#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Slum Kids Original Album: Preservation Act 2 (1998 CD re-issue) Words and Music by Raymond Douglas Davies Copyright © 1974 Davray Music Limited Published by Davray Music Publishing Limited Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net) NOTES: This was a live bonus track on the 1998 CD re-issue. It has a nice groove, is quite easy to play, and sounds great. Not sure where else you can find it, though... This transcription is of that performance. INTRO: Electric guitar: D5 C5 G5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-5---5---5---5---5-5-5-5---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---3-3-3-3---------|-5---5---7---5---5---5---7---5---|-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Electric guitar: D5 C5 G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7---7---9---7---7---7---9-------|-5---5---7---5---5---5---7-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------|---------2-------3-------4-------|-5-------2-------3-------5-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | We're just VERSE1: Notes: The walk down/up at the end of the verse could be played as single notes if you prefer. Play the bassier of the notes. Electric guitar: G5 D5 G5 C5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|---------------------------------|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| |-5---5---7---5---5---5---7---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---7---5---5---5---7---5---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | G5 D5 G5 C5 slum kids and we know it and we never stood a chance. We were Electric guitar: G5 D5 C5 B5 A5 B5 G5 C#5 D5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-5-------4-------2-------4-------|---------6---7____---------------| |-5---5---7---5---5---5---7---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-3-------2-------0-------2-------|-5---5---4---5____---------------| |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-3---3---------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | G5 D5 C5 B5 A5 B5 G5 C#5 D5 dragged up from the gutter, from the wrong side of the tracks VERSE2: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: G5 35xxxx B5 x24xxx D5 x57xxx A5 57xxxx C5 x35xxx C#5 x46xxx | G5 | D5 | G5 | C5 So how dare you criticize when you don't know what it's like | G5 | D5 | C5 B5 A5 B5 | G5 C#5 D5 To be dragged up from the gutter from the wrong side of the tracks BRIDGE: Chords: Em 022000 or x79987 Bm x24432 or 799777 D xx0232 or x57775 | Em | Bm Why do rich kids get all the breaks while the poor slum kids have to work, sweat, struggle and slave? | Em | D Oh Lord, there's so much injustice in this world. Slum kids never stand a chance VERSE3: Notes: Play as for VERSE2. Chords: G5 35xxxx B5 x24xxx D5 x57xxx A5 57xxxx C5 x35xxx C#5 x46xxx | G5 | D5 | G5 | C5 Look at all the slum kids all around you, Oh, we never stood a chance. | G5 | D5 | C5 B5 A5 B5 | G5 C#5 D5 We were dragged up from the gutter, from the wrong side of the tracks [Organ SOLO over VERSE chords] [x2] [Saxophone SOLO over VERSE chords] [x2] [Trumpet SOLO over VERSE chords] [x2] [Guitar SOLO over VERSE chords] [x2] [repeat BRIDGE] [repeat VERSE3] [repeat VERSE2] [end on G5]