The Song doesn't actually have any guitar in it until the bridge but I've tabbed the
appropriate chords for purposes such as singing along to it :)
VERSE 1 (Slight Distortion Until Bridge)
E B
I had no cares in the 1990s
|-7-----------------------7---|
|-9-----------------------7---|
|-9-----------------------8---|
|-9-----------------------9---|
|-7-----------------------9---|
|-------------------------7---|
G#m F#
I knew of no downfalls
|-4-----------------2---|
|-4-----------------2---|
|-4-----------------3---|
|-6-----------------4---|
|-6-----------------4---|
|-4-----------------2---|
E B
Though war was breaking out all around me
|-7--------------------------------------7---|
|-9--------------------------------------7---|
|-9--------------------------------------8---|
|-9--------------------------------------9---|
|-7--------------------------------------9---|
|----------------------------------------7---|
G#m F#
My concerns were with prank calls
|-4---------------------------2---|
|-4---------------------------2---|
|-4---------------------------3---|
|-6---------------------------4---|
|-6---------------------------4---|
|-4---------------------------2---|
E
She kissed me on the cheek, she kissed me on the cheek
|-7---------------------------7-----------------------------|
|-9---------------------------9-----------------------------|
|-9---------------------------9-----------------------------|
|-9---------------------------9-----------------------------|
|-7---------------------------7-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B G#m F#
Right in front of the older kids
|-7-------------4-------------2---|
|-7-------------4-------------2---|
|-8-------------4-------------3---|
|-9-------------6-------------4---|
|-9-------------6-------------4---|
|-7-------------4-------------2---|
E B
Well our self belief, our self belief
|-7---------------------7-----------7---|
|-9---------------------9-----------7---|
|-9---------------------9-----------8---|
|-9---------------------9-----------9---|
|-7---------------------7-----------9---|
|-----------------------------------7---|
G#m C#
Wasn't scarred by the modern itch
|----------4-------------------[4]-x8-|
|----------4-------------------[6]----|
|----------4-------------------[6]----|
|----------6-------------------[6]----|
|----------6-------------------[4]----|
|----------4-------------------[-]----|
C#
Cos now it feels like...
|-[4]-x8-|
|-[6]----|
|-[6]----|
|-[6]----|
|-[4]----|
|-[-]----|
CHORUS
E B G#m
We kiss with one eye on our TV set
|-7-----------------7------------4---|
|-9-----------------7------------4---|
|-9-----------------8------------4---|
|-9-----------------9------------6---|
|-7-----------------9------------6---|
|-------------------7------------4---|
F# E
And the more I give the less I get
|----------------2---------------7---|
|----------------2---------------9---|
|----------------3---------------9---|
|----------------4---------------9---|
|----------------4---------------7---|
|----------------2-------------------|
B G#m
Needing fairground rides just to spark a smile
|--------------------7---------------------4---|
|--------------------7---------------------4---|
|--------------------8---------------------4---|
|--------------------9---------------------6---|
|--------------------9---------------------6---|
|--------------------7---------------------4---|
F#
There's little here to miss...
|------------------------2------|
|------------------------2------|
|------------------------3------|
|------------------------4------|
|------------------------4------|
|------------------------2------|
E
Bring back 1996
|------------7---|
|------------9---|
|------------9---|
|------------9---|
|------------7---|
|----------------|
B G#m
Bring back 1996
|-7-----------4---|
|-7-----------4---|
|-8-----------4---|
|-9-----------6---|
|-9-----------6---|
|-7-----------4---|
F# E
So hard to beat those teenage kicks
|-2--------------------------------7---|
|-2--------------------------------9---|
|-3--------------------------------9---|
|-4--------------------------------9---|
|-4--------------------------------7---|
|-2------------------------------------|
B G#m C#
Bring back 1996
|-7------------4------4---|
|-7------------4------6---|
|-8------------4------6---|
|-9------------6------6---|
|-9------------6------4---|
|-7------------4----------|
VERSE 2
E B
We were cloning sheep in the 1990's
|-7------------------------------7---|
|-9------------------------------7---|
|-9------------------------------8---|
|-9------------------------------9---|
|-7------------------------------9---|
|--------------------------------7---|
G#m F#
We were building telescopes
|-4--------------------2-----|
|-4--------------------2-----|
|-4--------------------3-----|
|-6--------------------4-----|
|-6--------------------4-----|
|-4--------------------2-----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_wombats/1996_tab_ver_2.html ]
E B
And sugar filled the whole of my body
|-7-----------------------------------7---|
|-9-----------------------------------7---|
|-9-----------------------------------8---|
|-9-----------------------------------9---|
|-7-----------------------------------9---|
|-------------------------------------7---|
G#m F#
As I urged it on to grow
|-4---------------------2---|
|-4---------------------2---|
|-4---------------------3---|
|-6---------------------4---|
|-6---------------------4---|
|-4---------------------2---|
E
I kissed her on the cheek, I kissed her on the cheek
|-7--------------------------7-----------------------------|
|-9--------------------------9-----------------------------|
|-9--------------------------9-----------------------------|
|-9--------------------------9-----------------------------|
|-7--------------------------7-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
B G#m F#
Just to impress the older kids
|-7-------4-------------------2---|
|-7-------4-------------------2---|
|-8-------4-------------------3---|
|-9-------6-------------------4---|
|-9-------6-------------------4---|
|-7-------4-------------------2---|
E B
Well my self belief, my self belief
|-7--------------------7---------7---|
|-9--------------------9---------7---|
|-9--------------------9---------8---|
|-9--------------------9---------9---|
|-7--------------------7---------9---|
|--------------------------------7---|
G#m C#
Wasn't lost in the modern glitch
|---------4-------------------[4]-x8-|
|---------4-------------------[6]----|
|---------4-------------------[6]----|
|---------6-------------------[6]----|
|---------6-------------------[4]----|
|---------4-------------------[-]----|
C#
Cos now it feels like...
