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Modern Day Cowboy

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                           Tesla - Modern Day Cowboy
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                   Words and Music by: Jeff Keith, Frank Hannon,
                                and Tommy Skeoch
                            Tabbed by: Cade Nickels


Tuning:standard

Intro

e|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------|-2---2---2--------------|-5---5---5---------------|
D|----------------3h5h7-|-2---2---2--------------|-3---2---3---------------|
A|----1h3h5-3h5h7-------|-0---0---0---0-0-0--0-0-|-------------0-0-0--0-0--|
E|--1-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|


e|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------|----------------6h8h10--|-------------------------|
G|--7---7---7--------|----3h5h7-5h7h9---------|-2---2---2---------------|
D|--5---4---5--------|------------------------|-2---2---2---------------|
A|-------------------|-3----------------------|-0---0---0---0-0-0--0-0--|
E|--------------15\--|------------------------|-------------------------|

                                             (Full) (Full) (Full)~~~~~~~|
e|--------------------------|------------|-15b/----14b/---10b/----------|
B|--------------------------|------------|-18b-----17b----13b-----------|
G|--5---5---5---------------|-7---7---7--|------------------------------|
D|--3---2---3---------------|-5---4---5--|------------------------------|
A|--------------0-0-0--0-0--|------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------|------------------------------|

    (Full) (Full) (Full)~~~~~  
e|--13/----12/----8-/-------(8-)\--|
B|--16-----15-----11--------(11)\--|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


Rhy.Fig.1
Gtrs.I&II
e|-------------|-------|-------------|---------------|
B|-------------|-------|-------------|---------------|
G|-------5--7--|--(7)--|-------5--7--|--(7)--7-------|
D|--2----3--5--|--(5)--|--2----3--5--|--(5)--4-------|
A|--0----------|-------|--0----------|---------------|
E|-------------|-------|-------------|----------17\--|

e|-------------|-------|-------------|---------------|
B|-------------|-------|-------------|---------------|
G|-------5--7--|--(7)--|-------------|---------------|
D|--2----3--5--|--(5)--|--2-------5--|--(5)----------|
A|--0----------|-------|--0----3--5--|--(5)----------|
E|-------------|-------|-------1--3--|--(3)----------|


1st,2nd,3rd Verse

Rhy.Fig.2
Gtr.I
e|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------3--|
G|------2-------2----|-----2-------2----|-----2-------2---|-----2-----4---4|
D|----2---2---3---3--|---4---4---3---3--|---2---2---3---3-|---4---4/5------|
A|--0-------0--------|-0-------0--------|-0-------0-------|-0--------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|



Rhy.Fig.3
Gtr.I
e|---------------------|------------|--------------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------|------------|--------------------|-----------------|
G|--9-9-----10-10------|-12-12--11--|-9-9-----10-10------|-7-7--7---9------|
D|--7-7-----7--7-------|-12-12--12--|-7-7-----7--7-------|-4-4--5---6------|
A|------0-0-------0-0--|------------|-----0-0-------0-0--|-----------------|
E|---------------------|------------|--------------------|-----------------|
Gtr.II 
e|---------------------|------------|--------------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------|------------|--------------------|-----------------|
G|--2-2-----5--5-------|-7--7---7---|-2-2-----5--5-------|-7-7--7---9--(9)-|
D|--2-2-----3--3-------|-5--5---4---|-2-2-----3--3-------|-4-4--5---6--(6)-|
A|------0-0-------0-0--|------------|-----0-0-------0-0--|-----------------|
E|---------------------|------------|--------------------|-----------------|



Pre-chorus
    Bang....                                   Bang...             blow you a-
e|----------|--------0-------------|------0------------|-------0-----------|
B|----------|--------0-------------|------0------------|-------0-----------|
G|--4----4--|-(4)----4-------------|------0----4----4--|-(4)---4-----------|
D|--4----4--|-(4)----4-------------|-3---------4----4--|-(4)---4-----------|
A|--2----2--|-(2)----2--0-2p0-2-0--|-3---------2----2--|-(2)---2--0-2p0-2-0|
E|----------|----------------------|-1-----------------|-------------------|

  -way!
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------3h5h7-------------------5h7h9--|
A|--------1h3h5-3h5h7-------------3h5h7-5h7h9--------|
E|--1h3h5-------------------3h5h7--------------------|



Solo
Gtr.I
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7H9P7H9P7H9P7H9P7H9P7H9P7/9H13P9H13P9H13P9H13P9--/13--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.II
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr.I                                    (Full)~~~~~~~~~~~
e|-----------------------------------------/--------------|
B|----------------------------------------/---------------|
G|--(/13)h16p13h16p13h16p13h16p13h16p13/19b---------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.II                                        ~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|----7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5/11--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Gtrs.I&II
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-----------------3h5h7--|
A|-----1h3h5-3h5h7--------|
E|--1---------------------|

Gtr.I
e|--17----12-17-12----17----12-17-12----17----12-17--|
B|-----13----------13----13----------13----13--------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|--17----13-17-13----17----13-17-13----17----13-17--|
B|-----13----------13----13----------13----13--------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
                                                       
e|--19----15-19-15----19----15-19-15----19----15-19--|
B|-----15----------15----15----------15----15--------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


