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Hersham Boys Bass

(ver. 1)
Sham 69
Hersham Boys
Original artists Sham 69 was formed by Jimmy Pursey in 1976
In Hersham, Surrey.  This is their biggest selling single
Reaching number 6 in UK charts 1979.
Original bassist Dave Tregunna. Tab by bass50611.
Straight forward song, Not 100% but near enough, have fun!

Intro:                                    (PLAY THIS BIT x 4)
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------------|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|--9---9---9---9-|
A|---------|---------|----7----|---------|----------------|
E|----7----|----2----|---------|----7----|-7---7---7---7--|

Verse: (PLAY THIS x2)
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-|

G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2---2-4-5-6-|

Verse 2:
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-|

G|-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------1-4-1----|
A|-----------------------1-4-----4-1-|
E|-3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2----2------------|

Chorus 1:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4-4---2-2---4-4------2-2---4-4-----------4-4---2-2---4-4-|
A|-2-2------------------2-2-----------2-2---2-2-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------4-4-4-4-|
D|-----2-2---4-4---------------------|
A|-2-2-------------2-2-2-2-----------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Repeat Verse 2:

Chorus 2:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4-4---2-2---4-4------2-2---4-4-----------4-4---2-2---4-4-|
A|-2-2------------------2-2-----------2-2---2-2-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|
D|-----2-2---4-4-------------------|
A|-2-2-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|---------------------------------|

Bridge:
G|-8-8-8-8---9-9-9-9------------------8-8-8-8---9-9-9-9---------|
D|-------------------9-9-9-9----------------------------9-9-9-9-|
A|---------------------------9-9-9-9----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9---9-7-5-4-|
E|-------------------|

Repeat Chorus 1:

Middle 8: (In Country Style)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2---7--7---9--9--9--9---2--2---7--7---9--9--9--9---11---13-|
E|--2--2---7--7---9--9--9--9---2--2---7--7---9--9--9--9----------|

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-14---------14-14--------14-14----------14-14-|
E|--------16-14--------16-14--------16-14----------|

Repeat Chorus 1 Twice:

Outro:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4-4---2-2---4-4------2-2---4-4-----------4-4---2-2---4-4-|
A|-2-2------------------2-2-----------2-2---2-2-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0-2-2------0-2-2------0-2-2------0-2-2---4-4-----|
A|-2-2--------2-2--------2-2--------2-2---------------2-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
            
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