Artist: The Pretenders Song: Kid Album: The Pretenders tabbed by kttunstallator3 standard tuning thought i'd add the solo to such a great song...also some other things needed fixing on the other tab. intro/main riff: e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| b-------------------------------------------------------------------------| g---------------------------------------------------5--4--2---------------| d----------0-2--------------------------------3~-3\7--5--3----5----3---2--| a----0-2-3-------2-2-0-0-----------------0-2-3--------------7----5----3---| e--3-----------1---------3-3-1-1-0-0--1-3---------------------------------| Verse 1:

^CKid what ^Amchanged your mood ^Fyou've gone all sad so ^Gi feel sad too ^Ci think i ^Amknow some ^Fthings can ^Gnever outgrow

chorus: (let ring) Cmaj7 A9 Dm7 e------0----------------------0----------------------1---| b-----0----------------------0----------------------1----| d----0----------------------2----------------------2-----| g---2----------------------2----------------------0------| a--3----------------------0------------------------------| e--------------------------------------------------------| you think it's wrong i can tell you do F/G G e-------------------1--------3------------------| b-------------------1--------3------------------| g-------------------2--------4------------------| d-------------------3--------5------------------| a-------------------x--------5------------------| e-------------------3--------x------------------| how can i explain when you don't want me to (intro riff) Verse 2:

^CKid my ^Amonly kid ^Fyou look so small you've ^Ggone so quiet ^Ci know you ^Amknow what ^Fi'm about i ^Gwon't deny it

chorus but you forget you don't understand you've turned your head you dropped my hand bridge:

^Am ^Am ^Gall my ^Fsorro^Gw ^Am a^Gll my ^Fblues^G ^Am ^Am ^Gall my ^Fsorrow-ow-^Gow

*start-off for solo e-13-------13---------/15-------15---------------| b----13-------13----------15-------15------------| g-------14-------14----------16-------16---------| d------------------------------------------------| a------------------------------------------------| e------------------------------------------------| solo: over verse progression in key of E E Cm A B e----2h4p2p0-------0-------0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------| b------------0-2/4---4-------4-----4-------4-----4-----0-----0-----0--------| g--------------2/4-----4/6-----6-----6-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-1b3r-| d---------------------------------------------------------------------------| a---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e---------------------------------------------------------------------(5)---| b------------------5-7-5-7b9r--5--------------------------------------------| g----------------4---------------6-4-----------4----------------------------| d--2-----2-2-4/6---------------------5\4-2-4/6---6\4-2----------------------| a----2/4-----------------------------------------------4-2------------------| e----------------------------------------------------------2b3r-2b3r-0------| (bass and drums only) Shut the light, go away full of grace, you cover your face (Key change) Verse 3:

^EKid precious ^C#mkid A (2x2220) B your eyes are blue but you're not cryin i ^Eknow angry ^C#mtears are ^Atoo dear but ^Byou won't let them ^Eshow ohhhhh ^C#mwhoa ohhhhh ^Awhoa ohhhhh ^Bwhoa

C C#m A B repeat & fade e-2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----3-1-------------------| b-----0-------0-------0-------3-0---------------| g-------1-------1-------1-----------------------| d-----------------------------------------------| a-----------------------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------| another guitar does this: (played during rhythm of E) e---------------------------- ----------------------| B---7-------5----------------(x3) -9-----7-----4--------|(x1) G------------------4-----1--- -------------------4--| D---------------------------- ----------------------| A---------------------------- ----------------------| E---------------------------- ----------------------| ~ vibrato / slide p pull off h hammer-on b bend r release () harmonic

The Pretenders - Kid