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#Band: Allman Brothers Band
#Album: Hittin' The Note
#Song:The High Cost of Low Living by Gregg Allman and Warren Haynes
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#Tabbed by Terry Mulligan (tmulligan6@comcast.net) and
#Zack Rosenberg (fendercustomstrat@yahoo.com)
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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.
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#Zack
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#INTRO RIFF (play 2 x) - (this is just one of the guitars):
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Am Am
E --------------------]------------------ B --------------------]------------------ G ----------5---------]-------5-7h5------ D -------5-----5h7----]-----5--------7--- A ---5h7--------------]-5h7-------------- E --------------------]------------------

VERSE
G Dm Am
Youre the life of the party, everybodys 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.theyre just along for the ride
E7 Am
You think youre 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
Its the high cost of low living
F C G Dm Am
Aint 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 cant 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 were 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
Its the high cost of low living
F C G Dm Am
Aint 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 )
HERES 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
Dont look behind you Dont look back
Eb Bb C Dm
Dont try to find reasons In the past the past is gone
CHORUS
Another Jam
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