Bass tabs
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
Tuning: Standard
Intro:
G|17~----12~----7~----13--8~----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------6--6------------------------|
E|16~----11~----6~----13--8~----4--4------------6--6----6--8--8\----|
Verse 1:
Gold, let it unfold
And imagine you're dressed in gold
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|--------6--6------------8-----------|
E|4--4------------6--6-------8--8\----|
Roaring crowds in Manchester would manage to be told
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|--------6--6------------------------|
E|4--4------------6--6----6--8--8\----|
Oh, and your king, the boy you loved in spring
G|------------8--------------|
D|------8h10-----10----------|
A|8--8-----------------------|
E|-------------------8--8----|
The way she looks at him
G|----------------8---------------|
D|----------8h10-----10-----------|
A|8/10--10---------------8--8\----|
E|--------------------------------|
The common goal, and waiting for the kids to go
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------8-8----8-8-6-5\----|
A|--------------3--3----5--6--6-----------------------|
E|3--4--4----6----------------------------------------|
Chorus:
"We've been held back for after-school meetings..."
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------6--6------------8-------------------6--6------------------------|
E|4--4------------6--6-------8--8\----4--4------------6--6----6--8--8\----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------8-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------6--6------6-----------8-8-------------------6--6----------------------------|
E|4--4----------------1/6--6---------8--8\----4--4------------1/6--6----6-6--8--8\----|
Interlude:
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------5--5-5\---------------6-----------|
A|---3/~----6---------------5/~----8-------------|
E|4----------------------6--------------8--8\----|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------5--5-------------8------------|
A|---3/~----6--------------------------------|
E|4-----------------1h6--6----6---6-8--8\----|
Verse 2:
Holy smokes
You kids and your jokes
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------6~----------------|
E|4~----------6~----8~----|
Asking where we got our jeans and where the hell we found our coats
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------6~----------------|
E|4~----------6~----8~----|
'Cause dirty streets these days are graced by Nikes of black and green
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------8-8-8--------------|
E|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------8--8-8-8----|
And headstrong boys in chinos barely grasp what that could mean
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------------------------------------|
E|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6/8--8-8-8----|
And they lie, the men that wrung us dry
G|------------8--------------|
D|------8h10-----10----------|
A|8--8-----------------------|
E|-------------------8--8----|
The boys who poked your eye
G|----------------8---------------|
D|----------8h10-----10-----------|
A|8/10--10---------------8--8\----|
E|--------------------------------|
The common fool, the walk to school for you and I
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------8-8----8-8-6-5\---------------------|
A|--------------3--3----5--6--6----------------------------------------|
E|3--4--4----6---------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
"We've been held back for after-school meetings..."
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------6--6------------8-------------------6--6------------------------|
E|4--4------------6--6-------8--8\----4--4------------6--6----6--8--8\----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------8-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------6--6------6-----------8-8-------------------6--6----------------------------|
E|4--4----------------1/6--6---------8--8\----4--4------------1/6--6----6-6--8--8\----|
Interlude:
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------5--5-5\---------------6-----------|
A|---3/~----6---------------5/~----8-------------|
E|4----------------------6--------------8--8\----|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------5--5-------------8------------|
A|---3/~----6--------------------------------|
E|4-----------------1h6--6----6---6-8--8\----|
Bridge:
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------6----6----6-6-6-------------------8-8-8--------------|
E|4----4----4-4-4-------------------6----6----6-6-6---------8--8-8-8----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------8---------------|
A|-----------------6----6----6-6-6------------------------------------|
E|4----4----4-4-4-------------------6----6----6-6-6-6---6-8--8-8-8----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------8-----------------------6----------------|
A|-----------------6----6----6---8-------------------8---8--------------|
E|4----4----4-4-4-------------------6----6----6-6-6---------8--8-8-8----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------6----6----6-6-6------------------------------------|
E|4----4----4-4-4-------------------6----6----6-6-6--6----8--8-8-8----|
Outro:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6----6----6----6---------------------8-8--------------------|
E|4----4----4-4-4----------------------6----6----6-6-6-----------8----8----8\----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6----6----6----6-------------------------------------------|
E|4----4----4-4-4----------------------6----6----6-6-6----6-6----8----8----8----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------6--------------------|
A|-----------------6-6----6----6----6---------------------8---8------------------|
E|4----4----4-4-4----------------------6----6----6-6-6-----------8----8----8\----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6----6----6----6--------------------------------------------|
E|4----4----4-4-4----------------------6----6----6-6-6----6-6----8----8----8\----|
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| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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