
        --------------------------------------------
        -(0h2)-5-5-2p0---0-2-2------2---2-0-2-------
        --------------------------------------------
        ---------------3----------0---3-------------
        --------------------------------------------
               ^ ^                    ^  bend slightly
 

Intro:  main riff 2X solo (bass/drums on 1,2,3 beats of second measure)
                  2X with bass and drums throughout

Verse 1:

        ----------------------------------------
        ----------------------------------------
        -----2---2-0-2---2-----2-----2----------
        -------------------5--------------------
        --3----------------------3--------------
        ----------------------------------------
          ^                ^     ^  bend slightly
        A
        Ain't gonna ride that whiskey train     [main riff]

        ----------------------------------------
        ----------------------------------------
        -5b7---5-2---2-0-------2-----2----------
        -----------------2-5--------------------
        -------------------------3--------------
        ----------------------------------------
                           ^     ^  bend slightly
        A
        Ain't gonna burn up no more flame       [main riff]

        ---------------------
        -3----3--------------
        -2----2-----------2--
        -0----0---0-3-0------
        ----------------3----
        ---------------------
                    ^  bend slightly
        D                                       A
        Throw away my bottle down the drain     [main riff]

        D [w/above riff]
        Ain't gonna ride that whiskey train

        A
        [main riff 2X]

Verse 2:

        To think that I could be so wrong
        To be so sick and still go on
        The way I drink it's been too long
        Don't see much point in carrying on

[Guitar solo: 12 bars on A]

        [main riff 2X]

Verse 3:

        I'm gonna lose these drinking blues
        I'm gonna find a girl to make me choose
        Between lovin' her and drinking booze
        I'm gonna lose these drinking blues

        [main riff 2X]

Break:

        E                D/F#
        / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

        [main riff 2X]

        E                D/F#
        / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

        [main riff 2X]

Verse 4:

        Ain't gonna ride that whiskey train
        I'm tired of burning in the flame
        Throw away my bottle down the drain
        Ain't gonna ride that whiskey train

[Guitar solo: 27 bars on A]

[main riff 2X; end cold]
 

-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers