• Song:

    Continental Op

  • Artist:

    Rory Gallagher

  • Album:

    Meeting With The G-Man

Artist: Rory Gallagher
Title:  Continental OP
Album:  Defender (1987)

I can't figure out the tuning he's using, but it works OK with a standard tuning
as well. So here goes!

Intro:

   AE------------------------------------------------------| (x02220@1)B------------------------------------------------------|
G------2------2--------2-2-------2------2--------------|
D--2-5-0--2-4-0----2h4-2-2---2-5-0--2-4-0----2h4-2-2---|
A--0-0----0-0---3h4----------0-0----0-0---3h4----0-0---|
E------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G------2------2--------2-2-------2------2---------------| Band kicks in!
D--2-5-0--2-4-0----2h4-2-2---2-5-0--2-4-0----2h4----2h4-|
A--0-0----0-0---3h4----------0-0----0-0---3h4----3h4----|
E-------------------------------------------------------|

   A7 (x02020@1)        D (xx0232@1)         A7(break) (x02020@1)E--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-------------\15---|
B--2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-------------\14---|
G--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------| x2
D----------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|

Vers:

    AE--------------------| (x02220@1)B--------------------|
G----------2-2--2-2--|
D----------2-2--2-2--| Just strum along with an A chord.
A----------0-0--0-0--|
E--------------------|

"There's a body in the bay......

Chorus:

       EE-----------------------------------------------------| (022100@1)B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D------2----------------------------------------------|
A------2----------------------------------------------|
E------0----------------------------------------------|

'Cause who's they gonna get when trouble gotta stop,

    GE---3-----------------------------| (320003@1)B--(3)----------------------------|
G---0-----------------------------|
D---0-----------------------------|
A---2-----------------------------|
E---3-----------------------------|

   Here's my card I'm the Continental OP

Guitar Solo:

Solo Ad Lib. in the key of A! Just knock yourself out :P

After the solo:

   D (xx0232@1)                                    DE---------------------------------------------------------------------| (xx0232@1)B--2-------------------------------------2----------------------------|
G--3-------------------------------------3----------------------------|
D--0-------------------------------------0----------------------------|
A---------------------------------3-2-0------------------------3-2-0--|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Call the agency we'll never close,    first consultation's free
   D (xx0232@1)                                   E (022100@1)                       GE------------------------------------------------------------------3---| (320003@1)B--3--------------------------------------------------------------(3)--|
G--2---------------------------------------------------------------0---|
D--0-------------------------------------2-------------------------0---|
A---------------------------3-2-0--------2-------------------------2---|
E----------------------------------------0-------------------------3---|

  Check my reputation,check my pose,but first you have to check my fee
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