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Spending My Time Bass Tab by Roxette

Spending My Time bass tab by Roxette

Bass Tab

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
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  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

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