Don Williams - Tulsa Time guitar tab
Tulsa Time - Danny Flowers
as covered by Don Williams
Here's a rocked-up version of an old one by Danny Flowrers
He wrote this back in 1960; I hope you enjoy it.
It's been covered by Don Williams and then Eric Clapton.
I include the intro from Don Williams Classics version. Try it.
Works Great with a slide in "E" tuning, too.
Tuning : E A D G B E Time Signature: 4/4
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|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|1-------1-------1-------1-------|
|--------------------------------|2-------2-------2-------2-------|
|7-7-6-5------------7-7-6-5------|2-------2-------4-------0-------|
|--------7-7-6-5-----------0-3-0-|------------------------3-------|
E B7
I left Okalahoma, drivin' in my Pontiac, just about to lose my mind
B7 E
I was goin' round the corner, maybe on to California
B7 E
where the people all live so fine
E
My momma called me lazy, my baby say's I'm crazy,
E B7
I was gonna show 'em all this time
B7 'Cause you know I ain't no fool, And I don't need no more school,
B7 A5 E
I was born to just walk the line
Chorus:
E B7
Livin on Tulsa Time, livin on Tulsa Time
B7
Gonna set my watch back to it 'cause you know I been through it
B7 E
Livin on Tulsa Time
Well, there I was in Hollywood, wishin' I was doin' good,
Talkin' on the telephone line
They don't need me in the movies and nobody sings my songs,
I guess I'm just a waste of time
Well then I started drinkin' and man, I got to thinkin'
and I really had a flash this time
I had no business leaving' and won't nobody will be grieving'
If I head on back to Tulsa Time
End -
Chorus 2x - then
E7 B7 E
Livin on Tulsa Time
E7 B7 E
Livin on Tulsa Time
E7 B7 E
Livin on Yankee Time
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|
A-------7-7-6-5------------------|
E------------------9-9-8-7-0-3-0-|
Or - You can play it like this: Thanks to John & LightningBoy:
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|
D-9-9-8-7--6-6-5-4---------------|
A-7-7-6-5--4-4-3-2---------------|
E------------------0-3-0---------|
The power chords add a little meat to it.
