Tired Of Waiting For You tab by The Kinks

Tired of Waiting for You
The Kinks
Transcribed by Keith Barron


[Riff A] (GTR 1)     [Riff B] (GTR 1)
e--------0-----------3--0--I I--------0-----------3--------I
b-----3-----3-----1--------I I-----3-----3-----1-----------I
g--4-----------2-----------I I--4-----------2--------------I

[Rhythm Fig.1] (GTR 2)
  (G)    G  F        G       F
e-----------------------------I-----------------------------I
b-----------------------------I-----------------------------I
g-/(4)-------4\--2---------2/-I--4---------4\--2---------2/-I
d-/(5)-------5\--3---------3/-I--5---------5\--3---------3/-I
a-/(5)-------5\--3---------3/-I--5---------5\--3---------3/-I
e-/(3)-------3\--1---------1/-I--3---------3\--1---------1/-I
  *
* Do not play notes in parentheses first time

[Riff A-9 times] with [Rhythm Fig.1-4 1/2 times]
So tired...

[Riff B] with [Last Bar of Rhythm Fig. 1]

[Rhythm Fig.2] (GTR 2)
  F    C7      F    C7
e-------1----------------I-------1-------------------I
b-------1----1---1-1-----I-------1----1---1-1--1-----I
g-------2----3---3-3-----I-------2----3---3-3--3-----I
d-------3----2---2-2-----I-------3----2---2-2--2-----I
a-------3----3---3-3--3--I-------3----3---3-3--3--3--I
e--1----1----------------I--1----1-------------------I

  F     C7       F         F#
e-------1----------------I---------------------------I
b-------1----1---1-1-----I---------------------------I
g-------2----3---3-3-----I---------------------------I
d-------3----2---2-2-----I---------------------------I
a-------3----3---3-3--3--I---------------------------I
e--1----1----------------I--1---1-1--1--1--1--2--2---I
                   ^ ^ ^ ^ e
  G    D7       G     D7
e-------3----------------I-------3-------------------I
b-------3-------3--------I-------3-------3-----------I
g-------4-------5--------I-------4-------5-----------I
d-------5-------4--------I-------5-------4-----------I
a-------5----------------I-------5-------------------I
e--3----3----5-------0---I--3----3----5-------0------I
    ^      e      ^      e
                 [End Rhythm Fig 2]
  G     D7       G
e-------3----------------I---------------------------I
b-------3-------3--------I---------------------------I
g-------4-------5--------I------4-4--4------4--------I
d-------5-------4--------I------5-5--5------5--------I
a-------5----------------I------5-5--5------5--------I
e--3----3----5-------0---I--3---3-3--3------3--------I

VERSE 1

[Rhythm Fig 2] with GTR 1 strumming chords in staccato

 F     C7
I was a lonely...
F   C7
F   C7   F
F#   G   D7   G
D7   G
C7   G

[Rhythm Fig 4] (Both GTRS)
  G  Bm  F   D7
e--3--I--2--I--1----I-------------------I
b--3--I--3--I--1----I----3--3--3--3--3--I
g--4--I--4--I--2----I----5--5--5--5--5--I
d--5--I--4--I--3----I----4--4--4--4--4--I
a--5--I--2--I--3--3/I-5--5--5--5--5--5--I
e--3--I-----I--1----I-------------------I
  w   w   w   q q^ e e e e

     [End Fig 4]  [Rhy. Fig 5] (Gtr.2)
  G   Bm         F
e--3--I--2------------I  I--------------------------I
b--3--I--3------------I  I--------------------------I
g--4--I--4------------I  I--------------------------I
d--5--I--4------------I  I--------------------------I
a--5--I--2------------I  I--------------------------I
e--3--I------2--2--2--I  I--1--1-1-1--1--1--1--1----I
  w   h+e e e e

  D7            F
e-------------------------I--------------------------I
b-------------------------I--------------------------I
g-------------------------I--------------------------I
d-------4--4--4--4--4-----I--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--I
a--5----5--5--5--5--5-----I--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--I
e-------5--5--5--5--5--0--I--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--I
    ^ ^ ^ ^ ^    ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

      [End Rhy Fig 5]  [Rhy Fig 6] (Gtr 1)
  D7              F
e--------------------------I I--1----1--1--1--1--1--1--I
b--------------------------I I--1----1--1--1--1--1--1--I
g-----------------------2--I I--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--I
d--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--3--I I--3----3--3--3--3--3--3--I
a--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--I I--3----3--3--3--3--3--3--I
e--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--1--I I--1----1--1--1--1--1--1--I
  ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

  D7             F
e--------------------------I--1----1--1--1--1--1--1--I
b--3----3--3--3--3--3-3-3--I--1----1--1--1--1--1--1--I
g--5----5--5--5--5--5-5-5--I--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--I
d--4----4--4--4--4--4-4-4--I--3----3--3--3--3--3--3--I
a--5----5--5--5--5--5-5-5--I--3----3--3--3--3--3--3--I
e--------------------------I--1----1--1--1--1--1--1--I
    ^ ^ ^ ^         ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

     [End Rhy Fig 6]
  D7
e--------------------------I
b--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--I
g--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--I
d--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--I
a--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--I
e--------------------------I
  ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Pre-Chorus
[Rhy Fig 4] Both GTRS

Its your life...

[GTR 1 Rhy Fig 6, GTR 2 Rhy Fig 5]

Please dont keep-a...

[Rhy Fig 7] (GTR 1)
    G    F
e------3--------3--3--3----I
b------3--------3--3--3----I
g------4--------2--2--2----I
d------5--------3--3--3----I
  qR q  eR s s q


Chorus
[Rhy Fig 1-5 times] with [Rhy Fig 7-10 times]

So tired...

Second Verse
[Rhythm Fig 2] with GTR 1 strumming chords in staccato
(SAME AS FIRST)

SAME BRIDGE

Third Chorus
[Rhy Fig 1-7 times] with [Rhy Fig 7-14 times]
So tired...

END ON: (BOTH GTRS)
g----4-------------I
d----5-------------I
a----5-------------I
e----3-------------I

Now here are the Chords for GTR 1:
 F     C7    F#    G     D7     Bm
[133211] [x3231x] [244322] [355433] [x5453x] [x24432]

During the verses Gtr 1 plays Chords in this rhythm:

 qR  e^ e^ qR  e^ e^ etc......

Important Key:

w-whole note
h-half note
q-quarter note
e-eighth note
s-sixteenth note
qR-quarter note rest
eR-eighth note rest
^-staccato

-  sixteenth note
--  eighth note
--- eighth+sixteenth note
---- quarter note etc....

Well thats it. Its pretty much right, I think.....
Do any of you all know the bass line?