Slow Train (tabs)

SLOW TRAIN
ABOUT THE SONG:
This is an excellent large scale song made by Francis Rossi and Bob Young showing the more creative side of young Rossi introducing a dbl lead guitar played in a sort of reel style. I like it very much!
NOTE! I have written the dbl lead with both Francis' and Rick's guitar in parallel. If you see some spaces between the notes that you don't find natural, just pay attention to the related note played by the other guitar to see its position....u c????
Thanks to John-Alex plus Jim and Kristian for the lyrics.
Ring up your mate - tell him/her to bring a guitar and play this one.... have fun!!!

Available on the album:

Quo
excerps are to be found on occasional live albums.

       SLOW TRAIN
       (Rossi-Young)


E
I can't afford a ticket on an old Dakota Airplane,

E|-------------------------------------------------|
H|-13b15-13b15------------------13b15-13b15--------|
G|----------------3p0-2p0--------------------3p0---|
D|------------------------2-2--------------------2-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Gotta jump on a ride on a cattle trucking slow train.

E|-------------------------------------------------|
H|-13b15-13b15------------------13b15-13b15--------|
G|----------------3p0-2p0--------------------3p0---|
D|------------------------2-2--------------------2-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

  F#
Guess it doesn't matter,
     H                                    E
As long as I can get my head down in the sun.

E                                                     
I wrote a rocking song, Gonna sing it at the station,
                              H  E
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----0-|
H|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4--0-|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4--1-|
D|----------------------------4--2-|
A|-------------------------------2-|
E|-------------------------------0-|
                                                 
Finish all the words when I reach my destination.
                              H  E
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----0-|
H|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4--0-|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4--1-|
D|----------------------------4--2-|
A|-------------------------------2-|
E|-------------------------------0-|
  F#
Guess it doesn't matter,
    H                                     E
As long as I can get my head down in the sun.


     A                            E
Hey mamma, please now don't you fret none,
       A                         E
Don't worry please don't you forget.
     A                        E 
Hey mamma please don't get upset none,
       F#                          H                            
Gotta leave and find me something better.
     A                                E   
Hey Mamma, things are gonna work out fine now,
    A                        E
Believe me need for you to write.
     A                                E 
Hey Mamma, things are gonna work out fine now,
             F#                      H         -  A
I've got a friend said that she'd invite me.


   A
I came here in the morning,

And I crept out in the middle of the night.
                                   
I gave nobody warning I was leaving,
                      
And felt it was right.
        H
Now I'm off again,
        E                 A
And it sure is feeling alright.

       A
Got a feeling that I'm leaving

with a ticket and I won't jump a ride

It's no good you believing

that my leaving was a-wrong, it was right
        H
Now I'm off again,
        E                 A
And it sure is feeling alright.

Guitar:  A-A-H-H-D-D-A-A  (guitars+bass)
         A-A-H-H-D-D(-E)-A-A (whole band)
         A-A-H-H-D-D(-E)-A-A      "
         A-A-H-H-D-D-A-A  (guitars+bass twice)

    Francis:
                                  
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 |  Richard:                                                                       |
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H|-5-5-3-2-3-2---2-----------2-----------2--5-5-3-2-3-2---2-----------2------------|
G|-------------4---4-2-1-2-4---4-2-1-2-4----------------4---4-2-1-2-4---4-2-1-2-4-2|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


    Francis:
                                  
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------- with drums ------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 |  Richard:                                                                       |
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H|-5-5-3-2-3-2---2-----------2-----------2--5-5-3-2-3-2---2-----------2------------|
G|-------------4---4-2-1-2-4---4-2-1-2-4----------------4---4-2-1-2-4---4-2-1-2-4-2|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Francis:
                                  
E|-5-5-2---2--------------------------------5-5-2---2------------------------------|
H|-------5---5-3-5-3-2---2-3-5-3-2---2-3-5--------5---5-3-5-3-2---2-3-5-3-2---2-3-2|
G|---------------------4-----------4----------------------------4-----------4------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 |  Richard:                                                                       |
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H|-5-5-3-2-3-2---2-----------2-----------2--5-5-3-2-3-2---2-----------2------------|
G|-------------4---4-2-1-2-4---4-2-1-2-4----------------4---4-2-1-2-4---4-2-1-2-4-2|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Francis:
                                  
