2 4 6 8 Motorway - Tom Robinson
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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2-4-6-8 Motorway - Tom Robinson Band
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Tabbed by: Ian Ferguson

Tuning: EADGBE

INTRO

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INTRO

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INTRO

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Drive my truck midway to the motorway station
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Fair-lane cruiser coming up on the left hand side

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D|--7-----------------9----------------11p9------2-2-4-4---------------------|
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Headlights shining, driving rain on the window frame

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Little young lady stardust hitching a ride

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And it's two four six eight, never too late

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Me and my radio trucking on through the night

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A|--9--------9-----11---11-----------------0-0-0--0--0-----------------------|
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Three five seven nine little white line

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A|-0----0----0-----0---------11--11---11--11-11\9----------------------------|
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motorway sun coming up with the morning light.

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A|--9--------9----------11--11--------------0-0-0--0--0----------------------|
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whiz kid sitting pretty on your two wheel stallion

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This old ten ton lorry got a bead on you

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ai'nt no use setting off with a bad companion
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ain't nobody got the better of you know who.

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Two four six eight, ain't never too late

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Me and my radio trucking on through the night

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D|--7--------7-----9----9------------------2-2-4--2--4-----------------------|
A|--9--------9-----11---11-----------------0-0-0--0--0-----------------------|
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Three five seven nine little white line

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same old motorway sun coming up with the morning light.

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A|-----------9--------9----------11--11--------------0-0-0--0--0-------------|
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first solo (bass/drums only)

(next verse - bass,drums and organ only)

Well, there ain't no route you can choose to lose the two of us
Ain't nobody know when you're acting right or wrong

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No one knows if a roadway's leading nowhere
Gonna keep on driving home on the road I'm on.

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And it's 2 4 6 8 never too late

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A|---------0--0--0--0---------11--11---11--11-11\9---------------------------|
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Just me and my radio trucking on through the night

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Three five seven nine little white line

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D|-2-----2----2-----2--2/9--9---9----9---9--9-\7-----------------------------|
A|-0-----0----0-----0-------11--11---11--11-11\9-----------------------------|
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motorway sun coming up with the morning light.

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D|--7--------7----------9---9---------------2-2-4--2--4----------------------|
A|--9--------9----------11--11--------------0-0-0--0--0----------------------|
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2 4 6 8, never too late

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A|---------0--0--0--0---------11--11---11--11-11\9---------------------------|
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me and my radio trucking on through the night

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D|-------7---------7-----9---9-------------------2-2-4--2--4-----------------|
A|-------9---------9-----11--11------------------0-0-0--0--0-----------------|
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3 5 7 9 little white line

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motorway sun coming up with the morning light.

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motorway sun coming up with the morning light.

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D|-2----2----------------------------------2-4-2-4---------------------------|
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That same old motorway sun coming up with the morning light.

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second solo (organ,bass,drums only)

Yeah yeah yeah

I said it's two four six eight, never too late

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Just me and my radio trucking on through the night

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3 5 7 9 little white line

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motorway sun coming up with the morning light.

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G|-7--------7----------9---9---------------2-2------~-~----------------------|
D|-7--------7----------9---9---------------2-2------2-2----------------------|
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(fade out)

and it's 2 4 6 8 never too late Me and my radio trucking on
through the night...

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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
2 4 6 8 Motorway-Tom Robinson | Tabbed by Spannious

Intro

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D|-2--4--2--4--2--2--4--2--4--2--2--4--2--4--2--2--4--2--4-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

The verse and the chorus are played the same, its just the text
that is different in the song...

Verse/Chorus

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D|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--0--2--2--2--2--4--2--4-------|
A|-------------0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2----------------------|
E|-------------4--4--4--4--2--2--0--0----------------------|

Solo

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D|------7-----7---------------------------4---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

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B|---------------------5b7--5b7-5--------------5-7--5-----------------|
G|-2---2-4b6~--4b6-4-2------------6p4---4-6-4~------------------------|
D|---4--------------------------------7-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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After the solo he plays the verse again but only one time on each chord

e|----------2---------------|
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G|--2---4---2---1---2-------| X2
D|--2---2---0---2---2-------|
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E|------4---2---0-----------|

Verse/Chorus

Solo 2, its almost like the first one but with some changes, be creative!

Verse/Chorus

Fade out/End
Song info
2 4 6 8 Motorway
Tom Robinson
2001
  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
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