Talk of the Town

Pretenders

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Song: Talk of the town

Artist: The Pretenders

Composer: Chrissie Hynde

Album: The Pretenders 'Greatest Hits'

Tabbed by DJ 6th July 2014

This tab is based on the complete version on the

original single, which can also found on

The Pretenders 'Greatest Hits' album.

NOTE: On the 'Pretenders II' album it was a shorter

edited version

I would recommend using the voicings in the text

column numbers below.

Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the

information at the bottom of the tab.

(The G/F# is intended to be played

as a passing bass note only)

Tablature of the intro riff at the bottom of the page

G/F# = 2x0003 A7sus2 = x02000 G6 = 320030

G = 320003 Am7 = x02010 D = xx0232

G/B = x30003 Am7 * = x02013 D4 = xx0233

C = x32013 B7 = x21202 Cadd9 = x32033

Em7 = 022030

^ = Emphasise the beats N.C. = No Chords

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Intro

| /__/ | / / / /_/ | / / / /_/ |

| / / / /_/ | / / / /_/ |

G A7sus2 Am7 Am7 *

| / / / / | /___/ / / / |

^ ^ ^

A7sus2 Am7 Am7 * B7

| /__/ / /__/ /__/ | / / / / |

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Verse 1

Such a drag to want something sometime,

One thing leads to a - nother, I know,

Was a time I wanted you for mine, nobody knew

Verse 2

You arrived like a day and passed like a cloud,

I made a wish, I said it out loud------,

Out loud in a crowd---------------,

Every - body heard----------------,

D4 D C N.C.

'Twas the talk of the town

A7sus2 Am7 Am7 * B7

| /__/ / /__/ /__/ | / / / / |

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Verse 3

It's not my place to know what you feel,

I'd like to know, but why should I?

Who were you then, who are you now--------?

Common labourer by night, by day high - brow

Verse 4

Back in my room, I wonder, then I ...sit on a bed,

And look at the sky--------,

Up in the sky-----------------,

Clouds re - arrange--------------,

Like the talk of the town------------------------!

| /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ |

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Chorus

Maybe to - morrow, maybe some day,

Maybe to - morrow, maybe some--- day----,

You've changed...

(You've changed, you've changed!)

...Your place in this world,

You've changed... (You've changed!)

G D Am7 N.C.

...Your place in this world

A7sus2 Am7 Am7 * B7

| /__/ / /__/ /__/ | / / / / |

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Verse 6

Oh, but it's hard to live by the rules,

I never could and still never do,

The rules, and such, never bothered you,

You call the shots and they fol - low

Verse 7

I watch you still, from a distance, then go...

Back to my room, you'll never know--------------,

I want you-------------, uh!

I want you, but now---------------...

Who's the talk of the town------------------------?

| /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ |

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Chorus

Maybe to - morrow, maybe some day,

Maybe to - morrow, maybe some--- day----,

You've changed...

(You've changed, you've changed!)

...Your place in this world,

You've changed... (You've changed!)

G D Am7 N.C.

...Your place in this world

A7sus2 Am7 Am7 *

| /___/ / / / ||

^ ^ ^

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/ = Slide note h = hammer-on note x = Pause

Intro

G/F# G G/B C G/F#

e|-----|----------3------|-----------3---------|
B|-----|----------3------|---------1---1-------|
G|-----|----------0------|-------0-------0-----|
D|-----|----------0------|-----2---------------|
A|-----|------2-------2--|--h3-----------------|
E|--2--|--/3-------------|------------------2--|

G G/B C G/F#

e|----------3------|-----------3----------|
B|----------3------|---------1---1--------|
G|----------0------|-------0-------0------|
D|----------0------|-----2----------------|
A|------2-------2--|--h3------------------|
E|--/3-------------|-------------------2--|

G G/B C G/F#

e|----------3------|-----------3----------|
B|----------3------|---------1---1--------|
G|----------0------|-------0-------0------|
D|----------0------|-----2----------------|
A|------2-------2--|--h3------------------|
E|--/3-------------|-------------------2--|

G A7sus2 Am7 Am7 *

e|----------3------|----0----0---3--------|
B|----------3------|----0---h1---1--------|
G|----------0------|----0----0---0--------|
D|----------0------|----2----2---2--------|
A|------2----------|----0----0---0--------|
E|--/3-------------|----------------------|

A7sus2 Am7 Am7 * B7

e|---0----0---3---3-3-3---|---x---2-------|
B|---0---h1---1---1-1-1---|---x---0-------|
G|---0----0---0---0-0-0---|---x---2-------|
D|---2----2---2---2-2-2---|---x---1-------|
A|---0----0---0---0-0-0---|---x---2-------|
E|------------------------|---------------|

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G/F# C Em7 G6

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