19th Nervous Breakdown
The Rolling Stones
Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards; released on single (with "As
Tears Go By" in the UK and "Sad Day" in the USA as B-sides)
Intro:
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You're the
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kind of per - son you meet at cer - tain
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dis - mal dull affairs, Center
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of a crowd, tal - king much too loud run - ning
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up and down the stairs. Well, it
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seems to me that you have seen too much
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in too few years, And
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though you try you just can't hide, your
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eyes are edged with tears. You'd better
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stop, look a-
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round. Here it
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comes, here it
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comes, Here it
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comes, here it
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comes, Here
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comes your nine - teenth ner - vous break- down
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Oh, when you
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were a child, you were trea - ted kind, but you
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ne- ver brought up right, And you were
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al - ways spoiled with a thou - sand toys, but
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still you cried at night. Your
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mother who neg - lected you owns a
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mil - lion dol - lars tax, And your
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fa - ther still per - fecting ways of
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ma - king cei - ling wax. You'd better
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stop, look a-
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round. Here it
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comes, here it
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comes, Here it
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comes, here it
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comes, Here
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comes your nine - teenth ner - vous break- down
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Bridge:
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Oh, who's to blame?
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That
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girl's just in - sane.
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Well,
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nothing I do don't seem to work, it
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on - ly seems to make matters worse, oh,
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please!
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You were
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still in school you had that fool who
when
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real - ly messed your mind, And
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af - ter that you turned your back on
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trea - ting people kind. On
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our first trip I tried so hard to
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re- ar - range your mind, But
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af - ter 'while I re- a - lized you were
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dis - ar - ran - ging mine. You'd better
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stop, look a-
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round. Here it
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comes, Here
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comes your nine - teenth ner - vous break- down
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Bridge:
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Oh, who's to blame?
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That
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girl's just in - sane.
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Well,
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nothing I do don't seem to work, it
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on - ly seems to make matters worse, oh,
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please!
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When you
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were a child, you were trea - ted kind, but you
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ne- ver brought up right, And you were
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al - ways spoiled with a thou - sand toys, but
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still you cried at night. Your
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mother who neg - lected you owns a
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mil - lion dol - lars tax, And your
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fa - ther still per - fecting ways of
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ma - king cei - ling wax. You'd better
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stop, look a-
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round.
Outro:
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Here it
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comes, here
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comes your nine - teenth ner - vous break- down,
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(play fast triplets, three notes for each beat while sliding down)
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Here
Repeat and fade...
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| Bass Tabs |
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| Title |
19Th Nervous Breakdown |
| Artist |
The Rolling Stones |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
DEseb6-hssc |
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a. Strings:
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The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string
(usually the G string) is at the top.
b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string.
For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret).
Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
b. Slides:
Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).
