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ALWAYS WHERE I NEED TO BE (Single) - THE KOOKS
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Tabbed by: KingBuz
I originally tabbed this song in November 07, from their Radio 1 Live Lounge Tour
performance in 2006, but with the new single and slightly different sound I have updated this
and put the new lyrics in too.
If you want to play my acoustic tab of this song it’s pretty much exactly the same but
the capo on fret 2.
Comments welcome, please rate
Tuning: EADGBe
***Capo: 4*** - (tabbed from capo position)
Am C C* Em Em* Dm*
0 0 0 0 7 5
1 1 3 0 8 6
2 0 0 0 9 7
2 2 4 2 9 7
0 3 5 2 7 5
0 x x 0 7 5
Intro: G Am Em C, G Am Em C, G Am Em C
Verse:
G Am Em C
She don't know who she is, I, I can take her anywhere
G Am Em
Do whatever comes naturally to you
C -(pull off B string fret 1 before next line)
Oh you know she just don’t care
G
You know she just don’t care
Pre Chorus:
C C* Em* Dm*
Cos I’m always where I need to be, and I
C C* Em* Dm* G
Always thought I would end up with you eventually
Chorus:
G Am Em C
Do, do do do, do do do, do, do do do do do
G Am Em
Do, do do do, do do do, do do do……
Pre Verse: (2nd guitar, or patch it in)
e|-3-2-0-----------|
B|-------3-1-0-1-0-|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Verse:
G Am Em C
Now I see her again I, I asked to be her hummingbird
G Am Em
whisper words in her ear
C -(pull off B string fret 1 before next line)
Oh, now you know I just don’t care
G
You know I just don’t care
Pre Chorus:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_kooks/always_where_i_need_to_be_crd_ver_2.html ]
C C* Em* Dm*
Cos I’m always where I need to be, and I
C C* Em* Dm* G
Always thought I would end up with you eventually
Chorus:
G Am Em C
Do, do do do, do do do, do, do do do do do
G Am Em
Do, do do do, do do do, do do do…… - Cut to Solo
Solo:
e|-3-2-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-1-0-1-0------------3/5-3-3-3-4/5-3-0--------------------------|
G|-----------------3-3/4-3-4------------3/4-----3-2-0--2-3-2-0-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------2-0-2-3--2|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------5-7-12-7-5-7-/12-10------------12-10----------------------|
B|---------------------------------12-10------------12-10----------10----|
G|-2-/-/-/-/-4---------------------------12-9-------------12-9--12----12-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C Em
I'm a man, I'm a man, I'm a man on the scene
C Em
I'm a man, and I can be so obscene
Pre Chorus (Played softer):
C Em
Cos I always think I know how to be
C C* Em* Dm* G
And I always thought I would end up with you eventually
Chorus:
G Am Em C
Do, do do do, do do do, do, do do do do do
G Am Em
Do, do do do, do do do, do do do……
Outro:
G Am Em C
I'm a man, I'm a man, I'm a, a man on the scene and I
G Am Em End on G
Yes I'm a man, I'm a man but I, I am so obscene
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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