The Pretenders
977
Album: Last of the Independents
(Live Version)
My first tab - enjoy!
Standard Tuning
E A D G B E
A 0 0 2 2 2 0
F#m 2 4 4 2 2 2
D x x 0 2 3 2
E 0 2 2 1 0 0
C 0 3 2 0 1 0
F 1 3 3 2 1 1
G 3 2 0 0 0 3
Em7 x 2 0 0 3 x
Intro: A F#m A F#m
A
Every time I end up waking up in some hotel without my
F#m
Set of keys
A
Coming to, remembering the way you turned me out when I was
F#m
On my knees
(F#m)
You think that was
D F#m E
One up for you
(E) D F#m E
But I know I scored something too
A
When I see the way you have to struggle just to do a little
F#m
Simple thing
A
I feel apologetic just because I'm not particularly
F#m
Suffering
(F#m)
So I let you
D F#m E
take me down
(E)
I'm like your
D F#m E
rent-A- clown
C Em
When I saw my baby cry
F G
I knew that he loved me
C Em F
That was some great victory
(F) G
He cried because of me
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Am G
He hit me with his belt
F G
But his tears were all I felt
C Em Am E7
When I saw my baby cry
F G
I~~~~~~~~~ knew~~~~~~~~
C G Am Am
he loved me
(BRIDGE)
C G Am Am
A
When you try and cut me down and push me back if I attack your
F#m
attitude
A
I rise up to the challenge 'cause I like to taste the sugar of your
F#m
violent mood
(F#m) D F#m E
Just like a stormy sea
(E)
You're natural
D F#m E
Poetry to me
C Em
When I saw my baby cry
F G
I knew he loved me
C Em F
That was some great victory
(F) G
He cried because of me
Am G
He hit me with his belt
F G
But his tears were all I felt
C Em Am E7
When I saw my baby cry
F G
I~~~~~~~~~ knew~~~~~~~~
C Em Am Am
he loved me
(OUTRO)
F
I knew
G C
He loved me