         /\                 
Gtr.I   /  \                
    (1/2)   \ ~~~~~~~  (1/2)         (Full)~~~~~                (Full)~~
e|--19b-----(19)-----|-19b----19--17---/--------|-17--19--20-22--22b----|
B|-------------------|---------------20b--(20)--|-----------------------|
G|-------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
         /\                 
Gtr.II  /  \                
    (Full)  \ ~~~~~~~  (1/2)        (Full) ~~~~~                (Full)~~
e|--22b-----(22)-----|-22b----22--20-19b--(19)--|-17--19--20-22--22b----|
B|-------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|


Gtr.I
e|----------8-10-12-10-8---------------------------------------------|
B|--8-10-12--------------12-10-8-12-10-8-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------12-10-9-12-10-9-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------12-10-9-12--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

                            (Full)~~~~   (1/2)          +(1/2)(1/2)
e|----------------------------/\------|---/-\--/\---------/\---/\----|
B|---------------------------/--\-----|--/---\/--\-------/--\-/--\---|
G|--------------------------/----\----|-7b--------(7)p5-7b-----------|
D|--10-9---------12-10-9---/------\---|------------------------------|
A|-------12-10-8---------10b-----(10)-|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------|

    +(1/2)   ~~            (1/2)     (Full)        (Full)         + +
e|----/---------|-5---------/---------/\------------/\----------|----------|
B|---/----------|---5-8-5--/--5------/--\----------/--\---------|----------|
G|--5b----------|---------7b----7-5-7b--(7)p5---5-7b--(7)p5---4-|----------|
D|--------7--7--|-----------------------------7-------------7---|-5-5-5h7p5|
A|--------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------|
E|--------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------|
            +      +           +     +
e|--------------------|-----------------8--|
B|--------------------|--------------8-----|
G|--------------------|--------5--/9-------|
D|-----------------5--|-(5)-/7-------------|
A|--(5)\----3--/7-----|--------------------|
E|-------/5-----------|--------------------|

e|-12p8-10p8----8-10p8----8-12p8-10p8----|
B|-----------10--------10-------------10-|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|


Gtr.I
e|--------------------------------16h19p16h19p16h19p16h19p16h19--|
B|--17h21p17h21p17p21h17p21h17p21--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.II
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9-----------7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr.I                         (Full) ~~~~~
e|--19h22p19h22p19h22p19h22p19p22b--(22)--|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Gtr.II                               ~~~~~
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9/13----------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|


Acous.Gtr.
e|------------------|--------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|--5--3----1----3--|-(3)----------|-1--0-------------|-0---------------|
G|------------------|-----------2--|-------2--0----2--|------0--2-------|
D|------------------|--------------|------------------|--------------2--|
A|------------------|--------------|------------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|--------------|------------------|-----------------|

e|-------------------|------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------|
G|----2-------2------|---2--------------|
D|--3---3---2---2----|-0---0-----2---0--|
A|--------0-------0--|-------0-3---2----|
E|-------------------|------------------|

Outro
     (Full)~~~   ~~~  (Full)~~~ (Full)~~~  (Full)~~~                 (1.5)
e|--5b/-------(5)----8b-/------10b/------12b/-------(12)-----------0-20b--|
B|--8b--------(8)----11b-------13b-------15b--------(15)------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------/x\---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------12\-/x\---------|
           (2)
e|--(20)--20b--12-20-17h20p17----17-----|
B|----------------------------20----20--|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
                                   (Full)
e|--17h20p17h20-17-17---------------/--------------|
B|--------------------20-20-17-20-20b----x\\\\\\\--|
G|---------------------------------------x\\\\\\\--|
D|---------------------------------------x\\\\\\\--|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|------2-------2----|------2-------2----|
D|----2---2---2---2--|----2---2---2---2--|
A|--0-------0--------|--0-------0--------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
                    END






Key
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| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  pinch-harmonic
| x  Mute note
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Lyrics:

Stormy night under jet black skies, Billy pulls into town
The thunder rolled and the lightning bolts come crashin' to the ground
Cold as ice, hard as stone, as he walks into the room
With another man who was feeling the same way, all hell's breakin' loose

Bang bang, shoot 'em up, bang bang, blow you away

Chorus:
It's a showdown in the no man's land, for the cowboy of the modern day
Come sundown, don't be hangin' round, 'cos the cowboy'll blow you away

Al Capone and the Bad Boy Jones, on the wrong side of the law
Johnny D and his company, always first to the draw,
Gangster lean, feelin' so mean, try to take more than their share
'Cos all they saw was ruling it all, the scent of blood was in the air

Chorus

Solo

So here we are and we've come this far, but it's only getting worse
Foreign lands with their terrorist demands, only cause the good to hurt
The U.S.A., the U.S.S.R., with their six-guns to their side
I see the message, written on the wall, too much anger deep inside

Bang bang, shoot 'em up, bang bang, blow you away

Chorus

It's a showdown!
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