Chord/Tab song: I Kicked a Boy

Subject: TAB: I Kicked a Boy (the Sundays)

Measurements of time

' 1/32
^ 1/16
. 1/8
! 1/4
o/ half note
o whole note

Other notation


a+b (where a and b are measurements of time)
add 'a' plus 'b' more time on that note

(e.g.) !+. means a quarter note + an eighth of a note time



.__. means that the previous note connects over
(in other words, don't play the other note)



u : strum up
d : strum down



Corrections, additions, and/or distributions are encouraged, but please
give credit where credit is due.

Comments are also welcome. :)

pablo
-- pkang@cs.buffalo.edu


(relevant 'chord' structures:)

G5 | C C | Cadd9 Cadd9 | Dsus4 | D | Dsus2 | Em

e -3- | -0- -0- | -3- -3- | -3- | -2- | -0- | -0-
b -3- | -1- -1- | -3- -3- | -3- | -3- | -3- | -0-
g -0- | -0- or -0- | -0- or -0- | -2- | -2- | -2- | -0-
D -0- | -2- -2- | -2- -x- | -0- | -0- | -0- | -2-
A -x- | -3- -3- | -3- -3- | --- | --- | --- | -2-
E -3- | --- -3- | --- --- | --- | --- | --- | -0-

I Kicked a Boy (by the Sundays)

[G5] [Dsus4] [D][Dsus2]
[d] [u] [d] [u] [d][d][d]

e -------3------(3)--3---3---3---|--3-------2-------0-------|--|
b --(3)--3------(3)--3---3---3---|--3-------3-------3-------|--|
g --(/)--0------(0)--0---0---0---|--2-------2-------2-------|--|
D --(4)--0------(0)--------------|--0-----------------------|--|
A -------x------(x)--------------|--------------------------|--|
E -------3------(3)--------------|--------------------------|--|

Time: ! + . . . . ! ! !

[C] [Dsus4] [D][Dsus2]
[d] [u] [d] [u] [d][d][d]

e -------0------(0)--0---0---0---|--3-------2-------0-------|-|
b -------1------(1)--1---1---1---|--3-------3-------3-------|-|
g -------0------(0)--0---0---0---|--2-------2-------2------:|-| (repeat as
D -------2------(2)--------------|--0-----------------------|-| many times
A -------3------(3)--------------|--------------------------|-| as necessary)
E -------------------------------|--------------------------|-|

Time: ! + . . . . ! ! !

When the weather...

[Em] [Em]
[d] [d] [u] [d] [u] [d][d][u][d][u]

e -------0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------0---0---0---0---|--|
b -------0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------0---0---0---0---|--|
g -------0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------0---0---0---0---|--|
D -------2-----------------------|--2-----------------------|--|
A -------2-----------------------|--2-----------------------|--|
E -------0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|--|

Time: ! . . . . ! . . . .

...totally wild.

[Em] [Em]
[d] [d] [u] [d] [u] [d][d][u][d][u]

e -------0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------0---0---0---0---|--|
b -------0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------0---0---0---0---|--|
g -------0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------0---0---0---0---|--|
D -------2-----------------------|--2-----------------------|--|
A -------2-----------------------|--2-----------------------|--|
E -------0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|--|

Time: ! . . . . ! . . . .

[D] [D]
[d] [d] [u] [d] [u] [d][d][u][d][u]

e -------2-------2---2---2---2---|--2-------2---2---2---2---|--|
b -------3-------3---3---3---3---|--3-------3---3---3---3---|--|
g -------2-------2---2---2---2---|--2-------2---2---2---2---|--|
D -------0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|--|
A -------------------------------|--------------------------|--|
E -------------------------------|--------------------------|--|

Time: ! . . . . ! . . . .

...and I've been wondering...

[D] [D]
[d] [d] [u] [d] [u] [d][d][u][d][u]

e -------2-------2---2---2---2---|--2-------2---2---2---2---|--|
b -------3-------3---3---3---3---|--3-------3---3---3---3---|--|
g -------2-------2---2---2---2---|--2-------2---2---2---2---|--|
D -------0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|--|
A -------------------------------|--------------------------|--|
E -------------------------------|--------------------------|--|

Time: ! . . . . ! . . . .

[G5] [D]

e ---------------3---------------|----------2---------------|--|
b -----------------------3-------|------------------3-------|--|
g -------------------------------|--------------------------|--|
D -------------------------------|--0-----------------------|--|
A -------------------------------|--------------------------|--|
E -------3-----------------------|--------------------------|--|

Time: ! ! ! ! ! !

[Cadd9] [D]

e ---------------3---------------|----------2---------------|--|
b -----------------------3-------|------------------3-------|--|
g -------------------------------|-------------------------:|--|
D -------------------------------|--0-----------------------|--|
A -------3-----------------------|--------------------------|--|
E -------------------------------|--------------------------|--|

Time: ! ! ! ! ! !



(lyrics from cs.uwp.edu)
(contributor of lyrics: unknown)

@SONG: I kicked a boy (the Sundays)

when the weather's fine, when it's sunny outside
think about the time I kicked a boy 'til he cried
oh, I could've been wrong, but I don't think I was
he was such a child

when I am alone, I remember so well
how merrily I tripped a boy so he fell
and I could've been wrong, but I don't think I was
he was totally wild

and I've been wondering lately
just who's gonna save me

now I have a cold, and no story to tell
and I'd marry you but I'm so unwell
and although I could've been wrong
well I don't think I was
he was totally wild

and I've been wondering lately
just who's gonna save me
you just should've been (warned/wise)
(oh/our) hysterical child
where'd you learn to do that

[--]-- pkang@cs.buffalo.edu
"I know it's over and it never really began but in my heart it felt so real"