Pretenders – 2000 Miles (Guitar Tab)

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The Pretenders (1983) (This whole song should be played on a Rickenbacker 12-string or per "The Isle of View" on an acoustic 12-string! - LM) The intro lick, that also continues through most of the song, goes like this:

e|---------2-3-|-0-------2-3-|
B|-3-----------|---3---------|
G|---0---------|-----2-------|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|

Try this instead - let the bass notes ring. Note that the timing is triplets:

e|---------2-3-0-------2-3-|
B|-3-------------3---------|
G|---0-------------2-------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------3-----0-----|
E|-3-----3-----------------|
   \ 3 / \ 3 / \ 3 / \ 3 /

Then right before the first verse:

e|-------------|
B|-3p1p0-------|
G|-------2-0---|
D|-----------4-|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|

VERSE 1 G Cadd9 Dsus2/A G Dsus4 D He's gone Cadd9 Dsus2/A G Dsus4 D Two thousand miles Cadd9 Dsus2/A G Cadd9 Dsus2/A Is very far The snow was falling down It's colder day by day I miss you Cadd9 D Cadd9* D The children were singing Cadd9 D G Cadd9 Dsus2/A etc. He'll be back at Christmas time VERSE 2 In these frozen silent nights Sometimes in a dream You appear Outside under the purple sky Diamonds in the snow Sparkle Our hearts were singing It felt like Christmas time (The lick through this next part goes something like this)

e|-----3-------|-------------|
B|---3---------|-----1-----3-|
G|-0-----------|---0-----2---|
D|---------4-0-|-2-----4-----|
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|

BRIDGE G Cadd9 Dsus2 G Two thousand miles Cadd9 Dsus2 G Is very far through the snow Cadd9 Dsus2 G I'll think of you Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Wherever you go

e|-------------|
B|-3p1p0-------|
G|-------2-0---|
D|-----------4-|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|

VERSE 3 He's gone Two thousand miles Is very far The snow was falling down It's colder day by day I miss you I can hear people singing It must be Christmas time I hear people singing It must be Christmas time G: 320033 Cadd9: x32033 Dsus2/A: x00230 D: x00232 Dsus4: x00233 Cadd9*: x32030 Suggestions and corrections welcomed as always - Eric Pohl [email protected]