Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Bowlegs (Guitar)
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[Prelude - spoken by Jeff Hanna]
(Riff 1) They used to be this ol' guy named Woody, and Woody was an Indian -- came
from a town in Oklahoma called, "Bowlegs."
(Riff 1) And he used to have this saying. He used to say when things got real
lousy...
(Riff 2) I mean real lousy.
D A (Riff 3) All you hadda do was just put out the fire, an' call in the dogs, an' G D head it on back to Bowlegs. An' that's what this tune's about, headin' on back.
[Verse 1]
|D .. (Riff 1)|D |G D | Sometimes things don't work out, but that's how life is, son |D |E A All them little miseries can keep you on the run |D D7 |G E Some morning you may wake up with your face down in the eggs |D A |G D | So just put out the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs |D A |G* |D Put out the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs ..
[Verse 2]
|D |G D | Well, Lots o' people in this world are tryin' to make a buck |D |E A | Some folks ride in limousines while others drive them big ol' Peterbilt trucks |D D7 |G E | Just remember that ol' saying 'bout the round holes in square pegs |D A |G D | An' just put out the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs |D A |G* |D | Put out the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs
| D | G D | D | A* |D ... (d)(c#)(b) |
[Bridge]
|A |D (d)(c#)(b) |
. There's no use tryin' to be what you're not ...
|A |D (d)(e)(f#) |
. You run on a treadmill and you'll get tired a lot ..
|G |D A Bm F#m | . So, why not take some advice from me? |G A |D* |A . Even though I ain't no McCartney
[Verse 3]
|D |G D | Well, the moral of this story escapes me at this time |D |E A I've been too busy sittin' here just tryin' to make it rhyme |D D7 |G E I'm a crazy drunken fool, and when I finish off this keg |D A |G D | I'm gonna piss on the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs |D A |G D | Piss on the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs |D A |G D | I'll just piss on the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs |D A |G D | Mmm-mmm-m-mmm, mmm-mmm-m-mmm, mmm-mmm-m-mmm mmm
[Outro]
Jeff Hanna: Well, right now, we're gonna do a little headin' on back ourselves.
Head on down to the local waterin' hole an' take advantage of that "Happy Hour."
Voice 2: We gonna go to the Jerome?
Jeff: Go to the Jerome, man!
Voice 2: All right.
Jeff: They got a beer down there with my name on it.
Voice 2: They got a beer called "Jeff?"
Jeff: I'd like a beer. You like a beer?
Voice 2: Yeah, let's... let's go get one. I... I could... I'm awful dry.
(SFX: Beer can opens)
Jeff: All right. Yeah.
Voice 2: Where is my... (fades)
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Notes:
• Measures marked with (*) are 2/4 measures.
• There's a lot of movement in the bass line that can be played by an acoustic
guitar that is not noted below.
• The | D A | G D | pattern continues under the outro.
[Riff 1:]
D D/A D
e |-----------|-3---3---3-----------|-3---3---3------|
B |-----------|-2---2---2-----------|-2---2---2------|
G |-----------|-3---3---3-----------|-3---3---3------|
D |-----------|-0---0---0-----------|-0---0---0------|
A |------0h2--|-----0----------0h2--|-----0----------|
E |--0h2------|------------0h2------|----------------|[Riff 2:] [Riff 3:]
e |-------------| e |-------------------| B |-------------| B |-------------------| G |-------------| G |-------------------| D |--2b3-r0---0-| D |-----0-3-0-------0-| A |---------3---| A |-3-3---------------| E |-------------| E |-------------0h2---|
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