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Gasoline Alley

by Written, Rod Stewart & Ronnie Wood. Performed Rod Stewart, Small Faces, Elkie Br · posted by harmusman

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How to read this tab — notation key
+
Blow note
−
Draw note
b or '
Half-step bend
bb or ''
Two half-step bend
bbb or '''
Three half-step bend
(###)
Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *
Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab
1970 song I've used Elkie Brooks', You Tube performance tabbing this. Musically notated slightly different for verses 3 & 4. This is the easiest, you may like to kick it around for yourself. Yours Harmusman.

INTRO, on a penny whistle (flagelot) or harmonica. x 2
3 3 4 -4 5 6 5 -4/4 3 3~~/3 3 4 -4 5 6 -4 4/5~~

SONG, tabbed 1st verse, use for 2,3,4 verses
3/  3   3 4 -4 5 6  5 -4 / 4  4  -3  3   
I think I know now what's makin' me sad,
 
 -3  2/  3   3   4  -4 5  6 -4~~ 4 / 5 
it's a yearn'in for my old~~back~~ yard

3/ 3 3 4~~ -4  5  6  5 -4/   4   -3   3 
I re-a-lize~~ may-be I was wrong to leave

3   2 / 3   -3 4  -4  5  6   -4  4 / 5
be-ter swal-ow up my sil-ly country pride.

CHOROUS
-5~~/5  -4~~ -5~~/~~5 -4~~  4   -4 /
Cal-lin home run--nin home down the

5   4  -4  4   4   -3   3/ 3  -3  4~~ 
Gas-o-line Al-ley where I started from
 
-5~~ 5  -4~~ 4 -4 -5~~/~~5 -4~~  4   -4
Cal-lin home      run--nin home down the

 5  4  -4  4   4   -3   3~~/~~-3   4~~//
Gas-o-line Al-ley where I     was born

2nd verse
When the weath-er's bet-ter and the rails un-freeze,
and the wind- don't-- whistle 'round your knees
I put- on my weath-er suit and catch him/her in the train
I'll be home be-fore the milks up-on the door

CHOROUS
Cal-lin home run-nin home
down the Gas-o-line Al-ley where I started from
cal-lin home run-nin home
down the Gas-o-line Al-ley where I was born

Penny whistle (flagelot) or harmonica line x4
3 3 4 -4 5 6 5 -4/4 3 3~~/3 3 4 -4 5 6 -4 4/5~~

CHOROUS
Cal-lin home, etc. (to "where I was born)

3rd verse 
If an-y-thing should happen and my plans go wrong
should I stray to the house on the hill
let it be known that my in-ten-tions were good
I'd be singing in the al-ley if I could

4th verse
And if I'm called a-way- and it's my turn to go
should the blood-run-cold in my veins
just one fav-or I'll be ask-in you
don't bury me here it's too cold.

Chorous x 2
Take-me back car-ry me back
to the Gas-o-line Al-ley where I star-ted from
take me back **** carry me back
to the Gas-o-line Al-ley where I was born

**** insert the word "won'tcha" on repeat and then Penny whistle (flagelot)or harmonica x4 to fade out.
3 3 4 -4 5 6 5 -4/4 3 3~~/3 3 4 -4 5 6 -4 4/5~~
  
      
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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