Song: A Leader On Losing Control
Band: Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans
Album: Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!
Label: Stony Plain Records
Written By: Corb Lund
Tabbed/Chorded By: ultimatelefty

Here's another good one by Corb, a western sounding war tune, 
and a very good one at that! Hopefully most of it is correct,
the solo was a bit tricky but I think I got the jist of it.
Anyways, as always, please rate, comment, and enjoy!

Intro:

e|-0--0-----0--------|-0--0-----0--------|
B|-1----1---1------1-|-1----1---1------1-|
G|-2------2-2----2---|-2------2-2----2---|
D|-2--------2--2-----|-2--------2--2-----|
A|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|
E|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|


  Ohh ohh...
e|------------------------------0--0--0-0----0--0--0-|
B|------------------------------1--0--1---1--1--0--1-|
G|------------------------------2--1--2------2--1--2-|
D|------------------------------2--2--2------2--2--2-|
A|---0-2-0-2-3-3/5-3-2-0---2-0--0--2--0------0--2--0-|
E|-3---------------------4------0--0--0------0--0--0-|x2


Verse 1:

       Am
Well I tried my best to stop them, 

yes I tried to make them wait.
      G
And I appealed to their decency, 

show mercy on this day.
  F
I issued them strong orders,

on pain of death and dissaray.
           E
But in the end they would not listen, 

they raised their lances anyway.


e|-0--0--0--0----0--0--0-|
B|-1--0--1----1--1--0--1-|
G|-2--1--2-------2--1--2-|
D|-2--2--2-------2--2--2-|
A|-0--2--0-------0--2--0-|
E|-0--0--0-------0--0--0-|


Verse 2:

Am
Men of no account, they were, 

their breeding crude and low.
     G
With not a trace of wisdom, grace, 

or virtue in their souls.
    F
Yet trained them long and hard I did,

to bend them to the crown.
   E
To act as tools of justice,

follow edict handed down.


e|-0--0--0--0----0--0--0-|
B|-1--0--1----1--1--0--1-|
G|-2--1--2-------2--1--2-|
D|-2--2--2-------2--2--2-|
A|-0--2--0-------0--2--0-|
E|-0--0--0-------0--0--0-|


Chorus:


  Ohh ohh...
e|------------------------------0--0--0-0-----0--0--0-|
B|------------------------------1--0--1---1---1--0--1-|
G|------------------------------2--1--2-----2-2--1--2-|
D|------------------------------2--2--2-------2--2--2-|
A|---0-2-0-2-3-3/5-3-2-0---2-0--0--2--0-------0--2--0-|
E|-3---------------------4------0--0--0-------0--0--0-|x2


Verse 3:

             Am
Well you see these were not militia men,

a-fighting for their homes.
    G
Nor fathers, sons, nor husbands, sire, 

but foreigners on loan.
    F
Yet mercinary killers 

career soldiers to a man.
        E
Lashing out with vengeance 

one can not except or understand.


e|-0--0--0------0--0--0-|
B|-1--0--1--1---1--0--1-|
G|-2--1--2----2-2--1--2-|
D|-2--2--2------2--2--2-|
A|-0--2--0------0--2--0-|
E|-0--0--0------0--0--0-|


Solo:

e|------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------|
B|------------------------|---------------|-0--0-0-1-3-1-0---0-1-3-3-3-3-1-0-|
G|------------------------|---------------|-0--0-0-2-4-2-0-0-0-2-4-4-4-4-2-0-|
D|--------------------0-2-|-------------2-|----------------------------------|
A|---------0----0-2-3-----|---0-0-0-2-3---|----------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0----0-----------|-0-------------|----------------------------------|

e|-------1------------1-----------|---0-------------------------|
B|-------1-1----------1-1---------|---0-0-----0-----------------|
G|-0-0---2---2--------2---2---2---|---1---1-----1---------------|
D|-----3-3-----3----3-3-----3---3-|---2-----2-------------------|
A|-------3--------3---3-----------|---2-----------/7---7--------|
E|-------1------------1-----------|-0-0--------------0---10-8-7-|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7-9-9--------9-9-9-9-9br-7-7br-5-5br-4-4br-4h5p4---5p4---|
D|-7-9-10-------7-9-10-------------------------------------5-----0-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|------------------------3--------|
G|---5-5br-4-2-----2-4-5----5-4-2--|
D|-0-----------3-3-----------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------5/-10-|
G|---2-5-4--4br-2-1---------1-1-1-2-4-4-4-4/5-4-2---------|
D|-3----------------2-2-2-4-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 4:

             Am
Well I could not instill the discipline,

'twas duty to inspire.
           G
And they responded in the end

to instincts of the basest kind.
    F
Now on my knee before you,

here I dry my eyes in shame.
       E
albeit little consolation,

take my head for I'm to blame.


e|-0--0--0--0----0--0--0-|
B|-1--0--1----1--1--0--1-|
G|-2--1--2-------2--1--2-|
D|-2--2--2-------2--2--2-|
A|-0--2--0-------0--2--0-|
E|-0--0--0-------0--0--0-|


Chorus:


  Ohh ohh...
e|------------------------------0--0--0-0-----0--0--0-|
B|------------------------------1--0--1---1---1--0--1-|
G|------------------------------2--1--2-----2-2--1--2-|
D|------------------------------2--2--2-------2--2--2-|
A|---0-2-0-2-3-3/5-3-2-0---2-0--0--2--0-------0--2--0-|
E|-3---------------------4------0--0--0-------0--0--0-|


  Ohh Ohh so spoke the leader on losing control
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2--|
D|---------------------------2--|
A|---0-2-0-2-3-3/5-3-2-0---2-0--|
E|-3---------------------4------|




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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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