Biography:
The Pretenders is an English-American rock band founded in Hereford, United Kingdom that came to prominence during the punk and new wave movement of the late 1970s due to their innovative songwriting and charismatic performances. Since then, the band has experienced drug-related losses and numerous subsequent personnel changes, with American-born group founder, songwriter, vocalist, and rhythm guitarist Chrissie Hynde as the only consistent member.
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- English Roses
- Good Bye
- Holy Commotion
- Human
- Hymn To Her
- I Am Not In Love
- I Go To Sleep
- If There Was A Man
- Ill Stand By You
- Kid
- Lets Make A Pact
- Louie Louie
- Loves A Mystery
- Message Of Love
- Middle Of The Road
- Never Do
- Never Do That
- Night In My Veins
- Private Life
- Rosalee
- Sense Of Purpose
- Show Me
- Something To Believe In
- Stand By You
- Stop Your Sobbing
- Talk Of The Town
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- The Wait
- Thin Line Between Love And Hate
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The Pretenders
977
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
977
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
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