Where Were You When I Needed You Bass Tab by The Bangles

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

Bass Tab

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?

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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~-----------------|---------------------|

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