Chord Booklet

The Stranglers

10 songs|37 chords used|Hard

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Chords used

D/A

E/A

Dsus2

G#m

C#m

F#m

D#5

C#5

C#sus2

A/D

C/D

F/D

G/D

F/G

F/A

Skin Deep

Key: AHard

D/A

E/A

Dsus2

A Many people D/A ...E/Atell you D/Athat tE/Ahey're D/Ayour frAienD/Ad, E/A D/A E/A D/A

You be - liAeve them, you nD/Aeed them,

E/A For wD/Ahat's 'E/Around D/Athe riAver bendD/A, E/A D/A E/A D/A

MaEke sure that you're re - ceD4iving the Dsus2sig - nDals they sAendD/A, E/A D/A E/A D/A

'Cause, brEother, you've oD4nly got tDwo Dsus2hands to lAend!D/A E/A D/A E/A D/A

A Maybe,D/A ...there's soE/Ameone D/Awho mE/Aakes D/Ayou wAeepD/A, E/A D/A E/A D/A

And soAme nights they D/Aloom up a - E/Ahead,

D/AWhen yE/Aou'reD/A a - slAeep,D/A E/A D/A E/A D/A

E Some days, there's thD4ings on your mDind Dsus2you should keAep,D/A E/A D/A E/A D/A

E Sometimes, it's toD4ugher to lDook Dsus2than to lAeapD/A! E/A D/A E/A D/A

(AOo, oo, E4oo -Eoo!) BeD4tter watch oDut Dsus2for the skAin deep,D/A E/A D/A E/A D/A

E E5 E D (Better watch oEut!) Watch oE5ut fEor the sDkin deep,

(Better watch oEut!) Watch oE5ut fEor the skDin deep,

BeD4tter watch oDut Dsus2for the sAkin deepD/A! E/A D/A E/A D/A

A One day D/A ...the tE/Arack that you're cD/Alimb - E/Aing D/Agets stAeepD/A, E/A D/A E/A D/A

Your e - moAtions are frayed, D/A

And your neE/Arves are D/Astart - E/Aing D/A to crAeepD/A, E/A D/A E/A D/A

Just re - meEmber the day's as lD4ong as the tDime Dsus2that you AkeeD/Ap, E/A D/A E/A D/A

E Brother, you beD4tter watch oDut Dsus2for the sAkin deepD/A! E/A D/A E/A D/A

(AOo, oo, E4oo -Eoo!) BeD4tter watch oDut Dsus2for the skAin deep,D/A E/A D/A E/A D/A

E E5 E D (Better watch oEut!) Watch oE5ut fEor the sDkin deep,

(Better watch oEut!) Watch oE5ut fEor the skDin deep,

BeD4tter watch oDut Dsus2for the sAkin deepD/A! E/A D/A E/A D/A

E E5 E D (Better watch oEut!) Watch oE5ut fEor the sDkin deep,

(Better watch oEut!) Watch oE5ut fEor the skDin deep,

BeD4tter watch oDut Dsus2for the sAkin deepD/A! E/A D/A E/A D/A

AD/AD4AD/AD4AD/A

AD/AE/AD/AE/AD/A

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London Lady

Key: CHard

G#m

C#m

F#m

D#5

*bass and drums enter* C D G

CDG

CDGF

CLittle ladyD with Dingwalls bullshit

GAh, you're so stupid,F Foetid brainwaves

CLittle lady,D what really happens

GWhen you see mirrors,F you get the shivers

G AhhChh... G F(keyboards) G (baCss) G (drCums)

CMaking love toD the Mersey tunnel

GWith a sausage, have you Fever been to Liverpool?

CPlease don't talk much,D it burns my ears

GTonight you've talked for a Fthousand years

Plastics real when you're real sick

FPlastics real when you're real sick

E5Plastics real when you're real sick

EbPlastics real when you're real sick

(play the above twice)

GBbF

GTell me what you've got to look so Bbpleased aFbout

GBbF

GTell me what you've got to look so Bbpleased aFbout

G F E5 F G F E5 FOh!

CLondon lady,D why did you lay me?

GYour head is crowded with the Fnames you've hounded

CThe lines around yourD eyes they show me

GYou realise the Fparty's over London Lady, Gparty's over London LadBby F

GTell me what you've got to look so Bbpleased abFout G Bb F

GTell me what you've got to look so Bbpleased abFout

GBbF

note: Hugh plays a kind of 'anti solo' here, where he just attacks his guitar and plays randomly,

unfortunately, it's really low in the mix so more time is needed to decipher it :)

end on F.

