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Can't Get Off Tabs

(ver. 1)
Chris Whitley
low to high:  D  A  E  A  C#  E
              lower 6th string one whole tone
              raise 4th string one whole tone
              raise 3rd string one whole tone
              raise 2nd string one whole tone

/ - slide up
(x) - don't pick the note, sound it by sliding into it
(x)X(x) - 1st number indicates number of preceding staffs to repeat,
          2nd number indicates number of repeats
h - hammer-on
s - semi-tone bend
r - release bend
\ - slide down
~ - vibrato
. - sound the note then immediately dampen
m - palm-mute
x - muted string
n - pinch harmonic
p - pull-off
% - rest

  intro

1------------------------------------------------
2---------------6-------------------3------------
3------------7--------------------------0--------
4-----------------------------4------------4-----
5-5/(8)---8---------8/(5)--5-----5------------5--
6------------------------------------------------  1X3

  fill 1

1-2--------------
2-0--------------
3-2-----2--2--2--
4-0--------------
5-2--------------
6----------------

  refrain

1----------------------------------------------------------------
2------------3----------------------8---10---------------8-------
3---------2-----2-------------9--9-----------7sr------7----------
4-------------------------10-------------------------------------
5-0h3--3-----------3/(8)---------------------------8---------8\--
6----------------------------------------------------------------

1---------------2--------
2------------------1-----
3---------0--2--------2--
4------------------------
5-0h2--2-----------------
6------------------------

1---------------------------------------------------------------
2------------3-------------------8---------------------------6--
3---------2-----2-------------9--9---------------------------7--
4-------------------------10---------10------10--8--------8-----
5-0h3--3-----------3/(8)-----------------10---------8--8--------
6---------------------------------------------------------------

1----------------------------
2----------------------------
3---------------------4/(2)--
4----8----------7------------
5-8-----8\(7)----------------
6----------------------------

1--------------------------------------------------------------------------
2------------3----------------------8---10--------------8------------------
3---------2-----2-------------9--9-----------7sr-----7---------------------
4-------------------------10--------------------------------0--0--------7--
5-0h3--3-----------3/(8)---------------------------8-----------------6-----
6-----------------------------------------------------------------4--------

  verse 

                           .         m  .                          .
1---------------------------------------------------------------------
2-----------8------------------------------------------5-----5--------
3---------------7--7-----------------0--5--x--x--------4-----------0--
4----8---------------------5---5h7---------x--x-----5-----------------
5-7-----7-------------5h8------------------------5--------------------
6---------------------------------------------------------------------

                          n n
  m  m  m       .         . .
1------------------------------------------
2-----------8---8-----------------------5--
3-----------7-------------------x-x-x-x-4--
4-----------8-------------5--5--x-x-x-x-5--
5-----------7------5-5h8--------x-x-x-x-5--
6-9--7--7----------------------------------

                  m  m                              m  .
1---------------------------------------------------------
2-----------------------------8---------------------------
3---------2--2p0--------------7---------------------0--5--
4-2h4--4----------0-----------8----------5--5h7--7--------
5--------------------0--------------5h8-------------------
6-----------------------0---------------------------------

  ~       ~
1-------------------------------------
2-------------------------------------
3---------7---------------------------
4-----4-------------------------0-----
5-5-------------0--10--0--8--5-----3--
6-------------------------------------

  chorus 

        ~                               ~                    ~
1------------------------------------------------------------------
2------------------------------------------------------------------
3-----------5---------------------0---------------0-------------x--
4---------------------------------------------------------------x--
5------------------------------5------------------------5s---3--x--
6-3--3--3---------3/(5)--5--5-----------4---4--4-------------------

     ~                                    ~
1---------------------------------------------------0--------------
2---------------------------------------------------0--------------
3----------5----------------------------------------4--------------
4-----------------------------0---------------------5--------------
5--------------------------2-----2-----2---------%--4-----3--2--0--
6-3--3----------3/(5)---5-----------5-----4---4--------------------

  ~
1------------------------------------------0--
2------------------------------------------0--
3-------5-------------------0--------------0--
4------------------------------------------7--
5---------------------------------------6-----
6-3-----------3/(5)---5--5--------4--4--------

  2nd verse

                          .        m     .           .
1-------------------------------------------------------
2--------------------------------------------5-----5p3--
3----------------------------------0--5--4---4-----4----
4-7/(12)--12--12----------5---5h7-----------------------
5-------------12-----5h8--------------------------------
6-------------------------------------------------------

                           .
1--------------------------------2--2--2--
2--------------------------------0--0--0--
3--------------------------5--%--x--x--x--
4-8----------5--5--5h7--7--------2--2--2--
5-5-----5h8-------------------------------
6-----------------------------------------

                  m  m                                 .
1---------------------------------------------------------
2-----------------------------8---------------------------
3---------2--2p0--------------7---------------------0--5--
4-2h4--4----------0-----------8----------5--5--5h7--------
5--------------------0--------------5h8-------------------
6-----------------------0---------------------------------

