Whipping Post Chords & Tabs
Whipping Post
The Allman Brothers Band
Written By Gregg Allman
Intro:
(This first bar is really for bass, but here it is for guitar)
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|-5-5p3h5p3h5-5p3h5p3h5-5p3h5p3------5-5p3h5p3h5-5p3h5p3h5-5p3h5p3-----|
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|--2p0h2p0h2p0-2p0h2p0h2p0-2p0h2p0h2p0-----|
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Guitar 2:
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|-------------------------7-5-|-------------------------7-5-|
|-7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5-7-5-----|-7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5-7-5-----|
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|-7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5-7-5-----|-7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5-7-5-----|
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I've been run down, and I've been lied to.
And I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool.
She took all my money. Wrecked my new car.
Now she's with one of my good time buddies,
they're drinkin' in some crosstown bar.
Sometimes I feel,
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Sometimes I feel,
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Like I've been tied to the whippin' post
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tied to the whippin' post
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tied to the whippin' post
|-----9----7----5-----8--7----5-|
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Good Lord I feel like dyin'.
Guitar 1:
|-10b12--10--8----10b12--10--8----12p10p8------------|
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|Guitar 2: |
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|-7b9---7--5-----7b9---7--5----5p7----5--------------|
|----------------------------------7----7------------|
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|-5-------------------5------------------|
|---8-7-6-5---7---8-----8-7-6-5---7---8--|
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|-5-------------------5------------------|
|---8-7-6-5---7---8-----8-7-6-5---7---8--|
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1st Guitar Solo (Duane Allman):
|-5-------------------------------|
|-----8-5-------------------------|
|---------7-5-4-------------------|
|---------------5-7-4-5-----------|
|-----------------------7-7-7-7-7-|
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|--------------------------------------5h8--|
|-------------5---5-7b9b7---5------5-5------|
|-----5-7-7-----7---------7---7-7-----------|
|-5-7---------------------------------------|
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|-5---------------------------------5---5-5-5---5---5-5-5----|
|---7-5--7p5---7p5---5----------5-7--------------------------|
|------------7-----7---7-5--5-7---------------7-----------7--|
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|---------------------------------8p5---5-5-|
|-5--8----------------------8p5-------8-----|
|---------7p5---7p5---7p5-------7-----------|
|-------------7-----7-----7-----------------|
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|-8-12---10p8----8-------------------------------|
|-------------10----10--8------------------8--10-|
|--------------------------9--7-9--9-9-9-9-------|
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My friends tell me that I've been such a fool.
And I have stand by and take it babe, oh, for lovin' you.
I drown myself in sorrow, cause I look at what you've done.
But nothin' seems to change, the bad time stay the same,
and I can't run.
Sometimes I feel,
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|-----------------10----10--------10--------------13--13----|
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Sometimes I feel,
|-------------------15----15--17-15-----15-17b19-19--19-|
|----------------17----17------------17-----------------|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_allman_brothers_band/whipping_post_tab_ver_2.html ]
Like I've been tied to the whippin' post
|-------------------9----7----5-----8--7----5-|
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tied to the whippin' post
|-----9----7----5-----8--7----5-|
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tied to the whippin' post
|-----9----7----5-----8--7----5-|
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Good Lord I feel like dyin'.
Guitar 1:
|-10b12--10--8----10b12--10--8----12p10p8------------|
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|Guitar 2: |
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|-7b9---7--5-----7b9---7--5----5p7----5--------------|
|----------------------------------7----7------------|
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|-5-------------------5------------------|
|---8-7-6-5---7---8-----8-7-6-5---7---8--|
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|-5-------------------5------------------|
|---8-7-6-5---7---8-----8-7-6-5---7---8--|
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2nd Guitar Solo (Dickey Betts):
|-------------------------------------------8-10------|
|-----------------------8---8---8-10---8-10-----------|
|--------------7----7h9---9---9------9----------------|
|-7--7-7--10-7---10-----------------------------------|
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|-10b12-10b12-10b12-10b12-12p10p8-10----8-----------------|
|------------------------------------10---10-8------------|
|----------------------------------------------9-7-9------|
|----------------------------------------------------10-7-|
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|-------10---10---------------------------------------|
|-7--9-----9----9--7b9--9-9-9-9--55-4---55-4---55-4---|
|-------------------------------------7------7------7-|
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|-55-4---------------------------------------------------|
|--------55-4---4-5-4--4-5-4---4--------4-5-7-9-9-9-9-9--|
|------7------7--------------7---7--7-7------------------|
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|----------------------------8-8-8-8-10-8-------------------------------|
|-----8h10-----8h10-----8h10--------------10-8--10-8--------------------|
|-7h9------7h9------7h9------------------------------9----7-7b9-9-9-9b7-|
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End Of Solo
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|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-|------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------|-7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--9-9-9-9--10------|
|-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-|------------------------------------|
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|------15b17--------15b17--------15b17--------15b17-|
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|-0-0---------2-2----------3-3----------2-2---------|
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|-0-0---------2-2----------3-3----------2-2---------0-|
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Sometimes I feel,
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|-----------------10----10--------10--------------13--13----|
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Sometimes I feel,
|-------------------15----15--17-15-----15-17b19-19--19-|
|----------------17----17------------17-----------------|
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Like I've been tied to the whippin' post
|-------------------9----7----5-----8--7----5-|
|---------------------------------------------|
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tied to the whippin' post
|-----9----7----5-----8--7----5-|
|-------------------------------|
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tied to the whippin' post
|-----9----7----5-----8--7----5-|
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Good Lord I feel like dyin'.
|-5----------------------7----------|
|-----5----------------5------------|
|---------4----------4--------------|
|-------------4---------------------|
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|-----12--15------12--15------12--15------12--15------12--15-|
|---13----------13----------13----------13----------13-------|
|-14----------14----------14----------14----------14---------|
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|-15-15151515151515151515151515151515-----|
|-13-13131313131313131313131313131313-----|
|-12-12121212121212121212121212121212-----|
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