Charlie Daniels - Long Haired Country Boy

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LONG HAIRED COUNTRY BOY - Charlie Daniels Band (Open D Tuning)
(tabbed by jonnyt@musician.net)

What I have done here is to tab & chord it out in the 
original OPEN D TUNING that you will find if you listen to the original 
recording.  The open D tuning works really well if you are planning on 
playing it as a solo performer, so the intro has been arranged for one 
guitar.  I have also included the second part of the intro, as well as 
included notes on the alternating bass line that you hear throughout the 
song, and would be necessary if you are playing this by yourself.  The 
instrumental section I skipped, but it's just the verse and the chorus with 
a second guitar playing the melody line an octave higher...  followed by 
the intro riff part 1.  This would be done just before verse 3.

INTRO PART 1: (arranged for one guitar)

1/D 	|----0----0-----------------0--------------------------------|
2/A 	|----0----0-----------------0--------------------------------|
3/F#	|----0----0-----------------0--------------------------------|
4/D 	|-0----0--------0---3^-0-0-7-0-5-0-3-0-------0-2-0--|
5/A 	|-----------0-2---2---------------------------0-2----------|
6/D 	|-------------------------------------------------------------|

INTRO PART 2:						"PEOPLE SAY...(verse 1)

1/D |-0---------0------------------0-----0-12-0-----0--------0-|
2/A |-0-3/5---0------------------0-----0------0-----0--------0-|
3/F#|-0---------0------------------0----0------0-----0--------0-|
4/D |-0---------0---7\5-5\3-0-0-----0-----0------0--------0-|
5/A |-----------------------------------0------------0---------------|
6/D |--------0------------------------------------------------0-----|

VERSE 1: (pick alternating base lines D & A between D chord strums done 
on strings 4-1)

D
PEOPLE SAY_ I'M NO GOOD_ AND CRAZY AS A LOON

CAUSE I GET STONED IN THE MORNIN'_ I GET DRUNK IN THE AFTERNOON

KINDA LIKE_ MY OLE BLUE TICK HOUND 

I LIKE TO LAY AROUND IN THE SHADE

AND I AIN'T GOT NO MONEY, BUT I DAMN SURE GOT IT MADE

CHORUS: (continue alternate root note picking with the G & A too / 
		G is all strings on the 5th fret & A is all the stings on the 7th fret)
                        G
CAUSE I AIN'T ASKIN' NOBODY FOR NOTHIN'
                                            D     | D |
IF I CAN'T GET IT ON__ MY OWN
                        A
IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE WAY I'M LIVIN'
                  (walk down notes on 5th, & 6th strings)
                  C      	         B	  A	     G                F	               D  (leads you into the intro)
YOU JUST LEAVE THIS LONG HAIRED, COUNTRY BOY A-LONE

INTRO PART 1:

ALTERNATE PICK & STRUM ON D CHORD FOR LENGTH OF INTRO PART 2:

VERSE 2:  (pick alternating base lines D & A between D chord strums done 
on strings 4-1)

D
PREACHER MAN TALKING ON TV_ PUTTING DOWN THE ROCK 'N' ROLL

WANTS ME TO SEND A DONATION_ CAUSE HE'S WORRIED ABOUT MY SOUL

HE SAID JESUS WALKED ON THE WATER_ AND I KNOW THAT IS TRUE 

BUT SOMETIMES I THINK THAT PREACHER MAN 

WOULD LIKE TO DO A LITTLE WALKING TOO

CHORUS: "BUT I AIN'T..."

INTRO PART 1:

ALTERNATE PICK & STRUM ON D CHORD FOR LENGTH OF INTRO PART 2:

VERSE 3:  (pick alternating base lines D & A between D chord strums done 
on strings 4-1)

   D
A POOR GIRL WANTS TO MARRY_ AND A RICH GIRL WANTS TO FLIRT

A RICH MAN GOES TO COLLEGE_ AND A POOR MAN GOES TO WORK

A DRUNKARD WANTS ANOTHER DRINK OF WINE 

AND A POLITICIAN WANTS TO VOTE

I DON'T WANT MUCH OF NOTHING AT ALL BUT I WILL TAKE ANOTHER TOKE

CHORUS: "BUT I AIN'T..."

INTRO PART 1: (finishes with a final down strum of the D chord)

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