The Miles Away Girl Bass Tab by The Wildhearts

The Miles Away Girl bass tab by The Wildhearts

Bass Tab

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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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"

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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"
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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"
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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 "
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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"
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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"
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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|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2---------------|/7---------------|-5-------5---5---|-4-------4---4---|

"miles away..."
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D|-----------------|-----------------|
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"
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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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