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Where Were You When I Needed You by The Bangles

Where Were You When I Needed You bass tab by The Bangles

Bass tabs

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Key: B

Difficulty: Novice

Standard Tune
4/4; key B

Intro:
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|------------7\9-7\9--|------------7\9-7\9--|
A|---------R-----------|----------R----------|--\7---7-------------|--\7---7-------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

Verse 1:
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----7----7--7~------|---------------------|-----7----7--7~------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|-----5----5--5~------|---------------------|-----7----7--7~------|
  Don't bother cryin'  don't bother callin' It's all over now,  no use in stallin' The
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----7----7--7~------|---------------------|-----7----7--7~------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|-----5----5--5~------|---------------------|-----7----7--7~------|
 love I once felt I   feel anymore for you This time I'll even  open the door for you.
         don't
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-------------9-------|-------------9-------|-----7----7--7~------|---------------------|
A|----7----7-----------|----7----7-----------|---------------------|-----9----9--9~---9--|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
  You walked out when  I was down,  Well  now well off and   look, look who's comin'
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
  'round?

Chorus:
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|--0--0---0-0-0----0--|--5--5---5-5-5----5--|--0--0---0-0-0----0--|-\7--7---7-7-7----7--|
  Where were      you when I needed ya  Where were      you when I wanted ya
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|--5----5--4------4---|--2------2---0--0----|
E|--0--0---0-0-0----0--|--5--5---5-5-5----5--|---------------------|---------------------|
  Where were      you when I needed ya  Where?
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-------------7\9-7\9-|------------7\9-7\9--|
A|-\7--7-7---7---------|-7--7-7---7----------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
                   You're

Verse 2:
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----7----7--7~------|---------------------|-----7----7--7~------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|-----5----5--5~------|---------------------|-----7----7--7~------|
   looking good, it's  hard to fight it,   no use explaining,  ready decided. That
                   There's       I've al -
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----7----7--7~------|---------------------|-----7----7--7~------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|-----5----5--5~------|---------------------|-----7----7--7~------|
  living with you is  worse than without ya I won't spend a    worrying about ya.
                             lifetime
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-------------9-------|-------------9-------|-----7----7--7~------|---------------------|
A|----7----7-----------|----7----7-----------|---------------------|-----9----9--9~---9--|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
 Aah things got rough  you disappeared,   back on my feet and  look...look who's
         and        Now I'm                   standing
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
  there?

Chorus:
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|--0--0---0-0-0----0--|--5--5---5-5-5----5--|--0--0---0-0-0----0--|-\7--7---7-7-7----7--|
  Where were      you when I needed ya  Where were      you when I wanted ya
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|--5----5--4------4---|--2------2---0--0----|
E|--0--0---0-0-0----0--|--5--5---5-5-5----5--|---------------------|---------------------|
  Where were      you when I needed ya  Where?
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-------------7\9-7\9-|------------7\9-7\9--|
A|-\7--7-7---7---------|-7--7-7---7----------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|

Solo:
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-------------7\9-7\9-|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-\7--7-7---7---------|---------------------|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---7--7-7-7-7-7-7-5--|

G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|-\7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|---------------------|---------------------|
A|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|---------------------|---7~----7-----------|--7~-----------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|-----------7~------7-|---------------0--0--|

Verse 3:
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----7----7--7~------|---------------------|-----7----7--7~------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|-----5----5--5~------|---------------------|-----7----7--7~------|
  You were so young and you were so wild, I  knew you were    innocent child. The
                              nobody's
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----7----7--7~------|---------------------|-----7----7--7~------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|-----5----5--5~------|---------------------|-----7----7--7~------|
 first day I saw you,   really got to me,  thought I could    good did it do me.
         You           I     change you, what
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-------------9-------|-------------9-------|-----7----7--7~------|---------------------|
A|----7----7-----------|----7----7-----------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----2----2--2~---2--|
  Aah things got rough  you couldn't wait,  trippinG back but  babe...babe it's too
         and        Now you're
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|-----------4-4\9-9---|
A|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|--2-2-2-2------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
  late.

Chorus:
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|--0--0---0-0-0----0--|--5--5---5-5-5----5--|--0--0---0-0-0----0--|-\7--7---7-7-7----7--|
  Where were      you when I needed ya  Where were      you when I wanted ya
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|--5----5--4------4---|--2------2---0--0----|
E|--0--0---0-0-0----0--|--5--5---5-5-5----5--|---------------------|---------------------|
  Where were      you when I needed ya  Where?
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|--0--0---0-0-0----0--|--5--5---5-5-5----5--|--0--0---0-0-0----0--|-\7--7---7-7-7----7--|
  Where were      you when I needed ya  Where were      you when I wanted ya
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|--5----5--4------4---|--2------2---0--0----|
E|--0--0---0-0-0----0--|--5--5---5-5-5----5--|---------------------|---------------------|
  Where were      you when I needed ya  Where?

G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|
E|--0~-----------------|---------------------|

***********************
| R - whole rest
| \ - slide up
| ~ - sustained note
***********************

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