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Them Kids Tabs

(ver. 2)
Sam Roberts
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THEM KIDS - Sam Roberts
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Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Capo III

-This is based off of seeing him in concert, the album version and live videos.


FIGURE 1 - INTRO - Gtr. 1

e|-------0--------0--------0--------0-|-------0--------0------5------------|
B|-----3--------3--------3--------3---|-----5--------5----7p5---7----5-----|
G|-2h4------2h4------2h4------2h4-----|-4h6------4h6-------------------6p4-|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| x6.5
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

*An easier way to play the second measure:

e|-------0--------0--2p0-5-2----0-----|
B|-----5--------5-----------------2p0-|
G|-4h6------4h6-----------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|


FIGURE 2 - VERSE/CHORUS

No one feels more alone than the children of a dying breed...
The kids don't know how to dance to rock n' roll...

Gtr.1

These are 2 possible ways to play the chords, you can hear the strum pattern if you listen.

   A                                    E
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|(2)---------------------------------|(5)---------------------------------|
G|-2----------------------------------|-4----------------------------------|
D|-2----------------------------------|-2----------------------------------|
A|-0----------------------------------|-2----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-0----------------------------------|


FIGURE 3 - PRECHORUS

If nobody listens then who's gonna hear? If nobody listens, will we disappear?...

Gtr.1

   D                                    A
e|(2)---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-3----(3)---------------------------|(2)---------------------------------|
G|-2-or--2----------------------------|-2-or-(6)---------------------------|
D|-0-----4----------------------------|-2-----7----------------------------|
A|-------5----------------------------|-0-----7----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-------5----------------------------|

   D                                    Bm
e|(2)---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-3-----(3)--------------------------|(3)---------------------------------|
G|-2--or--2---------------------------|-4----------------------------------|
D|-0------4---------------------------|-4----------------------------------|
A|--------5---------------------------|-2----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Gtr.2

e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-7-10---7----------7-10--7----------|-7-10-------------7-10--------------|
G|------------9----------------9------|--------6---9-----------6-----9-----|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


FIGURE 4 - Bridge

The golden years are under attack (We're taking them back, we're taking them back)...

   D                                    A 
e|(2)---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-3----------------------------------|(2)---------------------------------|
G|-2----------------------------------|-2----(6)---------------------------|
D|-0----------------------------------|-2-or--7----------------------------| x4
A|------------------------------------|-0-----7----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-------5----------------------------|

   Bm                                   D 
e|(2)---------------------------------|(2)---------------------------------|
B|-3----------------------------------|-3----------------------------------|
G|-4----------------------------------|-2----------------------------------|
D|-4----------------------------------|-0----------------------------------|
A|-2----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


FIGURE 5 - DOUBLE TIME

We were apostles, they were the high priests, We lived the hustle, the keepers of the 
back beat

Gtr. 1

   A                                    E 
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-1/2--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-1/2--------------------------------|-1/2-------------------------------|
A|-0----------------------------------|-1/2-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-0---------------------------------|

Gtr. 2

e|-9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9-|-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----5-5-5----|
B|-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10|-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----3-3-3----|
G|-9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9-|-4-4----4-4-4----4-4-4----2-2-2----|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


FIGURE 6 - SOLO

Gtr. 1

e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-4--6-7---6--6-6-6-4--6-7---7/|-9-9-9-9--9-9---9--9-9-9-11---7---4-|
D|-7-7-7-6--7-7---7--7-7-7-6--7-7---7/|-9-9-9-9--9-9---9--9-9-9-11---7---6-| x2
A|-------*----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------*----------------------------|------------------------------------|
         * You can keep fret 7 instead of 6 whenever you have this chord, it may be easier

e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-6-----4--6-----4--6-----4--6-7---4-|-6-----4--6-----4--6-----4--6-7---4-|
D|-7-----6--7-----6--7-----6--7-7---6-|-7-----6--7-----6--7-----6--7-7---6-| x2
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

End with the first chord of the solo.

Enjoy!


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
            
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