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Kid Tabs

(ver. 2)
Pretenders
standard tuning

thought i'd add the solo to such a great song...also some other things
needed fixing on the other tab.

intro/main riff:
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------5--4--2---------------|
d----------0-2--------------------------------3~-3\7--5--3----5----3---2--|
a----0-2-3-------2-2-0-0-----------------0-2-3--------------7----5----3---|
e--3-----------1---------3-3-1-1-0-0--1-3---------------------------------|

Verse 1:
C        Am    
Kid what changed your mood
F    
you've gone all sad 
   G
so i feel sad too
C         Am
i think i know 
     F          G
some things can never outgrow

chorus: (let ring)
      Cmaj7                  A9                     Dm7
e------0----------------------0----------------------1---|
b-----0----------------------0----------------------1----|
d----0----------------------2----------------------2-----|
g---2----------------------2----------------------0------|
a--3----------------------0------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------|
        you think it's wrong     i can tell you do

                   F/G       G
e-------------------1--------3------------------|
b-------------------1--------3------------------|
g-------------------2--------4------------------|
d-------------------3--------5------------------|
a-------------------x--------5------------------|
e-------------------3--------x------------------|
   how can i explain    when you don't want me to

(intro riff)

Verse 2:
C      Am
Kid my only kid 
F  
you look so small
       G
you've gone so quiet
C          Am
i know you know 
     F
what i'm about 
  G
i won't deny it

chorus

but you forget

you don't understand

you've turned your head

you dropped my hand

bridge:
Am Am G      F    G
      all my sorrow 
Am  G     F    G
   all my blues
Am Am G      F         G
      all my sorrow-ow-ow

*start-off for solo
e-13-------13---------/15-------15---------------|
b----13-------13----------15-------15------------|
g-------14-------14----------16-------16---------|
d------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------|

solo: 
over verse progression in key of E
     E               Cm                    A         B         
e----2h4p2p0-------0-------0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|
b------------0-2/4---4-------4-----4-------4-----4-----0-----0-----0--------|
g--------------2/4-----4/6-----6-----6-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-1b3r-|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e---------------------------------------------------------------------(5)---|
b------------------5-7-5-7b9r--5--------------------------------------------|
g----------------4---------------6-4-----------4----------------------------|
d--2-----2-2-4/6---------------------5\4-2-4/6---6\4-2----------------------|
a----2/4-----------------------------------------------4-2------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------2b3r-2b3r-0------|

(bass and drums only)
Shut the light, go away
full of grace, you cover your face

(Key change)
Verse 3:
E            C#m
Kid precious kid 
     A (2x2220)        B
your eyes are blue but you're not cryin
  E          C#m       A
i know angry tears are too dear
    B                  E
but you won't let them show
       C#m
ohhhhh whoa 
       A
ohhhhh whoa
       B
ohhhhh whoa

  C       C#m     A       B                        repeat & fade
e-2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----3-1-------------------|
b-----0-------0-------0-------3-0---------------|
g-------1-------1-------1-----------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------|

another guitar does this: (played during rhythm of E)
e----------------------------       ----------------------|
B---7-------5----------------(x3)   -9-----7-----4--------|(x1)
G------------------4-----1---       -------------------4--|
D----------------------------       ----------------------|
A----------------------------       ----------------------|
E----------------------------       ----------------------|

~ vibrato
/ slide
p pull off
h hammer-on
b bend 
r release
() harmonic
            
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