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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------5--4--2---------------|
D|----------0-2--------------------------------3~-3/7--5--3----5----3---2--|
A|----0-2-3-------2-2-0-0-----------------0-2-3--------------7----5----3---|
E|--3-----------1---------3-3-1-1-0-0--1-3---------------------------------|

Verse 1

C Am

Kid, what changed your mood

F

you've gone all sad

G

so I feel sad too

C Am

I think I know

F G

some things can never outgrow

[Chorus] (let ring)

Cmaj7 Asus2 Dm7

e|------0----------------------0----------------------1---|
B|-----0----------------------0----------------------1----|
G|----0----------------------2----------------------2-----|
D|---2----------------------2----------------------0------|
A|--3----------------------0------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

you think it's wrong I can tell you do

F/G G

e|-------------------1--------3------------------|
B|-------------------1--------3------------------|
G|-------------------2--------4------------------|
D|-------------------3--------5------------------|
A|-------------------x--------5------------------|
E|-------------------3--------x------------------|

how can I explain when you don't want me to

Instrumental

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------5--4--2---------------|
D|----------0-2------3/7--5--3----5----3---2--|
A|----0-2-3---------------------7----5----3---|
E|--3-----------1-----------------------------|

Verse 2

C Am

Kid, my only kid

F

you look so small

G

you've gone so quiet

C Am

I know you know

F

what I'm about

G

I won't deny it

Chorus

but you forget

you don't understand

you've turned your head

you dropped my hand

Bridge

Am Am G F G

all my sorrow

Am G F G

all my blues

Am Am G F G

all my sorrow-ow-ow

e|-13-------13---------/15-------15---------------|
B|----13-------13----------15-------15------------|
G|-------14-------14----------16-------16---------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Solo

(over verse progression in key of E)

E C#m A B

e|----2h4p2p0-------0-------0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|
B|------------0-2/4---4-------4-----4-------4-----4-----0-----0-----0--------|
G|--------------2/4-----4/6-----6-----6-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-1b3r-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------(5)---|
B|------------------5-7-5-7b9r--5--------------------------------------------|
G|----------------4---------------6-4-----------4----------------------------|
D|--2-----2-2-4/6---------------------5\4-2-4/6---6\4-2----------------------|
A|----2/4-----------------------------------------------4-2------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------2b3r-2b3r-0------|

(Bass and drums only)

Shut the light, go away

full of grace, you cover your face

[Verse 3] (Key change)

E C#m

Kid, precious kid

A (2x2220) B

your eyes are blue but you're not cryin

E C#m A

I know angry tears are too dear

B E

but you won't let them show

C#m

ohhhhh whoa

A

ohhhhh whoa

B

ohhhhh whoa

E C#m A B repeat & fade

e|-2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----3-1-------------------|
B|-----0-------0-------0-------3-0---------------|
G|-------1-------1-------1-----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

Another guitar does this: (played during rhythm of E)

e|----------------------------|       |----------------------|
B|---7-------5----------------| (x3)  |-9-----7-----4--------| (x1)
G|------------------4-----1---|       |-------------------4--|
D|----------------------------|       |----------------------|
A|----------------------------|       |----------------------|
E|----------------------------|       |----------------------|

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| \ Slide down

| ~ Vibrato

| x Dead note

| / Slide up

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| r Release

| b Bend

| (n) Ghost note

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