By Bobby Troup / Chuck Berry / Rolling Stones Originally a jazz tune about the mythic US route written by Bobby Troup after WWII, it was turned into Rock'n'Roll by Chuck Berry in the fifties and covered by many among which the Rolling Stones in their first LP. The version that is tabbed here below is this Rolling Stones' version. Three guitars are tabbed : A rhythm guitar - the solo guitar (in another UG tab) and the bass here. Everything is of course very classical here. LEGEND : h : hammer-on p : pull-off / : slide-up \ : slide-down ^^ : let ring or vibrato (n): optional XbY : bend at the X fret until it sounds like Y ( X < Y ) XrY : release at the Y fret from the X sound ( X > Y : you start from the bended position ) Xb : bend moderalety X_ : linger on that note ( rough way of noting rhythm !) INTRO : Well if G+-------------------+----------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+-------------------+----------------------+-----------------------------------------+ A+-----------7-7-9-7-+----------7-7-9-7-----+-----------7-7-9-7-+----------7-7-9-7----+ E+--5-5--9-9---------+--5-5-9-9-------------+--5-5--9-9---------+--5-5-9-9-------------+ you ever plan to motor * winds from Chi cago to L. G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+------------------------------------------+------------7-7-9-7----------------------+ A+------------7-7-9-7-----------------------+----5-5-9-9------------------------------+ E+----5-5-9-9-------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ west Just take A. More than G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ A+------------7-7-9-7-----------------------+-------------7-7-9-7---------------------+ E+----5-5-9-9-------------------------------+----5-5-9-9------------------------------+ my way that' s the highway that's the two thousand miles all the G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+-----------7-7-9-7------------------------+------------7-7-9-7----------------------+ A+---5-5-9-9--------------------------------+----5-5-9-9------------------------------+ E+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ best you'll get your way you'll get your G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ A+------------7-7-9-7-----------------------+-------------7-7-9-7---------------------+ E+----5-5-9-9-------------------------------+----5-5-9-9------------------------------+ kicks on Route kicks on Route G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+-------------9-9-11-9---------------------+------------7-7-9-7----------------------+ A+---7-7-11-11------------------------------+----5-5-9-9------------------------------+ E+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ sixty six Well it ->* sixty six Well it G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ A+----------4-5-6---------------------------+---7-7-7_--------------------------------+ E+-----5-5----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ BRIDGE : goes through Saint Louis down to Missouri and G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ A+------------------------------------------+---5_------------------------------------+ E+--5_--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ Oklahoma city looks oh ! so pretty you'll G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ A+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ E+---5_-------------------------------------+---5---7--8--9---------------------------+ see Ama rillo G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+----9-7-----------------------------------+------9-7--------------------------------+ A+--------9-7-------------------------------+--5-5-----9-7----------------------------+ E+-10---------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ Gallup in New Mexico G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ A+---------9-7------------------------------+-------9-7-------------------------------+ E+---5---------9-7--------------------------+---5-5---7-9-7---------------------------+ Flagstaff Arizona Don't forget Winona G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+-------11-9-------------------------------+---------9-7-----------------------------+ A+---7-7-------11-9-------------------------+----5-5------9-7-------------------------+ E+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ Kingman Barstow San Bernardino If you G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+---------7-5-4----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ A+------------------------------------------+----7-5-4-5------------------------------+ E+----5-5-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ too get hip to that kindly G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+------------------------------------------+------------7-7-9-7----------------------+ A+-----------7-7-9-7------------------------+----5-5-8-9------------------------------+ E+--5-5-8-9---------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ tip and go G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ A+------------7-7-9-7-----------------------+-------------7-7-9-7---------------------+ E+----5-5-8-9-------------------------------+----5-5-8-9------------------------------+ take that California G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+-----------7-7-9-7------------------------+------------7-7-9-7----------------------+ A+---5-5-8-9--------------------------------+----5-5-8-9------------------------------+ E+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ (the second time go to the OUTRO from here --> trip You'll get your G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ A+------------7-7-9-7-----------------------+-------------7-7-9-7---------------------+ E+----5-5-8-9-------------------------------+----5-5-8-9------------------------------+ kicks on Route G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+-------------9-9-11-9---------------------+------------7-7-9-7----------------------+ A+---7-7-10-11------------------------------+----5-5-8-9------------------------------+ E+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ sixty-six G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+---------7-5-4----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ A+------------------------------------------+----7-5-4-5------------------------------+ E+----5-5-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ SOLO : G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+------7-5-4-------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ A+------------------------------------------+---7-5-4---------------------------------+ E+----5-------------------------------------+----------7------------------------------+ G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+------7-5-4-------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ A+------------------------------------------+---7-5-4---------------------------------+ E+----5-------------------------------------+----------7------------------------------+ G+------7-5-4-------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+------------------------------------------+---7-5-4---------------------------------+ A+---5--------------------------------------+----------7------------------------------+ E+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ G+--------7-5-4-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+------------------------------------------+---7-5-4-5-------------------------------+ A+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ E+----5-------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+-------------9-9----9---------------------+------------7-7---7----------------------+ A+---7-7-10-11-----11-----------------------+----5-5-8-9-----9------------------------+ E+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+--------7-5-4-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ A+------------------------------------------+----7-5-4-5------------------------------+ E+----5-------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ OUTRO : ( from You'll get your ..) kicks on Route G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+-------------9-9----9---------------------+------------7-7---7----------------------+ A+---7-7-10-11-----11-----------------------+----5-5-8-9-----9------------------------+ E+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ sixty-six You'll get your G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ D+--------7-5-4-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ A+------------------------------------------+----7-5-4-5------------------------------+ E+----5-------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ Repeat 3 times from OUTRO .. then the 3rd time : sixty-six G+------------------------------------------+---0-1-2---------------------------------+ D+----7-5-4-3-2-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ A+------------------------------------------+----------0------------------------------+ E+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+

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