Talk of the Town The Pretenders
<br/> Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 14:37:52 -0400 (EDT)<br/> From: Len Moskowitz <br/> Subject: CRD: Talk of the Town (The Pretenders)<br/> <br/> TALK OF THE TOWN<br/> (The Pretenders)<br/> <br/> [Disclaimer: This is my interpretation of this song. I worked it out<br/> from the CD and do not have the sheet music if it even exists -- LM.]<br/> <br/> (Thanks to Clark Chang for the lyrics.)<br/> <br/> The intro is a picked progression (an arpeggio) of the following two<br/> chords. (The "h" means hammer on.) <br/> <br/> G Csus2 (repeat 4 times)<br/> e 3<br/> b 3<br/> g 0 0 0<br/> d 2<br/> a 2 2h3<br/> E 2h3 <br/> <br/> G Csus2 (twice)<br/> e 3<br/> b 3 3<br/> g 0 0<br/> d 0 h2<br/> a 2 h3<br/> E <br/> <br/> <br/> B7 Em Am <br/> Such a drag, to want something sometime,<br/> D<br/> One thing leads to another, I know.<br/> B7 Em Am D<br/> Was a time I wanted you for mine, nobody knew.<br/> B7 Em Am<br/> You arrived like a day, passed like a cloud,<br/> D [picked Csus2 with bass notes down to A, then D]<br/> I made a wish. I said it out loud,<br/> [picked Csus2 with bass notes down to A, then D]<br/> Aloud in a crowd.<br/> [picked Csus2 with bass notes down to A, then D]<br/> Everybody heard, <br/> [picked Csus2 with bass notes down to A, then back<br/> to C]<br/> 'twas the talk of the town.<br/> <br/> Csus2 G Csus2<br/> e 3<br/> b 3<br/> g 0 0 0<br/> d 2 0 h2<br/> a 3 2 h3<br/> E <br/> <br/> It's not my place to know what you feel,<br/> I'd like to know but why should I.<br/> Who were you then, who are you now.<br/> Common laborer by night, by day highbrow<br/> Back in my room, I wondered then I<br/> Sit on the bed, look at the sky,<br/> Up in the sky, clouds rearrange<br/> Like the talk of the town.<br/> <br/> G (use opening riff on G only)<br/> Maybe tomorrow, maybe someday.<br/> Maybe tomorrow, maybe someday.<br/> G Csus2 <br/> You've changed, you've changed,<br/> G Csus2<br/> Your place in this world.<br/> G Csus2<br/> You've changed, you've changed,<br/> G Csus2<br/> Your place in this world.<br/> <br/> <br/> Csus2 G Csus2<br/> e 3<br/> b 3<br/> g 0 0 0<br/> d 2 0 h2<br/> a 3 2 h3<br/> E <br/> <br/> <br/> Oh, but it's hard to live by the rules,<br/> I never could, and still never do.<br/> The rules and such never bothered you,<br/> You call the shots and they follow.<br/> I watch you still from a distance then go<br/> Back to my room, you never know.<br/> I want you, I want you but now,<br/> Is the talk of the town.<br/> <br/> <br/> Maybe tomorrow, maybe someday.<br/> Maybe tomorrow, maybe someday.<br/> You've changed, you've changed,<br/> Your place in this world.<br/> You've changed,<br/> Your place in this world.<br/> <br/> Csus2 G Csus2<br/> e 3<br/> b 3<br/> g 0 0 0<br/> d 2 0 h2<br/> a 3 2 h3<br/> E <br/> <br/> Chord Tab:<br/> B7 or B7 Em or Em Am or Am D or D or D<br/> e 2 7 0 7 0 5 2 10 5<br/> b 0 7 or 10 0 8 1 5 3 10 7<br/> g 2 8 0 9 2 5 2 11 7<br/> d 1 7 2 9 2 7 0 12 7<br/> a 2 9 2 7 0 7 x 12 5<br/> E x 7 0 x x 5 x 10 x<br/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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