|-[4]-x8-|
|-[6]----|
|-[6]----|
|-[6]----|
|-[4]----|
|-[-]----|
CHORUS
E B G#m
We kiss with one eye on our TV set
|-7~----------------7~-----------4~--|
|-9~----------------7~-----------4~--|
|-9~----------------8~-----------4~--|
|-9~----------------9~-----------6~--|
|-7~----------------9~-----------6~--|
|-------------------7~-----------4~--|
F# E
And the more I give the less I get
|----------------2---------------7---|
|----------------2---------------9---|
|----------------3---------------9---|
|----------------4---------------9---|
|----------------4---------------7---|
|----------------2-------------------|
E B G#m
Needing fairground rides just to spark a smile
|-7-----------------7----------------------4---|
|-9-----------------7----------------------4---|
|-9-----------------8----------------------4---|
|-9-----------------9----------------------6---|
|-7-----------------9----------------------6---|
|-------------------7----------------------4---|
F#
There's little here to miss...
|------------------------2------|
|------------------------2------|
|------------------------3------|
|------------------------4------|
|------------------------4------|
|------------------------2------|
E
Bring back 1996
|------------7---|
|------------9---|
|------------9---|
|------------9---|
|------------7---|
|----------------|
B G#m
Bring back 1996
|-7-----------4---|
|-7-----------4---|
|-8-----------4---|
|-9-----------6---|
|-9-----------6---|
|-7-----------4---|
F# E
So hard to beat those teenage kicks
|-2--------------------------------7---|
|-2--------------------------------9---|
|-3--------------------------------9---|
|-4--------------------------------9---|
|-4--------------------------------7---|
|-2------------------------------------|
B G#m C#
Bring back 1996
|-7------------4------4---|
|-7------------4------6---|
|-8------------4------6---|
|-9------------6------6---|
|-9------------6------4---|
|-7------------4----------|
BRIDGE
E B
Stop talking, stop talking
|-7----------------------7---|
|-9----------------------7---|
|-9----------------------8---|
|-9----------------------9---|
|-7----------------------9---|
|------------------------7---|
G#m F#
I need a lover not a friend tonight
|-4-----------------------2---|
|-4-----------------------2---|
|-4-----------------------3---|
|-6-----------------------4---|
|-6-----------------------4---|
|-4-----------------------2---|
E B
I'm leaving, I'm leaving
|-7-------------------7---|
|-9-------------------7---|
|-9-------------------8---|
|-9-------------------9---|
|-7-------------------9---|
|---------------------7---|
G#m C#
I'm not cut out for the modern life
|-4-------------------------[4]x8----|
|-4-------------------------[6]------|
|-4-------------------------[6]------|
|-6-------------------------[6]------|
|-6-------------------------[4]------|
|-4-------------------------[-]------|
OUTRO (Plenty of overdrive and high tone)
B* E B* G#m B* B B* D#m... ect x7
|-14-14-14\7--7-7/14-14-14\11--11-11/14-14-14\7--7-7/14-14-14\11--11-11/14-|
|-16-16-16\9--9-9/16-16-16\12--12-12/16-16-16\7--7-7/16-16-16\11--11-11/16-|
|-16-16-16\9--9-9/16-16-16\13--13-13/16-16-16\8--8-8/16-16-16\11--11-11/16-|
|-16-16-16\9--9-9/16-16-16\13--13-13/16-16-16\9--9-9/16-16-16\13--13-13/16-|
|-14-14-14\7--7-7/14-14-14\11--11-11/14-14-14\9--9-9/14-14-14\13--13-13/14-|
|---------------------------------------------7--7-7----------11--11-11----|
On the 3rd repeat the lyrics:
"I'll never beat those teenage kicks" are sang over for the next 3 repeats
On the 6th repeat the lyrics:
"Bring back 1996" are sang
On the 7th time it's just the guitar and drums
Guitar begins to fade out gradually from the 3rd repeat
B* is a normal B just an octave higher than a usual one performed on the second fret
