Tabs
Tired of Waiting for You
The Kinks
Transcribed by Keith Barron
[Riff 
A augmentedA] (GTR 1) [Riff 
BB] (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) G+G 
FF G+G FF
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 BB] with [Last Bar of Rhythm Fig. 1]
[Rhythm Fig.2] (GTR 2)
FF 
C7C7 FF C7C7
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
FF C7C7 FF 
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+G 
D7D7 G+G D7D7
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+G D7D7 G+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
FF C7C7
I was a lonely...
FF C7C7
FF C7C7 FF
F#F# G+G D7D7 G+G
D7D7 G+G
C7C7 G+G
[Rhythm Fig 4] (Both GTRS)
G+G 
B minorBm FF D7D7
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+G B minorBm FF
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
D7D7 FF
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)
D7D7 FF
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
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
D7D7 FF
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]
D7D7
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+G FF
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:
FF C7C7 F#F# G+G D7D7 B minorBm
[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?
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