PRETENDERS - "kid" Tablature

Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 02:04:36 -0500
From: Mike Dare <dare@infi.net>
Subject: TAB: "Kid" by the Pretenders

Here's my rendition of my favorite Pretenders song. Sorry, but I couldn't
figure out the solo. Maybe later.

"Kid" by the Pretenders, from Pretenders I
Transcription: Mike Dare (dare@infi.net)

The song starts out in C. Opening chord progression is: C(032010),
Am(x02210), F(133211), G(320001)

C Am F G C
e------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------
D--------------0-2-------------------------------
A-----0-2-3--------------------------------------
E--3----------------1----7-7-5-5-3-3-1-1-0-(0)---

C Am F G C
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------3----9-10-----7-9--5-7--3-5--2-3-2-------
A------------0----2-3------------------------------------3-----
E--(0)--1-3----------------------------------------------------


C Am F G
Kid..

C Am F G
I ..

C9(032030) Am
You ...

F Dm(x00231) G
How ....

C Am F G C
e------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------0-2-----9-10----7-9--5-7--3-5--2-3-2----------
A-----0-2-3------------------------------------------3-------
E--3---------------1-----------------------------------------

C Am F G
Kid..

C Am F G
I ...

C9 Am
But ...

F Dm G
You've ...

Am F Am F Am F G
All ..


*The song now changes key to E right before to solo. The chord progression
is now: E(022100), C#m(x46654), A(x02220), B(x2444x).

E C#m A B
Shut ..

E C#m A B
Kid, ..

E C#m A B E C#m A B
I ..


Outro Solo (simple, yet effective)
e---------------------------- ---------------------
B---7-------5---------------- (x 3) 9-----7-----4-------- (x 1)
G------------------4-----1--- ------------------4--
D---------------------------- ---------------------
A---------------------------- ---------------------
E---------------------------- ---------------------