Kite by U2, from U2's All That You Can't Leave Behind
posted by J. Todd, tidybowl14@aol.com
Intro fill
if this sounds too high try the other
e ---------------------------+------------------
b ---------------------------+------------------
g 15(bend) 13~~--------------+-9 (bend)---------
d ---------------------------+----------9~~-----
a ---------------------------+------------------
e ---------------------------+------------------
E A E A E
Something is about to give, I can feel it coming
A E
I think I know what it is.
A E A E
I'm not afraid to die, I'm not afraid to live
A E A E
When I'm flat on my back, I want to feel like I did.
A C#m
Cause hardness, it sets in, you need some protection
A
The thinner the skin.
E A C#m A
I want you to know, that you don't need me anymore
E A C#m A
I want you to know, that you don't need anyone, or anything at all.
CHORUS:
E
Who's to say where the wind will take you
B
Who's to say what it is will break you
A
Well, I don't know, which way the wind will blow.
E
Who's to know when the time is come around
B A
Don't want to see your cry, I know that this is not goodbye.
VERSE:
E-A-E-A, etc.
In the summer I can taste the salt on the sea
There's a kite blowing out of control on the breeze
I wonder what's gonna happen to you
You wonder what has happened to me.
RIFF:
e ------------------------------------------------
b 12h14-14~-17^-16-12----12h14-14~--17^-16-12-----
g -------------------13----------------------13---
d ------------------------------------------------
a ------------------------------------------------
e ------------------------------------------------
BRIDGE:
E B A E B A
I'm a man, not a child. I'm a man, who see's the shadow behind your eyes
CHORUS
VERSE
CHORUS TAB (something like this, anyway)
for E chord for B chord for A chord
e 7-7-7-7-(etc)---7-7-7-7-(etc)---5-5-5-5 (etc)
b 9-9-7-9---------7-7-7-7---------5-5-5-5
g 9-9-9-9---------8-8-7-8---------6-6-5-6
d ---------------------------------------
a ---------------------------------------
e ---------------------------------------
^- bend note
~- vibrate note
By all means, correct me if I am off anywhere.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/u/u2/kite_tab.html ]
