Joe Bonamassa – Jockey Full Of Bourbon (Guitar Tab)

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Key - F minor/ G# Major * = Palm Mute P = Pull off B = Bend t = Trill r = Release bend sb = Slow Bend Piano intro Chords Fm C Bbm There are small licks which are played behind the vocal line during the verses, anything in the key of F minor will work just fine. This riff is played a few times throughout the song.

   |--------1---------------------1----------------------|
   |--------1--------6-9-6--------1------4---------------|
   |--------1--4/5-8--------------1--3/5---5-4-3--1------|
   |--------3---------------------3-----------------3p1--|    X2
   |--------3---------------------3----------------------|
   |--1--1--1---------------1--1--1----------------------|

* * Verse 1 Fm C Fm Edna million in a drop dead suit, Dutch pink on a downtown train Fm c Fm Two dollar pistol but the gun won't shoot, I'm in the corner on the pouring rain Fm C Fm Sixteen men on a dead man's chest, I been drinking from the broken cup Fm C Fm Two pairs of pants and a mohair vest, I'm full of bourbon and i can't stand up Chorus 1 Bbm Fm Hey little bird , fly away home C Fm Your house is on fire , your children alone Bbm Fm Hey little bird , you fly away home C Fm Your house is on fire , your children alone Back to intro riff with small change.. After this is played once it does a different lick at the end, listenn for timing.

   |--------1---------------------1----------------------|-------------------------------------|
   |--------1--------6-9-6--------1------4---------------|---------6--11b13-9------------------|
   |--------1--4/5-8--------------1--3/5---5-4-3--1------|---4/5-8------------10-3-1-----------|
   |--------3---------------------3-----------------3p1--|---------------------------3-1--1t3--|
   |--------3---------------------3----------------------|-------------------------------------|
   |--1--1--1---------------1--1--1----------------------|-------------------------------------|

Verse 2 Fm C Fm Schiffer broke a bottle on Morgan's head, I'm stepping on the devil's tail Fm C Fm Across the stripes of a full moon's head, All through the bar's of a Cuban jail Fm C Fm Bloody finger's on a purple knife, Flamingo drinking from a cocktail glass Fm C Fm I'm on the lawn with someone else's wife, Admire the view from the top of the mast Chrorus 2 Bbm Fm Hey little bird , fly away home C Fm Your house is on fire , your children alone Bbm Fm Hey little bird , you fly away home C Fm Your house is on fire , your children alone Intro Riff Just before solo begins hold the F note and dont play the lick, listen for timing.

   |--------1---------------------1----------------------|
   |--------1--------6-9-6--------1------4---------------|
   |--------1--4/5-8--------------1--3/5---5-4-3--1------|
   |--------3---------------------3-----------------3p1--|
   |--------3---------------------3----------------------|
   |--1--1--1---------------1--1--1----------------------|

Solo

   |--13~--------13-------13-------13-13-----13-----------------------------------|
   |--13~--16b18----16b18----16b18----16b18-----16-13-------13--------------------|
   |--13~---------------------------------------------15b17----15-13----13h15h13--|
   |-----------------------------------------------------------------15-----------|
   |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   |--13~--------13-------------16b18--13----------13-----|
   |--13~--16b18----16b18r16-13-----------16p13----16b18--|
   |--13~---------------------------------------15--------|
   |------------------------------------------------------|
   |------------------------------------------------------|
   |------------------------------------------------------|

   |--13~----------------------------------------------|
   |--13~----------------------------------------------|
   |--13~--15sb17-13-----------13h15-13h15-13h15p13~---|
   |-----------------15--13-15-------------------------|
   |---------------------------------------------------|
   |---------------------------------------------------|

   |--16b18r16-13-16-13-------13-----------------------------------------------------1~---|
   |--------------------16b18----16-13-----------------------------------------------1~---|
   |-----------------------------------15b17r15-13-----3b5-3b5r3p1----1--------------1~---|
   |-----------------------------------------------15--------------3----3-1---------------|
   |------------------------------------------------------------------------3-2-----------|
   |----------------------------------------------------------------------------4--1------|
        The last few licks are not 100% but they will fit with
        the song.

Verse 3 Fm C Fm Yellow sheets on a Hong Kong bed, Stazybo horn and a slingerland ride Fm C Fm To the carnival is what she said, A couple hundred dollars makes it dark inside Fm C Fm Edna million in a drop dead suit, Dutch pink on a downtown train Fm C Fm Two dollar pistol but the gun won't shoot, I'm in the corner on the pouring rain Chrorus 3&4 Bbm Fm Hey little bird , fly away home C Fm Your house is on fire , your children alone Bbm Fm Hey little bird , you fly away home C Fm Your house is on fire , your children alone X2 Back to main riff...

   |--------1---------------------1----------------------|
   |--------1--------6-9-6--------1------4---------------|
   |--------1--4/5-8--------------1--3/5---5-4-3--1------|
   |--------3---------------------3-----------------3p1--|    X2
   |--------3---------------------3----------------------|
   |--1--1--1---------------1--1--1----------------------|

Outro Chords Fm C Bbm When i decided to learn this song i noticed that there was no tabs for it, so i worked it out and wanted to post it so other could learn it easier than what i did, if you have any questions or anything like that for me be sure to email me at [email protected].