Roll Um Easy - Little Feat - Dixie Chicken
Tabbed by: Ian Ferguson
A sublime song by Lowell George - makes all the hairs on your arms stand on end
simultaneously.
INTRO
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| D | 7 7 9P7 7 7 9P7 9 7 7 9P7 7 7 9 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 0 0 |
Oh I am just a vagabond, a drifter on the run
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 7 2/4 0 7 7 |
| D | 9 7 7 9 7 7 3/5 0 0 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 2/4 0 7 7 |
| E | 3/5 |
And eloquent profanity, it rolls right off my tongue
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 0 7 7 |
| D | 7 7 9 7 7 7 2 0 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 0 7 7 |
| E | |
And I have dined in palaces, drunk wine with kings and queens
| e | 12\ |
| B | 0 7 7 |
| G | 12\ 7 7 7 7 7 0 2/4 0 7 7 |
| D | 0 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 2/4 0 7 7 |
| E | |
But Darlin', oh Darlin', you're the best thing I ever seen
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 2 0 7 7 |
| D | 7 7 7 9 7 2 0 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 2 0 7 7 |
| E | |
Won't you roll ma easy, oh slow and easy
| e | 12\ 7 7 9 7 12\ 7 7 9 7 |
| B | 0 7 7 8 7 0 7 7 8 7 |
| G | 12\ 7 7 7 7 12\ 7 7 7 7 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | |
| E | |
Take ma independence, with no apprehension no tension
| e | 12\ 7 7 12 7 7 9 |
| B | 0 7 7 0 7 7 8 3 2 |
| G | 12\ 7 7 12 7 7 7 4 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 |
| A | 4 2 |
| E | |
You're walking, talking ha-um paradise sweet paradise
| e | |
| B | 0 3 5 |
| G | 0 0 2/ 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 7 7 |
| D | 0 0 0 7 7 9 7 7 9 7 7 2 7 7 |
| A | 0 0 2/ 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 2 7 7 |
| E | |
I've been across this country from Denver to the ocean, and I
| e | |
| B | 8 7 |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 2/4 0 7 7 |
| D | 9 7 7 9 7 7 7 3/5 0 0 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 2/4 0 7 7 |
| E | 3/5 |
never met girls that could sing so sweet like the angels that live in Houston
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 2 0 7 7 |
| D | 9 7 9 7 7 9 7 0 2 0 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 2 0 7 7 |
| E | |
Singing roll ma easy so slow and easy
| e | 12\ 7 9 7 12\ 7 7 9 7 |
| B | 0 7 8 7 0 7 7 8 7 |
| G | 12\ 7 7 7 12\ 7 7 7 7 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | |
| E | |
Play the concertina be a temptress and Baby I'm defenseless
| e | 12 7 |
| B | 0 7 3 2 |
| G | 12 7 4 2 0 7 7 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 7 |
| A | 4 2 0 7 7 |
| E | |
Singin' harmony in unison
| e | 12 7 9 7 |
| B | 0 7 8 7 |
| G | 12 7 7 7 0 2/4 2 0 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 0 2/4 0 2 0 |
| E | |
sweet harmony gotta hoist the flag and I'll beat your drum.
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 2 7 |
| D | 7 7 7 9 7 2 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 2 7 |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| D | 7 7 9p7 7 9 7 7 9p7 9 7 7 9p7 9 7 7 9p7 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 0 0 |
LYRICS
Oh I am just a vagabond,
a drifter on the run
And eloquent profanity,
it rolls right off my tongue.
And I have dined in palaces,
drunk wine with kings and queens
But Darlin', oh Darlin',
you're the best thing I ever seen.
Won't you roll ma easy,
oh slow and easy.
Take ma independence,
with no apprehension, no tension.
You're walking, talking ha-um
paradise sweet paradise.
I've been across this country
from Denver to the ocean,
and I never met girls that could sing so sweet
like the angels that live in Houston.
Singing roll ma easy, so slow and easy
Play the concertina be a temptress
and Baby I'm defenseless.
Singin' harmony
in unison
sweet harmony
gotta hoist the flag
and I'll beat your drum.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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