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I Kicked a Boy

The Sundays
Tab

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

relevant 'chord' structures:

G5 | C C | Cadd9 Cadd9 | Dsus4 | D | Dsus2 | Em

e -3- | -0- -0- | -3- -3- | -3- | -2- | -0- | -0-

b -3- | -1- -1- | -3- -3- | -3- | -3- | -3- | -0-

g -0- | -0- or -0- | -0- or -0- | -2- | -2- | -2- | -0-

D -0- | -2- -2- | -2- -x- | -0- | -0- | -0- | -2-

A -x- | -3- -3- | -3- -3- | --- | --- | --- | -2-

E -3-  |  ---     -3-  |   ---     ---   | ---   |  --- |  ---   |  -0-

I Kicked a Boy (by the Sundays)

G5 Dsus4 D Dsus2

d u d u d d d

e -------3------(3)--3---3---3---|--3-------2-------0-------|--|
b --(3)--3------(3)--3---3---3---|--3-------3-------3-------|--|
g --(/)--0------(0)--0---0---0---|--2-------2-------2-------|--|
D --(4)--0------(0)--------------|--0-----------------------|--|
A -------x------(x)--------------|--------------------------|--|
E -------3------(3)--------------|--------------------------|--|

Time: ! + . . . . ! ! !

C Dsus4 D Dsus2

d u d u d d d

e -------0------(0)--0---0---0---|--3-------2-------0-------|-|
b -------1------(1)--1---1---1---|--3-------3-------3-------|-|
g -------0------(0)--0---0---0---|--2-------2-------2------:|-| (repeat as
D -------2------(2)--------------|--0-----------------------|-|  many times
A -------3------(3)--------------|--------------------------|-|  as necessary)
E -------------------------------|--------------------------|-|

Time: ! + . . . . ! ! !

When the weather...

Em Em

d d u d u d d u d u

e -------0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------0---0---0---0---|--|
b -------0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------0---0---0---0---|--|
g -------0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------0---0---0---0---|--|
D -------2-----------------------|--2-----------------------|--|
A -------2-----------------------|--2-----------------------|--|
E -------0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|--|

Time: ! . . . . ! . . . .

...totally wild.

Em Em

d d u d u d d u d u

e -------0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------0---0---0---0---|--|
b -------0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------0---0---0---0---|--|
g -------0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------0---0---0---0---|--|
D -------2-----------------------|--2-----------------------|--|
A -------2-----------------------|--2-----------------------|--|
E -------0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|--|

Time: ! . . . . ! . . . .

D D

d d u d u d d u d u

e -------2-------2---2---2---2---|--2-------2---2---2---2---|--|
b -------3-------3---3---3---3---|--3-------3---3---3---3---|--|
g -------2-------2---2---2---2---|--2-------2---2---2---2---|--|
D -------0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|--|
A -------------------------------|--------------------------|--|
E -------------------------------|--------------------------|--|

Time: ! . . . . ! . . . .

...and I've been wondering...

D D

d d u d u d d u d u

e -------2-------2---2---2---2---|--2-------2---2---2---2---|--|
b -------3-------3---3---3---3---|--3-------3---3---3---3---|--|
g -------2-------2---2---2---2---|--2-------2---2---2---2---|--|
D -------0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|--|
A -------------------------------|--------------------------|--|
E -------------------------------|--------------------------|--|

Time: ! . . . . ! . . . .

G5 D

e ---------------3---------------|----------2---------------|--|
b -----------------------3-------|------------------3-------|--|
g -------------------------------|--------------------------|--|
D -------------------------------|--0-----------------------|--|
A -------------------------------|--------------------------|--|
E -------3-----------------------|--------------------------|--|

Time: ! ! ! ! ! !

Cadd9 D

e ---------------3---------------|----------2---------------|--|
b -----------------------3-------|------------------3-------|--|
g -------------------------------|-------------------------:|--|
D -------------------------------|--0-----------------------|--|
A -------3-----------------------|--------------------------|--|
E -------------------------------|--------------------------|--|

Time: ! ! ! ! ! !

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(lyrics from cs.uwp.edu)

(contributor of lyrics: unknown)

@SONG: I kicked a boy [the Sundays]

when the weather's fine, when it's sunny outside

think about the time I kicked a boy 'til he cried

oh, I could've been wrong, but I don't think I was

he was such a child

when I am alone, I remember so well

how merrily I tripped a boy so he fell

and I could've been wrong, but I don't think I was

he was totally wild

and I've been wondering lately

just who's gonna save me

now I have a cold, and no story to tell

and I'd marry you but I'm so unwell

and although I could've been wrong

well I don't think I was

he was totally wild

and I've been wondering lately

just who's gonna save me

you just should've been [warned/wise]

[oh/our] hysterical child

where'd you learn to do that

--

-- pkang@cs.buffalo.edu

"I know it's over and it never really began but in my heart it felt so real"

<The Smiths>

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