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T|  Roll On Down The Highway - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (1974)
A|  Written By: Rob Bachman and Fred Turner.
B|  Tabbed & Chorded By: Da Tickler.
N|  
A|  4/4 TIME @ 138 BPM (4 Min. 0 Sec.) in 'D'.
B|  
B|  Chords Used:
E|  -----------
R|               GUITAR               KEYS
.|          E A D G B e     Bass| Chord
C|         ------------------    ---------------
O|  D    - x x 0 2 3 2      D    A-D-F#
M|  Ds4 - x x 0 2 3 3      D    A-D-G
-|  C    - x 3 2 0 1 0      C    G-C-E
T|  A#   - x 1 3 3 3 1      A#   A#-D-F
A|  A7s - x 0 2 0 3 0      A    A-D-E-G
B|  A7   - x 0 2 0 2 0      A    A-C#-E-G
N|  G    - 3 2 0 0 3 3      G    B-D-G
A|  
B|  INTRO: [8 M]
B|  -----
E|  
R|      D               A#    C          D               A#    C
.|  e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C|  B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
O|  G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
M|  D|--4>2>0>--0>>>>>|0>--------------|--4>2>0>--0>>>>>|0>--------------|
-|  A|0>--------------|--3>1>--3>>>>>>>|0>--------------|--3>1>--3>>>>>>>|
T|  E|----------------|------3>--------|----------------|------3>--------|
A|   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + …
B|  
N|      D               A#    C        D   Ds4   D   Ds4        D
A|  e|----------------|----------------|2>>>3>>>3>2>>>3>|>>3>>>3>2>>>>>>>|
B|  B|----------------|----------------|3>>>3>>>3>3>>>3>|>>3>>>3>3>>>>>>>|
B|  G|----------------|----------------|2>>>2>>>2>2>>>2>|>>2>>>2>2>>>>>>>|
E|  D|--4>2>0>--0>>>>>|0>--------------|0>>>0>>>0>0>>>0>|>>0>>>0>0>>>>>>>|
R|  A|0>--------------|--3>1>--3>>>>>>>|----------------|----------------|
.|  E|----------------|------3>--------|----------------|----------------|
C|                                                                     We
O|  
M|  VERSE #1: [8 M]
-|  --------
T|  
A|  |D                      |D              |C                             |
B|   rent-ed a truck… and a sem-i to go…    Trav-'lin' down the long… and…
N|  
A|  |C                 |A#                             |A#                   |
B|   wind-ing… road…    Look on the map,… I think we've been here be-fore…
B|  
E|  |A7s                         |A7                 |
R|   Close up the doors,… let's… roll once… more…
.|  
C|  VERSE #2: [8 M]
O|  --------
M|  
-|  |D                             |D                          |
T|   Cop on the cor-ner,… look he's start-in' to write…   Well,
A|  
B|  |C                             |C                         |
N|   I don't need no tick-et,… so I screamed, Out-ta sight…
A|  
B|  |A#                     |A#                 |
B|   Drove so fast,… that my eyes can't see…
E|  
R|  |A7s                             |A7                      |
.|   Look in the mir-ror,… is he still fol-low-in' me?… Let it
C|  
O|  CHORUS #1: [12 M]
M|  ---------
-|  
T|  |D          |G             |D              |G           |
A|   roll…             down the high-… way…           Let it
B|  
N|  |D          |G             |D              |A#       C      |
A|   roll…             down the high-… way…     Roll,…   roll…
B|  
B|  |D Ds4 D Ds4|…   D   |D Ds4 D Ds4|…   D   |
E|  
R|  ** This is the riff that's played over the 1st CHORUS -
.|  
C|   D                  G              D                  G
O|  e|----2>>>--------|------3>>>3>3>3>|----2>>>--------|------3>>>3>3>3>|
M|  B|----3>>>--------|------3>>>3>3>3>|----3>>>--------|------3>>>3>3>3>|
-|  G|----2>>>--------|------0>>>0>0>0>|----2>>>--------|------0>>>0>0>0>|
T|  D|0>>>0>>>----0>--|------0>>>0>0>0>|0>>>0>>>----0>--|------0>>>0>0>0>|
A|  A|--------0>2>--2>|>>----2>>>2>2>2>|--------0>2>--2>|>>----2>>>2>2>2>|
B|  E|----------------|--3>>>3>>>3>3>3>|----------------|--3>>>3>>>3>3>3>|
N|   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + …
A|  
B|   D                  G              D             A#       C
B|  e|----2>>>--------|------3>>>3>3>3>|----2>>>------1>|>>1>1>0>>>0>0>>>|
E|  B|----3>>>--------|------3>>>3>3>3>|----3>>>------3>|>>3>3>1>>>1>1>>>|
R|  G|----2>>>--------|------0>>>0>0>0>|----2>>>------3>|>>3>3>0>>>0>0>>>|
