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Built to Roam  Shakey Graves

 
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BUILT TO ROAM - Shakey Graves
 
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- TUNING: DADF#AD = Open D Tuning (tune 1st string 1 step down, 2nd string 1 step down,
3rd string 1/2 step down, 6th or low E-String 1 step down)
- The alternating bass pattern played by the thumb should be played Palm Mute. Try to
palm mute 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th string and try not to mute 1st and 2nd string.
- This was tabbed from "Shakey Graves Live in Lubbock"
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNsGJiVvmF0), so watch this for the specific rhythms.
The intro is mostly taken from the
audiotree session (http://audiotree.tv/session/shakey-graves/ ). Shakey Graves seems to
play a lot of variations of this song, so this tab might not work well for other live versions.
- If you want to play this with chords and in Standard Tuning, I have included some
chords in the tab that work well:
Dsus2/A = x00230
B5 = x24400
A#mb5 = x12330
Gm = 355333
Gmadd9 = 355335
G = 320003
D = xx0232
D7sus2 = xx0210
INTRO
 
 d |-----------------|-----------------|-------------4p2p0|-----2-3-2-0----|
 a |-----------------|-5~------3~------|------------------|-2---2-2-2-2-2--|
 F#|---------3-------|-----------------|------------------|---0---0---0-0-0|
 D |---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0--|----------------|
 A |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-2---2---2---2--|
 D |-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0----|----------------|
 d |-2-3-2-0-----2-0-|repeat from start until: |-------5-0---7---|
 a |-2-2-2-2-1---1-0-| |-----5~--5---5---|
 F#|---0---0---0---0-| |---4-------4-4---|
 D |-----------------| |-5-----------5---|
 A |-2---2---1---1---| |-----------------|
 D |-----------------| |-----------------|

[Dsus2/A] [B5] [A#mb5]  
 
 d |-----------------|-----------------|-----2-3-2-0-----|-2-3-2-0-----2-0-|
 a |-----------------|-----------------|-----2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-1---1-0-|
 F#|-----------------|-----------------|---0---0---0-0-0-|---0---0---0---0-|
 D |---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|-----------------|-----------------|
 A |-----------------|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---1---1---|
 D |-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|

This lazy living yeah it sure tastes good
[Dsus2/A] [B5] [A#mb5]  
 
 d |-----------------|-----------------|-----2-3-2-0-----|-2-3-2-0-----2-0-|
 a |-----------------|-----------------|-----2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-1---1-0-|
 F#|-----------------|-----------------|---0---0---0-0---|---0---0---0---0-|
 D |---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|-----------------|-----------------|
 A |-----------------|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---1---1---|
 D |-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|

Let's make a killing down in Hollywood
[Dsus2/A] [B5] [A#mb5]  
 
 d |-----------------|-----------------|-------2-----3---|-----2---0---2-0-|
 a |-----------------|-------------1---|-------2-----2---|-----2----1--1-1-|
 F#|-----------------|---------------0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
 D |---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
 A |-----------------|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2-------1---|
 D |-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0-------|-----------------|-----------------|

And buy ourselves some nice fancy home
in the hills
[Dsus2/A] [B5]  
 
 d |-----------------|-----------------|---3-2-0-------3-2-0---------------|
 a |-----------------|-----------------|---2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-------------|
 F#|-----------------|-----------------|---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-------------|
 D |---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|-----------------------------------|
 A |-----------------|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---2---2-------------|
 D |-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------------------------|

Spend all our fancy old time spending
ten dollar bills
[Gm] [Gmadd9] [Dsus2/A] [Dsus2/A] [A#mb5]  
 
 d |-------5-0---7---|------------0----|-----0----0------|
 a |-----5~--5---5---|------------0----|-----0----1------|
 F#|---4-------4-4---|------------0----|-----0----0------|
 D |-5-----------5---|------------0----|-----0----0------|
 A |-----------------|------------0----|-----0----1------|
 D |-----------------|------------0----|-----0----0------|

