WO RDS AND MUSIC BY by Billy Gibbons.

Dusty Hill and Frank Beard TRANSCRIBED BY Andy Aledort

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 WORDS ANO MUSIC BY by Billy Gibbons. Dusty Hill and Frank Beard TRANSCRIBEDBY Andy Aledort

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