.|  D|0>>>0>>>----0>--|------0>>>0>0>0>|0>>>0>>>----0>3>|>>3>3>2>>>2>2>>>|
C|  A|--------0>2>--2>|>>----2>>>2>2>2>|--------0>2>--1>|>>1>1>3>>>3>3>>>|
O|  E|----------------|--3>>>3>>>3>3>3>|----------------|----------------|
M|  
-|   D   Ds4   D   Ds4        D        D   Ds4   D   Ds4        D
T|  e|2>>>3>>>3>2>>>3>|>>3>>>3>2>>>>>>>|2>>>3>>>3>2>>>3>|>>3>>>3>2>>>>>>>|
A|  B|3>>>3>>>3>3>>>3>|>>3>>>3>3>>>>>>>|3>>>3>>>3>3>>>3>|>>3>>>3>3>>>>>>>|
B|  G|2>>>2>>>2>2>>>2>|>>2>>>2>2>>>>>>>|2>>>2>>>2>2>>>2>|>>2>>>2>2>>>>>>>|
N|  D|0>>>0>>>0>0>>>0>|>>0>>>0>0>>>>>>>|0>>>0>>>0>0>>>0>|>>0>>>0>0>>>>>>>|
A|  A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|  E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|  
E|  VERSE #3: [8 M]
R|  --------
.|  
C|  |D                        |D                     |
O|   Look at that sign,… we're in the wrong place…
M|  
-|  |C                        |C                 |
T|   Move out boys,… let's get read-y to race…
A|  
B|  |A#                        |A#                   |
N|   Four-fif-ty-four,… com-in' over the hill…    The
A|  
B|  |A7s                      |A7               |
B|   man on pa-trol,… is gon-na give us a bill…
E|  
R|  VERSE #4: [8 M]
.|  --------
C|  
O|  |D                                 |D                      |
M|   Time's… real… short,… you know the dis-tance is long…   I'd
-|  
T|  |C                            |C                   |
A|   like to have a jet,… but it's not in this song…
B|  
N|  |A#                           |A#                     |
A|   Climb in the cab,… cross your fin-gers for luck…   We
B|  
B|  |A7s                           |A7                        |
E|   got-ta… keep… mov-in' if we're gon-na make a buck… Let it
R|  
.|  CHORUS #2: [8 M]
C|  ---------
O|  
M|  |D          |G             |D              |G           |
-|   roll…             down the high-… way…           Let it
T|  
A|  |D          |G             |D              |A#       C      |
B|   roll…             down the high-… way…     Roll,…   roll…
N|  
A|  ** This is the riff that's played over the 2nd CHORUS -
B|  
B|   D                  G              D                  G
E|  e|----2>>>--------|------3>>>3>3>3>|----2>>>--------|------3>>>3>3>3>|
R|  B|----3>>>--------|------3>>>3>3>3>|----3>>>--------|------3>>>3>3>3>|
.|  G|----2>>>--------|------0>>>0>0>0>|----2>>>--------|------0>>>0>0>0>|
C|  D|0>>>0>>>----0>--|------0>>>0>0>0>|0>>>0>>>----0>--|------0>>>0>0>0>|
O|  A|--------0>2>--2>|>>----2>>>2>2>2>|--------0>2>--2>|>>----2>>>2>2>2>|
M|  E|----------------|--3>>>3>>>3>3>3>|----------------|--3>>>3>>>3>3>3>|
-|   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + …
T|  
A|   D                  G              D             A#       C
B|  e|----2>>>--------|------3>>>3>3>3>|----2>>>------1>|>>>>>>0>>>>>>>>>|
N|  B|----3>>>--------|------3>>>3>3>3>|----3>>>------3>|>>>>>>1>>>>>>>>>|
A|  G|----2>>>--------|------0>>>0>0>0>|----2>>>------3>|>>>>>>0>>>>>>>>>|
B|  D|0>>>0>>>----0>--|------0>>>0>0>0>|0>>>0>>>----0>3>|>>>>>>2>>>>>>>>>|
B|  A|--------0>2>--2>|>>----2>>>2>2>2>|--------0>2>--1>|>>>>>>3>>>>>>>>>|
E|  E|----------------|--3>>>3>>>3>3>3>|----------------|----------------|
R|  
.|  RE-INTRO: [6 M]
C|  --------
O|  
M|      D               A#    C          D               A#    C
-|  e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
T|  B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|  G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|  D|--4>2>0>--0>>>>>|0>--------------|--4>2>0>--0>>>>>|0>--------------|
N|  A|0>--------------|--3>1>--3>>>>>>>|0>--------------|--3>1>--3>>>>>>>|
A|  E|----------------|------3>--------|----------------|------3>--------|
B|   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + …
B|  
E|      D              A#      C
R|  e|----------------|1>>>>>>>0>>>>>>>|
.|  B|----------------|3>>>>>>>1>>>>>>>|
C|  G|----------------|3>>>>>>>0>>>>>>>|
O|  D|--4>2>0>--0>>>>>|3>>>>>>>2>>>>>>>|
M|  A|0>--------------|1>>>>>>>3>>>>>>>|
-|  E|----------------|----------------|
T|  
A|  GUITAR SOLO: [40 M]
B|  -----------
N|  
A|  |D       |D       |C       |C       |A#      |A#      |A7s     |A7      |
B|  
B|  
