Mott The Hoople – All The Way From Memphis (Bass Tab)

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Single by Mott The Hoople released in 1973 reached number 10 UK. Bass performance Pete Watts. Tab by bass50611. Although I have written Words to Verses 1 & 2 use the same format for Verses 3 & 4. As per original single recording. Comments at [email protected]
Intro:
G|-------|--------------------------------------------------
D|-PIANO-|--------------------------------------------------
A|-START-|--------------------------------------------------
E|-------|-4--4--4--4/9--9--9--9\4--4--4--4/9--9--9--9\4--4-

                   (Break)                                  .
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------9-----------------------9---9---9---9---8-
E|-4--4/9--9--9--9------------9---9---9---9-------------------

Verse 1:
    ‘Forgot my six stringed razor, hit the sky...half way to Memphis
G|------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------9---------------10------11---13-----------11-----
E|------------------------------------------------------------------

  ‘fore I realized          .
G|----------------------------
D|----------------------------
A|---------9--8--6--4--4----8-
E|----------------------------

Verse 2:
Well I rang the information, my axe was cold...they said she rides
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------9----------10----------11------13-----------11---
E|----------------------------------------------------------------

The Train to Oreoles
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D|-------------------------------------
A|-----------9-8-9-8-9-8-9-8-9-8-9-8-9-
E|-------------------------------------

Chorus 1:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-4--4--4--4/9--9--9--9\4--4--4--4/9--9--9--9\4--4--4—4/9--9--9--9-

G|--------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------
A|-9-9--8-8--6-6--4-4--3-3--1-1---------
E|-----------------------------4-4--2-2-

Solo 1:
G|-----------------------------
D|-----------------------------
A|---------------9---9---9---9-
E|-9---9---9---9---------------
For Verses 3 & 4 Use Same Format As Verses 1 & 2:
Chorus 2:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-9\4--4--4--4/9--9--9--9\4--4--4--4/9--9--9--9\4--4--4—4/9--9--9--9-

G|--------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------
A|-9-9--8-8--6-6--4-4--3-3--1-1---------
E|-----------------------------4-4--2-2-

Solo 2:
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------9---9---9---9--------------------------------
E|-9---9---9---9----------------9---9---9---9---2---2---2---2-

Chorus 3:                                                          (Break)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------9-
E|-4--4--4--4/9--9--9--9\4--4--4--4/9--9--9--9\4--4--4—4/9--9--9--9----

Chorus 4:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-9\4--4--4--4/9--9--9--9\4--4--4--4/9--9--9--9\4--4--4—4/9--9--9--9-

G|--------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------
A|-9-9--8-8--6-6--4-4--3-3--1-1---------
E|-----------------------------4-4--2-2-

G|------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-4--4--4--4/9--9--9--9\4--4--4--4/9--9--9--9\4--4--4—4/9--9--9--9-

G|--------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------
A|-9-9--8-8--6-6--4-4--3-3--1-1---------
E|-----------------------------4-4--2-2-

Outro:                                          (Song Fades Out)
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D|--------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------7-9---9---9---9-
E|-9---9---9---9---2---2---2---2---9---9---9---9----------------