I Was Just A Kid tab by Nothing But Thieves

Tabs

Intro/Riff:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----12---------12-------12---------14-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------13-14---------------13-14----------------------------------------| x3
E MajorE|-0~0----0----------0-0-0----0----------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-9-5-x-x-x-x-7-7-x-4-x-5-4-3-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x1
E MajorE|-7-3-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-2-x-3-2-1-----------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:

No guitar. Bass notes are E, A, C, BB and E.

Break 1:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------15~----12~----15----12~--------------------|
G+G|-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-4/6-6-x-6-6-6-x------13-----14----13------------------------|
D MajorD|-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-5/7-7-x-7-7-7-x---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-5/7-7-x-7-7-7-x---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-3-x-3-3-3-x-3/5-5-x-5-5-5-x---------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------12------------------------------------|
G+G|-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-5-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--14----14-13~-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-5-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-x-3-3-3-x-3-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Bridge:

Guitar drops out again, chords are C majorC and A/C#.

Chorus:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-9\5-7\4-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------10\7-9\5--2-4/5----7---9\5-5--4-2--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7\3-5\2~------------------2-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------8\5-7\3~-0-2/3~-0-5~--7\3-3~-2-0~-------------------------------|

Outro:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-5~/7~-6~-2~-4-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3~/5~-4~-0~-2-------------------------------------------------------------| x4
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Strum the octaves at semiquaver speed, with the only off-bar change being the quick change to a BB at the end.

On the fourth repetition, the last two change to power chords: A5A5 and G5.

e|-7-----------7-------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---8-10-7------8-10-7----10----------10------------------------------------|
G+G|----------9-----------9-----9-7-6-6-----9-7-6-6----------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Structure:

Intro/Riff
Verse x2
Break 1
Bridge
Chorus
Intro/Riff
Verse
Bridge
Chorus
Outro


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| x  Dead note
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato

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