Give The Kid A Break bass tab by Alice Cooper

h = hammer
p = pulloff
s = slide

in lyrics:
... = parts omitted
D/GTKAB = don't/give the kid a break


Enjoy!

Don't - know  why  I'm   down here                    must be something I said
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      Or some small imperfection                in my  soul,  or  in  my  head
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Don't - know  why  I'm   down here                    Don't deserve to - roast all day!
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      I'm fighting off - slanderous allegations!   Why-don't-you-give-the-kid a break?
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      Dooooooon't you    think maybe we could talk this over?   You're a reasonable man!
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            Could we discuss my grave situation?              I'm a miserable man and I'm in the
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frying pan! (Give...break!) Give me one good reason why I should.               ... Alright, so
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I made a few mistakes! But listen, for Heaven's sake- Watch (it), kid... Don't get hot!
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Don't. Question my judgement.                  He only reaped what he sowed!          He cast
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his pearls before swine....                  And that's good enough for me.
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                       (everyone's solo)
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     I.......     don't  want      to talk it over, even though I'm a reasonable man
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Sonny, from over here,   looks like... position to bargain.  You're a convicted man. You're..
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.pan           (GTKAB!) Yeah... gimme a break! (Give the kid a break!) Nah, I don't think
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so, man.                 Come on... what it takes! Can't you..?     Sure thing kid, when....
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over! (ok, DGTKAB!)    Hey, you guys... my side! (Don't - give the kid a break!)   Yeah, well,
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thanks a lot, pals!     Listen, boss... can make a..deal. Is there anything I could say.. pay?
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Don't - know why I'm down here.                 Must be something I said.         Or some small
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imperfection.....                                   in my soooull.....         or  in my
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  head!                               It might be some sort of imperfection...infection! Or a -
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clear case of misdirection!     ...  small imperfection!  in   my   soul...
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      or  in  my ..       head!
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D|----------------------|3----------2----------|----------------------| (3)  And then they're
A|----------------------|----------------------|5--------4----44444444| (5)   just dicking around
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| (3)  making noise

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