Take A Long Line

A A/G A A/G A A/G A A/G D/C 2x A A/G He was selling postcards from a paper stand A A/G The whiskey bottle in his withered hand A A/G Put his finger on a photo from an old magazine A D Saw himself in the shadow of his dream A A/G They found him with his head inside a tin-pot crown A A/G Told him his feet stank and took him downtown A A/G Called him agitator, spy and thief A A/G Shut him up in solitary third degree D E Take a long line D E Take a long line D E Take a long line E A Reel him in A A/G A A/G A A/G A A/G D/C A A/G He tried to appeal to the king of might A A/G Said "I'm just exercising my sacred right" A A/G The king he said "You ain't got no rights A A/G You're a madman, a traitor, get outta my sight" D E Take a long line D E Take a long line D E Take a long line E A Reel him in The whole solo can be played on strings 1,2,and 3 Start with the 1st string 12th fret,or properly by bending the 2nd string from the 15th fret two semitones C Cm G Bm E C Cm G Bm E A A/G A A/G A A/G A A/G D/C A A/G They found him with his head inside a tin-pot crown A A/G Told him his feet stank and took him downtown A A/G Called him agitator, spy and thief A D Shut him up in solitary third degree A A/G Then they put him aboard a well wound whirlwind A A/G Pulled out his teeth and they told him to grin A A/G He gave them a smile, pulled out a bottle of wine A A/G And said "I never existed, you've been wasting your time" D E Take a long line D E Take a long line D E Take a long line E A Reel him in D E Take a long line D E Take a long line D E Take a long line E A Reel him in D E Take a long line D E Take a long line D E Take a long, long long long line E A Reel him in