Teenage Lament '74

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

 4   4  5   5  5
What a drag it is
 -3    4    4 4   3
These gold lamè jeans
4   4    4   5  5    5
Is this the coolest way
5   4    4      4   -6 6
To get through your te-ens
 6   -6  6  5   -6   -6
Well, I cut my hair weird
-3” 4   -3”  4  -3” 5
 I read that it was in
-6  -6     6   5  -6 6
 I looked like a rooster
 -6   5     7     7    7     7 6
That was drowned and raised again

 4    4   4  6 6  -6 6
What are you gonna do-o
 4    4   4    4  4  4  3
Tell you what I'm gonna do
 4   4     4   5  6 -6 6
Why don't you get a-wa-y
 7  -6 6    7  -6 -6 -6’
I'm gonna leave to-da-y

5  5  4 5  5   5
I ran into my room
 5 -3” 4    4   4  4    3
And I fell down on my knees
 6   -6    6     5    -6 -6
Well, I thought that fifteen
 6   7 7  7   7   6
Was gonna be  a breeze
5   -6   6  5  -6 -6
I picked up my guitar
-3”  4  -3” 4 -3”   5 5
To blast away the clo-uds
-6 6  6  5   5   -6   -6    6
Somebody in the next room yelled 
  6  -6 6   7    7    7     7    6
"You gotta turn that damn thing down"

 4    4   4   6 6  -6 6
What are you gonna do-o
 4    4   4    4  4  4  3
Tell you what I'm gonna do
 4   4     4   5  6 -6 6
Why don't you get a-wa-y
 7  -6 6   7  -6  -6 -6’
I'm gonna cry all da-y

-5 -7  7    7 -6
And I know trouble
5   6  6   -6  5 -4 4
Is brewin' out th-e-re
 4  7 -6  -7 -6   6 6
But I can hardly ca-re
 7    7    -6   -7
They fight all night
-6 -6 -5   6 -6   5 -4 4 -3”
About his private secretary
-6  6     -6      7    -7
Lipstick stains, blond hair
 6 -6 6 -6 -7
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh
 4    4   4   6 6 -6 6
What are you gonna do-o
 4    4   4    4   4 4   3
Tell you what I'm gonna do
 4   4     4   5  6 -6 6
Why don't you run a-wa-y
 7  -6 6    7   -6 -6
I'm gonna leave today

 7  7 -6 7   7    7    7    7   7 7  -7 -6 6
But even I don't know what I'm gonna doooooo
  6    6    -6   7  -6 6  -7
Don't know what I'm gonna do
 4    4   4  6 6   -6 6
What are you gonna do-o
 4    4   4    4   4 4   3
Tell you what I'm gonna do
 4    4    4   5  6 -6 6
Why don't you run a-wa-y
 7  -6 6    7   -6 -6
I'm gonna leave today
4    4   4  6 6   -6 6
What are you gonna do-o
 4    4   4    4   4 4   3
Tell you what I'm gonna do
 4    4    4   5  6 -6 6
Why don't you get a-wa-y
 7   -6 6   7  -6  -6
I'd rather cry all day

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