The White Buffalo – The Whistler (Guitar Tab)

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***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into creating this Tab.*** Tabbed by Robert Da Prato 17th December 2021 ***********Below is a Table of Walk Up & Down Riff's used in this song.**************
  (Em)         F#  (F#)         Bm  (Bm)         Em  (Em**)       F#  (F#**)       Bm
e|-0-----------2--|-2-----------2--|-2-----------0-|--0-----------2-|--2-----------2--|
B|-0-----------2--|-2-----------3--|-3-----------0-|--0-----------2-|--2-----------3--|
B|-0-----------2--|-2-----------3--|-3-----------0-|--0-----------2-|--3-----------3--|
D|-2-2-0-------2--|-2-4-2-0-----4--|-4-4-4-4-2-0-2-|--2-----------2-|--4-----------4--|
A|-2-----4-2-0-4--|-4-------4-2-2--|-2-----------2-|--2-----------4-|--4-4-4-2-4/5-2--|
E|-0-----------2--|-2-----------2--|-2-----------0-|--0-0-0-0-2-3-2-|--2-----------2--|
  Em walk down      F# walk down     Bm walk down     Bm walk up       F# walk up
Playing Note: You can use the walk up and downs sown above to transition between chords as an alternative way to play the song. *************************************************************************************
[Intro]
  Bm                      Em         F#                Bm Em  F#
e|--------|-----------------|--------------|--------------0---2--|
B|--------|-----------------|--------------|--------------0---2--|
G|3/4-----|-1/2-2br-0-----0-|--------------|--------------0---3--|
D|----3/4~|-----------3/4---|2-4-4/5-4-2-4~|-4-2-0--------2---4--|
A|--------|-----------------|--------------|-------4br-2~-2---4--|
E|--------|-----------------|--------------|--------------0---2--|

[Verse 1]
  Bm                                        Em                   F#7                            Bm
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|3/4----------------------------------------------------------0---------------------------------------------|
D|-----3/4--4--3/4---4~---3/4--4---4----4---4/5b--5/7-5----------3/4b----3--4b-----4----2-0------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3/4--2--2----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  This time is different, It’s not like the times before       I crossed my heart, that I won’t kill no more

  Bm                           Em                                         F#7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|3/4-----------------------1/2-2-0------0----------------------0------------------------------------|
D|----4--4-----4p3h4----4-------------4-----------------------------4--3---3/4----4----4---4--4------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------0-0-0-0--1-1/2---------------------------------------|
  Jesus  watch over me, keep my anger at home                   You better bless these wicked hands,   

          Bm                               Bm   Em       F#7  Bm  Bm   Bm   Em       F#7  Bm  Bm
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----2---------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----3---------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3----4---------|
D|2-3-----3/4--4---3-4---------------------4----4/5-2----0---------------------------2----4---------|
A|---------------------------3/5-----2~--------------------4--2~---------------------4----2---------|
E|------------------------2--------------------------------------------2----2/3-0----2----2---------|
  Because they got a mind of they’re own,  Don’t go down town 

[Verse 2]
      Bm                                            Em      Em (Em)        F#              (F#)        Bm
e|----------------------------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
G|----4---------------------------------------------2-0-----0------------0----------------------------------|
D|4------4--4---4----4--3--4-----4----4----3---3/4------3/4-2-2-0-----2----3/4---4--4---3--4--4----0--------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------2-----4-------------------------------------2---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------0-------2--------------------------------0h1----|
  The Devil whispers in my ear, “It’s time for your curtain call     ”So I dress myself on up with alcohol

  Em F#      Bm                             Em                                    F#7                F# 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0--3-2----3-3/4-------------------0---2---1/2--0------0-------------------0--------------------------------|
D|2--4--------------4---4--4-----4-------------------4----------------------------3/4-4---4--4----4--4-------|
A|2--4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|0--2--------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-1/2------------------------------------|
       Step a side, step a-side  oh let the whistler through                There really  no help at all 

       Bm                     Bm   Em      F#7  Bm        Bm   Em      F#7  Bm        G
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----------------|
D|4---------------------------4----4/5-2----0-------------4----4/5-2----0-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|----1/2--------2------2---------------------4-2-------------------------4-2---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|----------2-------2-----------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  for folks like me and you   Don’t go downtown,          Don’t go downtown           d d u d u d u d u

  G                                      F#          F#          F#          F#          G
e|3---3----3---3----3-----3----3-----3---2----2--2---2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----------------|
B|0---0----0---0----0-----0----0-----0---2----2--2---2-----------2-----------2-----------0-----------------|
G|0---0----0---0----0-----0----0-----0---3----3--3---3-----------3-----------3-----------0-----------------|
D|0---0----0---0----0-----0----0-----0---4----4--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|2---2----2---2----2-----2----2-----2---4----4--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|3---3----3---3----3-----3----3-----3---2----2--2---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  Get your god damn hands out, don’t you look at me  d  d  u  d  d  d  u  d  d  d  u  d  d d u d u d u d u

  G                    F#                                               B       N.C.                  Bm  G* G
e|3--------------------2----2--2---2-----------2-----------2------------4-4-4-4-----------------------2---3--|
B|0--------------------2----2--2---2-----------2-----------2------------4-4-4-4-----------------------3---3--|
G|0--------------------3----3--3---3-----------3-----------3------------4-4-4-4-----------------------4---4--|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----4----4--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---4-4-4-4-----------------------4---5--|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----4----4--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---2-2-2-2-----------------------2---5--|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----2----2--2---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---2-2-2-2-----------------------2---3--|
  No one’s dying here alone.............................................Ohhh!   Well I came to get it on.....

  N.C          G    F#   N.C.
e|-------------3----2----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------3----2----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------4----3----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------5----4----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------5----4----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------3----2----------------------------------------------------------|
  Let’s get it on......

[Instrumental]
  Bm    (Bm)             Em (Em**)     F#        F#         (F#**)      Bm Bm Em  F#
e|--------|---------------------------|2-------|-2-----------2-----------2--2--0---2--|
B|--------|---------------------------|2-------|-2-----------2-----------3--3--0---2--|
G|3/4-----|-1/2-2br-0-----0-----------|3-------|-3-----------3-----------3--3--0---3--|
D|----3/4~|-----------3/4-------------|4-3-3/4~|-4-2-4br-2-0-4-----------4--4--2---4--|
A|--------|---------------------------|4-------|-4-----------4-4-4-2-4/5-2--2--2---4--|
E|--------|------------------0-0-0-2-3|2-------|-2-----------2-----------2--2--0---2--|

  Bm                                    Em               F#7                                    Bm*
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|3/4----------------------------------------2-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----3/4--4--4----4br---4---4----4----4/5------5~-4/5--4br-----3--4-----3/4---2-0------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3/4--2--2----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  This time is different  Not like the  time before  I   crossed my heart, that I won’t kill no more
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