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Rough Boy

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Rough Boy - ZZ Top
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Song:  Rough Boy
Band:  ZZ Top
Album: Greatest Hits
Tabbed by:  ShecterMan71

Tempo:  80

This is a great song tabbed from the ZZ Top Anthology book � once again, 
I�ve made this as simple as possible � on the INTRO, Guitar 1 chords are
Strummed 1x

A lot of synthesizer work is done on this song � on most of the chords 
you can do a continuous palm mute in its place � just listen to it

INTRO

Guitar 1 
   A         E      F#m7     C#m7      A         E      F#m7     C#m7
Guitar 2                   
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|------9----------|------9----------|------9----------|------9----------|
D|-9/11---11\9---7-|-9/11---11\9-----|-9/11---11\9---7-|-9/11---11\9-----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Guitar 1 (Palm Mute)                           
   A5                                 F#5
Guitar 2                   
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|------9----------|------9----------|------9----------|------9----------|
D|-9/11---11\9--9--|-9/11---11\9-9-7-|-9/11---11\9-9-7-|-9/11---11\9--9\-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Guitar 1 (Palm Mute)                           
   B5                                 E5
Guitar 2                   
e|-----------------|-----------------|-5----(5)/-------|-5----(5)/-------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-5----(5)/-9-(9)-|-5----(5)/-9-(9)-|
G|-6b--(6)-4-------|-6-7-----6-4-----|-2----(2)/-------|-2----(2)/-------|
D|--------------7--|-----------------|-2----(2)/-------|-2----(2)/-------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

VERSE 1 - Guitar 1 

A5
What in the world�s come all over me?
F#5
I ain�t got a chance in one in three
      B5
Ain�t got no rap, ain�t got no line
              E5
But if you�ll give me just a minute I�ll be feeling fine

                                          Guitar 2
                                          e|-------0---------|
                                          B|-----3-----------|
                                          G|-1/2-------------|
                                          D|-----------------|
                                          A|-----------------|
                                          E|-----------------|


VERSE 2 - Guitar 1

A5
I am the one who can fade the heat
    F#5
The one they all say, �You just can�t be beat�
     E5
I�ll shoot it to you straight, and look you in the eye
   B5
So give me just a minute and I�ll tell you why

CHORUS

      A5
I�m a rough boy �               I�m a rough boy

Guitar 2
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------9---------|------9----------|------9----------|-----------------|
D|-14/11--11\9-9-7-|-9/11---11\9-9-7-|-9/11---11\9-9\2-|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

SOLO - Guitar 2

Guitar 1 chord progression (muted) - C#5 / F#5 / B5 / E5 

VERSE 3 - Guitar 1

A5
I don�t care how you look at me 
  F#5
Because I�m the one and you will see
E5
We can make it work, we can make it by
   B5
So give me one more minute and I�ll tell you why

CHORUS

      A5
I�m a rough boy �               I�m a rough boy

Guitar 2
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------0---------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-----------|
G|-------9---------|------9----------|------9----------|-1/2-------------|
D|-14/11--11\9-9-7-|-9/11---11\9-9-7-|-9/11---11\9-9\2-|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

OUTRO SOLO - Guitar 2

Note - This outro chord progression is VERY long and complicated � these 
are the correct chords for the rhythm guitar and the majority of them are
one chord per 2 bars � you�ll have to listen to the solo to get the chord 
changes

OUTRO Chord Progression - Guitar 1 (palm mute) 

C#5/F#5/B5/E5 
A5/F#5/B5/E5 
A5/F#5/B5/E5
A5/F#5/B5/E5/A
A/E-A/F#m7/E-F#  
F#m7/E-F#/Bm7
E/E7sus4

That's it!  Hope you enjoyed this in all it's simplicity!


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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