BLUES TRAVELER - "price to pay" Tablature

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From: "Ryan M. Gay" <mdoggie@choice.net>
Subject: b/blues_traveler/price_to_pay.btab
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 05:21:41 -0500

Price to Pay - Blues Traveler
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Bass Tab by Ryan Gay - The unbelievably attractive and superbly not-that
talented singer and guitarist for the wholly mediocre
band CGA Monitor.

mdoggie@choice.net




intro: verse 1:
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----------------1-2----------------------1-2----------|--2-9--
-4-3-------------------0-2-3-2------------------------|-------
-----3-2---0--------------------3-2--0----------------|-------

(drums pick up)
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-13-14---------13-14-|-14--13-11--9---7-9-7-9-9-9-------------
---------12-14-------|----------------------------------------
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"she would do.."
--8--9--9--8--9-------7-9-7-----------------------------------
-----------------7--9--------9-----9-7-9-9-7-9-9--------------
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"she would do anything..." chorus: "who was she"
---7-8--9--8--9---9----------7-9-7-----|----------------------
------------------------7-9---------9--|----------------------
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---------------------------------------|---------3---2----0---

"to feel so free" "..heart on her sleeve" "she just couldn't
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-0-2--3----2---0----0-2---3----2--2----0----0-2--3---2---2----

believe" "There was a price to pay" verse 2:
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--2-----------------------------------4--2---4-2------------|-
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(same pattern repeats 6 x)

"her very first chance..."
---------------------7--8--9--8----9--9-------7-9-7-----------
--9-7-9-9-7-9-9---------------------------7-9-------9---------
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"she wound up in bed..."
---------------------7--8--9--8----9--9-------7-9-7-----------
--9-7-9-9-7-9-9---------------------------7-9-------9---------
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"he promised he'd return.."
---------------------7--8--9--8----9--9-------7-9-7-----------
--9-7-9-9-7-9-9---------------------------7-9-------9---------
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"needless to say..."
---------------------7--8--9--8----9--9-------7-9-7-----------
--9-7-9-9-7-9-9---------------------------7-9-------9---------
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"she proceeded...."
---------------------7--8--9--8----9--9-------7-9-7-----------
--9-7-9-9-7-9-9---------------------------7-9-------9---------
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"and her heart began.."
---------------------7--8--9--8----9--9-------7-9-7----------|
--9-7-9-9-7-9-9---------------------------7-9-------9--------|
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chorus: "who was she" "to feel so free" "with her heart on
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----------3--2---0----0---2---3---2----0----0--2-----3----2---

her sleeve" "she couldn't believe" "..price to pay"
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--------------------------------2-------------------4-2----4-2|
-2----0----0--2-3----2----------------------------------------|


verse 3: (just like the 2nd verse pattern, repeats 4 x)

---------------------7--8--9--8----9--9-------7-9-7-----------
--9-7-9-9-7-9-9---------------------------7-9-------9---------
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---------------------7--8--9--8----9--9-------7-9-7-----------
--9-7-9-9-7-9-9---------------------------7-9-------9---------
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---------------------7--8--9--8----9--9-------7-9-7-----------
--9-7-9-9-7-9-9---------------------------7-9-------9---------
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---------------------7--8--9--8----9--9-------7-9-7-----------
--9-7-9-9-7-9-9---------------------------7-9-------9---------
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bridge:
(hit 5x) (hit 5x) (hit 10x)
"she wanted to tear out the hair.."
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---3-3-3-3-3-----5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------
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" she wanted to wish that she was dead..."
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---3-3-3-3-3-----5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------
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"but a voice in her head..."
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---3-3-3-3-3-----5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------
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"and her heart began to break but it didn't.."
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---3-3-3-3-3-----5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------
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(guitar solo, repeat as necessary)
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---3-3-3-3-3-----5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------
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(last line of guitar solo, change to this)
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---3-3-3-3-3-----5-5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------
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bridge 2:
"run all your races and don't you fear"
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---------2---2---2--------------------------------------------
--4---2--------------4---4-----4---2--------------------------
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"you and I are getting out of here"
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---------2---2---2--------------------------------------------
--4---2--------------4---4-----4---2--------------------------
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"and we'll survive that i guarantee"
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---------2---2---2--------------------------------------------
--4---2--------------4---4-----4---2--------------------------
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"cuz .....need much ..all you have is me"
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---------2---2---2--------------------------------------------
--4---2--------------4-----4------4-----2---------------------
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slowdown part really similar to intro: verse 4: (just like 1st)

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--------------------------2----1-2----|--2-9----13-14---------
------------4--4-3--------------------|-----------------12--14
--------------------3-3-2-------------|-----------------------

(drums pick up)
------|-----------------------------------8--9--9--8--9--9----
13-14-|-14-13-11--9--7--9--7--9--9--9-------------------------
------|-------------------------------------------------------
------|-------------------------------------------------------

-------7-9-7--------------------7-8-9--9--8--9--------7-9-7---
-7--9--------9--9-7-9-9-7-9-9--------------------7--9-------9-
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chorus : "who was she" "to feel so free" "with her heart on
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----------3--2---0----0---2---3---2----0----0--2-----3----2---

(last 4 lines, similar to bridge 1)
her sleeve" "she couldn't believe" (hit 5 x)
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--------------------------------2-----|------------3-3--3-3-3-
-2----0----0--2-3----2----------------|-----------------------

(hit 5 x) (hit 10 x) "..to pay.." "theres..."
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-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7---------3-3-3-3-3----------
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"a price.." "to pay...." "theres..."
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-5-5-5-5--5----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------3-3-3-3-3-----------
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"a price.." "to pay...." "theres..."
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-5-5-5-5--5----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------3-3-3-3-3-----------
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(only hit once) outro: (exactly like slowdown
"a price.." "to pay...." part before verse 4)
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-5-5-5-5--5-----7-------------------|---4-4-3-----------------|
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