Rory Gallagher - Off The Handle Chords & Tabs

Rory Gallagher
Title: Off the Handle
Album: Top Priority (1979)

Standard Tuning

Intro:

    C
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------8------10-8----------8------10-------------8-----8-----8----8---|
D---------8--10--10-8----------8--10--10--8----------8--10-8--10-8-10-8---|
A--8-9-10----10---------8-9-10----10------8---8-9-10----10----10---10-----|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rory_gallagher/off_the_handle_tab.html ]
                      The band kicks in!
E--------------------------------------|-------8-8------8-8------8-8-|
B--------------------------------------|-------8-8------8-8------8-8-|
G-----8----8-10b10-8-10b10-8-10b10-8---|--10h12----10h12----10h12----|
D--10-8-10-8-10b10-8-10b10-8-10b10---9-|-----------------------------|
A--10---10-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

E----------------------|
B--11-11---------------|
G--10b10--8------------| x 2 before "Well I, Fly off a handle".
D-----------10--8h10---|
A----------------------|
E----------------------|

The song is a typical blues tune in the key of C. So during the first 8 bars of the vers 
can easily mess around and play all sorts of licks in the key of C, before it changes 
F and G.
Listen to the song and you'll get it :)

Chord changes:

C
Well, I fly off the handle a little too quick,

Just call me a nervous man.

For the last week or two, it don't take too much,

To make me wanna raise the sand. Yeah...
F
Well, it's one of those days,

When you`d rather not be,
G
So low down and dirty,

Your luck's out at sea.


Good luck with this awesome tune!