Steve Earle – Home To Houston (Guitar)

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***Big thanks to martink11au for his input into making this Tab.*** Define: | D* = Riff | E* = Riff
   D*      D
e|---------2--|
B|---------3--|
G|---------2--|  Riff played on D* in Intro and Coda in the Outro.
D|---------0--|
A|-5p3---3-0--|
E|-----5---x--|
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How to Play the Intro and typical strumming pattern throughout song.
[Intro]
    E*  | D          | G    | D          | D          | D          |  A    | D*      | D         | D        
e|--------2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-------2---------2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
B|--------3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3---2---3---------3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
G|--------2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0--2-2-4-2-2-4--2-2-4-2-2-4--2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2---2---------2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
D|--------0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-4-0-0-0-0--0-4-0-0-0-0-3-2-1-0---------0--0-4-0-0-0-0--0-4-0-0-|
A|--------0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-5p3---3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
E|--1b1b--x-x-x-x-x-x--3-3-3--x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----x-----5---x--x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-|
                                               Well!                                      When I pulled out
************************************************************************************************************* [Intro] | E* | D | G | D |
| D      | D      | D      | A      |
              Hey
| D* | D [Verse 1]
       D             G          D 
When I pulled out of Basra they all wished me luck

D         D           A     D     A 
Just like they always did before

       D           G             D 
With a bulletproof screen on the hood of my truck

      D          A           D 
And a Bradley on my back door

      G         A      D           G 
And I wound her up and shifted her down

      G            A            D     A 
And I offered this prayer to my lord

        D          G            D        D 
I said "God get me back home to Houston alive

      D             A        D 
And I won't drive a truck anymore
[Bridge]
     G                            G 
This early in the mornin' and I'm rollin' fast

G                                G 
Haulin' nine thousand gallons of high test gas

G                     G 
Sergeant on the radio hollerin' at me

E              E              A 
Look out up ahead here come a R.P.G.

   D      G           D        D 
If I ever get home to Houston alive

       D             A        D      D 
Then I won't drive a truck anymore
[Instrumental] 1:13 | G | A | D | G | | G | A | D | D | | D | A Asus2| D | G | | D | A Asus2| D | D | [Verse 2]
          D              G            D 
Well I've driven the big rigs for all of my life

       D     A         D      A 
And my radio handle's "Train"

     D              G            D 
Down steep mountain roads on the darkest of nights

      D         A       D 
I had ice water in my veins

      G         A             D           G 
And I come over here 'cause I just didn't care

        G         A        D   A 
Now I'm older and wiser by far

   D      G           D        D 
If I ever get home to Houston alive

       D             A        D      D*
Then I won't drive a truck anymore
[Outro]
G                           G 
Great God A'mighty what was wrong with me

G                                 G 
I know the money's good but buddy can't you see

G                                   G 
You can't take it with you and that ain't no lie

        E                             A 
I don't wanna let 'em get me I'm too young to die

   D      G           D        D 
If I ever get home to Houston alive

       D             A        D      D*
Then I won't drive a truck anymore
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