Right Down The Line Bass

Gerry Rafferty
Right Down The Line
(Key: Dm – Tempo: 128 bpm)
 
 
Intro:    |Dm  |C  |Am  |F  |-(x3)   C  |G  |Am  G ||F   |F   ||-
G|--------7------|--------5------|---------------|----------------|
D|*----------7r-7|-----------5r-5|--------7------|--------3-------|
A|*-5-5r---------|--3-3r---------|-----------7r-7|-----------3r-3-| X3
E|---------------|---------------|--5-5r---------|--1-1r----------|
 
                                                    X2
G|--------5------|---------------|---------------||---------------|-|
D|-----------5r-5|--------5-----5|---------------||--------3------|-|
A|--3-3r---------|-----------5r--|---------------||-----------3r-3|-|
E|---------------|--3-3r---------|---5-5---3-3---||-1-1-----------|-|
 
 
Verse 1: 00:31 (play x3)
G|--------7------|--------5------|---------------|----------------|
D|*----------7r-7|-----------5r-5|--------7------|--------3-------|
A|*-5-5r---------|--3-3r---------|-----------7r-7|-----------3r-3-| X3
E|---------------|---------------|--5-5r---------|--1-1r----------|
Dm               C             Am                           F
      You know I need your love   You've got that hold over me
Dm               C             Am                          F
       Long as I got your love   You know that I'll never leave
Dm                      C               Am                 F
   When I wanted you to share my life I had no doubt in my mind
 
 
 Chorus: 00:54                                      X2
G|--------5------|---------------|---------------||---------------|-|
D|-----------5r-5|--------5-----5|---------------||--------3------|-|
A|--3-3r---------|-----------5r--|---------------||-----------3r-3|-|
E|---------------|--3-3r---------|---5-5---3-3---||-1-1-----------|-|
              C   G      Am    G        F
And it's been you Woman Right down the line
 
 
Verse 2: 01:04 (play x3)
G|--------7------|--------5------|---------------|----------------|
D|*----------7r-7|-----------5r-5|--------7------|--------3-------|
A|*-5-5r---------|--3-3r---------|-----------7r-7|-----------3r-3-| X3
E|---------------|---------------|--5-5r---------|--1-1r----------|
Dm                    C             Am               F
  I know how much I lean on you        Only you can see
Dm                     C             Am                     F
   The changes that I've been through   Have left a mark on me
Dm                             C           Am                           F
 You've been as constant as a northern star  The brightest light that shines
 
 
Chorus: 01:25                                       X2
G|--------5------|---------------|---------------||---------------|-|
D|-----------5r-5|--------5-----5|---------------||--------3------|-|
A|--3-3r---------|-----------5r--|---------------||-----------3r-3|-|
E|---------------|--3-3r---------|---5-5---3-3---||-1-1-----------|-|
              C   G      Am    G        F
And it's been you Woman Right down the line
 
 
Bridge: 01:35
G|------------|------------|-------------|
D|*-----7-----|------------|-------------|
A|*-5r-----5--|------9-----|------5------|
E|------------|--7r-----7--|--3r-----3---|
D              Bm          G
I just want to say this is my way           X2
G|------------|------------|------------||------7-----|-|
D|------9-----|------------|------------||---------7r-|-|
A|--7r-----7--|------7-----|------3-----||--5r--------|-|
E|------------|--5r-----5--|--1r-----1--||------------|-|
   E           A                  F           Dm (x2)
Of telling you everything I could never Say before
...
G|------------|-------------|
D|------------|-------------|
A|------9-----|------5------|
E|--7r-----7--|--3r-----3---|
Bm              G
   Yeah this is my way
G|------------|------------|------------||--------|
D|------9-----|------------|------------||--------|
A|--7r-----7--|------7-----|------3-----||-(5)>---|
E|------------|--5r-----5--|--1r-----1--||--------|
   E                A             F                  (Dm)>
Of telling you that every day I'm loving you so much more...
 
