Tombstone shadow

Tombstone Shadow
CCR

Rhythm Part : Key of G 12 bars


Fills/ Solo : Key of E ( E blues Scale)

G, C, G

G
Tombstone Shadow, stretching across my path.
C G
Tombstone Shadow, stretching across my path.
D C
Ev'rytime I get some good news, ooh
G
There's a shadow on my back.

G
Saw the gypsy man, 'way down in San Berdoo.
C G
Said, I saw the gypsy man, 'way down in San Berdoo.
D C
Five dollars on the table, ooh
G
Keep me 'way from my tomb. Oh! Oh!

G G C G D C G

G
Said I got thirteen months of bad luck,

Bound to be some pain.

Don't you do no trav'ling,

Fly in no machines.
C G
Tombstone Shadow, stretching across my path.
D C
Ev'rytime I get some good news, ooh
G
There's a shadow on my back.

G G C G D C G

G
The man gave me a luck charm, Cost five dollars more,
C G
Said, "Put some on your pillow, and put some on your door."
D C
He said, "Take a long vacation, ooh
G
For thirteen months or more." Oh, Lord!

G
Tombstone Shadow, stretching across my path.
C G
Tombstone Shadow, stretching across my path.
D C
Ev'rytime I get some good news, ooh
G
There's a shadow on my back.

Oh, oh, Lord!

G G C [Oh Lord] G D C G

Riff 1 Riff 2
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G---10b11---10b11--12----------------|--14b15-14b15--12--12--------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Riff 3 Riff 4
*repeat 4 times
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-------12-14-14b15r14--12-----------|---15p12---------------------------|
D-13/14------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Riff 5 Riff 6
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-----121212---121212---121212-------|--14b15--12-------12---------------|
D---14-------14-------14-------------|------------15-15------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Riff 7 Riff 8
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G---------12-------------------------|-14b15-14b15-14b15-12--14b15r14-12-|
D---14/15----------------------------|---------------------14------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

The other riffs are easy and very similar to the others, so find them
yourself!


INTRO:
* repeat twice
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------15b16r15-15b16r15-------b16r15-13-----------------------------|
G------12--------------------15p12-----------16-14\12-14b15r14-12--------|
D-13/14--14--------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|



1§ SOLO:

E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----121212---121212---121212-----12-14b15r14-14b15r14-12---12-14b15r14-|
D---14-------14-------14---------14------------------------14------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-12--12-12-14b15r14-14b15r14-14b15r14-14b15r14-14b15r14-14b15r14-14b15r14
D---14-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------15b17r16--15b17r15--15b17r15---------------------------------|
G-12-14-12----------12--------12---------12-12-12-14b15--14-12---12------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------14---------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|



E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-b17r15-----------|
G-14b15r14-12-14-12--------------------------------------------12----12--|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------14-----|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|



E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-14b15r14--12-14b15r14--12-14b15r14--12---------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|



2§SOLO repeat 35 times!
E---------------------------------------*--------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------8----15b17r16----b16r15--13------|
G----121212---121212---121212----1212--12-------------12------------15-13|
D-14--------14-------14-------14-----------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|



E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-12-14b15r14-12-14b15r14-12---------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|




ENDING SOLO:

E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---121212---121212---12-14b15-14b15-14b15r14---12-14b15-14b15r14-12--12-|
D-14-------14-------14------------------------14--------------------14---|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------15b17r16----15b17r16---|
G-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15r14-12----12----------12----------12|
D-------------------------------------------14---------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fade out *