Bass tabs
Album: Talking Heads 77
Intro:
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Verse 1: "Mommy, Daddy come and look at me now ..."
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Chorus 1: "I was complaining ..."
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Verse 2: "I slipped ..."
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Chorus 2: "Pulled me up ... "
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Verse 3: "I drift away to another land ..."
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Chorus 3: "I was complaining ..."
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Verse 3: "I slipped ..."
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Chorus 4: "Pulled me up ... "
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Bridge: "I got up ..."
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Chorus 5: "Pulled me up ... "
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Verse 4: "I cast a shadow on the living room wall ..."
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Chorus 6: "I was complaining ..."
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Verse 5: "I slipped ..."
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Final Chorus: "Pulled me up ... "
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| p Pull-off
| / Slide up