Pretenders – 977 (Guitar)

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The Pretenders Album: Last of the Independents (Live Version) My first tab - enjoy! Standard Tuning E A D G B e A 0 0 2 2 2 0 F#m 2 4 4 2 2 2 D x x 0 2 3 2 E 0 2 2 1 0 0 C 0 3 2 0 1 0 F 1 3 3 2 1 1 G 3 2 0 0 0 3 Em7 x 2 0 0 3 x Intro: A F#m A F#m
A
Every time I end up waking up in some hotel without my

F#m
Set of keys

A
Coming to, remembering the way you turned me out when I was

F#m
On my knees

(F#m)
You think that was

D    F#m    E
One up for you

(E)         D       F#m       E
But I know I scored something too

A
When I see the way you have to struggle just to do a little

F#m
Simple thing

A
I feel apologetic just because I'm not particularly

F#m
Suffering

(F#m)
So I let you

D    F#m   E
take me    down

(E)
I'm like your
D F#m E rent-A- clown
C             Em
When I saw my baby cry

F              G       
I knew that he loved me

C                 Em     F
That was some great victory

(F)                 G
He cried because of me

Am               G
He hit me with his belt

F                          G
But his tears were all I felt

C       Em      Am      E7
When I saw my baby cry

F            G
I~~~~~~~~~ knew~~~~~~~~

           C       G     Am    Am
he loved me
(BRIDGE) C G Am Am
A
When you try and cut me down and push me back if I attack your

F#m
attitude

A
I rise up to the challenge 'cause I like to taste the sugar of your

F#m
violent mood

(F#m)       D   F#m  E
Just like a stormy   sea

(E)
You're natural

D  F#m    E
Poetry to me

C             Em       
When I saw my baby cry

F         G
I knew he loved me

C                   Em    F
That was some great victory

(F)                 G
He cried because of me

Am                G
He hit me with his belt

F                           G
But his tears were all I felt

C       Em      Am      E7
When I saw my baby cry 

F            G
I~~~~~~~~~ knew~~~~~~~~

           C       Em     Am    Am
he loved me
(OUTRO)
F      
I knew

G          C
He loved me