The Kills – Baby Says (Guitar Tab)
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Tabbed by: Nieyieeel Bhahttejaa
Email: neilb1992[AT]gmail.com
This is a rendition I came up with in standard tuning, for those of us who are too lazy
to change tunings.
It's based on their acoustic performance of the song at
studio version.
For the chorus, I happened to find it convenient to play the 5th string with a pick and
the second string with my middle finger.
Please let me know if you find any errors!
Tuning: Standard
[Intro]
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[Verse]
(Lyrics (as I remember / hear them) on top)
Baby says she's dying to meet you take you off and make your blood hum and
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8|
tremble like, the fairground lights.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
Baby says if ever you see skin as fair, or eyes as deep and as
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8|
black as mine, I'll know you're lying.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
Baby says, how love romance I'll get,
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7-9-9-----------------8--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------9-7-7-9-9----------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|--8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------|
From all your sleeping dogs, you felt of god, I'll get one yet.
e|--------0-------0----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| B|----------3-3-1---3-3-1-5-5-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| G|-9-9-9---------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------| D|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------| A|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------| E|-8-8-8--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
[Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------15------15---13---12------12-----12--12b13b12---------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--12--12-----12-------12---10--10------10-----10---------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|--10----10-------10--------10-------10----10-------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--8--8-----8--8-------8--8-----8--8-----8----8/----------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------15------15---13---12------12-----12--12b13b12---------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|-/12--12-----12-------12---10--10------10-----10---------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|--10----10-------10--------10-------10-------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--8--8-----8--8-------8--8-----8--8----------------------------| E|----------------------------------------10/12------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------15------15---13---12------12-----12--12b13b12---------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--12--12-----12-------12---10--10------10-----10---------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|--10----10-------10------10b11b10------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--8--8-----8--8-------8----------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------10/12----------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------15------15---13---12------12-----12--12b13b12---------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--12--12-----12-------12---10--10------10-----10---------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|--10----10-------10--------10----10-10-10-10-10----------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--8--8-----8--8-------8--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8----------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
(Lyrics (as I remember / hear them) on top)
Baby says, for all I've forsaken, make something of all the noise and the
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8|
mess you're making. And all the time it's taken.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
Baby says there's death in these silver curls, that break up in jails and send you
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8|
diving for pearls, without a care in the world.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3| e|----3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------| B|----3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------| G|----4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------------| D|----5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------------| A|----5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------------| E|----3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------15------15---13---12------12-----12--12b13b12---------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--12--12-----12-------12---10--10------10-----10---------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|--10----10-------10------10b11b10------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--8--8-----8--8-------8----------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------10/12----------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------15------15---13---12------12-----12--12b13b12---------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--12--12-----12-------12---10--10------10-----10---------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|--10----10-------10--------10-------10----10-------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--8--8-----8--8-------8--8-----8--8-----8----8/----------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------13----13-12--10--12--13-12------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------13--------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-10-10----10----10--10--10--10-10--10--------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------13---13--12--10-----------------------------------------| B|-------------------------13----13----13------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-10-10---10-----10--10-10---10----10----10---------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----11---11--10--8--10--11-10---------11---11-10--8-----------| G|--------------------------------10-----------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|-8-8----8-----8---8---8---8--8---8--8-8---8-----8--8-----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------13------13--13--12----------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|----10-----10-----10-------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------10--10--10--10--10--10--10----------| A|--8-----8------8------8----------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----12------12------12--------13--13--13--13--13--12----------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|--10-----10------10-------10---10--10--10--10--10--10----------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----12------12------12----------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|--10-----10------10-------10-----------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
(Lyrics (as I remember / hear them) on top)
Baby says she's dying to meet you take you off and make your blood hum and
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8|
tremble like, the pinball lights.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
Baby says, how love romance I'll get,
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7-9-9-----------------8--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------9-7-7-9-9----------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|--8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------|
From all your sleeping dogs, you felt of god, I'll get one yet.
e|--------0-------0----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| B|----------3-3-1---3-3-1-5-5-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| G|-9-9-9---------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------| D|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------| A|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------| E|-8-8-8--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
[Outro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------15------15---13---12------12-----12--12b13b12---------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--12--12-----12-------12---10--10------10-----10---------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|--10----10-------10--------10-------10----10-------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--8--8-----8--8-------8--8-----8--8-----8----8/----------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------15------15---13---12------12-----12--12b13b12---------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--12--12-----12-------12---10--10------10-----10---------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|--10----10-------10------10b11b10------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--8--8-----8--8-------8----------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------10/12----------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------10b11b10| G|-------7----7--5---4----4-----4--4\2--2----2------2------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------8---------| E|--5-5----5-----5---3--3----3--3--3\1--1--1---1--1--------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------15------15---13---12------12-----12--12b13b12------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----12--12-----12-------12---10--10------10--10---------------| E|10/12----------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|--10----10-------10--------10----10-10-10-10-10----------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--8--8-----8--8-------8--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8----------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat the Following 3 times:
! e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9---7-7-------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------10--10--10------10--10------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|-8-8-8-8-8—8---8---8---8---8---8---8---------------------------| !
And then:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9---7-7-------9-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------10--------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|-8-8-8-8-8—-8—8------------------------------------------------|
The End. Long live The Kills!
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