Talk Of The Town Chords by Pretenders

Tempo:
134.55 bpm
Chords used:

G

Em

D

Am

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Pretenders - Talk of the Town chords
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[G] .
[Am] .
[B] .
Such [G] a drag, to want something [Am] [Em] sometime, one thing [D] leads to another [C] I [B] know.
.
Was [Em] a time I wanted you for [Am] mine, [Em] .
[Am] nobody [D] knew.
[Em] [B] You arrived [G] like a day, just like a [Am] [Em] cloud.
I made a [D] wish, said it out [G] loud.
.
[D] [Cm] Out [G] loud in a crowd, [D] [G] everybody [D] heard.
[Cm] [G] Talk of the town.
[C] [B] It's not my [Em] place to know what you [Am] [Em] feel, I'd like to [D] know, but why should I?
. [B] Who [Em] were you then, who are you now?.
[Am] Common neighbor by [D] night, Friday [C] high [B] above.
Back in my [Em] room, I wonder that [Am] [Em] I sit on the [D] bed and look at the [Em] sky.
.
[D] Up [Em] in the sky, .
[D] how do [G] you bathe?.
[D] Like [Em] the talk of the [D] town.
[C] [G] .
Maybe tomorrow, maybe someday.
.
Maybe tomorrow, maybe someday.
.
[C] You've changed, [G] your place [C] in this world.
[G] .
[C] You've changed, [G] your place in this [Am] world.
.
[B] .
[G] Oh, but it's hard to live by [Am] the rules, [Em].
[C] I [D] never could and still [Em] never [B] do.
.
The rules [G] and such never bothered [Am] you, [Em].
you call [D] the shots and they [B] follow.
.
I watch [G] you steal from a distance [Em] and go [Am] back to [D] my room, you never [G] know.
.
[D] [Em] I want you, .
[D] I [Em] want you but [D] now, it's the talk of the town.
[C] [G] .
Maybe tomorrow, maybe someday.
.
Maybe tomorrow, maybe someday.
.
[C] You've changed, [G] your place in [C] this world.
[G] .
[C] You've changed, [G] your place in this [Am] world.
.
[G] [C] .
Key:  
G
2131
Em
121
D
1321
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
Em
121
D
1321
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To learn Pretenders - Talk Of The Town chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: C, G, C, B, G, Am, G, D, Em and D. Kick off your practice at a gentle 67 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 135 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: G# Major.

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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ .
Such [G] a drag, to want something [Am] [Em] sometime, one thing [D] leads to another [C] I [B] know.
_ .
Was [Em] a time I wanted you for [Am] mine, [Em] _ .
[Am] nobody [D] _ knew.
[Em] _ [B] You arrived [G] like a day, just like a [Am] [Em] cloud.
I made a [D] wish, said it out [G] loud.
_ .
[D] _ _ [Cm] Out [G] loud in a _ crowd, [D] _ _ _ [G] everybody _ _ [D] heard.
_ [Cm] [G] Talk of the _ town.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _ It's not my [Em] place to know what you [Am] [Em] feel, I'd like to [D] know, but why should I?
. [B] _ Who [Em] were you then, who are you now?.
[Am] Common neighbor by [D] night, Friday [C] high [B] above.
Back in my [Em] room, I wonder that [Am] [Em] I sit on the [D] bed and look at the [Em] sky.
_ .
[D] _ _ Up [Em] in the sky, _ .
[D] _ _ _ how do [G] you bathe?.
[D] _ Like [Em] the talk of the _ _ [D] town.
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ .
Maybe tomorrow, _ _ _ _ maybe someday.
_ _ _ _ _ .
Maybe tomorrow, _ _ _ maybe _ someday.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] You've changed, _ _ _ [G] your place [C] in this _ world.
[G] _ _ _ .
[C] You've changed, _ [G] your place in this [Am] world.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
[G] Oh, but it's hard to live by [Am] the rules, [Em].
[C] I [D] never could and still [Em] never [B] do.
_ .
The rules [G] and such never bothered [Am] you, _ [Em].
you call [D] the shots and they [B] follow.
_ .
I watch [G] you steal from a distance [Em] and go _ [Am] back to [D] my room, you never [G] know.
_ _ .
[D] _ _ _ [Em] I want you, _ _ .
[D] _ _ I [Em] want you but _ [D] now, _ it's the talk of the _ _ town.
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ .
Maybe tomorrow, _ _ _ _ maybe someday.
_ _ _ _ .
Maybe tomorrow, _ _ maybe someday.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] You've changed, _ _ [G] _ your place in [C] this world.
_ [G] _ _ .
[C] You've _ changed, [G] your place in this [Am] world.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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It's Chrissie Hynde who authored this song.

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