TULSA COUNTY
P.Polland From the Byrds-Ballad of Easy Rider LP
Clarence White did some great stringbender licks on this tune. The
actual recording is in E but I wrote it in D because that's the key I
can sing it in. I'll Tab out the lead when I get a chance...for now I
just tabbed out the intro. The leads and fills do somewhat follow the
intro somewhat but contain a little more action on the 5th position D
sus/D/D6 and seventh position G7/G moves.
All 2nd string bends done with Stringbender
8b10 means hit 8, pull to 10 with bender....(5) means fret at 5 with
bender already engaged..
(0)r0 meaning engage bender..hit 2nd string open,,,then release the
bender as the note chimes
Intro: D A G A A7
e-------5------5------5--------5------5-------3------3--------3-----3---
B------8b10---(8)----(5)r5-----6b8----5b7----3b5-----0b2---(0)-----(0)r0
G-----------------------------7-----------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------
B-------0---------
G---2--------7----
D------------7----
A-----------------
E-----------------
D A G A
MY NIGHTS HAVE BEEN LONELY SINCE I BEEN IN TULSA COUNTY
G A7 D
I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO
D A G A
I JUST MIGHT TAKE A TRIP SOMEWHERE ALONG THE SOUTHERN BORDER
G A7 D
BUT I KNOW I GOTTA GET AWAY FROM YOU
CHORUS
G D G D
I DON'T KNOW JUST WHERE I’LL GO
A G G/F# A
BUT I THINK I'LL RIDE IT DOWN TO MEXICO
GOT YOUR NOTE IN CHARLESTON, SAID YOU NEEDED MY ASSISTANCE
WHEN I GOT THERE, YOU DIDN'T NEED ME THEN
I MAY NOT BE A WISE MAN BUT I KNOW THIS LIFE YOU'RE LEADING
YOU LEARNED YOUR TRICKS FROM LOTS OF OTHER MEN
CHORUS; BREAK D A G A G A7 D X2; CHORUS
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