Hmmmmm......... oh watch out cause here I
[B5] [Dsus2/A] [A#mb5] [B5] [Dsus2/A] [A#mb5]  
 
 d |-----------------|------0-------0--|-----2-----3-----|------0----------|
 a |-2---------------|-------2---0---1-|-----2-----2-----|-------2---0---1-|
 F#|-0-0---0---0---0-|---0-------------|---0---0---0---0-|---0-------------|
 D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A |-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---0---1---|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---0---1---|
 D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Come born and lazy here I come no dignity yeah so
[B5] [G] [D] [Dsus2/A] [A#mb5]  
 
 d |-----2-------3---|------0----------|-----------------|-----------------|
 a |-----2-------2---|-------2---------|----------7---7--|----------0--1---|
 F#|---0---0---0---0-|---0-------0---0-|-----------5---5-|----------0--0---|
 D |-----------------|-----------------|---5---5----5---5|-----------------|
 A |-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|----------0--1---|
 D |-----------------|-----------------|-5---5---5---5---|-0---------------|

long sad city of angels no you ain't been you take the
very good to me
[B5] [A#mb5]  
 
 d |---------------3-|-----------------|-----2-----3-----|------0----------|
 a |------2--------2-|----------2---2--|-----2-----2-----|-------2-----1---|
 F#|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---------0---|
 D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A |-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2-------1---|
 D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

the blood right oh you lead me far away from home, well I've
from my body
[B5] [G]  
 
 d |-----2-------3---|------0----------|-----------------|-----------------|
 a |-----2-------2---|-------2---------|------------7~---|-----------------|
 F#|---0---0---0---0-|---0-------------|----------5-5----|-----------------|
 D |-----------------|-----------------|--------5---5----|-----------------|
 A |-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2-------|------5----------|-----------------|
 D |-----------------|-----------------|----5------------|-----------------|

got to keep on movin' on yeah cause I was ohh I was built to
[Dsus2/A] [D7sus2] [B5] [A#mb5]  
 
 d |-----------------|------------0----|-----2-3-2-0-----|-2-3-2-0-----2-0-|
 a |-----------------|-5----5--3----3--|-----2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-1---1-0-|
 F#|---------3-------|----0-----0------|---0---0---0-0-0-|---0---0-0-0---0-|
 D |---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|-----------------|-----------------|
 A |-0---------------|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---1---1---|
 D |-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|

roam ohhh
[Dsus2/A] [D7sus2] [B5] [Gm] [Gmadd9]  
 
 d |-----------------|-------------4p2p0-|---2-3-2-0-------|-------7-------|
 a |-----------5-----|-5----5--3---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|-----5---------|
 F#|-----3-----------|----0-------0------|-0---------0-----|---4-----------|
 D |---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0----0--|-----------------|-5-------------|
 A |-----------------|-------------------|-2---------------|---------------|
 D |-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0-----|-----------------|---------------|

ohhh
[Dsus2/A] [B5] [A#mb5]  
 
 d |-----------------|-----------------|-----2-3-2-0-----|-2-3-2-0----0-0-0|
 a |-----------------|-----------------|-----2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-1--1-1-1|
 F#|-----------------|-----------------|---0---0---0-0---|---0---0-0-------|
 D |---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|-----------------|-----------------|
 A |-----------------|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---1--1-1-1|
 D |-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|

New York City, yeah, I'll see you soon
[Dsus2/A] [B5] [A#mb5]  
 
 d |-----------------|-----------------|-----2-3-2-0-----|-3b--2-0----0---0|
 a |-----------------|-----------------|-----2-2-2-2-2---|-2---2-2-1--1-1-1|
 F#|-----------------|-----------------|---0---0---0-0---|---0---0-0----0--|
 D |---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|-----------------|-----------------|
 A |-----------------|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---1--1-1-1|
 D |-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|

Spend all my money on some elbow room
[Dsus2/A] [B5] [A#mb5]  
 
 d |-----------------|-----------------|----0---2---3---2|----0---0---2---0|
 a |-----------------|-----------------|--2---2---2---2--|--2---1---1---1--|
 F#|-----------------|-----------------|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
 D |---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|-----------------|-----------------|
 A |-----------------|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-2---1---1---1---|
 D |-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|

