Hitchin A Ride

Intro: Play this twice for intro 
D|9--9--7--7--6--6--5-5-7-8 
A|9--9--7--7--6--6--5-5-7-8 
D|9--9--7--7--6--6--5-5-7-8 
 
Play that over and over for the verses. 
 
Verse 1: 
 
Hey mister, where are you headed? 
Are you in a hurry? 
I need a lift to happy hour, 
say oh no! 
Do you break for distilled spirits? 
I need a break as well. 
The well that inebriates the guilt. 
1, 2. 1, 2, 3, 4. 
 
D|9--9--7--7--6--6--5-5-7-8 Play 4 times with lots of 
A|9--9--7--7--6--6--5-5-7-8 distortion. On last time leave 
D|9--9--7--7--6--6--5-5-7-8 out 5-5-7-8. 
 
Verse 2: 
Cold turkeys gettin stale. 
Tonight I‘m eatin crow. 
Fermented salmonella, 
poison oak, no! 
There‘s a drought at The Fountain of Youth, 
And now I‘m dehydrating. 
My tongue in swelling up, I say 
1,2. 1,2,3,4! 
 
D|9--9--7--7--6--6--5-5-7-8 Play 4 times with lots of 
A|9--9--7--7--6--6--5-5-7-8 distortion. 
D|9--9--7--7--6--6--5-5-7-8 
 
Chorus: 
 
D|2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--9--9--7--7--6--6--5-5-5-5 
A|2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--9--9--7--7--6--6--5-5-5-5 
D|2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--9--9--7--7--6--6--5-5-5-5 
Troubled times you know I cannot lie 
 
D|2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4-- 
A|2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4-- 
D|2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4-- 
I‘m off the wagon and I‘m hitchin‘ a ride. 
 
Bridge: (Play same as verses.) 
 
There‘s a drought at the fountain of youth 
and now I‘m dehydrating. 
My tongue is swelling up I say.......(don‘t play here) 
shit! 
 
Solo: 
 
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
D|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
 
 
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
G|-----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9(bend up) 
D|5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------| 
 
 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
G|9--7----7--9--7----7--9--7----7--9--7----7----7--9--7----| 
D|------9----------9-----------9----------9----9----------9-| 
 
B|------------------| 
G|7--9--7--9(bend up) 
D|------------------| 
 
Chorus: 
 
Troubled times, you know I cannot lie. 
I‘m off the wagon and I‘m hitchin‘ a ride. 
 
Outro: 
 
D|9--9--7--7--6--6--5-5-7-8 Play that 8x 
A|9--9--7--7--6--6--5-5-7-8 On last one leave out 5-5-7-8 and 
 
D|9--9--7--7--6--6--5-5-7-8 Billie Joe says some kinda jibberish. 
No, no way! Hitchin a ride! 
(I think thats what they say) 
 
and finally play this: 
 
E|-4-| 
B|-4-| 
G|-4-| 
D|-4-|