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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 02:04:36 -0500
From: Mike Dare 
Subject: TAB: "Kid" by the Pretenders

Here's my rendition of my favorite Pretenders song.  Sorry, but I couldn't
figure out the solo.  Maybe later.

"Kid" by the Pretenders,  from Pretenders I
Transcription: Mike Dare (dare@infi.net)

The song starts out in C.  Opening chord progression is: C(032010),
Am(x02210), F(133211), G(320001)

   C      Am        F    G                  C
e------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------
D--------------0-2-------------------------------
A-----0-2-3--------------------------------------
E--3----------------1----7-7-5-5-3-3-1-1-0-(0)---

    C        Am       F             G                    C
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------3----9-10-----7-9--5-7--3-5--2-3-2-------
A------------0----2-3------------------------------------3-----
E--(0)--1-3----------------------------------------------------


C         Am                         F               G
Kid..

C         Am     F              G
I ..

C9(032030)           Am
   You ...

F                      Dm(x00231)     G
   How ....

   C      Am       F           G                     C
e------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------0-2-----9-10----7-9--5-7--3-5--2-3-2----------
A-----0-2-3------------------------------------------3-------
E--3---------------1-----------------------------------------

C            Am       F              G
Kid..

C          Am         F            G
I ...

C9            Am
  But ...

F                          Dm         G
  You've ...

Am        F       Am        F       Am        F            G
   All ..


*The song now changes key to E right before to solo.  The chord progression
is now: E(022100), C#m(x46654), A(x02220), B(x2444x).

E               C#m          A                    B
Shut ..

E             C#m         A                  B
Kid, ..

  E       C#m         A     B                  E   C#m A B
I ..


Outro Solo (simple, yet effective)
e----------------------------         ---------------------
B---7-------5----------------  (x 3)  9-----7-----4-------- (x 1)
G------------------4-----1---         ------------------4--
D----------------------------         ---------------------
A----------------------------         ---------------------
E----------------------------         ---------------------