Bass tabs
The Wildhearts
The Miles Away Girl
Earth Vs the Wildhearts
Tabbed by Philip Tweedie
Tuning Eb
Key
\/ slide down/up
(2) ringing from previous bar
Ok, I'm not 100% about the whole of this, please help if you have a better version or play it differently
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Intro
Guitar only first 3 bars
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G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------5/7\\-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7\--------------|-5-6-7--5-6-7\---|---------5-6-----|
E|---------0---0---|-----------------|-0---0-------5---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7\--------------|-5-6-7--5-6-7\---|---------5-6-----|-----------------|
E|---------0---0---|-----------------|-0---0-------5---|-3-4-5-----------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x4
A|-7\--------------|-5-6-7--5-6-7\---|---------5-6-----|
E|--------0--0-0---|-----------------|-0--0-0------5---|
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Verse 1
Guitar only
"She's always busy caring 'cos that's all she's ever done"
"She's a thousand Florence Nightingales all rolled up into one,"
"And people take advantage but she loves her fellow friend"
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
"With a slow, slow count from ten"
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|--------------1/-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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Verse 2
"When strangers die around her she still cries herself to sleep"
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|/7-7-7---7-7-7---|-7-7-7---7-7-7---|-2-2-2---2-2-2---|-2-2-2---2-2-0-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
"And she seldom gets the chance to pick the company she keeps"
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4-4-4---4-4-4---|-4-4-4---4-4-4---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4---4-4-4---|-4-4-4---4-4-4---|
"And the ring around her finger is a ring around her past"
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
E|-5---5-5-5-5-5---|-7---7-7-7-7-7---|-0---0-0-0-0-0---|-----------------|
"And a youth that couldn't last"
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-(0)-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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Pre chorus
"When people ask if she's OK, she doesn't even answer"
"Her mind is set on auto think for heaven knows how long"
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x2
A|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
"With the body of an angel and the features of a child "
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-----------------|-2---------------|-(2)-----------0-|
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Chorus 1
"She's miles and miles and miles and miles away"
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----6-6-7-7-8-8-|
A|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-5-5-6-6-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
"She's the miles away girl, She's the miles away girl"
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-7-6-0-7-6-0-7-6-|-0--7-6-7-6-7-6--|
"And she slaps miles and miles of smiles on every face"
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|---------5-5-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-4-4-5-5-|
"She's the miles away girl, She's the miles away girl"
She's the miles away girl right next to me"
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------5566-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2-x2----------0-|-5-x5-----55-----|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x2
A|/7\--------------|-5-6-7--5-6-7\---|---------5-6-----|
E|--------0--0-0---|-----------------|-0--0-0------5---|
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Verse 3
"She sends a man to slumberland with just one little kiss"
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|/7-7-7---7-7-7---|-7-7-7---7-7-7---|-2-2-2---2-2-2---|-2-2-2---2-2-0-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
"Her silence is refreshing and her honesty is bliss"
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6---6-6-6---|-6-6-6---6-6-6---|
A|-4-4-4---4-4-4---|-4-4-4---4-4-4---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
"She's probably clairvoyant, but she never had the call"
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
E|-5---5-5-5-5-5---|-7---7-7-7-7-7---|-0---0-0-0-0-0---|-----------------|
"But that's not long at all"
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-(0)-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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Pre chorus
"Her head's up with the stars because she knows that's where she's heading"
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0-4-4-5-5-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
"The good guys think she's different, the rest just think she's weird"
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
"She doesn't eat, she doesn't sleep, She's thinking all the while...
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-----------------|-2---------------|-(2)-----------0-|
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Chorus 2
"She's miles and miles and miles and miles away"
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-5-5-6-6-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
"She's the miles away girl, She's the miles away girl"
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-6-0-7-6-0-7-6-|-0--7-6-7-6-7-6--|
"And she slaps miles and miles of smiles on every face"
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|---------5-5-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-5-|
"She's the miles away girl, She's the miles away girl"
She's the miles away girl right next to me"
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2-x2----------0-|-5-x5------------|
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Breakdown
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----5-6---------|-----5-6-----4-2-|-----5-6---------|-----5-6-----4-2-| x2
A|-------------4-5-|---------4-5-----|-------------4-5-|---------4-5-----|
E|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-------------|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-6---------|-----5-6-----4-2-|
A|-------2-1-------|-------7-5-------|-------------4-5-|---------4-5-----|
E|-0-------------1-|-3---------------|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-6---------|-----5-6-----4-2-|
A|-------2-1-----7-|-5---------------|-------------4-5-|---------4-5-----|
E|-0---------------|-------3-5-------|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----2\1---2\1---|-2/4\2--4-----2\1|-2\1---2/4\2--4--|-2\1-1-1-1/2-2-2-|
E|-0---------------|----------0------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2/4-4-4-4/6-6-6-|-6/7-7-7-7/9-9-9-|-9-/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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Bridge
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7---7-------7-7-|-7-------7---7---|-------7-7-7-----|
E|-------9---7-----|---9---7-------9-|-----7-------9---|
"And maybe you're the angel I knew that you could be"
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A|---7---7-------7-|-7-7-------7---7-|-------7-7-7-----|
E|-7-------9---7---|-----9---7-------|-9---7-------9---|
"Well that must be the reason you bring out the devil in me"
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-9---9-------9-9-|-9-------7---7---|-------7-7-7-----|
E|-------9---7-----|---9---7-------9-|-----7-------9---|
"And deep under the covers, An easy place to hide"
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7---7-------7-7-|-7-------7---7---|-------7-7-7-----|
E|-------9---7-----|---9---7-------9-|-----7-------9---|
"And imagine the world isn't really going on outside"
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-9---9-------9-9-|-9-------7---7---|-------7-7-7-----|
E|-------9---7-----|---9---7-------9-|-----7-------9---|
"But you never seem to have any money, 'Cos the decent people never get paid"
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
E|-2---------------|/7---------------|-0---------------|---------5---4---|
"But it's never really ever a problem, 'Cos you can get miles away, "
"miles away"
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2---------------|/7---------------|-5-------5---5---|-4-------4---4---|
"miles away..."
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A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2---0---|
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Outro Chorus
"She's miles and miles and miles and miles away"
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----6-6-7-7-8-8-|
A|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-5-5-6-6-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
"She's the miles away girl, She's the miles away girl"
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-7-6-0-7-6-0-7-6-|-0--7-6-7-6-7-6--|
"And she slaps miles and miles of smiles on every face"
G|-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-7---9-9-7---|-9-9-7---9-9-7---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------9-------9-|-------9-------9-|
A|-----------------|---------5-5-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
"She's the miles away girl, She's the miles away girl"
She's the miles away girl"
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D|-9-9-7---9-9-7---|-9-9-7---9-9-7---|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------9-------9-|-------9-------9-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-x2----------0-|-5-x5------------|
"She's the miles away girl, Right next to me"
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|------------5566-|-7\--------------|
E|-2-x2----------0-|-5-x5-----55-----|-----------------|
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