Song: The tide is high
Artist: Blondie
Album: Autoamerican
Blondie's cover of the 1968 track by The Paragons
Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' at ultimateGuitar.com)
14th Nov 2016
CAPO: 2nd fret (Sounds in the key of B)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
A = x02220 Bm7 = x13121 E4 = 022200
D = xx0232 E7 = 022130 Esus2 = 222100
E = 022100 E6 = 022120
[Choruses 2,3 & 4, and ending, bass runs]
E E7/D E6/C# E/B E4/A E/G# Esus2/F# E
e |--------------------|--------------------|
B |--------------------|--------------------|
G |--------------------|--------------------|
D |--2----0------------|--------------------|
A |------------4----2--|--0-----------------|
E |--------------------|-------4----2----0--|
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[Intro]
A D E
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A Bm7 E
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[Chorus 1]
A D E
The tide is high, but I'm holding on,
A D E
I'm gonna be your number one,
A D E A
I'm not the kinda girl who gives up just like that,
D E
Oh, no--------!
[Verse 1]
A D E
It's not the things you do that tease and hurt me bad,
A D E
But it's the way you do the things you do to me,
A D E A
I'm not the kinda girl who gives up just like that,
D E
Oh, no--------!
[Chorus 2]
A D E
The tide is high, but I'm holding on,
A D E D E
I'm gonna be your number one, number one,
D E E7 E6 E E4 E Esus2 E
Number one---------------------!
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[Verse 2]
A D E
Every girl wants you to be her man,
A D E
But I'll wait, my dear, 'til it's my turn,
A D E A
I'm not the kinda girl who gives up just like that,
D E
Oh, no--------!
[Chorus 3]
A D E
The tide is high, but I'm holding on,
A D E
I'm gonna be your number one,
A D E D E
I'm gonna be your number one, number one,
D E E7 E6 E E4 E Esus2 E
Number one---------------------!
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[Bridge]
A D E
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A Bm7 E
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[Verse 3]
A D E
Every girl wants you to be her man,
A D E
But I'll wait, my dear, 'til it's my turn,
A D E A
I'm not the kinda girl who gives up just like that,
D E
Oh, no--------!
[Chorus 4]
A D E
The tide is high, but I'm holding on,
A D E
I'm gonna be your number one,
D E D E
Number one, number one,
D E E7 E6 E E4 E Esus2 E
Number one---------------------!
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[Chorus 5]
A D E
The tide is high, but I'm holding on,
A D E
I'm gonna be your number one,
A D E
The tide is high, but I'm holding on,
A D E
I'm gonna be your number one!
[Chorus 6]
A D E
The tide is high, I'm ...holding on,
A D E
I'm gonna be your number one,
A D E
The tide is high, I'm ...holding on,
A D E
I'm gonna be your number one, your ...number one!
[Coda]
A D E
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A Bm7 E
| / / / / | / / / / :|| [Repeat]
[Suggestion for ending]
D E E7 E6 E E4 E Esus2 E A
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