Artist: The Pretenders 
Song: Talk of the town
Tabbed by: DJ
6th July 2014

This is based on the full version of the original single,
which is found on The Pretenders 'Greatest Hits' album.
The 'Pretenders II' album had a shorter edited version.

Chrissie now plays a simplified version on acoustic sessions, but
I've tried to emulate what I can hear on the record, with the chords
taking into account a bit of what Pete Farndon was playing on bass.

(G/F#)= 2xxxxx   A7sus2= x02000   G/B   = x20033   D4  = xx0233
 G    = 320033   Am7   = x02010   Cadd9 = x32033   C/G = 332010
 C (x32010@1)  = x32013   B7 (x21202@1)  = x21202   D (xx0232@1)   = xx0232

I find the (G/F#) to G and the (G/B) to C easier as a hammer-on,
but it is probably better as a slide.

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  (G/F#)   G (320003@1)       (G/B)  C (x32010@1)        (G/F#)
e |-----|----------3------|----------3-------|
B |-----|----------3------|----------1-------|
G |-----|----------0------|----------0-------|
D |-----|----------0------|-------2----------|
A |-----|------2-------2--|--h3----------2---|
E |--2--|--h3-------------|------------------|

     G (320003@1)       (G/B)   C (x32010@1)        (G/F#)
e |----------3------|----------3--------|
B |----------3------|----------1--------|
G |----------0------|----------0--------|
D |----------0------|-------2-----------|
A |------2-------2--|--h3----------2----|
E |--h3-------------|-------------------|

     G (320003@1)       (G/B)   C (x32010@1)        (G/F#)
e |----------3------|----------3--------|
B |----------3------|----------1--------|
G |----------0------|----------0--------|
D |----------0------|-------2-----------|
A |------2-------2--|--h3----------2----|
E |--h3-------------|-------------------|

     G (320003@1)               A7sus2 Am7e (x02010@1)|--------------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 |--h3--------------|-----------------|

    A7sus2 Am7 (x02010@1)                   B7e (x21202@1)|---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 |------------------------|-----------|


             G (320003@1)    G/B (143121@7)             Am7It's (x02010@1)such a drag to want something sometime,
 C (x32010@1)        D (xx0232@1)         D4 (xx0233@1)      DOne (xx0232@1)thing leads to a - nother, I know,
B7 (x21202@1)       G (320003@1)          G/B (143121@7)         Am7 (x02010@1) C (x32010@1)   D (xx0232@1) D4 (xx0233@1)D (xx0232@1)   Was a time I wanted you for mine,     nobody knew!


B7 (x21202@1)                    G (320003@1)      G/B (143121@7)         Am7 (x02010@1)   You arrived like a day, and passed like a cloud,
C (x32010@1)       D (xx0232@1)     D4 (xx0233@1)    D (xx0232@1)Cadd9 (x32030@1) G/B (143121@7) G (320003@1) DI (xx0232@1)made a wish, I said it out loud-------,
     D4 (xx0233@1) D (xx0232@1) Cadd9 (x32030@1) G/B (143121@7) G (320003@1) DA (xx0232@1)- loud in a crowd----------,
 D4 (xx0233@1)    D (xx0232@1)  Cadd9 (x32030@1) G/B (143121@7) G (320003@1) DEvery (xx0232@1)- body heard-----------,
           D4 (xx0233@1)    D (xx0232@1) C'Twas (x32010@1)the talk of the town------!

    A7sus2 Am7 (x02010@1)                   B7e (x21202@1)|---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 |------------------------|-----------|


             G (320003@1)      G/B (143121@7)        Am7It's (x02010@1)not my place to know what you feel,
 C (x32010@1)          D (xx0232@1)           D4 (xx0233@1) DI'd (xx0232@1)like to know, but why should I?
B7 (x21202@1)             G (320003@1)              G/B (143121@7)  Am7 (x02010@1)  Who were you then, who are you now--------?
          C (x32010@1)       D (xx0232@1)             D4 (xx0233@1)   DCommon (xx0232@1)labourer by night, ...by day high - brow!


