It can be played in standard tuning or 5-string open G: 
 
 e|----------------------| 
 B|----------------------| 
 G|-----0-0-X-3-X--0---0-| 
 D|-----0-0-X-3-X--0-3-0-| 
 A|---1------------------| 
 E|-3--------------------|

INTRO: 
 
(slide G barre chord into  A) 
G /A   A  A       A  B  B  A 
G /A   A  A       A /B  B  A   A*   G 
 
NOTE: 
A* means to lift 
the index finger up 
while holding down 
the rest of the  A 
barre chord.

INTRO:    A   D -- 4x`s 
 
VERSE: 
       A 
Yeah, momma and poppa told me 
       D 
I was crazy to stay 
       A 
I was gay in New York 
            D 
Which is a fag in L.A.

Intro: 
 
G  Am7  G  Gsus  Am7  G 
 
Bm        G   Gsus  Bm           G   Gsus 
Childhood living      is easy to do 
Am         G   C      D  G   Gsus        G     D  Dsus2  D  C 
The things you wanted    I   brought them  for you 
Bm        G    Gsus   Bm              G  Gsus 
Graceless lady         you know who I am 
Am         G     C       D  G  Gsus         G  D Dsus2 D 
You know I can`t let you      slide through my hands

Intro: D  A  D  A  D  A  E  D  E 
 
           D                        A 
And it sure been a cold, cold winter 
            D                                 A 
and the wind ain`t been blowin` from the south. 
       D                          A 
It`s sure been a cold, cold winter 
          D                     A 
and a lotta love is all burned out.

Open E tuning (capo 8) 
        E B E  G#B e 
        + + + + + + 
( C)  E:  0 0 2 0 0 0 
( F)  A:  0 2 0 1 2 0 (occasionally hammering the 5th string) 
( D)  F#: 2 2 2 2 2 2

INTRO:  IMPROVISE ON  " D"  CHORD 
 
VERSE: 
 
D 
I was a butcher cutting up meat 
                     C 
My hands were bloody I`m dying on my feet 
D 
I was a surgeon `till I start to shake 
                C 
I was falling `till you put on the brake