Goin' Out West

Tom Waits

Verse/Intro Variation e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|-5----------4-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------6------------------------| C|--0-3-0-0-----3-0-3-0----3-0-3-0-0--0-3-0-0-3-0-| then E|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|-5----------4-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------6--3---------------------| C|--0-3-0-0-----3-0-3-0-------0-3-0---------------| The timing of the "C" string notes is awkaward to tab out, but you'll get it by listening, it's actually pretty easy. The "Distorted" Riff comes up a few times, and varies off of these chords. e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-3/5-5-5-5----3/5-5-5-5-----| D|-3/5-5-5-5----3/5-5-5-5-----| A|-1/3-3-3-3----1/3-3-3-3-----| C|----------------------------| The timing is sort of weird, and sometimes he throws in mutes/odd harmonics based around those chords. And occasionally, he does this this tiny riff back into the other riffs, it looks like this. it's most profound at 1:07ish e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-3/5-5-5-5----3/5-5-5-5----------| D|-3/5-5-5-5----3/5-5-5-5----------| A|-1/3-3-3-3----1/3-3-3-3----------| C|------------------------h6h5h4h0-| The chorus is similar to the distorted riff, but starts higher. e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-8/10-10-10-10---| D|-8/10-10-10-10---| A|-6/8--8--8--8----| C|-----------------| x 2 Then e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-3/5-5-5-5----3/5-5-5-5-----| D|-3/5-5-5-5----3/5-5-5-5-----| A|-1/3-3-3-3----1/3-3-3-3-----| C|----------------------------| Then back to e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-8/10-10-10-10---| D|-8/10-10-10-10---| A|-6/8--8--8--8----| C|-----------------| And he goes up to a , strums it a few times during the end of the chorus, and goes back intro the verse. e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-10/12-12-12-12-12-| D|-10/12-12-12-12-12-| A|-8-/10-10-10-10-10-| C|-------------------|

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