E|-5-5-2---2--------------------------------5-5-2---2------------------------------|
H|-------5---5-3-5-3-2---2-3-5-3-2---2-3-5--------5---5-3-5-3-2---2-3-5-3-2---2-3-2|
G|---------------------4-----------4----------------------------4-----------4------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 |  Richard:                                                                       |
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H|-5-5-3-2-3-2---2-----------2-----------2--5-5-3-2-3-2---2-----------2------------|
G|-------------4---4-2-1-2-4---4-2-1-2-4----------------4---4-2-1-2-4---4-2-1-2-4-2|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Francis:
                                  
E|-5-5-2---2--------------------------------5-5-2---2------------------------------|
H|-------5---5-3-5-3-2---2-3-5-3-2---2-3-5--------5---5-3-5-3-2---2-3-5-3-2---2-3-2|
G|---------------------4-----------4----------------------------4-----------4------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 |  Richard:                                                                       |
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H|-5-5-3-2-3-2---2-----------2-----------2--5-5-3-2-3-2---2-----------2------------|
G|-------------4---4-2-1-2-4---4-2-1-2-4----------------4---4-2-1-2-4---4-2-1-2-4-2|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Francis:
                                  
E|-5-5-2---2-----5-2---2-----5-2---2-------------|
H|-------5---5-2-----5---5-2-----5---5-2-3-2-3-5-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
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 |  Richard:                                     |
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E|-----------------------------------------------|
H|-5-5-3-2-3-2---5-3-2-3-2---5-3-2-3-2---------2-|
G|-------------2-----------2-----------2-4-2-4---|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

    Francis:
                                  
E|-5-5-2---2-----5-2---2-----5-2---2-------------|
H|-------5---5-2-----5---5-2-----5---5-2-3-2-3-2-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
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 |  Richard:                                     |
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E|-----------------------------------------------|
H|-5-5-3-2-3-2---5-3-2-3-2---5-3-2-3-2-----------|
G|-------------2-----------2-----------2-4-2-4-2-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

    Francis:
                                  
E|-9-9-7-5-9-7-5-9-7-5-5-7-9--9-7-5-9-7-5--------|
H|----------------------------------------7-5---5|
G|--------------------------------------------7--|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
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 |  Richard:                                     |
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E|-5-5-2-0-5-2-0-5-2-0-2-4-5--5-2-0-5-2-0--------|
H|----------------------------------------3-2-0-2|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

   Francis:
                                  
E|-9-9-7-5-9-7-5-9-7-5-5-7-9--9-7-5-9-7-5--------|
H|----------------------------------------7-5---5|
G|--------------------------------------------7--|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
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 |  Richard:                                     |
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E|-5-5-2-0-5-2-0-5-2-0-2-4-5--5-2-0-5-2-0--------|
H|----------------------------------------3-2-0-2|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

    Francis:
                                  
E|-5-5-2---2--------------------------------5-5-2---2------------------------------|
H|-------5---5-3-5-3-2---2-3-5-3-2---2-3-5--------5---5-3-5-3-2---2-3-5-3-2---2-3-2|
G|---------------------4-----------4----------------------------4-----------4------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 |  Richard:                                                                       |
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H|-5-5-3-2-3-2---2-----------2-----------2--5-5-3-2-3-2---2-----------2------------|
G|-------------4---4-2-1-2-4---4-2-1-2-4----------------4---4-2-1-2-4---4-2-1-2-4-2|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Francis:
                                  
E|----14----12----------12-------14----12----------12----14----12----------12------|
H|/15----15----14----14----14/15----15----14----14----15----15----14----14----14/15|
G|----------------14-------------------------14----------------------14------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 |  Richard:                                                                       |
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E|----10-----9-----------9-------10-----9-----------9----10-----9-----------9------|
H|/12----12----10----10----10/12----12----10----10----12----12----10----10----10/12|
G|-----------------9--------------------------9-----------------------9------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Francis:
                                  
