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About a Kid

Rustic Overtones
Tab

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

Song

Bass Intro:

E|-7-X-7-7-|-7-X-7-7-| (repeat)

Intro/"I swear I'd be good for you..."

e|---------
b|---------
g|---7---9-
d|-9-7-7-9-
a|-9-5-7-7-
E|-7---5---

Verse:

"They cannot get one more try..."

e|---------
b|---------
g|---7-9-9-
d|-9-7-9-9-
a|-9-5-7-7-
E|-7-------

"Life is a sucker punch packed behind a smile"

e|---------
b|---------
g|-7-7-9-9-
d|-7-7-9-9-
a|-5-5-7-7-
E|---------

after this part go back to intro part.

Bridge:

e|---------------|---------------
b|---------------|---------------
g|---------------|-------------7-
d|-2-2-X-2-2-X-3-|-2-2-X-2-2-X-7-
a|-2-2-X-2-2-X-3-|-2-2-X-2-2-X-5-
E|-0-0-X-0-0-X-1-|-0-0-X-0-0-X---

....and back to intro part

ending (horn part):

e|--------------------------------------------
b|--------------------------------------------
g|--------------------------------------------
d|-----------------------------------------9\-
a|---5-7-----5-7-----5-7-8-7-5-7p5------------
E|-7-------7-------7---------------7---7-7----

Or:

e|----------------------------------------------
b|------------------------------------------12\-
g|---7-9-----7-9-----7-9-10-9-7-9p7-------------
d|-9-------9-------9----------------9---9-9-----
a|----------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------

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