Biography:
Tommy Emmanuel (born May 31, 1955) is an Australian virtuoso guitarist, best known for his fine art of "fingerpicking". He is considered by some as the greatest fingerpicker in the world today.
Throughout his career he played with many famous legends like Chet Atkins, Eric Clapton, Sir George Martin and John Denver. Some tracks of note include The Journey (a Top 30 hit in Australia in 1993), Cross The Nullarbor and his cover of Mason Williams's Classical Gas.
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Four years of hard work!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
C6 [332210] — played with one finger on 4th and 3rd strings
G13 [3x345x]
G#9 [4x431x]
Gsus4add9 [3x321x]
G7#5 [3x3443]
C9 [x3233x]
C9/E [03233x]
F6 [1x323x]
C7/G [3x23xx]
G#dim [4x34xx]
F/A [5x35xx]
F#dim [2x121x]
D7/A [x0453x]
D7/G# [4x453x]
G6 [3x545x]
C#9 [x4344x]
AmMaj7 [5x6555]
Am7 [5x5555]
Am6 [5x4555]
| C6 - B7 A#7 | A7 | Dm9 G13 | C G#9 Gsus4add9 - |
C6 G7#5 C9 C9/E
That old car would like to break your heart
F6 C7/G G#dim F/A F#dim
But she too far gone, to even start
C B7 A#7 A7
Take it for one who knows
D7/A D7/G# G
You don't want to get you one of those
C6 G7#5 C9 C9/E
She's always been as mean as she appears
F6 C7/G G#dim F/A F#dim
Ain't done no Rock and Roll in 4 years
C B7 A#7 A7
They should put it in a 'Crusher!' I suppose
F6 G6 C C#9 C9 C9/E
You don't want get you one of those
F6
Leave her over there behind the barn
F#dim C6
Where she’ll be 'out of the way!'
Am AmMaj7 Am7
She's got Chassis rot
Am6 G13
The gear box shot!
G7#5
She's had her day
C6 G7#5 C9 C9/E
It's all over for that old heap
F6 F#dim
She needs a whole lot of more than beauty sleep
C B7 A#7 A7
If you want to get you one that goes
F6 G6 C G#9 Gsus4add9
You don't want to get you one of those
| C6 G7#5 | C9 C9/E | F6 | F#dim |
| C - B7 A#7 | A7 | Dm9 G13 | C G7 |
| C6 G7#5 | C9 C9/E | F6 | F#dim |
| C - B7 A#7| A7 | Dm9 G13 | C C#9 C9 C9/E |
F6
Leave her over there behind the barn
F#dim C6
Where she’ll be 'out of the way!'
Am AmMaj7 Am7
She's got Chassis rot
Am6 G13
The gear box shot!
G7#5
She's had her day
C6 G7#5 C9 C9/E
It's all over for that old heap
F6 F#dim
She needs a whole lot of more than beauty sleep
C B7 A#7 A7
If you want to get you one that goes
F6 G6 C A7
You don't want to get you one of those
Dm9 G13 C
You don't want to get you one of those
G13 [3x345x]
G#9 [4x431x]
Gsus4add9 [3x321x]
G7#5 [3x3443]
C9 [x3233x]
C9/E [03233x]
F6 [1x323x]
C7/G [3x23xx]
G#dim [4x34xx]
F/A [5x35xx]
F#dim [2x121x]
D7/A [x0453x]
D7/G# [4x453x]
G6 [3x545x]
C#9 [x4344x]
AmMaj7 [5x6555]
Am7 [5x5555]
Am6 [5x4555]
| C6 - B7 A#7 | A7 | Dm9 G13 | C G#9 Gsus4add9 - |
C6 G7#5 C9 C9/E
That old car would like to break your heart
F6 C7/G G#dim F/A F#dim
But she too far gone, to even start
C B7 A#7 A7
Take it for one who knows
D7/A D7/G# G
You don't want to get you one of those
C6 G7#5 C9 C9/E
She's always been as mean as she appears
F6 C7/G G#dim F/A F#dim
Ain't done no Rock and Roll in 4 years
C B7 A#7 A7
They should put it in a 'Crusher!' I suppose
F6 G6 C C#9 C9 C9/E
You don't want get you one of those
F6
Leave her over there behind the barn
F#dim C6
Where she’ll be 'out of the way!'
Am AmMaj7 Am7
She's got Chassis rot
Am6 G13
The gear box shot!
G7#5
She's had her day
C6 G7#5 C9 C9/E
It's all over for that old heap
F6 F#dim
She needs a whole lot of more than beauty sleep
C B7 A#7 A7
If you want to get you one that goes
F6 G6 C G#9 Gsus4add9
You don't want to get you one of those
| C6 G7#5 | C9 C9/E | F6 | F#dim |
| C - B7 A#7 | A7 | Dm9 G13 | C G7 |
| C6 G7#5 | C9 C9/E | F6 | F#dim |
| C - B7 A#7| A7 | Dm9 G13 | C C#9 C9 C9/E |
F6
Leave her over there behind the barn
F#dim C6
Where she’ll be 'out of the way!'
Am AmMaj7 Am7
She's got Chassis rot
Am6 G13
The gear box shot!
G7#5
She's had her day
C6 G7#5 C9 C9/E
It's all over for that old heap
F6 F#dim
She needs a whole lot of more than beauty sleep
C B7 A#7 A7
If you want to get you one that goes
F6 G6 C A7
You don't want to get you one of those
Dm9 G13 C
You don't want to get you one of those
