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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"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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believe" "There was a price to pay" verse 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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chorus: "who was she" "to feel so free" "with her heart on
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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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"you and I are getting out of here"
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"and we'll survive that i guarantee"
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"cuz .....need much ..all you have is me"
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slowdown part really similar to intro: verse 4: (just like 1st)
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------------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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(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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"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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