Blues Traveler

Blues Traveler - Price to pay bass tab

From: "Ryan M. Gay"

Subject: b/blues_traveler/price_to_pay.btab

Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 05:21:41 -0500

Price to Pay - Blues Traveler

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Bass Tab by Ryan Gay - The unbelievably attractive and superbly not-that

talented singer and guitarist for the wholly mediocre

band CGA Monitor.

mdoggie@choice.net

intro: verse 1:

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(drums pick up)

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-13-14---------13-14-|-14--13-11--9---7-9-7-9-9-9-------------

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"she would do.."

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-----------------7--9--------9-----9-7-9-9-7-9-9--------------

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"she would do anything..." chorus: "who was she"

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"to feel so free" "..heart on her sleeve" "she just couldn't

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-0-2--3----2---0----0-2---3----2--2----0----0-2--3---2---2----

believe" "There was a price to pay" verse 2:

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--2-----------------------------------4--2---4-2------------|-

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(same pattern repeats 6 x)

"her very first chance..."

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"she wound up in bed..."

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"he promised he'd return.."

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"needless to say..."

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"she proceeded...."

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"and her heart began.."

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--9-7-9-9-7-9-9---------------------------7-9-------9--------|

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chorus: "who was she" "to feel so free" "with her heart on

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----------3--2---0----0---2---3---2----0----0--2-----3----2---

her sleeve" "she couldn't believe" "..price to pay"

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verse 3: (just like the 2nd verse pattern, repeats 4 x)

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bridge:

(hit 5x) (hit 5x) (hit 10x)

"she wanted to tear out the hair.."

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" she wanted to wish that she was dead..."

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"but a voice in her head..."

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"and her heart began to break but it didn't.."

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(guitar solo, repeat as necessary)

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(last line of guitar solo, change to this)

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bridge 2:

"run all your races and don't you fear"

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--4---2--------------4---4-----4---2--------------------------

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"you and I are getting out of here"

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--4---2--------------4---4-----4---2--------------------------

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"and we'll survive that i guarantee"

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--4---2--------------4---4-----4---2--------------------------

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"cuz .....need much ..all you have is me"

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--4---2--------------4-----4------4-----2---------------------

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slowdown part really similar to intro: verse 4: (just like 1st)

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--------------------------2----1-2----|--2-9----13-14---------

------------4--4-3--------------------|-----------------12--14

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(drums pick up)

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13-14-|-14-13-11--9--7--9--7--9--9--9-------------------------

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-------7-9-7--------------------7-8-9--9--8--9--------7-9-7---

-7--9--------9--9-7-9-9-7-9-9--------------------7--9-------9-

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chorus : "who was she" "to feel so free" "with her heart on

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----------3--2---0----0---2---3---2----0----0--2-----3----2---

(last 4 lines, similar to bridge 1)

her sleeve" "she couldn't believe" (hit 5 x)

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(hit 5 x) (hit 10 x) "..to pay.." "theres..."

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-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7---------3-3-3-3-3----------

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"a price.." "to pay...." "theres..."

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"a price.." "to pay...." "theres..."

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(only hit once) outro: (exactly like slowdown

"a price.." "to pay...." part before verse 4)

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