Spending My Time bass tab by Roxette

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Key: D

Difficulty: Novice

Guitar CAPO II

VERSE:
       Em         C    D
 What's the time?  Seems it's already morning
      Em       C       D
 I see the sky  It's so beautiful and blue
      Em       C     D             A   Am
 The TV's on   But the only thing showing  Is a picture of you

 Em C  D    Em C  D    Em C  D    A    Am
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

VERSE:
      Em    C       D
 Oh, I get up  And make myself some coffee
      Em          C      D
 I try to read a bit  But the story's too thin
       Em     C         D            A  Am
 I thank the Lord above You're not here to see me in the shape I'm in

 Em C   D    Em C   D    Em C   D    A    Am
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

CHORUS:
       D   D         A      A
 Spending my time    Watching the days go by
       Bm           G
 Feeling so small  I stare at the wall
       Em   G      A            Bm  Bm7
 Hoping that you  Think of me, too   I'm spending my time

 D    D    A    A    Bm    G    Em G  A
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:--------|-------0|2--2----|2--2--02|4--4----|0--0----|----0---|2--2----|
E:0--0----|0--0----|--------|--------|--------|--------|2-------|--------|

 Bm    Bm7
G:--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|
A:4--4----|2--2----|
E:--------|--------|

VERSE:
      Em     C         D
 I try to call But I don't know what to tell you
      Em       C       D
 I leave a kiss  On your answering machine
       Em        C        D             A  Am
 Oh help me please Is there someone who can make me Wake up from this dream

 Em C   D    Em C   D    Em C   D    A    Am
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:---0----|--------|---0----|--------|---0----|--------|--------|--------|
A:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------0|2--2----|2--2---0|
E:2-------|0--0----|2-------|0--0--01|2-------|0--0----|--------|--------|

CHORUS:
       D   D         A      A
 Spending my time    Watching the days go by
       Bm           G
 Feeling so small  I stare at the wall
       Em   G      A
 Hopin that you  Think of me, too

 D    D    A    A    Bm    G    Em G  A
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:--------|-------0|2--2----|2--2--02|4--4---2|0--0----|----00--|2--2----|
E:0--0----|0--0--3-|-------2|--------|--------|--------|2-------|--------|

CHORUS:
         D   D         A      A
 I'm spending my time    Watching the sun go down
            Bm         G
 I fall asleep to the sound of tears of a clown
        Em      A         Bm   Bm7
 A prayer gone blind      I'm spending my time

 D    D    A    A    Bm    G    Em    A
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:--------|--------|2--2----|2--2--02|4--4--02|0--0----|-------0|2-------|
E:0--0----|0--0--00|-------2|--------|--------|--------|2--2----|--------|

 Bm    Bm7
G:--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|
A:4--4----|2--2----|
E:--------|--------|

BRIDGE:
 Em        G        D      C
  My friends keep telling me "Hey life will go on"
 Em     G         D
  Time will make sure  I get over you
 Em      G         D      A    C    B
  This silly game of love  You play to win only to lose

 Em G   D C   Em G   D    Em G   D A   C    B
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|---0----|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:---0----|--------|---0----|--------|---0----|---2----|5--5----|4567----|
E:2-------|0-------|2-------|0-------|2-------|0-------|--------|--------|

Guitar CAPO IV

CHORUS:
       D   D         A      A
 Spending my time    Watching the days go by
       Bm           G
 Feeling so small  I stare at the wall
       Em   G      A
 Hoping that you  Think of me, too

 D    D    A    A    Bm    G    Em G  A
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|---1----|1--1----|--------|--------|--------|
A:--------|------02|4--4----|4----424|-------4|2--2----|----22--|4-------|
E:2--2----|2--2----|--------|--------|--------|--------|4-------|--------|

CHORUS:
         D   D         A      A
 I'm spending my time    Watching the sun go down
            Bm         G
 I fall asleep to the sound of tears of a clown
        Em   A   A         Bm   Bm7
 A prayer gone blind      I'm spending my time

 D    D    A    A    Bm    G    Em
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|1--1----|--------|--------|
A:--------|------02|4--4----|4--4--24|------4-|2--2--24|--------|
E:2--2----|2--2----|--------|--------|--------|--------|4--4----|

 A    A    Bm    Bm7
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:4-------|--------|6--6----|4--4----|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|

CODA: (Repeat and fade)

 G A   D Em  G A   D    G A   D Em  G A   D
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:2--4----|--------|2--4---4|-------0|2--4---4|--------|2--4---4|-------0|
E:--------|2--4---4|--------|2-----4-|--------|2--4----|--------|2--2--4-|


Tabbed by Michael Oxner
October 27th, 2018
moxner@nbnet.nb.ca