• Song:

    Ramrod

  • Artist:

    Bruce Springsteen

  • Album:

    The River (disc 2)

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                             Ramrod-Bruce Springsteen
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Tabbed by:Nick V.
E-mail:BlindTerry333@gmail.com

This is closer to the live version played since 1999.  Standard tuning compared to the original
which was tuned 1/2 step down. During the song, there are 4 guitars playing, so, it's your choice
which one you want to follow but they are all playing a variation of these parts.

Tuning:EADGBE

e|-1--1-1-1-1-1--3/4-3/4--4-3-1----------------------------------------------|
B|-1--1-1-1-1-1--3/4-3/4--4-3-1----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff #1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10--10-11-10-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-10--10-10-10-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-10--10-12-10-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

or

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1-1--1-1-1----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2--2-3-2----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3--3-3-3----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Intro:

F

Hey, little dolly with the blue jeans on (Riff #1)

I wanna ramrod with you honey, till half past dawn (Riff #1)
         Bb
Let your hair down sugar and pick up this beat
            F
Come on and meet me tonight down on Bluebird street (Riff #1)
          C
I've been working all week, I'm up to my neck in hock
       F                                 (Riff #1)
Come Saturday night I let my ramrod rock

        F                                          (Riff #1)
She's a hot stepping hemi with a four on the floor
                                       (Riff #1)
She's a roadrunner engine in a '32 Ford
  Bb
Late at night when I'm dead on the line
                     F                                    (Riff #1)
I swear I think of your pretty face when I let her unwind
       C
Well look over yonder see them city lights
      F                                         (Riff #1)
Come on little dolly we'll go ramroddin' tonight

             Bb                        C
Well, I said Come on, come on, come on little baby
Bb                          C
Come on, come on let's shake it tonight
Bb                         C
Come on, come on, come on little sugar
Bb                               C
Dance with your daddy and we'll go ramroddin' tonight

F (Riff #1)

Sax Solo:

F Bb F C

e|---5-8--10-8----8-8--8-8-10------5-8--10-8----8----------------------------|
B|-6-----------10---------------6------------10---9--8-6-6-------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-4-4---4-4---4-4-6----5-8--10-8----10-8-10-8-10-8-10-8---------------------|
B|-----6-----6--------6-----------10---------------------9--8-6-6------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


F                                      (Riff #1)
Hey little dolly won't you say you will

Meet me tonight on the top of the hill
       Bb
Well just a few miles cross the county line
           F                                           (Riff #1)
There's a cute little chapel nestled down in the pines
               C
Say you'll be mine little girl I'll put my foot on the floor
             Bb                       C                 F
Give me the word now sugar, we'll ramrod forever more

F 

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