E|  |D       |D       |C       |C       |A#      |A#      |A7s     |A7      |
R|  
.|  
C|  |D       |D       |C       |C       |A#      |A#      |A7s     |A7      |
O|  
M|  
-|  |D       |D       |C       |C       |A#      |A#      |A7s     |A7          |
T|                                                                        Let it
A|  
B|  |D       |D        |C       |C        |A#      |A#        |A7s     |A7       |
N|   roll…        Let it roll…        Let it roll…        Let it roll…       Let it
A|  
B|  CHORUS #3: [16 M]
B|  ---------
E|  
R|  |D          |G             |D              |G           |
.|   roll…             down the high-… way…           Let it
C|  
O|  |D          |G             |D              |A#       C       |
M|   roll…             down the high-… way…     Roll,…   roll,…
-|  
T|  |D          |G             |D              |G           |
A|   roll…             down the high-… way…           Let it
B|  
N|  |D          |G             |D              |A#       C      |
A|   roll…             down the high-… way…     Roll,…   roll…
B|  
B|  CODA: [16 M]
E|  ----
R|  
.|   NC
C|  e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
O|  B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
M|  G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
-|  D|0>>>0>>>----0>--|----------------|0>>>0>>>----0>--|----------------|
T|  A|--------0>2>--2>|>>--------------|--------0>2>--2>|>>--------------|
A|  E|----------------|--3>>>>>>>>>>>>>|----------------|--3>>>>>>>>>>>>>|
B|   roll…                                                         Let it
N|  
A|   D                  G              D                  G
B|  e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|  B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|  G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
R|  D|0>>>0>>>----0>--|----------------|0>>>0>>>----0>--|----------------|
.|  A|--------0>2>--2>|>>--------------|--------0>2>--2>|>>--------------|
C|  E|----------------|--3>>>>>>>>>>>>>|----------------|--3>>>>>>>>>>>>>|
O|   roll…                    down the high-way…                    Let it
M|  
-|   D                  G              D             A#       C
T|  e|----------------|----------------|--------------1>|>>>>>>0>>>>>>>>>|
A|  B|----------------|----------------|--------------3>|>>>>>>1>>>>>>>>>|
B|  G|----------------|----------------|--------------3>|>>>>>>0>>>>>>>>>|
N|  D|0>>>0>>>----0>--|----------------|0>>>0>>>----0>3>|>>>>>>2>>>>>>>>>|
A|  A|--------0>2>--2>|>>--------------|--------0>2>--1>|>>>>>>3>>>>>>>>>|
B|  E|----------------|--3>>>>>>>>>>>>>|----------------|----------------|
B|   roll…                    down the high-way…        Roll,… roll…
E|  
R|  
.|  |D       |D       |D       |D       |
C|   roll…
O|  
M|  
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T|      _/   _/ _/ _/       _/      _/   _/   _/ _/ _/    _/     _/     _/   _/
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B|   _/   _/ _/   _/     _/      _/   _/   _/ _/ _/   _/     _/     _/ _/
N|   _/_/_/   _/    _/    _/     _/_/    _/_/ _/    _/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/    _/
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R|                    ///// ///// --- -- /______/ /7777777777777/7 / |
.|                   /   _____________________________________    / /
C|                 /   / // /// // /// // /// // /// // /// /   / /
O|                 /___//////////////////////////////////////___/ /
M|          _______|   |111111111111111111111111111111111111|   | /_________
-|         /     _ |____________________________________________|/        /|
T|        /     // -          --   /________/(O) --- ---    ---   KORG / |
A|       /     // - o o o o --   ----------     - - ----   ---   TR88 / |
B|      / -- ________________________________________________________ /   /
N|     / (^) // /// // /// // /// // /// // /// // /// // /// // /// / /   /
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B|   |                                                               | /
E|   |_______________________DA TICKLER ROCKS!_______________________|/
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