B7 (x21202@1)             G (320003@1)    G/B (143121@7)      Am7 (x02010@1)  C (x32010@1)        D (xx0232@1)   Back in my room, I wonder, then I ...sit on the bed,
     D4 (xx0233@1)    D (xx0232@1) Cadd9 (x32030@1) G/B (143121@7) G (320003@1)  DAnd (xx0232@1)look at the sky-------------,
D4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D      Cadd9 (x32030@1)G/B (143121@7) G (320003@1) DUp (xx0232@1)in the sky-----------,
 D4 (xx0233@1)  D (xx0232@1)       Cadd9 (x32030@1) G/B (143121@7) G (320003@1) DClouds (xx0232@1)re - ar - ranged----------,
          D4 (xx0233@1)    D (xx0232@1) Cadd9 (x32030@1)G/B (143121@7) G (320003@1)     CLike (x32010@1)the talk of the town------------! | /_/  /_/  /_/  /_/ |
                                           ^  ^ ^  ^ ^  ^ ^

(G/F#) G (320003@1)             C/G (3x555x@1)  (G/F#) G (320003@1)      C/G (3x555x@1)          Maybe to - morrow,           maybe some day,
(G/F#) G (320003@1)             C/G (3x555x@1)  (G/F#) G (320003@1)            C/G (3x555x@1)          Maybe to - morrow,       maybe some day--------,
(G/F#) G (320003@1)        Cadd9 (x32030@1)         You've changed, (You've changed!)
G (320003@1)                Cadd9 (x32030@1) ...Your place in this world,
(G/F#) G (320003@1)        Cadd9 (x32030@1)         You've changed, (You've changed!)
          G...Your (320003@1)place in this world!


     Am7e (x02010@1)|---0--------------|-----------------|
B |---1--------------|-----------------|
G |---0--------------|-----------------|
D |---2--------------|-----------------|
A |---0--------------|-----------------|
E |------------------|-----------------|

    A7sus2 Am7 (x02010@1)                   B7e (x21202@1)|---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 |------------------------|-----------|


              G (320003@1)    G/B (143121@7)        Am7Oh, (x02010@1)but it's hard to live by the rules,
C (x32010@1)       D (xx0232@1)             D4 (xx0233@1) DI (xx0232@1)never could, and still never do,
B7 (x21202@1)                 G (320003@1)          G/B (143121@7)    The rules, and such, never bothered you,
Am7 (x02010@1)  C (x32010@1)           D (xx0232@1)            D4 (xx0233@1)  D (xx0232@1)     You call the shots, and they fol - low!


B7 (x21202@1)              G (320003@1)             G/B (143121@7)       Am7 (x02010@1)    I watch you still ...from a distance then go...
  C (x32010@1)        D (xx0232@1)      D4 (xx0233@1)  D (xx0232@1) Cadd9 (x32030@1) G/B (143121@7) G (320003@1) DBack (xx0232@1)to my room, you never know-----------------,
D4 (xx0233@1)D (xx0232@1) Cadd9 (x32030@1) G/B (143121@7) G (320003@1) DI (xx0232@1) want you-------------,
   D4 (xx0233@1) D (xx0232@1)     Cadd9 (x32030@1)G/B (143121@7)G (320003@1) DI (xx0232@1)want you, but now----------  
              D4 (xx0233@1)    D (xx0232@1) Cadd9 (x32030@1)G/B (143121@7) G (320003@1)     C...who's (x32010@1)the talk of the town------------? | /_/  /_/  /_/  /_/ |
                                                ^  ^ ^  ^ ^  ^ ^


(G/F#) G (320003@1)             C/G (3x555x@1)  (G/F#) G (320003@1)      C/G (3x555x@1)          Maybe to - morrow,           maybe some day,
(G/F#) G (320003@1)             C/G (3x555x@1)  (G/F#) G (320003@1)            C/G (3x555x@1)          Maybe to - morrow,       maybe some day--------,
(G/F#) G (320003@1)        Cadd9 (x32030@1)         You've changed, (You've changed!) 
G (320003@1)                Cadd9 (x32030@1) ...Your place in this world,
(G/F#) G (320003@1)        Cadd9 (x32030@1)         You've changed, (You've changed!)
          G...Your (320003@1)place in this world!


     Am7 (x02010@1)                              A7sus2 Am7e (x02010@1)|---0-------------|-----------------|---0----0---3------||
B |---1-------------|-----------------|---0---h1---1------||
G |---0-------------|-----------------|---0----0---0------||
D |---2-------------|-----------------|---2----2---2------||
A |---0-------------|-----------------|---0----0---0------||
E |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                                                
                        
                        
                        
                                                    
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