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Date: Thu, 28.02.2005
Tabbed by Peter Tuyp(peter.tuyp@wxs.nl)
subject: Jim Croce - Rapid Boy
Intro:
E A7
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E B7
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Oh
Chorus:
E E7 A E
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Rapid Roy that stock car boy He too much too believe
A E F# B
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You know he
always got an extra pack of
cigarettes rolled up in his
T-shirt sleeve
E E7 A F#7
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He got a
tattoo on his arm that say
"Baby" He got
another on that just say
"Hey"
E Cm# F# B E
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But every Sunday afternoon he is a
dirt
track
demon
in a '57 Che- vrolet
Verse 1:
E E7 A E
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Oh Rapid Roy that stock car boy He's the best driver in the land
A E F# B
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|-7b8---8r7--5---5---------7b8---7b8-5---5-7---7---7-5---------------|
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He say that he learned to race a
stock car by runnin'
shine outa Alabam'
E E7 A F#
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Oh the Demolition Derby and
the Figure Eight
Its easy money in the
bank compared to
E Cm# F# B E
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runnin' from the man in
Oklahoma City With a
500 gallon tank
Chorus:
E E7 A E
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Oh Rapid Roy that stock car boy He too much too believe
A E F#7 B
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You know he always got an extra pack of
cigarettes Rolled up in his
T-shirt sleeve
E E7 A F#
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|-4-6-------4-6-4-6----------------6-----6-------------|
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He got a tattoo on his arm that say
"Baby" He got
another one that
just say "Hey"
E Cm# F# B E
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|-5------5------5-------------------8h9----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------8h9---------9-11-9-11b12r11-9----9---9-|
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But every Sunday afternoon he is a
dirt
track
demon
in a '57 Che- vrolet
Solo:
E A7
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|-11---11----------------------------12-12-12-12-12-|
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E B7
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jim_croce/rapid_boy_tab.html ]
Verse 2:
E E7 A E
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Yea Roy so cool, that
racin' fool he don't
know what fear's
about
A E F# B
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|-5b7r5-3-5---5-------------5-----------------------5-3-5-3-5-3-|
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He do a hundred thirty mile an hour,
smilin' at the camera
With a toothpick in his
mouth
E E7 A F#
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He got a girl back home name of
Dixie Dawn But he got honeys all along
the way
E Cm# F# B E
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And you oughta hear 'em screamin' for that
dirt
track
demon
in a '57 Che- vro- let
Chorus:
E E7 A E
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Oh Rapid Roy that stock car boy He too much too believe
A E F#7 B
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You know he
always got an extra pack of
cigarettes Rolled up in his
T-shirt sleeve
E E7 A F#
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|-4-6b7r6-4-6-------6----------------6-----------------6-----------|
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He got a tattoo on his arm that say
"Baby" He got another on that just say
"Hey"
E Cm# F# B E
|-------------------------7h9------------------------------------------|
|-------5---5---5-------------8h9--------------------------------------|
|---------6-------4-6-4-----------8h9-------9-11-9-11b12r11-9----9---9-|
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But every Sunday afternoon he is a
dirt
track
demon
in a '57 Che- vro- let
Outro:
E A7
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E B7
|------9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-9b10r9-7-9b10r9-7-9-7-|
|-9-12---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----------------------|
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E A7 E E7
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|-------------8-10---8-10b12r10-8-10---8-10b11-10b11-------10b11---10b11---10b11r10-8---8-|
|-9---9---9---9--9--------------------------------------------------------------------9---|
|-----------9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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B A E B7
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|-9---9-9-7---7-9-7-9b11---9-7-----7---9-7------------------------7-|
|-----------9------------------9-----------9-8-7------7---7-9-7-9---|
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E A7 E E7
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|-9--------9----------------------------9-------------------------------------------------9-|
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A E
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|-8-----------------------------------------10-12---12--------------------12-|
|---9-9-7-9-7---7---7---7-9-7---7-9-10/12------------------------------------|
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B A E B7
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E A7 E E7
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|-8-------------------------------------------------------------|
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A E
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