Pretenders – Talk Of The Town (Guitar)

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Song: Talk of the town Artist: The Pretenders Composer: Chrissie Hynde Album: The Pretenders 'Greatest Hits' Tabbed by DJ 6th July 2014 This tab is based on the complete version on the original single, which can also found on The Pretenders 'Greatest Hits' album. NOTE: On the 'Pretenders II' album it was a shorter edited version I would recommend using the voicings in the text column numbers below. Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the information at the bottom of the tab. (The G/F# is intended to be played as a passing bass note only) Tablature of the intro riff at the bottom of the page G/F# = 2xxxxx A7sus2 = x02000 G6 = 320030 G = 320033 Am7 = x02010 D = xx0232 G/B = x30033 Am7 * = x02013 D4 = xx0233 C = x32013 B7 = x21202 Cadd9 = x32033 Em7 = 022030 ^ = Emphasise the beats N.C. = No Chords Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks ===================================================== [Intro]
    G/F#  G          G/B  C         G/F#
| /__/  | /  /  /  /_/  | /  /  /  /_/ |

          G          G/B  C         G/F#
        | /  /  /  /_/  | /  /  /  /_/ |

          G          G/B  C         G/F#
        | /  /  /  /_/  | /  /  /  /_/ |

          G            A7sus2 Am7 Am7 *
        | /  /  /  /  |  /___/   /   /   / |
^ ^ ^
       A7sus2 Am7 Am7 *                 B7
        |  /__/    /   /__/  /__/ | /   /   /   / |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ [Verse 1]
B7         Em7     G6             Am7
    Such a drag to want something sometime,

C         D            D4        D      B7
One thing leads to a - nother, I know,

      Em7           G6           Am7 C      D   D4  D
Was a time I wanted you for mine,    nobody knew
[Verse 2]
B7                     Em7     G6            Am7
    You arrived like a day and passed like a cloud,

C        D       D4      D   Cadd9  G/B   G   D
I made a wish, I said it out loud------,

    D4   D    Cadd9   G/B   G   D
Out loud in a crowd---------------,

D4      D    Cadd9    G/B   G   D
Every - body heard----------------,

          D4      D   C     N.C.
'Twas the talk of the town

A7sus2 Am7 Am7 *                 B7
|  /__/    /   /__/  /__/ |  /   /   /   /  |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ [Verse 3]
            Em7      G6            Am7
It's not my place to know what you feel,

C           D             Dsus4  D   B7
I'd like to know, but why should I?

             Em7               G6    Am7
Who were you then, who are you now--------?

       C           D             Dsus4  D     B7
Common labourer by night, by day high - brow
[Verse 4]
           Em7     G6           Am7  C        D
Back in my room, I wonder, then I ...sit on a bed,

    D4      D   Cadd9   G/B   G   D
And look at the sky--------,

D4 D      Cadd9   G/B   G   D
Up in the sky-----------------,

D4     D    Cadd9   G/B   G   D
Clouds re - arrange--------------,

         D4      D   Cadd9  G/B  G   C
Like the talk of the town------------------------! 
| /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ [Chorus]
G/F# G             C       G/F# G     D    C
        Maybe to - morrow,      maybe some day,

G/F# G             C       G/F# G          D      C
        Maybe to - morrow,      maybe some--- day----,

G/F# G  D      Cadd9
        You've changed...

                        G
(You've changed, you've changed!)

                 D    Cadd9
...Your place in this world,

G/F# G   D      Cadd9
         You've changed... (You've changed!)

        G             D      Am7  N.C.
...Your place in this world

A7sus2 Am7 Am7 *                 B7
|  /__/    /   /__/  /__/ |  /   /   /   /  |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ [Verse 6]
             Em7     G6          Am7
Oh, but it's hard to live by the rules,

C       D               D4    D   B7
I never could and still never do,

               Em7         G6
The rules, and such, never bothered you,

Am7  C            D              D4    D     B7
     You call the shots and they fol - low
[Verse 7]
            Em7           G6             Am7
I watch you still, from a distance, then go...

C          D            D4    D   Cadd9  G/B  G   D
Back to my room, you'll never know--------------,

D4 D    Cadd9   G/B   G    D
I  want you-------------,  uh!

  D4   D        Cadd9  G/B  G   D
I want you, but now---------------...

          D4      D   Cadd9 G/B  G   C
Who's the talk of the town------------------------?
| /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ [Chorus]
G/F# G             C       G/F# G     D    C
        Maybe to - morrow,      maybe some day,

G/F# G             C       G/F# G          D      C
        Maybe to - morrow,      maybe some--- day----,

G/F# G  D      Cadd9
        You've changed...

                        G
(You've changed, you've changed!)

                 D    Cadd9
...Your place in this world,

G/F# G   D      Cadd9
         You've changed... (You've changed!)

        G             D      Am7  N.C.
...Your place in this world

 A7sus2 Am7 Am7 *
|   /___/   /   /   / ||
^ ^ ^ ===================================================== / = Slide note h = hammer-on note x = Pause
[Intro]
   G/F#   G           G/B   C               G/F#
e|-----|----------3------|-----------3---------|
B|-----|----------3------|---------1---1-------|
G|-----|----------0------|-------0-------0-----|
D|-----|----------0------|-----2---------------|
A|-----|------2-------2--|--h3-----------------|
E|--2--|--/3-------------|------------------2--|

     G          G/B   C                G/F#
e|----------3------|-----------3----------|
B|----------3------|---------1---1--------|
G|----------0------|-------0-------0------|
D|----------0------|-----2----------------|
A|------2-------2--|--h3------------------|
E|--/3-------------|-------------------2--|

     G          G/B   C                G/F#
e|----------3------|-----------3----------|
B|----------3------|---------1---1--------|
G|----------0------|-------0-------0------|
D|----------0------|-----2----------------|
A|------2-------2--|--h3------------------|
E|--/3-------------|-------------------2--|

    G                 A7sus2 Am7 Am7 *
e|----------3------|----0----0---3--------|
B|----------3------|----0---h1---1--------|
G|----------0------|----0----0---0--------|
D|----------0------|----2----2---2--------|
A|------2----------|----0----0---0--------|
E|--/3-------------|----------------------|

   A7sus2 Am7 Am7 *               B7
e|---0----0---3---3-3-3---|---x---2-------|
B|---0---h1---1---1-1-1---|---x---0-------|
G|---0----0---0---0-0-0---|---x---2-------|
D|---2----2---2---2-2-2---|---x---1-------|
A|---0----0---0---0-0-0---|---x---2-------|
E|------------------------|---------------|
===================================================== For the closest GUITAR chord box diagrams to my chord legend suggestions you will need to manually select the following options by clicking on the forward/backward arrows below six of the diagrams. The remaining chord boxes can be the default first option and don't need any reselecting. As long as you are logged into your account, these choices will be saved automatically for every time you view this tab. G/F# G G/B C <7 of 16> <2 of 27> <2 of 21> <2 of 17> Em7 G6 <6 of 49> <2 of 42>