Yeah wander around like I got some place fancy to go
[Dsus2/A] [B5] [Gm] [Gmadd9]  
 
 d |-----------------|-----------------|----0---2---3---2|----0------5--7--|
 a |-----------------|-----------------|--2---2---2---2--|--2-------5-5----|
 F#|-----------------|-----------------|---0---0---0---0-|---0-----4---4---|
 D |---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|-----------------|--------5--------|
 A |-----------------|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-2---------------|
 D |-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|

ohh I'm the king of Brooklyn for all she knows watch me
[B5] [Dsus2/A] [A#mb5] [B5] [Dsus2/A] [A#mb5]  
 
 d |-----------------|------0-------0--|-----2-----3-----|------0----------|
 a |-2---------------|-------2---0---1-|-----2-----2-----|-------2---0---1-|
 F#|-0-0---0---0---0-|---0-------------|---0---0---0---0-|---0-------------|
 D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A |-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---0---1---|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---0---1---|
 D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

go born and lazy watch me go just passing through follow me
[B5] [G]  
 
 d |-----------------|------0-------0--|-----2-----3-----|-----------------|
 a |-2---------------|-------2---0---1-|-----2-----2-----|-5----5--7----7--|
 F#|-0-0---0---0---0-|---0-------------|---0---0---0---0-|----5---5---5---5|
 D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---5---5---5---5-|
 A |-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---0---1---|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|
 D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5---5---5---|

beyond the mountain howl at the old big
[B5] 
[Dsus2/A] [A#mb5] [B5]  
 
 d |-----------------|---------2-------|------0---0---0--|-----2-----3-----|
 a |-----------------|---------2-------|--------2---0---1|-----2-----2-----|
 F#|-0---------------|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
 D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A |-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---0---1---|-2---2---2---2---|
 D |-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

moon, Oh, strip clothes right off your body dress skin in sticks
them your and stones
[B5] [Dsus2/A] [A#mb5] [B5] [G]  
 
 d |--0---0----------|-------2-------3-|--0---0---0---0--|-----------------|
 a |----2---2--0---1-|-------2-------2-|----2---2---2---2|-----------------|
 F#|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|-----------------|
 D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---5---5---5---5-|
 A |-2---2---0---1---|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|
 D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5---5---5---|

well it doesnt matter where we're headin' cause some of us were
built
[G] [G] [G] [G]  
 
 d |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 a |-7~--------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 F#|-------------5-7-|-----------------|---------7---7---|-5---------------|
 D |---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|
 A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D |-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|

yeah some yeah
of us were built
[G] [G] [G]  
 
 d |-----------------|--5---5---5---5--|-5---------------|-----------------|
 a |----------5---5--|----5---5---5---5|-5---------------|-----------------|
 F#|------------5---5|---7---7---7---7-|-7---------------|-----------------|
 D |---5---5---5---5-|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
 A |-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
 D |-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---------------|-----------------|

some of us ohhh yeah to roam
were built
[Dsus2/A] [B5] [A#mb5]  
 
 d |-----------------|-0-----0---------|------3---2--0---|-2-3-2-0-----2-0-|
 a |-0-------2-------|-------0---------|---2----2---22-2-|-2-2-2-2-1---1-0-|
 F#|-----------------|-----------------|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
 D |---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|-----------------|-----------------|
 A |-----------------|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---1---1---|
 D |-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|

[Dsus2/A] [B5] [A#mb5]  
 
 d |-----------------|-0-----0---------|------3---2--0---|-2-3-2-0-----2-0-|
 a |-0-------2-------|-------0---------|---2----2---22-2-|-2-2-2-2-1---1-0-|
 F#|-----------------|-----------------|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
 D |---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|-----------------|-----------------|
 A |-----------------|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---1---1---|
 D |-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|

[Gm] [Gmadd9]  
 
 d |-------5-0---7---||
 a |-----5~--5---5---||
 F#|---4-------4-4---||
 D |-5-----------5---||
 A |-----------------||
 D |-----------------||

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| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| b Bend
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