  ~       ~
1--------------------------------------
2--------------------------------------
3---------7----------------------------
4-----4--------------------------0-----
5-5-------------0--10--10--8--5-----3--
6--------------------------------------

  2nd chorus 

        ~                                                ~    .
1--------------------------------------------------------------------------
2--------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-------------5------------------0-----------------0-----------------------
4--------------------------------5-----------------5--------------x--x--x--
5--------------------------------2-----------------x-----11---9---x--x--x--
6-3--3--3-----------3--5--5--5---------4--4--4--4--4--------------x--x--x--

  ~
1--------------------------------------------------------------------------
2--------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-------5-------------------0-0-0-0-------------/(3)-----3--3--3-----------
4-----------------------------------------x--x--x--------x--x--x-----------
5------------------------5----------------x--x--/(3)-----3--3--3--2--2--0--
6-3-----------3/(5)---5-------------4--4--x--x-----------------------------

  ~
1-----------------------------------------------
2-----------------------------------------------
3--------5-------------------0------------------
4----------------------------5------------------
5-------------------------0--2---0--2-----------
6-3---3--------3/(5)---5---------------4-4-4-4--

1----------------------------------------------
2----------------------------------------------
3-2/(3)--3/(5)--5/(7)--7/(8)--8\(7)--5--7--7\--
4-x------x------x------x------x------x--x--x---
5-2/(3)--3/(5)--5/(7)--7/(8)--8\(7)--5--7--7\--
6----------------------------------------------

1-------------------------------
2-------------------------------
3-------------------------------
4-------------------------------
5----3--3------3/(5)---5--5--5--
6-0-----3---0--3/(5)---5--5--5--

  2nd refrain

                                                 ~
1---------------------------------------------------------------------
2----------------3----------------------8---10----------------8-------
3-------------2-----2-------------9--9-----------7---7-----7----------
4-----------------------------10--------------------------------------
5-0-0-0h3--3-----------3/(8)----------------------------8---------8\--
6---------------------------------------------------------------------

1---------------2--------
2------------------0-----
3---------0--2--------0--
4------------------------
5-0h2--2-----------------
6------------------------

1--------------------------------------------------------------
2------------3-------------------8--------------------------6--
3---------2-----2-------------9--------------------------7-----
4-------------------------10---------10------------------------
5-0h3--3-----------3/(8)-----------------8--10--8--8--8--------
6--------------------------------------------------------------

1------------------------------
2------------------------------
3-----------------------4/(2)--
4-------8\(7)------------------
5-8--8--8\(7)--7--7--7---------
6------------------------------

1---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2------------3----------------------8---10-----------------8----------------
3---------2-----2-------------9--9-----------7s---7-----7-------------------
4-------------------------10-----------------------------------8\--------7--
5-0h3--3-----------3/(8)-----------------------------8----------------6-----
6------------------------------------------------------------------4--------

  3rd verse

               .              m  m  m
1-0------------------------------------------
2-8---------------------------------------5--
3-7---------------------0--5--0-----4--------
4-8------------5---5h7--------------5--------
5-7-----5-5h8--------------------4--4--------
6--------------------------------------------

         .
  m  m   m  m  m     .          .           .
1------------------------------------------------------
2--------0--------8--8---------------------------5-----
3--------0--------7-------------------------5----4--4--
4-5--5---0--------8-------------5---5h7--7-------5-----
5-----------------7------5-5h8-------------------4-----
6-----------0--0---------------------------------------

                  m  m                                 .
1---------------------------------------------------------
2-----------------------------8---------------------------
3---------2--2p0--------------7---------------------0--5--
4-2h4--4----------0-----------8----------5--5--5h7--------
5--------------------0--------------5h8-------------------
6-----------------------0---------------------------------

  ~       ~
1--------------------------------------
2--------------------------------------
3---------7----------------------------
4-----4--------------------------0-----
5-5-------------0--10--10--8--5-----3--
6--------------------------------------

  3rd chorus 

  ~                                    ~   ~
1---------------------------------------------------
2---------------------------------------------------
3-------5----------------0---------0----------------
4---------------------0--5---------5----------x--x--
5----------------------------------x----------x--x--
6-3---------/(5)---5---------4--4--4---4---4--x--x--

  ~                                   ~
1-----------------------------------------------------------------------
2-----------------------------------------------------------------------
3-----------------------------------------------/(3)---3/(10)--sr--sr\--
4-------------------------0---------------------x------x----------------
5-------3--------------2-----2-----2------------/(3)---3/(10)--sr--sr\--
6-3-----3---3/(5)---5-----------5-----4---4--%--------------------------

