Cage the Elephant – Broken Boy (Bass Tab)
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Bassist: Daniel Tichenor
Album: Social Cues (2019)
Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
[Intro] G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-0-5-0-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-0-5-0-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------|---------------------------------| E|-----------------3-3---3-3-0-5-0-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-0-5-0-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 1] "I was born on the wrong side ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7.--5.--|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-0-5-0-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------|---------------------------------| E|-----------------3-3---3-3-0-5-0-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7.--5.--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-0-5-0-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7.--5-0-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5-----5-5-5---5-----------------|---------------------------------| E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-0-5-0-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7\--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Chorus 1] "Broken boy ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-3.--3---3-3-5-7---7-7-7-7-7-7\--|-3.--3---3-3-5-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7\| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------| E|-3.--3---3-3-5-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7\|-3.--3---3-3-5-7-|---7.--7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-0-5-0-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------| E|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-0-5-0-|-----------------3-3---3-3.--5.--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-0-5-0-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 2] "Tell my why ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-0-5.--|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-0-5-0-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------|---------------------------------| E|-----------------3-3---3-3-0-5-0-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7.--5.--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-0-5-0-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7.--5-0-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------|---------------------------------| E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-0-5.--|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7\--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Chorus 2] "Broken boy ..." 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Rest 2 measures.
[Verse 2] "I was born on the wrong side ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7.--5.--|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-0-5-0-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------|---------------------------------| E|-----------------3-3---3-3-0-5-0-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7.--5.--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-0-5-0-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7.--5-0-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5-----5-5-5---5-----------------|---------------------------------| E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-0-5-0-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7\--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Chorus 3] "Broken boy ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-3.--3---3-3-5-7---7-7-7-7-7-7\--|-3.--3---3-3-5-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7\| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|-----------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------| A|---------------------------------|-----------------| E|-3.--3---3-3-5-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7\|-3.--3---3-3-5-7-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------| E|---------------------------------|-----------------3-3---3-3.--5.--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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