Band: Allman Brothers Band
Album: Hittin' The Note
Song:The High Cost of Low Living by Gregg Allman and Warren Haynes

Tabbed by Terry Mulligan ([email protected]) and
Zack Rosenberg ([email protected])
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This tab is currently 95% created by Terry and 5% by myself. 
I have basically edited and revised this version of the tab. 
You can expect more of my updates to this tab including leads 
and both guitars some time in February. I hope you enjoy our tab.

Zack
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INTRO RIFF (play 2 x) - (this is just one of the guitars):

    Am              Am
E --------------------]------------------
B --------------------]------------------
G ----------5---------]-------5-7h5------
D -------5-----5h7----]-----5--------7---
A ---5h7--------------]-5h7--------------
E --------------------]------------------

VERSE
G                              Dm           Am
You’re the life of the party, everybody’s host
           C                      G
Still you need somewhere you can hide
Dm                                   Am
All your good-time friends and your fair-weather has-beens
C                                     G
Lord knows….they’re just along for the ride
E7                               Am
You think you’re a survivor, but boy you better think twice
G	    Dm (2 beats)      > D
No one rides for nothing, so step up and pay the price

CHORUS
            F     C             G    Am
It’s the high cost of      low living
             F   C          G    Dm                  Am
Ain’t it high time      you turned yourself around
             F  C    G              Am
Yeah, the high cost of low living
Eb                F              C
Bound to put you six feet in the ground

E ---------------]-17s~~--------------]
B -5-3p1---------]--------------------]
G ---------2-----]--------------------]
D ---------------]--------------------]
A ---------------]--------------------]
E ---------------]--------------------]


G                           Dm               Am
So many here who love you still you just can’t tell

C                                         G
The real ones from those that drop your name

Dm                                           Am
All the while behind your back they rip the flesh right from
your bones

C                                     G
you should know by now we’re all fair game

E7                                        Am
You been chasing each dream with whiskey  From here to Tokyo

G                               Dm                               D
Using up all your real friends  No places left to go


CHORUS

            F   C       G   Am
It’s the high cost of low living
             F   C      G   Dm                  Am
Ain’t it high time you turned yourself around
                F    C         G    Am
Yeah, the high cost of low living
Eb                       F                  C
Bound to put you six feet in the ground

JAM: [Bb  F ]  [ C  ]  [Bb  F] [ C ]

HERE’S THE ASCENDING RIFF AFTER THE 2ND CHORUS
E -------------------]-------------------]-------12-14-15h17-15--]
B -------------------]-------------12-13-]-13-15-----------------]
G -------------------]----11-12-14-------]-----------------------]
D ----------12-13-14-]-14----------------]-----------------------]
A -12 14 15----------]-------------------]-----------------------]

Jam….
Eb            Bb                                        C       
Don’t look behind you	Don’t look back
Eb             Bb                                       C                                Dm
Don’t try to find reasons	In the past the past is gone


CHORUS


Another Jam

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