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The Frightened City Single release in 1961 for UK Instrumentalists The Shadows. Peaked at number 3 in UK Charts. Bass performance Terence ‘Jet’ Harris. Tab by bass50611. My tab not exact to original recording. This is how I would play it with a band. Symbol x is a muted note Intro: G|------------------------------------------| D|-7--x---7--x---7--x---7--x---7--x---7--x--| A|-----7------7------7------7------7------7-| E|------------------------------------------| Verses 1 & 2: G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-7--x---7--x-------------------7--x---7--x-----------------| A|-----7------7---7--x---7--x--------7------7---7--x---7--x--| E|--------------------7------7----------------------7------7-| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|-7--x---7--x------------------7--x---7--x---7--x---7--x--| A|-----7------7---5--x---5--x-------7------7------7------7-| E|--------------------5------5-----------------------------| Chorus: G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------9--9-------9--9----------------------------| A|-7--7-------7--7------------9--9-------9--9---7--7------7--7------| E|------7--7-------7--7------------------------------7--7------7--7-| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------3--3-------3--3-| A|-5--5-------5--5-------3--3-------3--3-------1--1-------1--1------| E|------5--5-------5--5-------3--3-------3--3-----------------------| G|------------------------| D|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| Verse 3: G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-7--x---7--x-------------------7--x---7--x-----------------| A|-----7------7---7--x---7--x--------7------7---7--x---7--x--| E|--------------------7------7----------------------7------7-| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7--x---7--x------------------7--5--4-------------------------| A|-----7------7---5--x---5--x-----------7--5--4--------7------7-| E|--------------------5------5------------------7--5--x---5--x--| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7--5--4-----------------------------------------------------| A|---------7--5--4--------7------7------------7-7-7------7-7-7-| E|-----------------7--5--x---5--x---5-5------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------7--x--| A|-7--7--------7------7------7-| E|------7--5--x---5--x---------| Chorus: G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------9--9-------9--9----------------------------| A|-7--7-------7--7------------9--9-------9--9---7--7------7--7------| E|------7--7-------7--7------------------------------7--7------7--7-| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------3--3-------3--3-| A|-5--5-------5--5-------3--3-------3--3-------1--1-------1--1------| E|------5--5-------5--5-------3--3-------3--3-----------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| Verse 4: G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-7--x---7--x-------------------7--x---7--x-----------------| A|-----7------7---7--x---7--x--------7------7---7--x---7--x--| E|--------------------7------7----------------------7------7-| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7--x---7--x------------------7--5--4-------------------------| A|-----7------7---5--x---5--x-----------7--5--4--------7------7-| E|--------------------5------5------------------7--5--x---5--x--| (Break) G|------------------------| D|-7---------7--x---7--x--| A|---------------7------7-| E|------------------------| Outro: (Repeat Outro To Fade/End) G|------------------------------------------| D|-7--x---7--x---7--x---7--x---7--x---7--x--| A|-----7------7------7------7------7------7-| E|------------------------------------------| Symbol x Is A Muted Note I met a girl once, I thought she was the one for me I was so taken by her personality I met a girl once, who took my heart and love away She looked an angel vision walking through the day I took her to parties, bought her everything I could I treated her just like a queen I told her I loved her, marry her I said I would Didn't realize just what a fool I've been I met a girl once, she did me wrong behind the back Then when I've found out I felt like my heart would crack I met a girl once, she taught me what I had to learn That if love's cruel, broken hearts are what you learn I took her to parties, bought her everything I could I treated her just like a queen I told her I loved her, marry her I said I would Didn't realize just what a fool I've been I met a girl, once, she did me wrong behind my back Then when I've found out I felt like my heart would crack I met a girl, once, she taught me what I had to learn That if love's cruel, broken hearts are what you learn