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tabbed by russ sweetser (yarzrevenge [at] yahoo [dot] com)

(this may be a little rudimentary just play all six strings for each strum, it will sound OK)
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E E D A (x4)

E                            D     A
i was having visions of sugar pastry
E                       D        A
cooked up in clarified butter
E                           D       A
i tried to turn my visions into prayers
E                          D             A
but i built my castle way high up in the air

E      E                        D                                    
yeah i came to the gates of the fabled pink city
A
hungry, and tired, and cold
       E        D
swing low sweet chariot
A                        A
chrome tail pipe shining bright as spun gold

(repeat chords for each verse)

my brothers picked me up out of the rushes
handed me into the company of evil men
but I've inched my way down the eastern seaboard
i am coming to Atlanta again
yeah i came to the gates of the fabled pink city
hungry, and tired, and mad as all hell
swing low sweet jewel-encrusted chariot
make me young again 
make me well

i am the killer dressed in pilgrim's clothing.
i'm the hard to find stations on the AM band.
i am the white sky high over tripoli
i am the land mine hidden in the sand.

yeah i came to the gates of the fabled pink city
hungry, and tired, and alone
sweet low sweet sweet sweet chariot
coming forth to carry me home

tabbed by jonathan and andy.

     Asus Asus2 E7
 e|--0----0-----0--|
 B|--3----0-----0--|
 G|--2----2-----1--|
 D|--0----2-----0--|
 A|--0----0-----2--|
 E|-------------0--|

 E-E7-E Asus-A (4x)

 E-E7-E Asus-A
 i was having visions of sugared pastry
 cooked up in clarified butter
 i tried to turn my visions into prayers
 but i built my castle way high up in the air
        E                        A
 yeah i came to the gates of the fabled pink city
 A    (maybe an Asus up in here)
 hungry, and tired, and cold
       E         Asus
 swing low sweet chariot
 A                        B
 chrome tail pipe shining bright as spun gold

 E-E7-E Asus-A (4x)

 my brothers picked me up out of the rushes
 handed me into the company of evil men
 but I've inched my way down the eastern seaboard
 i am coming to Atlanta again
 yeah i came to the gates of the fabled pink city
 hungry, and tired, and mad as all hell
 swing low sweet jewel-encrusted chariot
 make me young again, make me well

 E-E7-E Asus-A (4x)

 i am the killer dressed in pilgrim's clothing.
 i'm the hard to find stations on the AM band.
 i am the white sky high over tripoli
 i am the land mine hidden in the sand.
 yeah i came to the gates of the fabled pink city
 hungry, and tired, and alone
 swing low sweet sweet sweet chariot
                          E-E7-E Asus-A
 coming forth to carry me home

 E-E7-E Asus-A (2x)
 E-E7-E Asus-A-Asus2 (2x) (listen to recording for this part)
 E