Captain Sensible - Happy talk
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Happy Talk
This version by The Damned’s bassist Captain Sensible (born Ray Burns)
Reached #1 UK for 2 weeks in 1982. Bass performance Captain Sensible.
Tab by bass50611. Not exact more of how I see the bass line and it sure
Fits the song. Great version
Intro: (Vocals In)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4---4---4---4----4---4---4----4---4------------------------4---4---4-|
A|--------------------------------------2--0---0---0---0---4------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2---2---2----4---4---4-------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------4---4---4----2---2---2----2---2---2---2---2---2-|
Verse 1:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2---2---2----2---2---2----2---2---2----2---2---2----2---2---2-|
G|------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------1--2--3-|
A|-------------------------4----------|
E|-2---2---2----2---2---2-------------|
Chorus:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4----------------------------------4---4----------------------------|
A|---4--4--3---2--2-------------4--4----4---4---2---2--6---4--4---6--6-|
E|-------------------4--4--4--4-------------------2--------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-------4--4-------------------------|
E|-4--4--------2---2---2----2---2---2-|
Verse 2:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2-|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------1--2--3-|
A|-----------------------------4----------|
E|-2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2-------------|
Chorus:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4----------------------------------4---4----------------------------|
A|---4--4--3---2--2-------------4--4----4---4---2---2--6---4--4---6--6-|
E|-------------------4--4--4--4-------------------2--------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-------4--4-------------------------|
E|-4--4--------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
Interlude:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4----------------------------------4---4----------------------------|
A|---4--4--3---2--2-------------4--4----4---4---2---2--6---4--4---6--6-|
E|-------------------4--4--4--4-------------------2--------------------|
(Break)
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------4---4----4--4--4--4---5-|
A|-------4--4----4---4-----------------|
E|-4--4--------------------------------|
Verse 3:
Talk about the boy...saying to the girl...golly baby I’m a lucky guy...
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------5----|
A|-----------------------------------------3---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Talk about the girl...saying to the boy...you and me are lucky
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------3--------------4-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
To be us...
G|----------------|
D|-----0--2--3--4-|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
Chorus: (Key Change)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5----------------------------------5---5----------------------------|
A|---5--5--5---3--3-------------5--5----5---5---3---3--7---5--5---7--7-|
E|-------------------5--5--5--5-------------------3--------------------|
(Break)
G|---------------------|
D|-------------5--5--5-|
A|-------5--5----------|
E|-5--5----------------|
Outro: (Bass Ends Vocals Only To End Of Song)
G|-------------------------------|
D|----5-----5-----5--------------|
A|-3-----3-----3-----6--6---5--5-|
E|-------------------------------|