The Hollies – Gasoline Alley Bred (Bass Tab)

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Bernie Calvert - Fender Precision Bass Recorded on 29 July 1970. It was released as a single within the next 2 months, first appearing at #29 on the UK Singles Chart website on the week of 27 September 1970, and peaking at #14 on 18 October 1970. The song is in Bb, but Bernie plays in B in the Top of The Pops video, implying he likely tuned up a half step (this really only comes into play during the descending Bb, Ab, G in the chorus as there is an open F immediately preceding them. If you want to replicate that detail without tuning up, just put a capo on the first fret. I've omitted that note here to make it less confusing. [Intro]
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E|-6-------------------------------6------------------/6-----------|
[Verse 1]
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Oh, woman get your head out of curlers   Time to get your butt outta bed

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Get down your hats and your baggage my child     Goin' back home gettin' back to the homestead

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I'm gonna heat me some water     Put a shine upon my shoes

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A|-------------8-7-6-------------------------------8-----------------------------------8-------------------|
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Telephone my ma, keep the room above Joe's                Everythin' is packed, gettin' back to the homestead
                        'Cause we're comin' back, comin' back to the homestead
[Pre-Chorus]
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                             This time,                      this time 

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          we'll stay,                     baby
[Chorus]
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I know that we could have made it

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We had ideas in our heads

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E|-6---6-----------4---4-----------3---3-----------11-----10------|
And I wish somehow we could have saved it

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But we're gasoline Alley Bred

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E|-6---6-----------4---4-----------3---3-----------11-----10------|
Yet the years haven't really been wasted

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And I know it in my head

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E|-6---6-----------4---4-----------3---3-----------11-----10------|
We did good for the life that we tasted

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'Cause we're gasoline Alley        Gasoline Alley Bred
[Instrumental]
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E|-6-------------------------------6------------------/6-----------|
[Verse 2]
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Woman you can really believe it     I did everythin' a man could do

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Breakin' my back just to make us a dime   That won't mean a damn when no one wants to know you

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Woman I know how your feelin'       I've seen the hurt upon your face

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How many times do you think that I've cried               Holdin' back your pride till you were nearly chokin'
                             Knowin' every day that your heart was gettin' broken
[Pre-Chorus]
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E|------------------------------------------------------6-------------6-|

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Let's get away,                              baby
[Chorus]
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E|-6---6-----------4---4-----------3---3-----------11-----10------|
          I know that we could have made it

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D|---------10-----10---10-10-8--10-8-------8----------------8-----------8-------------|
A|------------------------------------10----------8---10--------8---10-------10---8---|
E|-8---8------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
We had ideas in our heads

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------8---------------6---------------5----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-6---6-----------4---4-----------3---3-----------11-----10------|
And I wish somehow we could have saved it

G|-------------------(10)-10-10-10-8--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------10------------------------10----8----------------8-----------8-------------|
A|----------------8-------------------------------8---10--------8---10-------10---8---|
E|-8---8------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
But we're gasoline Alley Bred

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D|---------8---------------6---------------5----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-6---6-----------4---4-----------3---3-----------11-----10------|
Yet the years haven't really been wasted

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D|---------10------------------------10----8----------------8-----------8-------------|
A|----------------8-------------------------------8---10--------8---10-------10---8---|
E|-8---8------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And I know it in my head

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D|---------8---------------6---------------5----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-6---6-----------4---4-----------3---3-----------11-----10------|
We did good for the life that we tasted

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E|-8--------------------------------------------------------------|
'Cause we're gasoline Alley          Gasoline Alley Bred
[Outro]
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                     (Gasoline Alley)           Gasoline Alley Bred 

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                     (Gasoline Alley)           Gasoline Alley Bred

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D|-8-8-8-10---10-----------------------6-6-6-8---8----------------------|
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                     (Gasoline Alley)           Gasoline Alley Bred

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