The Tide Is High
Blondie, Atomic Kitten

Midi 1(C100)  Midi 2(B60)   Midi 3(B60)*
Midi 4-(B110)*-harp
Tabbed by Mark Purintun

Lead In:  | R 89 78 56 -10 9 9 | -9 8 -8 7 -8 78 67 56 (-5-8) |
        |-9 8 8 -8 -8 -8 6 56 | -5 -8 -8 8 -8 -8 -8 6 56  |
        | R -5 6 7 8 -8 -7  6    7   7   7--->
                           The tide is high |



-> 7   7   -6  7  -7 r 7   7 -6    7   7   -6 7   -7   9
| but I'm holding on. I'm gonna | be your number one. I'm |
   8   -8   7  -8   8   -9   -8   7  -7  7 -8 -8    8    9   9 -9 8 -9 9   6
| not the kind of girl who gives up just like th | at.  Oh, no  o o  o o. It's |
   6   6     6    7   8   7    -7   7    -5   8  -8
| not the things you do that tease and wound me bad. |
 r 6   6    6   6   7   8  7    -7    7  -5  8 -8
| But it's the way you do the things you do to me. |
   9   8   -8   7  -8  -8   -9   -8   7    -7  7 -8 -8 8 r 9   9 -9
| I'm not the kind of girl who gives up | just like that. Oh, no  o |
  8 -9 9  6    7   7   7   7   7   -6     7  -7   7   7 -6  7   7
| o o  o The tide is high but I'm hold | ing on. I'm gonna be your |
   -6 7   -7   -6 6  -6 6
| number one. Number one. |


 r-76 6   6   7 8   7   7 -5  8     -8   6   6     6   7   8    7    7  -5
| Every girl wants you to be her | man. But I'll wait my dear 'til it's my |
  8 -8   9   8   -8   7  -8   8   -9     -8   7  -7  7 -8 -8 8 r 9   9
| turn. I'm not the kind of girl who | gives up just like that. Oh, no |

  8 -9 9  6    7   7   7   7   7   -6     7  -7   7   7 -6  7   7
| o o  o The tide is high but I'm hold | ing on. I'm gonna be your |
   -6 7   -7   -6 6  -6 6
| number one. Number one. |

Instrumental here... (similar to lead in)

 | R R 89 78 56 | -10 9 9 -9 8 -8 7 -8 78 67 56 | r (-5-8) -9 8 8 -8 -8 -8 6 56 |
 | -5 -8 -8 8 -8 -8 -8 6 | 56 r -5 6 7 8 -8 -7 6  6   6
                                            Ev e ry girl |                                                   

   7 8   7   7 -5  8   -8 r 6   6       6   7   8    7    7  -5  8 -8r
| wants you to be her man. But I'll | have to wait 'til it's my  turn |
   9   8   -8   7  -8   8   -9   -8   7  -7    7 -8 -8 8 r 9   9 8 -9 9
| I'm not the kind of girl who gives up just | like that. Oh, no o o  o |

 r  6    7   7   7   7   7   -6     7 -7   7   7 -6  7   7   -6
| The tide is high but I'm hold | ing on. I'm gonna be your num |
   7   -7   -6 6  -7      -6r 6   -7 -6 r
| ber one. Number one. | Num ber | one    |   {Repeat 4 times]

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