  ~                                                 ~
1------------------------------------------------------
2------------------------------------------------------
3-------0--------------0---12\(7)---------5/(7)--------
4------------------------------------------------------
5----------------------------------7\(5)---------7--7--
6-3---------3/(5)--5-----------------------------------

1-------------------------------------------
2-------------------------------------------
3----------------------------------------0--
4-------------------------------------------
5-0--3--3--3-----3--3------3/(5)---5--5-----
6-------------3-----3---0--3/(5)---5--5-----

1--------------------------------------------------
2--------------------------------------------------
3----2------------3/(5)-----7s---------------------
4---------------------------x-------------0--------
5-0-----2/(3)--3---------5--7s---7--5--5-----0--0--
6--------------------------------------------------

  3rd refrain

                                             ~
1-----------------------------------------------------------------
2------------3----------------------8---10----------------8-------
3---------2-----2-------------9--9-----------7---7-----7----------
4-------------------------10--------------------------------------
5-0h3--3-----------3/(8)----------------------------8---------8\--
6-----------------------------------------------------------------

1---------------2--------
2------------------1-----
3---------0--2--------2--
4------------------------
5-0h2--2-----------------
6------------------------

                                 ~
1-------------------------------------------------------------
2------------3-------------------8-------------------------6--
3---------2-----2-------------9------9\(5)--5--3--------7-----
4-------------------------10----------------------------------
5-0h3--3-----------3/(8)--------------------------8--8--------
6-------------------------------------------------------------

1-------------------------------
2-------------------------------
3------------------------4/(2)--
4----8----------7-----7---------
5-8-----8\(7)------7------------
6-------------------------------

                                             ~
1-----------------------------------------------------------------
2------------3----------------------8---10----------------8-------
3---------2-----2-------------9--9-----------7---7-----7----------
4-------------------------10--------------------------------------
5-0h3--3-----------3/(8)----------------------------8---------8\--
6-----------------------------------------------------------------

1---------------2--------
2------------------1-----
3---------0--2--------2--
4------------------------
5-0h2--2-----------------
6------------------------

1------------------------------------------------------------
2------------3-------------------8------------------------6--
3------2--2-----2-------------9------9------7s------------7--
4-------------------------10------------10-------------8-----
5-0h3--------------3/(8)-------------------------8--8--------
6------------------------------------------------------------

1-------------------------------
2-------------------------------
3------------------------4/(2)--
4----8----------7-----7---------
5-8-----8\(7)------7------------
6-------------------------------

                                                ~
1-----------------------------------------------------------------
2---------------3----------------------8---10-------------8-------
3------------2-----2-------------9--9-----------7------7----------
4-0--------------------------10-----------------------------------
5----0h3--3-----------3/(8)-------------------------8---------8\--
6-----------------------------------------------------------------

1---------------2--------
2------------------1-----
3---------0--2--------2--
4------------------------
5-0h2--2-----------------
6------------------------

                                 ~  ~         
1--------------------------------------------------------------------
2------------3-------------------8--8---8-------------------------6--
3---------2-----2-------------9--9--9------9--9-------------------7--
4-------------------------10---------------------10--8---------8-----
5-0h3--3-----------3/(8)---------------------------------8--8--------
6--------------------------------------------------------------------

1----------------------------------
2----------------------------------
3------------------------4/(2)--2--
4----8----------7-----7------------
5-8-----8\(7)------7---------------
6----------------------------------

1------------------------------------------------------------------
2------------3----------------------8---10-----------------8-------
3---------2-----2-------------9--9-----------7s---7-----7----------
4-------------------------10---------------------------------------
5-0h3--3-----------3/(8)-----------------------------8---------8\--
6------------------------------------------------------------------

1---------------2--------
2------------------1-----
3---------0--2--------2--
4------------------------
5-0h2--2-----------------
6------------------------

                                    ~
1-------------------------------------------
2------------3----------------------8-------
3---------2-----2-------------9--9------9\--
4-------------------------10----------------
5-0h3--3-----------3/(8)--------------------
6-------------------------------------------

  outro 

1-------------------------------------
2--------------6------------3---------
3-----------7-------------------0-----
4---------------------4------------4--
5-/(8)---8---------5-----5------------
6-------------------------------------

1-------------------------------------------
2------------6--------------------3---------
3---------7---------------------------0-----
4---------------------------4------------4--
5-5/(8)----------8\(5)---5-----5------------
6-------------------------------------------

1-------------------------------------------
2------------6--------------------3---------
3---------7---------------------------0-----
4---------------------------4------------4--
5-5/(8)----------8\(5)---5-----5------------
6-------------------------------------------

             ~
1---------------
2---------6-----
3------------7--
4---------------
5-5/(8)---------
6---------------
            
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