Bass tabs
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
Difficulty: Novice
Really simple song. The slides during the verses are very slow.
Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
Bass kicks in at 0:53
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------12-\----|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
Verse 2: "I tell a joke ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5~----------------------------x-|-5~------------------------/-----|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-10~-------------------------\---|-5~----------------------5-/-----|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-10~---------------------------x-|-5~----------------------5----/--|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
Chorus 1: "Oh lord ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7~--------------------x-7---9---|-10~-----10~-\---5~------5~------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5~----------------------------x-|-5~--------------------/-12\-----|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
Verse 2: "I don't have to try ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5~----------------------------x-|-5~----------------------5/------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-10~---------------------10-\----|-5~------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-10~---------------------10-\----|-5~------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
Chorus 2: "Oh lord ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7~--------------------x-7---9---|-10~---------10\-5~------5~------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5~----------------------------x-|-5~--------------------x-12\-----|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
Verse 3: "Smoking kills ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5~----------------------------x-|-5~----------------------5/------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------12\-|---------------------------------|
E|-10~--------------------/14------|-5~--------------------x-5---/---|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-10~-----10~-------------10\-----|-5~----------------------5~------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
Chorus 3: "Oh lord ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------0-7~--------0-9---|-10~-----10~-\---5~------5~------|
E|-0~------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-5~--------------------x-5---3---|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
Bridge: "I stopped praying ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------x-2.--3~------3~------|
A|---------------0-3.--3~--------x-|-5~--------------------------3---|
E|-1~------1~----------------------|-------------------------------0-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------7.--7.--7.------|
E|-1~------1~----x-3.--3~--------x-|-0~--0~--0~--/---------------7\--|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------x-2.--3~------3~------|
A|---------------0-3.--3~--------x-|-5~--------------------------3---|
E|-1~------1~----------------------|-------------------------------0-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------7---7---7---7\--|
E|-1~------1~----x-3.------3~----x-|-0~--0~--0~--/-------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
Verse 4: "So I look for love ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5~----------------------------x-|-5~----------------------5--/----|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-10~---------------------10-\----|-5~----------------------5---/---|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-10~---------------------10\-----|-5~--------------------x-5~--7~--|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
Chorus 4: "Oh lord ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------0-7~--------0-9---|-10~-----10~-\-x-5~------5~------|
E|-0~------0~----------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5~----------------------5~----x-|-5~--------------------x-12\-----|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
Verse 5: "And I've been seeing ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5~------------------------------|-5~-------------------------/----|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-10~-----------------10--10-\----|-5~--------------------------/---|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-10~-----------------10--10\-----|-5~----------------------5~--7~--|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
Chorus 5: "Oh lord ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------x-7---9---|-10~-----10~-\-x-5~------5~------|
E|-0~------0~----------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5~------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
***********************************
| ~ Let ring
| x Dead note
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
¨**********************************