Social Distortion
99 To Life
Tuning: Eb (Half-step down)
Play with a shuffle-feel
Chord-structure through the whole song: A E A E A E B E
Intro:
A A E A A E
eb----------------------------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------------------5--|
Gb-4h6--4h6--4-------------4h6--4h6--4-------------4--|
Db----------------4-4h6--------------------4h6--------|
Ab----------------------------------------------------|
Eb----------------------------------------------------|
A A E B B E
eb------------------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-4h6--4h6--4------------------------------------------|
Db----------------4-4h6----2h4--2h4--2------------------|
Ab----------------------------------------2h4-2---------|
Eb----------------------------------------------4p2p0---|
Verse 1:
A E A E
I'm Broken hearted, I'm a broken man.
A E B E
Driven by anger, on that night I ran.
A E A E
I had me a woman, and only she be true.
A E B E
But she's gone and left me, you know my life is through.
Chorus:
A E A E
Lonely weekend, baby, lonely nights.
A E B E
The judge he gave me 99 to life.
>>Intro // Imporvised solo<<
Verse 2:
A E A E
I wish she could be here, Lord, if she only could.
A E B E
Instead she's layin', in a puddle of blood.
A E A E
Well, she was my baby, I thought she'd be my wife.
A E B E
I killed my baby, I killed her with my knife.
Chorus:
A E A E
Lonely weekend, baby, lonely nights.
A E B E
The judge he gave me 99 to life.
>>Guitar Solo<<
Improvise on the C# Minor Pentatonic Scale (or just play the intro twice)
C# Minor Pentatonic Scale
eb--------------------------------------9--12-------|
Bb-------------------------------9--12--------------|
Gb------------------------9--11---------------------|
Db-----------------9--11----------------------------|
Ab----------9--11-----------------------------------|
Eb---9--12------------------------------------------|
Verse 3:
A E A E
So alone I'm sittin', in my prison cell.
A E B E
Lord only knows now, I'm in a living hell.
A E A E
The rest of my life, in this penitentiary,
A E B E
The good Lord above now, please have mercy on me.
Chorus: x2
A E A E
Lonely weekend, baby, lonely nights.
A E B E
The judge he gave me 99 to life.
>>Intro // Imporvised solo<<
A E A E A E B E