E|-14----12----------12----12-10----------10-------12-10----------10----12-10------|
H|----15----14----14---/13-------12----12----12/13-------12----12----13-------12---|
G|-------------14-------------------12----------------------12-------------------12|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 |  Richard:                                                                       |
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E|-10-----9-----------9-----8--7-----------7--------8--7-----------7-----8--7------|
H|----12----10----10---/10--------8-----8-----8/10--------8-----8----10--------8---|
G|--------------9--------------------7-----------------------7--------------------7|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Francis:
                                  
E|----10-------12-10----------10----------9----------9----------8----------8-------|
H|-12----12/13-------12----12----12----12---11----11---11----11---10----10---10----|
G|----------------------12----------12---------11---------11---------10---------10-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 |  Richard:                                                                       |
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E|-----7--------8--7-----------7----------6----------6----------5----------5-------|
H|--8-----8/10--------8-----8-----8-----8----7-----7----7-----7----6-----6----6----|
G|-----------------------7-----------7----------7----------7----------5----------5-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Francis:
                                  
E|----7-------7------------------------|
H|-10---9---9---9----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|
G|--------9-------9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|
D|-------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|
A|-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-----|
E|-------------------------------------|
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 |  Richard:                           |
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E|----4-------4------------------------|
H|--6---5---5---5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|
G|--------4-------4--------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

    Francis:
                                  
E|-5-5-2---2--------------------------------5-5-2---2------------------------------|
H|-------5---5-3-5-3-2---2-3-5-3-2---2-3-5--------5---5-3-5-3-2---2-3-5-3-2---2-3-2|
G|---------------------4-----------4----------------------------4-----------4------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 |  Richard:                                                                       |
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H|-5-5-3-2-3-2---2-----------2-----------2--5-5-3-2-3-2---2-----------2------------|
G|-------------4---4-2-1-2-4---4-2-1-2-4----------------4---4-2-1-2-4---4-2-1-2-4-2|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Francis:
                                  
E|-5-5-2---2--------------------------------5-5-2---2------------------------------|
H|-------5---5-3-5-3-2---2-3-5-3-2---2-3-5--------5---5-3-5-3-2---2-3-5-3-2---2-3-2|
G|---------------------4-----------4----------------------------4-----------4------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 |  Richard:                                                                       |
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H|-5-5-3-2-3-2---2-----------2-----------2--5-5-3-2-3-2---2-----------2------------|
G|-------------4---4-2-1-2-4---4-2-1-2-4----------------4---4-2-1-2-4---4-2-1-2-4-2|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Francis:
                                  
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H|-------14----------------------14----------------14---------------------------------|
G|----14----14-16-14-13-14----14----14-16-16----14----14-16-14-13-14------------------|
D|-14----------------------14----------------14----------------------16r14----14------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------17----16-16|  THIS THEME
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 |                                                                                    |  REPEATS ITSELF 
 |  Richard:                                                                          |  
 |                                                                                    |   5 TIMES
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H|--------5-----------------------5-----------------5---------------------------------|  QUICKER AND
G|-----6-----6--7--6--4--6-----6-----6--7--7-----6-----6--7--6--4--6------------------|
D|--7-----------------------7-----------------7-----------------------7r6--4--6--7--7-|   QUICKER!!!
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| (ends with an A chord!)

    (Drums solo by John Coghlan.....)

A
I can't afford a ticket on an old Dakota airplane,

I gotta jump a ride on a cattle trucking slow train.
    H
I guess it doesn't matter,
    E                                     A
As long as I can get my head down in the sun.

    A  
I wrote a rocking song, gonna sing it at the station,

I'll finish all the words when I reach my destination.
   H                    
I guess it doesn't matter,
    E
As long as I can get my head down in the sun.

    H
I guess it doesn't matter,
    E                                     A
As long as I can get my head down in the sun.

   H                       
I guess it doesn't matter,
    E                                     A
As long as I can get my head down in the sun.