Johnny Horton – The Golden Rocket (Guitar Intro Tab)

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***Big thanks to martink12au and 25cburrows1 for their input into creating this Tab.*** Tabbed by Robert Da Prato 9th Mar. 2023 Define:
EM9     X79877
(  )    Designated walkdowns and Riffs

 (E B)       (E E)
e|----------|----------|
B|----------|----------|
G|----------|----------|
D|9--7--6---|----------|
A|--------9-|9--7h9--9-|
E|----------|----------|
Please view the Interartive tab I did of the Intro for strumming and more detail. The link is on this page. *************************************************************** [Intro]
   E              E              E              E
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |
[Verse 1]
E                                      A
  From old Montana down to Alabam I've been before and I'll travel again

    E                                    B  (E B)
You triflin' women can't keep a good man down

    E                                        A
You dealt the cards but you missed a play so hit the road and be on your way

      E                B                     E
Gonna board the Golden Rocket and leave this town
[Instrumental]
   E7             A              E              B
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

    E7            A              E              EM9
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |
[Chorus]
     E                                          A
Well hear her thunder on through the night this Golden Rocket is doin' me right

         E                                 B7  (E B)
And that sunny southland sure is a part of me

E
From your call board earse my name

     A
Your fire went out you done lost your flames

         E                      B              E
And this Golden Rocket is gonna roll my blues away
[Verse 2]
       E                                       A
Yeah I was a good engine a runnin' on time but baby I'm switchin' to another line

   E                                    B  (E E)
So honey never hang your signal out for me

    E
I'm tired of runnin' on the same old track

           A
I bought a one way ticket and I won't be back

     E                      B              E
This Golden Rocket is gonna roll my blues away
[Instrumental]
   E              A              E              B     B7
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

   E              A              E              EM9
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |
[Chorus]
     E                                          A
Well hear her thunder on through the night this Golden Rocket is doin' me right

         E                                 B7
And that sunny southland sure is a part of me

E
From your call board earse my name

     A
Your fire went out you done lost your flames

         E                      B              E
And this Golden Rocket is gonna roll my blues away
[Outro]
E               E               E               E
  Oooh, ooooh     Oooh, ooooh     Oooh, ooooh     Oooh, ooooh
(Fades away.................................................) ************************************ | h Hammer-on ************************************