 
Verse 2: 02:00 (play x3)
G|--------7------|--------5------|---------------|----------------|
D|-----------7r-7|-----------5r-5|--------7------|--------3-------|
A|>(5)-5r--------|--3-3r---------|-----------7r-7|-----------3r-3-| X3
E|---------------|---------------|--5-5r---------|--1-1r----------|
(Dm)            C           Am                      F
  'Cause you believed in me    Through my darkest night
Dm                         C        Am                           F
  Put something better inside of me    You brought me into the light
Dm                      C           Am                   F
  Threw away all those crazy dreams    I put them all behind
 
 
  Chorus:                                           X2
G|--------5------|---------------|---------------||---------------|-|
D|-----------5r-5|--------5-----5|---------------||--------3------|-|
A|--3-3r---------|-----------5r--|---------------||-----------3r-3|-|
E|---------------|--3-3r---------|---5-5---3-3---||-1-1-----------|-|
           C   G      Am    G        F
And it was you Woman Right down the line
 
 
Solo: 02:32    Dm  |C  |Am  |F  |- (play x3)
G|--------7------|--------5------|---------------|----------------|
D|*----------7r-7|-----------5r-5|--------7------|--------3-------|
A|*-5-5r---------|--3-3r---------|-----------7r-7|-----------3r-3-| X3  (verse)
E|---------------|---------------|--5-5r---------|--1-1r----------|
 
 
(solo second part)  C  |G  |Am G ||F   |F ||-       X2
G|--------5------|---------------|---------------||---------------|-|
D|-----------5r-5|--------5------|---------------||--------3------|-|
A|--3-3r---------|-----------5r-5|---------------||-----------3r-3|-|   (chorus)
E|---------------|--3-3r---------|---5-5---3-3---||-1-1-----------|-|
 
 
Bridge: 03:03
G|------------|------------|-------------|
D|*-----7-----|------------|-------------|
A|*-5r-----5--|------9-----|------5------|
E|------------|--7r-----7--|--3r-----3---|
D              Bm          G
I just want to say this is my way           X2
G|------------|------------|------------||------7-----|-|
D|------9-----|------------|------------||---------7r-|-|
A|--7r-----7--|------7-----|------3-----||--5r--------|-|
E|------------|--5r-----5--|--1r-----1--||------------|-|
   E           A                  F           Dm (x2)
Of telling you everything I could never Say before
...
G|------------|-------------|
D|------------|-------------|
A|------9-----|------5------|
E|--7r-----7--|--3r-----3---|
Bm              G
   Yeah this is my way
G|------------|------------|------------||--------|
D|------9-----|------------|------------||--------|
A|--7r-----7--|------7-----|------3-----||-(5)>---|
E|------------|--5r-----5--|--1r-----1--||--------|
   E                A             F                  (Dm)>
Of telling you that every day I'm loving you so much more...
 
 
Verse 3: 03:29 (play x3)
G|--------7------|--------5------|---------------|----------------|
D|-----------7r-7|-----------5r-5|--------7------|--------3-------|
A|>-5-5r---------|--3-3r---------|-----------7r-7|-----------3r-3-| X3
E|---------------|---------------|--5-5r---------|--1-1r----------|
(Dm )          C           Am                 F
  If I should doubt myself    If I'm losing ground
Dm                C            Am                    F
  I won't turn to someone else   They'd only let me down
Dm                      C            Am                       F
  When I wanted you to share my life   I had no doubt in my mind
 
 
  Chorus:                                           X2
G|--------5------|---------------|---------------||---------------|-|
D|-----------5r-5|--------5-----5|---------------||--------3------|-|
A|--3-3r---------|-----------5r--|---------------||-----------3r-3|-|
E|---------------|--3-3r---------|---5-5---3-3---||-1-1-----------|-|
              C   G      Am    G        F
And it's been you Woman Right down the line
 
 
Outro: 04:00 Play Bridge (x1) fading out...
 
D   Bm   G  -  E   A   F   Dm - Dm  Bm   G  -  E   A   F  Dm
 
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