U2 — Kite Tab

Kite by U2, from U2's All That You Can't Leave Behind
 
posted by J. Todd, tidybowl14@aol.com  
 
Intro fill  
if this sounds too high try the other  
e ———————————————————————————+——————————————————  
b ———————————————————————————+——————————————————  
g 15(bend) 13~~——————————————+—9 (bend)—————————  
d ———————————————————————————+——————————9~~—————  
a ———————————————————————————+——————————————————  
e ———————————————————————————+——————————————————  
 
 
E   A E   A   E  
Something is about to give, I can feel it coming  
A E  
I think I know what it is.  
A   E A   E  
I'm not afraid to die, I'm not afraid to live  
A   E     A E  
When I'm flat on my back, I want to feel like I did.  
A C#m  
Cause hardness, it sets in, you need some protection  
A  
The thinner the skin.  
E A C#m A  
I want you to know, that you don't need me anymore  
E A C#m A  
I want you to know, that you don't need anyone, or anything at all.  
 
 
CHORUS:  
E  
Who's to say where the wind will take you  
B  
Who's to say what it is will break you  
A  
Well, I don't know, which way the wind will blow.  
E  
Who's to know when the time is come around  
B A  
Don't want to see your cry, I know that this is not goodbye.  
 
VERSE:  
E—A—E—A, etc.  
In the summer I can taste the salt on the sea  
There's a kite blowing out of control on the breeze  
I wonder what's gonna happen to you  
You wonder what has happened to me.  
 
RIFF:  
e ————————————————————————————————————————————————  
b 12h14—14~—17^—16—12————12h14—14~——17^—16—12—————  
g ———————————————————13——————————————————————13———  
d ————————————————————————————————————————————————  
a ————————————————————————————————————————————————  
e ————————————————————————————————————————————————  
 
BRIDGE:  
E B   A E B     A  
I'm a man, not a child. I'm a man, who see's the shadow behind your eyes  
 
CHORUS  
VERSE  
 
CHORUS TAB (something like this, anyway)  
for E chord for B chord for A chord  
e 7—7—7—7—(etc)———7—7—7—7—(etc)———5—5—5—5 (etc)  
b 9—9—7—9—————————7—7—7—7—————————5—5—5—5  
g 9—9—9—9—————————8—8—7—8—————————6—6—5—6  
d ———————————————————————————————————————  
a ———————————————————————————————————————  
e ———————————————————————————————————————  
 
^— bend note  
~— vibrate note  
 
By all means, correct me if I am off anywhere.