Talk of the Town The Pretenders
Album/ DVD: Live In London
The concert held at London's 'O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire':
This has been transcribed as I couldn't find any chord tabs that authentically
captured Chrissie's rhythm guitar on this song.
TUNING:
Standard Tuning.
Intro:
[G] [C/G] [G] [C/G] [G] [C/G]
[G] [Am7] [B7] [Am7] [B7]
Verse 1:
[B7]It's such a drag, [G]to want something sometime,[C/G]
[C/G]One thing [Dsus4/D]leads to another, I know.[B7]
[G]Was a time I wanted you for m[C/G]ine, nobody [Dsus4/D]knew.[B7]
[B7]You arrived like the day, p[G]assed like a cloud,[C/G]
[C/G]I made a [D]wish. I said it out [C/G]loud,[Dsus4/D]
[D]'Loud in a[C/G] cr-o-wd. [C/G] Everybody[Dsus4/D] he-a-rd,
[D]'Twas the talk o[C/G]f the town.[Dsus4/D] [Am7] [B7]
Verse 2:
[B7]It's not my place [G]to know what you feel,[C/G]
[C/G]I'd like t[D]o know but why should I.[B7]
[G]Who were you then, w[C/G]ho are you [Dsus4/D]n-o-w.[B7]
[B7]Common labourer by night, b[G]y day highbrow[C/G]
[G]Back in my room, I wondere[C/G]d then I[Dsus4/D] [B7]
[C/G]Sit on th[D]e bed, look at the sk[C/G]y,[Dsus4/D]
[D]Up in the [C/G]sky, cloud[Dsus4/D]s rearrange
[D]Like the talk of[C/G] the town.[Dsus4/D] [Am7] [B7]
Chorus:
[G]Maybe tomor[D]row, [C/G]maybe someday.
[G]Maybe tomor[D]row, [C/G]maybe someday.
[C/G]You've changed, [G]yo[D]ur place in this world[C/G].
[C/G]You've changed, [G]yo[D]ur place in this world[C/G]. [Am7] [B7]
Verse 3:
[B7]Oh, but it's hard [G]to live by the rules,[C/G]
[C/G]I never [Dsus4/D]could, and still never do.[B7]
[G]The rules and such n[C/G]ever bothered [Dsus4/D]you,[B7]
[B7]You call the shots and they[G] follow.[C/G]
[G]I watch you still from a d[C/G]istance then go[Dsus4/D] [B7]
[C/G]Back to m[D]y room, you never [C/G]know.[Dsus4/D]
[D]I want you[C/G], I want y[C/G]ou but [Dsus4/D]now,
[D]It's the talk of[C/G] the town[Dsus4/D].[Am7] [B7]
Repeat Chorus:
[G]Maybe tomor[D]row, [C/G]maybe someday.
[G]Maybe tomor[D]row, [C/G]maybe someday.
[C/G]You've changed, [G]yo[D]ur place in this world[C/G].
[C/G]You've changed, [G]yo[D]ur place in this world[C/G]. [Am7] [B7]
[(End)]
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