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The Drowning Man Bass Tab by The Cure

The Drowning Man bass tab by The Cure

Bass Tab

The asterisk (*) means to repeat the note.

G-|19*******18******\15**************/|19*******18******\15***************\|
D-|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

G-|12*******11******8***************|12*******11******8***************|
D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G-|7777777766666666----------------|7777777766666666----------------|
D-|----------------8***************|----------------8***************|
A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|5555555544444444----------------|5555555544444444----------------|
A-|----------------6***************|----------------6***************|
E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

(she stands 12 feet¦)
G-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|5555555544444444\1**************/|555555554444444\1***************|
E-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

(one by one her senses die)
G-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A-|---------------2/6**************\|---------------2/6***************|
E-|333333332222222------------------|388888882222222------------------|

(leave her)
G-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|5555555544444444\1**************/|555555554444444\1***************|
E-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A-|---------------2/6**************\|---------------2/6***************|
E-|333333332222222------------------|388888882222222------------------|

(starting at the violent sound)
G-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|5555555544444444\1**************/|555555554444444\1***************|
E-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

(drowns her at its ease)
G-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A-|---------------2/6**************\|---------------2/6***************|
E-|333333332222222------------------|388888882222222------------------|

G-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|5555555544444444\1**************/|555555554444444\1***************|
E-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A-|---------------2/6**************\|---------------2/6***************|
E-|333333332222222------------------|388888882222222------------------|

I would have left the world all bleeding
G-|19*******18******\15**************/|19*******18******\15***************\|
D-|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Everything was true¦
G-|12*******11******8***************|12*******11******8***************|
D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Words all left me¦
G-|7777777766666666----------------|7777777766666666----------------|
D-|----------------8***************|----------------8**************\|
A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Dreaming like the drowning man¦
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|5555555544444444----------------|5555555544444444----------------|
A-|----------------6***************|----------------6***************|
E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|5555555544444444\1**************/|555555554444444\1***************|
E-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A-|---------------2/6**************\|---------------2/6***************|
E-|333333332222222------------------|333333332222222------------------|

G-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D-|------------------------88--88-8-|---------------------------------|
A-|---------------2/6666666--66--6-6|---------------2/6**************\|
E-|333333332222222------------------|333333332222222------------------|

G-|---------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|
A-|---------------2/6***************|
E-|333333332222222------------------|

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