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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 (contactus@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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-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---------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


Electric guitar:
  G5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-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 - & - |


Electric guitar:
  D5                                C5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-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-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


Electric guitar:
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------2-------3-------4-------|-5-------2-------3-------5-------|
|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-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---|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G5                                D5 
  slum kids               and we    know it                 and we


Electric guitar:
  G5                                C5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-5---5---5---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---|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G5                                C5
  never           stood   a         chance.                 We were


Electric guitar:
  G5                                D5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-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---|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G5                                D5
  dragged up              from the  gutter,                 from the


Electric guitar:
  C5      B5      A5      B5        G5      C#5 D5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-------4-------2-------4-------|---------6---7____---------------|
|-3-------2-------0-------2-------|-5---5---4---5____---------------|
|---------------------------------|-3---3---------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C5      B5      A5      B5        G5      C#5 D5
  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
So how dare you criticize

       | G5                 | C5
When you don't know what it's like

    | G5                | D5
To be dragged up from the gutter

       | C5    B5   A5 B5 | G5     C#5 D5
From the wrong side of the  tracks



BRIDGE:
Chords:
Em   022000 or x79987
Bm   x24432 or 799777
D    xx0232 or x57775


| Em
     Why do rich kids get all the breaks

        | Bm
While the poor slum kids have to work, sweat, struggle and slave?


| Em
     Oh Lord, there's so much injustice in this world.

| D
  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
Look at all the slum kids all around you,

     | G5          | C5
Oh, we never stood a chance.

      | G5                | D5
We were dragged up from the gutter,

       | C5    B5   A5 B5 | G5    C#5 D5
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 3rd VERSE]


[repeat 2nd VERSE]

[end on G5]