TALK OF THE TOWN (The Pretenders) [Disclaimer: This is my interpretation of this song. I worked it out from the CD and do not have the sheet music if it even exists -- LM.] (Thanks to Clark Chang for the lyrics.) The intro is a picked progression (an arpeggio) of the following two chords. (The "h" means hammer on.) G Csus2 (repeat 4 times) e 3 b 3 g 0 0 0 d 2 a 2 2h3 E 2h3
G Csus2 (twice) e 3 b 3 3 g 0 0 d 0 h2 a 2 h3 E B7 Em Am Such .. D One ... B7 Em Am D Was ... B7 Em Am You .. D [picked Csus2 with bass notes down to A, then D] I .. [picked Csus2 with bass notes down to A, then D] Aloud ... [picked Csus2 with bass notes down to A, then D] Everybody .. [picked Csus2 with bass notes down to A, then back to C] 'twas ... Csus2 G Csus2 e 3 b 3 g 0 0 0 d 2 0 h2 a 3 2 h3 E verse G (use opening riff on G only) Maybe ... Maybe ... G Csus2 You've .. G Csus2 Your ... G Csus2 You've .. G Csus2 Your ... Csus2 G Csus2 e 3 b 3 g 0 0 0 d 2 0 h2 a 3 2 h3 E verse Maybe ... Maybe ... You've .. Your ... You've .. Your ... Csus2 G Csus2 e 3 b 3 g 0 0 0 d 2 0 h2 a 3 2 h3 E Chord Tab: B7 or B7 Em or Em Am or Am D or D or D e 2 7 0 7 0 5 2 10 5 b 0 7 or 10 0 8 1 5 3 10 7 g 2 8 0 9 2 5 2 11 7 d 1 7 2 9 2 7 0 12 7 a 2 9 2 7 0 7 x 12 5 E x 7 0 x x 5 x 10 x