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HARD LUCK WOMAN (from the KISS-LP "ROCK AND ROLL OVER")
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transcribed by Mark Perillo (mark@kisstabs.com)

Eb Tuning

Key:
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
b = bend (whole step)
b^ = bend (1/2 step)
b^^ = bend (1 1/2 steps)
pb = pre-bend
r = release-bend
r^ = release-bend half-step
h^ = hammer-on
p^ = pull-off
~ = Vibrato
* = Natural Harmonic
#(#) = Trill
** = Artificial Harmonic
x = Muted String (Palm Muting)
X = Muted String (Fretboard Muting)



Chord Chart:

Guitar 1: (12 string acoustic)

Dm Em G F Em#5 C
Eb|--1---0----3---1----0-------------------------------|
Bb|--2---0----3---1----1---1---------------------------|
Gb|--3---0----0---2----0---0---------------------------|
Db|--0---2----0---3----2---2---------------------------|
Ab|------2----2---3--------3---------------------------|
Eb|------0----3---1------------------------------------|


Guitar 2: (12 string acoustic)

Note: Guitar uses arpeggiated chords alternating with
higher notes on some strings. These notes are seen in
the intro and aren noted below with (). This guitar
appegiates chords throughout the entire song.

Dm Em G F Em#5 C
Eb|--1-(5)--0----3---1----0-----(3)--------------------|
Bb|--2------0----3---1----1---1------------------------|
Gb|--3------0----4---2----0---0------------------------|
Db|--0------2----5---3----2---2------------------------|
Ab|---------2-----------------3------------------------|
Eb|---------0------------------------------------------|


Guitar 3: (6 string acoustic)

Dm Em G F Em#5 C
Eb|--1---0----3---1----0-------------------------------|
Bb|--2---0----3---1----1----1--------------------------|
Gb|--3---0----0---2----0----0--------------------------|
Db|--0---2----0---3----2----2--------------------------|
Ab|------2----2---3---------3--------------------------|
Eb|------0----3---1------------------------------------|


If you are playing this on one guitar you might want to
substitute the chords below for C:

Eb|--3---3---------------------------------------------|
Bb|--1---3---------------------------------------------|
Gb|--0---0---------------------------------------------|
Db|--2---2---------------------------------------------|
Ab|--3---3---------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


Intro:

Guitar 1: (12 String Acoustic)

Dm
Eb|--------------------1-1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-1-1--0----|
Bb|--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--0----|
Gb|---------0-2---0----2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--0----|
Db|----0-3-------------0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-------|
Ab|--3-------------------------------------------------|

C Dm Em F
Eb|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0---1-1-1-0-0-0-1-1-1-|
Bb|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1---2-2-2-0-0-0-1-1-1-|
Gb|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-0-0-0-2-2-2-|
Db|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-|
Ab|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3---------2-2-2-3-3-3-|
Eb|----------------------------------------0-0-0-1-1-1-|

G C
Eb|-3-3-3---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--------------------------|
Bb|-3-3-3---1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1--------------------------|
Gb|-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--------------------------|
Db|-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2--------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3--------------------------|
Eb|-3-3-3----------------------------------------------|


Guitar 2: (12 String Acoustic)

Dm
Eb|--------------------------5------------5------------|
Bb|------------------------3-----3----------3------3---|
Gb|----------------------2-----2-----2-----------2----0|
Db|--------------------0-----------0----0------0----0--|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

C Dm Em
Eb|----0-----3---0-----------3---0-------5-------------|
Bb|------1-----1---0-------1---1-----------3-------0---|
Gb|--------0-------------0---------0---------0---0---0-|
Db|--------------------2-----------------------2-------|
Ab|-3----------------3-----------------0---------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

F G C
Eb|-------1-----------------3---0----0-----------------|
Bb|-----1--------3--------1---1---1--1-----------------|
Gb|---2--------4--------0------------0-----------------|
Db|-3--------5--------2--------------2-----------------|
Ab|-----------------3----------------3-----------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3: (6 String Acoustic)

Dm C
Eb|-1\3-3---3---3-3/1-1--------------------------------|
Bb|-3\5---5---5---5/3-3--------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------/7---5---------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------7--5--3------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

Dm Em F G C
Eb|------------------------13p^12--------12------------|
Bb|-------------------------------13---------13--------|
Gb|----------------------------------12----------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|



Riff 1 (6 String Acoustic)

Dm C Dm Em F G
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------2---0--------------2-0---------------------|
Ab|----0-3----------------0-3-------3------------------|
Eb|--3------------------3------------------------------|


Riff 2 (6 String Acoustic)
C
Eb|-13p^12---------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------13------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------12---------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


Riff 3 (6 String Acoustic)
C
Eb|-13p^12---------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------13---13~------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------12~------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


Riff. 4

Dm C
Eb|-1\3-3---3---3-3/1-1-----1/3-3-3/1-0----------------|
Bb|-3\5---5---5---5/3-3-----3/5-5-5/3-1----------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


HARD LUCK WOMAN - Paul Stanley

[Intro]

Verse: (with Riff. 1)
Dm
If never I met you
C
I'd never have seen you cry
Dm Em
If not for our first "Hello"
F G Dm w/[Riff.2]
We'd never have to say goodbye

Verse: (with Riff. 1)
Dm
If never I held you
C
My feelin's would never show
Dm Em
It's time I start walkin'
F G Dm w/[Riff.3]
But there's so much you'll never know

F Em#5 Dm
I keep telling you hard luck woman
F Em#5 Dm F G
You ain't a hard luck woman

C Dm
Rags, the sailor's only daughter
F Em#5 Dm
A child of the water
G C Dm F G
Too proud to be a queen

C
Rags, I really love you
Dm
I can't forget about you
F Em#5 Dm
You'll be a hard luck woman
F G C Dm
Baby, till you find your man

Verse: (with Riff. 1)
Dm
Before I go let me kiss you
C
And wipe the tears from your eyes
Dm Em
I don't wanna hurt you, girl
F G C
You know I could never lie

F Em#5 Dm
I keep telling you hard luck woman
F Em#5 Dm
You ain't a hard luck woman
F Em#5 Dm
You'll be a hard luck woman
F G C Dm F G
Baby, till you find your man

C Dm
Rags, the sailor's only daughter
F Em#5 Dm
A child of the water
G C Dm F G
Too proud to be a queen

C
Rags, I really love you
Dm
I can't forget about you
F Em#5 Dm
You'll be a hard luck woman
F G C Dm
Baby, till you find your man
F Em#5 Dm
You'll be a hard luck woman
F G C
Baby, till you find your man

Dm to C (until fade) w/[Riff.4]
Oh yeah, bye bye, so long, don't cry
I'm just packin' my bags, whoo, leavin' you
Bye bye, bye bye, bye bye, baby, don't cry
I gotta keep on movin', yeah movin'
Bye, bye my baby
Ooh, don't cry, lady, oh

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