THEM KIDS - Sam Roberts
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: Neno
Email: nevenprostran@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Capo III (to transpose the notes just add 3 to each fret number, makes it easier to find
higher notes)
-This is based off of seeing him in concert, the album version and live videos.
-The chords are given according to their shapes.
(in brackets are the actual pitched chords you're playing if you want to play without a capo)
FIGURE 1 - INTRO - Gtr. 1
e|-------0--------0--------0--------0-|-------0--------0------5------------|
B|-----3--------3--------3--------3---|-----5--------5----7p5---7----5-----|
G|-2h4------2h4------2h4------2h4-----|-4h6------4h6-------------------6p4-|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| x6.5
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
*An easier way to play the second measure:
e|-------0--------0--2p0-5-2----0-----|
B|-----5--------5-----------------2p0-|
G|-4h6------4h6-----------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
FIGURE 2 - VERSE/CHORUS
No one feels more alone than the children of a dying breed...
The kids don't know how to dance to rock n' roll...
Gtr.1
These are 2 possible ways to play the chords, you can hear the strum pattern if you listen.
A (C) E (G)
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|(2)---------------------------------|(5)--(5)----------------------------|
G|-2---(6)----------------------------|-4----4-----------------------------|
D|-2----7-----------------------------|-2----6-----------------------------|
A|-0----7-----------------------------|-2----7-----------------------------|
E|------5-----------------------------|-0----------------------------------|
FIGURE 3 - PRECHORUS
If nobody listens then who's gonna hear? If nobody listens, will we disappear?...
Gtr.1
D (F) A (C)
e|(2)---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-3----(3)---------------------------|(2)---------------------------------|
G|-2-----2----------------------------|-2----(6)---------------------------|
D|-0-----4----------------------------|-2-----7----------------------------|
A|-------5----------------------------|-0-----7----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-------5----------------------------|
D (F) Bm (Dm)
e|(2)---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-3-----(3)--------------------------|(3)---------------------------------|
G|-2------2---------------------------|-4----------------------------------|
D|-0------4---------------------------|-4----------------------------------|
A|--------5---------------------------|-2----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gtr.2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sam_roberts/them_kids_tab_ver_2.html ]
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-7-10---7----------7-10--7----------|-7-10-------------7-10--------------|
G|------------9----------------9------|--------6---9-----------6-----9-----|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
FIGURE 4 - Bridge
The golden years are under attack (We're taking them back, we're taking them back)...
D (F) A (C)
e|(2)---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-3----------------------------------|(2)---------------------------------|
G|-2----------------------------------|-2----(6)---------------------------|
D|-0----------------------------------|-2-----7----------------------------| x4
A|------------------------------------|-0-----7----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-------5----------------------------|
Bm (Dm) D (F)
e|(2)---------------------------------|(2)---------------------------------|
B|-3----------------------------------|-3----------------------------------|
G|-4----------------------------------|-2----------------------------------|
D|-4----------------------------------|-0----------------------------------|
A|-2----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
FIGURE 5 - DOUBLE TIME
We were apostles, they were the high priests, We lived the hustle, the keepers of the
back beat
Gtr. 1
A (C) E (G)
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-1/2--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-1/2--------------------------------|-1/2-------------------------------|
A|-0----------------------------------|-1/2-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-0---------------------------------|
Gtr. 2
e|-9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9-|-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----5-5-5----|
B|-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10|-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----3-3-3----|
G|-9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9-|-4-4----4-4-4----4-4-4----2-2-2----|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
FIGURE 6 - SOLO
Gtr. 1
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-4--6-7---6--6-6-6-4--6-7---7/|-9-9-9-9--9-9---9--9-9-9-11---7---4-|
D|-7-7-7-6--7-7---7--7-7-7-6--7-7---7/|-9-9-9-9--9-9---9--9-9-9-11---7---6-| x2
A|-------*----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------*----------------------------|------------------------------------|
* You can keep fret 7 instead of 6 whenever you have this chord, it may be easier
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-6-----4--6-----4--6-----4--6-7---4-|-6-----4--6-----4--6-----4--6-7---4-|
D|-7-----6--7-----6--7-----6--7-7---6-|-7-----6--7-----6--7-----6--7-7---6-| x2
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
End with the first chord of the solo.
Enjoy!
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
