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Its Good to Be King

Tom Petty
Bass Tab

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

Song

It's Good To Be King - Tom Petty

verse riff

G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------5---55-3---------|
E|0--000-035--355--5---5----50--0000-|

chorus

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|7--777--53---------5--555--3----------3----35--555--3----3-----------------|
E|----------5--555--5---------53--333--3--535-----------535-0--355555555555--|

"Excuse me if I have some place in my mind where I go time to time"

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|3----35--3----35--3----3-------------------------|
E|--535------535------535-0--35555555555555555555--|

That's it. Add some slides and variations as all good bassists do.

tabbed by Achilles (blue_sincere@hotmail.com)

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