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Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)- Styx (Tommy Shaw, 1978) Tabbed And Chorded By: Zack Oxford. 4/4 TIME @ 124 BPM (4 Min. 4 Sec.) in 'F'. Chords Used: ----------- GUITAR KEYS E A D G B e Bass| Chord ------------------ -------------- D5 - x 5 7 7 x x D A-D G7s - 3 5 3 5 3 3 G G-C-D-F A7s - 5 7 5 7 5 5 A A-D-E-G Dm - x x 0 2 3 1 D A-D-F Gm - 3 5 5 3 3 3 G G-A#-D C - x 3 2 0 1 0 C G-C-E A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E Gm/D - x x 0 3 3 3 D G-A#-D C/D - x x 0 0 1 0 D G-C-E A# - x 1 3 3 3 1 A# A#-D-F F/C - x 3 3 2 1 1 C A-C-F As4 - x 0 2 2 3 0 A A-D-E C/A# - x 1 2 0 1 0 A# G-C-E INTRO: 10.125 M ----- 'INTRO' Organ Transposed For Guitar - D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC e|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----| B|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----| G|--|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----| D|00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00| A|--|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----| E|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----| + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC e|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----| B|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----| G|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----| D|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3-----| A|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5---0-| E|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + NC D5... e|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|--------------7-|----------------| D|----0-3-2-0---7-|----------------| A|1-3---------3-5-|----------------| E|----------------|----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + VERSE #1: 8 M -------- |Dm |Gm | Give me a job_ Give me se-_ cur-_ i-ty... |C |Dm |Dm | Give me a chance to sur-vive... I'm just a poor_ soul_ in the un-em- |Gm |C A |... | -ploy-__ ment_ line... My God, I'm hard-ly a-live... My VERSE #2: 8 M -------- |Dm |Gm | mo-ther and fa-_ ther,_ my wife and my friends,... |C |Dm | you've seen them laugh in my face... But I've |Dm |Gm | got the pow-_ er,_ and I've got_ the_ will,... |C A |... | I'm not a char-i-ty case... I'll take_ those_ CHORUS #1: 11 M Last 4.125 Measures = Last 4.125 Measures Of 'INTRO' - --------- |Dm Gm/D |C/D Dm |A# C | long...nights,... im-pos-si-ble_ odds,... keep-in' my eye_ in the key_ | Dm |Dm Gm/D |C/D Dm | _-hole... If it takes all__ that... to be just what I am,... well I'm |Dm NC |D5 G7s NC|D5 A7s G7s NC| gon-na be a blue col-lar man... |NC D5|... | VERSE #3: 8 M -------- |Dm |Gm | Make me an of-_ fer__ that I__ can't_ re-fuse... |C |Dm |Dm | Make me re-spect-a-ble,_ man... This is my last_ time_ in the un-em- |Gm |C |A | -ploy-__ ment_ line,... so like it or_ not,__ I'll take_ those_ CHORUS #2: 7 M --------- |Dm Gm/D |C/D Dm | long__ nights,... im-pos-si-ble_ odds,... |A# C | Dm |Dm Gm/D | keep-in' my back_ to the wall... If it takes all__ night... to be |C/D Dm |Dm | just what I am,... well I'd rath-er be a blue col-lar man... BRIDGE #1: 8 M --------- |Dm |Dm |Gm |F/C C | ... Keep-_ in'_ my mind_ on a bet-__ ter life,... where_ |A# |A# |Dm |NC | hap-__ pi-ness__ is on-ly a heart-... beat a-way... BRIDGE #2: 8 M --------- |Dm |Dm |Gm |F/C C | Par-__ a-dise,... can it_ be all__ I_ heard__ it was?... I_ |A# |A# As4 |... |A | close__ my eyes__ and may-be_ I'm al-_ read-y there... GUITAR SOLO #1: 16 M Play 'VERSE' Chord Pattern TWICE - -------------- |Dm |Gm |C |Dm |Dm |Gm |C |A | |Dm |Gm |C |Dm |Dm |Gm |C | |A | I'll take_ those_ CHORUS #3: 9 M --------- |Dm Gm/D |C/D Dm |A# C | long__ nights,... im-pos-si-ble_ odds,... keep-in' my back_ to the wall... | Dm |Dm Gm/D |C/D Dm NC | ... If it takes all__ night... to be just what I am,... well I'm |NC A# |A# |A# | gon-na be a blue col-lar man... INTERLUDE #1: 8 M ------------ |A# C/A# A#|... C/A# |A# C/A# A#|... C/A# | Do_ do-do__ do-do_ do_ do-do... Do_ do-do__ do-do_ do_ do-do... |A# C/A# A#|... C/A# |A# C/A# A#|... C/A# | Do_ do-do__ do-do_ do_ do-do... Do_ do-do__ do-do... I'll take_ those_ CHORUS #4: 11 M --------- |Dm Gm/D |C/D Dm |A# C | long__ nights,... im-pos-si-ble_ odds,... keep-in' my eye_ on the key_ | Dm |Dm Gm/D |C/D Dm | _-hole... If it takes all__ night... to be just who I am,... well I'd |A# C |A# C | rath-er be a blue col-lar, gon-_ na be a blue col-lar, gon-_ |A# C Dm |Dm |Dm NC| _-na be a blue col-lar man... CODA: 12 M 1st 1/8-th Note ('NC') From 'CHORUS #4' Last Measure - ---- D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC e|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----| B|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----| G|--|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----| D|00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00| A|--|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----| E|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----| + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC e|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----| B|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----| G|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----| D|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3-----| A|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5---0-| E|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Retard... .. . NC D5... NC D5... e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|--------------7-|----------------|--------------7-|----------------| D|----0-3-2-0---7-|----------------|----0-3-2-0---7-|----------------| A|1-3---------3-5-|----------------|1-3---------3-5-|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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