No Other Way

No Other Way Bass Tab

PAOLO NUTINI – No other way

Tempo : 167 bpm
Tuning : EADG
Key of D   --   Chords: D - Bm – G - A

Intro:  00:05 Horns...
G-|----------|----------|----------|----------|
D-|----------|----------|----------|----------|
A-|-5~--5--5-|----------|----------|----------|
E-|----------|-7~--7--7-|-3~--3--3-|-5~~~-----|

Verse 1:  00:16
G-|--------|------------|---------------|----------||------------|
D-|--------|------------|---------------|----------||------------|
A-|-5~---5-|-5--7r----7-|-7r------------|----------||-------(5~)-|
E-|----5---|--------7---|----7-/-3--0-3-|-3-5--0-5-||-5--7-------|
Darlin'
My frustration
It gets me, it gets me where it hurts me most.
Like five rapid to the gut it's not so easy to see.

G-|--------|------------|---------------|----------||------------|
D-|--------|------------|---------------|----------||------------|
A-|-5~---5-|-5--7r----7-|-7r------------|----------||------------|
E-|----5---|--------7---|----7-/-3--0-3-|-3-5--0-5-||-5--4--(3r)-|
And I've been gone far, far too long
To expect you not to change even a little bit
And I guess I hope I'm still the kind of guy
Your needin for your fool.

Bridge 1:  00:54
G-|---------|-------------|---------------||-----------|
D-|---------|-------------|---------------||-----------|
A-|---------|-------------|----5----------||------(5r)-|
E-|-3r--0-3-|-3-5-7~--5-7-|-7r---5--3-5~--||-5--7------|
Cause life's a ball here on the road and these four wheels
Oh but something about the whole thing
It doesnt feel real

Chorus 1:  01:08
G-|--------|---------------|--------------|--------- -----||---------|
D-|--------|---------------|--------------|--------- -----||---------|
A-|-5~---5-|-5-7-5---------|---------2--5-|-7--5---- -4-7-||-9r-7-5--|
E-|----5---|-------7r--5-7-|-7r-5-3-------|------5-- -----||---------|
Work my days for you
Cause I love you girl, I don't want you
I need you
And I can't see no other way

>>>
G-|--------|---------------|----------------|-------- -----||----------|
D-|--------|---------------|----------------|-------- -----||----------|
A-|-5~---5-|-5-7-5---------|-9r-7-5-----2-5-|-7--5--- -4-7-||-9r-7-(5r)|
E-|----5---|-------7r--5-7-|---------3~-----|------5- -----||----------|
Darling
I work my days for you
Cause I love you girl, I don't want you
I need you
And I can't see no other way

Verse 2:  01:42
G-|--------|------------|---------------|----------||------------|
D-|--------|------------|---------------|----------||------------|
A-|-5~---5-|-5--7r----7-|-7r------------|----------||-------(5~)-|
E-|----5---|--------7---|----7-/-3--0-3-|-3-5--0-5-||-5--7-------|
Ohhhhh this separation
It really gets you thinkin
And all those used up clichés
Well they've worn enough in the wind

G-|--------|------------|---------------|----------||------------|
D-|--------|------------|---------------|----------||------------|
A-|-5~---5-|-5--7r----7-|-7r------------|----------||------------|
E-|----5---|--------7---|----7-/-3--0-3-|-3-5--0-5-||-5--4--(3r)-|
And I, I wonder if you're half as innocent as you assured me
Or if you thank him for his time and just never call again

Bridge 2:  02:17
G-|---------|-------------|---------------||-----------|
D-|---------|-------------|---------------||-----------|
A-|---------|-------------|----5----------||------(5r)-|
E-|-3r--0-3-|-3-5-7~--5-7-|-7r---5--3-5~--||-5--7------|
Oh oh
And after all the lights and shows and long hope lanes
It'd be you and me again
But until then

Chorus 2:  02:31
G-|--------|---------------|--------------|--------- -----||----------|
D-|--------|---------------|--------------|--------- -----||----------|
A-|-5~---5-|-5-7-5---------|---------2--5-|-7--5---- -4-7-||-9r-7-(5r)|
E-|----5---|-------7r--5-7-|-7r-5--3~-----|------5-- -----||----------|
I work my days for you
Cause I love you girl, I don't want you
I need you
And I can't see no other way

G-|--------|---------------|----------------|-------- -----||----------|
D-|--------|---------------|----------------|-------- -----||----------|
A-|-5~---5-|-5-7-5---------|-9r-7-5----2--5-|-7--5--- -4-7-||-9r-7-(5r)|
E-|----5---|-------7r--5-7-|---------3~-----|------5- -----||----------|
oh, Darling
I work my days for you
Cause I love you girl, I don't want you
I need you
And I can't see no other way                                    >> CH

Chorus 3 fading out :  03:06 repeat...
G-|--------|---------------|----------------|-------- -----||----------|
D-|--------|---------------|----------------|-------- -----||----------|
A-|-5~---5-|-5-7-5---------|-9r-7-5-----2-5-|-7--5--- -4-7-||-9r-7-(5r)|
E-|----5---|-------7r--5-7-|---------3~-----|------5- -----||----------|
Oohh live
I'm home
So love me
And I'm home babe
Oh so touch me

Yeah
I'm home
So kiss me, like you do
Cause you bet
Babyy
That I'll do it to you

Ohh babe, yeaahhh babyyy
I want you babe
I'm, I'm home babe
So take me in your arms

Oh babe, baby
Love me like you do
Oh kiss me like you do
And baby you bet I'll do it for you
Ohh nooo
Hold me like you do

End: 04:26

Tablature Legend ----------------
| S  slap
| P  pop
| x  mute note
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| g  grace note
| ~  vibrato
| ^  brush up
Bass Tabs
Title No Other Way
Artist Paolo Nutini
Tablature Type ASCII Tab
YouTube ID iLDeSwDmaRc

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        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).

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