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Love Song

The Damned
Bass Tab

3 versions

Bass3

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

Intro

Ladies and gentlemen, how do

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D| -------------------------------5-4---------------------------------5-4---------------------------|
A| --------------------------0-------7-5-3-2------0-3-5-------3--0-------7-5-3-2------0-3-5---3---0-|
E| -----------------------------------------0-1---------------------------------0-1-----------------|

Hey man, what’s happening

Pre-Verse

Go

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A|-------------------------------------5--5-5--5-5-5-------------------------------------5--5-5--5-5-5-|
E|5--5-5--5-5--5--5--0--0--1--1-1--1-1--------------5--5-5--5-5--5--5--0--0--1--1-1--1-1---------------|
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A|-------------------------------------5--5-5--5-5-5-------------------------------------5--5-5--5-5-5-|
E|5--5-5--5-5--5--5--0--0--1--1-1--1-1--------------5--5-5--5-5--5--5--0--0--1--1-1--1-1---------------|

Verse

I’ll be the ticket if you’re my collector, I’ve got the fare if you’re my inspector

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E|5--5-5--5-5--5--5--0--0--1--1-1--1-1--------------5--5-5--5-5--5--5--0--0--1--1-1--1-1---------------|

I’ll be the luggage if you’ll be the porter, I’ll be the parcel if you’ll be the sorter

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A|-------------------------------------5--5-5--5-5-5-------------------------------------5--5-5--5-5-5-|
E|5--5-5--5-5--5--5--0--0--1--1-1--1-1--------------5--5-5--5-5--5--5--0--0--1--1-1--1-1---------------|

Chorus

Just for you here’s a love song, just for you here’s a love song

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D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3--3-3--3-3--3---------------------------------3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3-------------------------|
E|--------------0--1--2--3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3------------------------3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3-|

And it makes me glad to say it’s been a lovely day and it’s okay

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A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--1-1--3--3-3--3-3-|

Pre-Verse

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A|-------------------------------------5--5-5--5-5-5-------------------------------------5--5-5--5-5-5-|
E|5--5-5--5-5--5--5--0--0--1--1-1--1-1--------------5--5-5--5-5--5--5--0--0--1--1-1--1-1---------------|

Verse

I’ll be the mail, you’ll be the guard, I’ll be the ink on your season ticket card

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A|-------------------------------------5--5-5--5-5-5-------------------------------------5--5-5--5-5-5-|
E|5--5-5--5-5--5--5--0--0--1--1-1--1-1--------------5--5-5--5-5--5--5--0--0--1--1-1--1-1---------------|

I’ll be the rubbish, you’ll be the bin, I’ll be the paint on the sign if you’ll be the tin

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A|-------------------------------------5--5-5--5-5-5-------------------------------------5--5-5--5-5-5-|
E|5--5-5--5-5--5--5--0--0--1--1-1--1-1--------------5--5-5--5-5--5--5--0--0--1--1-1--1-1---------------|

Chorus

Just for you here’s a love song, just for you here’s a love song

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D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3--3-3--3-3--3---------------------------------3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3-------------------------|
E|--------------0--1--2--3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3------------------------3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3-|

And it makes me glad to say it’s been a lovely day and it’s okay

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A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--1-1--3--3-3--3-3-|

Pre-Solo

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D|-------------------------------------------------------------------5--5-5--5-5-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------5--5-5--5-5------------|
E|5--5-5--5-5--5-----0--0-0--0-0--0-----1--1-1--1-1--1---------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------5--5-5--5-5-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------5--5-5--5-5------------|
E|5--5-5--5-5--5-----0--0-0--0-0--0-----1--1-1--1-1--1---------------------------|

Solo

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A|-------------------------------------5--5-5--5-5-5-------------------------------------5--5-5--5-5-5-|
E|5--5-5--5-5--5--5--0--0--1--1-1--1-1--------------5--5-5--5-5--5--5--0--0--1--1-1--1-1---------------|
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A|-------------------------------------5--5-5--5-5-5-------------------------------------5--5-5--5-5-5-|
E|5--5-5--5-5--5--5--0--0--1--1-1--1-1--------------5--5-5--5-5--5--5--0--0--1--1-1--1-1---------------|

Chorus

Just for you here’s a love song, just for you here’s a love song

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D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3--3-3--3-3--3---------------------------------3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3-------------------------|
E|--------------0--1--2--3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3------------------------3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3-|

And it makes me glad to say it’s been a lovely day and it’s okay

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A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--1-1--3--3-3--3-3-|

Pre-Verse

It‘s okay

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E|5--5-5--5-5--5--5--0--0--1--1-1--1-1--------------5--5-5--5-5--5--5--0--0--1--1-1--1-1---------------|

Outro

It’s okay

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