[Intro]
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------| bass only x 4
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--5---5-0---3----5---0-0----5---3---0-|

2nd guitar intro slide over continuing bass:
Fast slide up, steady triplets for the whole measure, and long slide down
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|---/-14-14-14-14-| etc.-14-14-14-14-14-14\---|
G|---/-14-14-14-14-| etc.-14-14-14-14-14-14\---|  x 4
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Guitar doubles the bass:
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------| x 4
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--5---5-0---3----5---0-0----5---3---0-|


[Verse 1]
E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|--------------------------| x 2
D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|---------------------5----|
E|--5---5-0---3----5---0-0----5---3---0-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---3----|
He took a bleeding heart liberal to lunch today
Not much in common, at lunch today

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------| x4
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--5---5-0---3----5---0-0----5---3---0-|
                       Huh     ho
                       Huh     ho
                       Oooh


[Verse 2]
E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|--------------------------| x 2
D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|---------------------5----|
E|--5---5-0---3----5---0-0----5---3---0-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---3----|
The big top rolled up and over the hill yeah          Mr. Gridlock
On Hill 49 in a pillbox                           Slow shock, huh

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------| x1
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--5---5-0---3----5---0-0----5---3---0-|
                   Sheh  huh   huh  

E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------| x1
A|----------------------------------5-6-7--|
E|--5---5-0---3----5---0-0----5---3--------|
                   Sheh  huh   huh                       


[Chorus]
E|----------------------------| |-----------------------|
B|----------------------------| |-----------------------|
G|----------------------------| |-----------------------|
D|----------------------------| x3 then  |-----------------------|
A|---------------------5-6-7--| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7---7-|
E|--0---0-3---0----0----------| |-----------------------|
          Gridlock
          Gridlock


[Turnaround]
                                                (add 2nd guitar on the last 2)
E|--------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------| |-14--14--9--12---14---9-9--14---12---9---|
D|--------------------------------------| x 4  |-----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------| |-12--12--7--10---12---7-7--12---10---7---|
E|--5---5-0---3----5---0-0----5---3---0-| |-----------------------------------------|


[Verse 3]              
E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|--------------------------| x 2
D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|---------------------5----|
E|--5---5-0---3----5---0-0----5---3---0-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---3----|
Tying up traffic at every turn          Grid lock to the max, Jack
In a pillbox, in a pillbox                             Mr Gridlock

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------| x1
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--5---5-0---3----5---0-0----5---3---0-|
                   Sheh  huh   huh  

E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------| x1
A|----------------------------------5-6-7--|
E|--5---5-0---3----5---0-0----5---3--------|
                   Sheh  huh   huh             
   


[Chorus]                                 
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------| x3
A|---------------------5-6-7--|
E|--0---0-3---0----0----------|
          Gridlock
          Gridlock


Steady quarter         |
note triplets          |
changing on the measure| then this
E|----|----|-----|-----|---------------------------------|
B|----|----|-----|-----|---------------------------------|
G|-9--|-11-|-12--|-13--|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13----13---13-|
D|----|----|-----|-----|---------------------------------|
A|-7--|-9--|-10--|-11--|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----11---11-|
E|----|----|-----|-----|---------------------------------|


E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------| x4
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--5---5-0---3----5---0-0----5---3---0-|
                   Sheh  huh   huh  
                   Sheh  huh   huh  
                   Hu-ah

[Outro]
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|----------------------5-|
A|----------------------5-|
E|--5---5-5---5-5-5-5---3-|
                      Grid

E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|----------------------3-|
A|----------------------3-|
E|--5---5-5---5-5-5-5---1-|
                        Lock

E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|----------------------2-|
A|----------------------2-|
E|--5---5-5---5-5-5-5---0-|
                        Grid

E|---------------------------|--------|
B|---------------------------|--------|
G|---------------------------|--------|
D|----------------------5-5--|-7--7---|
A|----------------------5-5--|-7--7---|
E|--5---5-5---5-5-5-5---3-3--|-5--5---|
                        Lock