Your skies were blue, gooG#mdbye TDoulouse E C#m B

I Ewalked your streets in fear

I washed your streets with G#mtears, TDoulouse E C#m B

F#mGoodG#mbye AToulBouse E

Your Ecafes tell the tales

Of saddened millioG#mnaires, TDoulouse E C#m B

A Emillion dreams I've had

A million lies I've G#mtold, TDoulouse E C#m B

F#mGoodG#mbye TAoulBouse

DEDEDD#5E

EG#m

DEC#mB

EG#m

DEC#mB

F#mG#mAB

EG#mDEC#mB

F#mG#mAB

DEDEDD#5E

PauEla leaned down to me

From her high balcoG#mny, DToulouse E C#m B

I Ewill return someday

So you can hear me G#msay fDarewell E C#m B

F#mGoodG#mbye AToulBouse (x3)

DEDEDD#5E

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Bitching

Key: AHard

F#m

C#m

Ah! They don't make them like this anymore, a good old rock'n'roll tune with not

one, but TWO lovely guitar solos to master... ENJOY!

drums enter 7th time)

ABitching 'bout the things we've seen F#m G

ABitching 'bout the things we'd be F#m G

ABitching 'bout the loves we've had G F#m

EMy oh my it wasn't so bad G F#m

EWhen we had that to loosen our minds G F#m

EHey little baby in the front row, be kind F#m

(Gbar Abitching) Telling you the gospel truth F#m

(Gbar Abitching) Why don't you all go get scF#mrewed?

(Gbar Abitching) Why don't you tell me something F#mnew?

(Gbar Abitching) Yeah, bitching F#m G

ABitching 'bout the Windsor CF#m G

ABitching 'bout the Western SeaF#m G

AWhy can't you all be like a Grainger manG? F#m

EOr even a Pheland manG? F#m

EI'll tell you what we'll meet in AmsterdaGm F#m

EAnd then you'll see what should be really can F#m

(Gbar Abitching) Telling you the gospel truth F#m

(Gbar Abitching) Why don't you all go get scF#mrewed?

(Gbar Abitching) Why don't you tell me something F#mnew?

(Gbar Abitching) Yeah, bitching, that's what I'm talking aF#mboutG

Got anything to say? No? Well, shut up...

guitar solo (repeat chords A - F#m G, listen to the recording to get the bends

right, he mainly bends the notes a semitone upwards):

AThere's a place with a lot of eyes F#m G

AStrange smoke perfume around the peacock gF#muys G

AAnd the girls, they move their heatG F#m

ETo the impulsive, compulsive beat G F#m

EBut that's another place, another timeG F#m

EMaybe we'll meet there in quite a short while F#m

(Gbar Abitching) Telling you the gospel truth F#m

(Gbar Abitching) Why don't you all go get scF#mrewed?

(Gbar Abitching) Why don't you tell me something F#mnew?

(Gbar Abitching) Yeah, bitching Bm C#m

DI really don't know what to say Bm C#m

DThat's gonna happen to us all one day Bm C#m

DAnd when it does you can have me tooC#m D

EBut until then I really don't know what to do

I'm just gonna keep on F#m

(Gbar Abitching) Telling you the gospel truth F#m

(Gbar Abitching) Why don't you all go get scF#mrewed?

(Gbar Abitching) Why don't you tell me something F#mnew?

(Gbar Abitching) Yeah, bitching F#m G

DBmC#m

EC#mD

E F#m BaGr biAtching!

F#m BGar Abitching (x3)

GAGA

ends on keyboard chord of A, which slowly fades out.

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Ugly

Key: BHard

C#5

I could have BreadA E A

A poem cBalled A E A

OzyBmandiAas E A

To her inBsteaAd E A

I live for the BmomenAt E A

It was a BfutilAe E A

Gesture BanywAay E A

I was BhereA E A

And she was BhereA E A

And being brBoad A E A

Of mind and BhipsA E A

We did the oBnly A E A

Thing possibBle A E A

EDC#5ED

EI guess I Dshouldn't have C#5straEngled her to Ddeath but

EI had to Dgo to work andC#5 sheE had laced my Dcoffee with

EacidD! C#5 E D

EDC#5ED

ENormaDlly, I C#5woulEdn't have Dminded

EBut I'm alDlergic to C#5sulpEhuric Dacid

EBesideDs, C#5she Ehad acDne

EAnd if you've got Dacne

C#5WellE, I apDologise for EdisDliking it inC#5tensEely D

But it's underEstandable that Dugly people C#5haveE got Dcomplexes

EI mean it Dseems tC#5o meE that Dugly people Edon't have a chDance C#5 E D

EDC#5ED

E It'Cs only the children or the fucking wealthy who tend be good looking!

BAEA

An ugly BfartA E A

Attracts a Bgood loAoking E A

BChick if he'sA got moEney A

(repeat the above three times)

BAEA

It's different for jews somehow

I'd like to see...a passionate...film between...the two ugliest

People in the world...when I say ugly...I don't mean rough looking

I mean hideous...don't tell me that...aesthetics are...subjective you

Just know the truth...when you see it...whatever it is...

(guitar simply plays the root notes!)

A5G5D5C5

A5Mus - G5cle ... D5pow - C5er! (x4)

end on C5

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Hanging Around

Key: AmMedium

Am C G (x6, bass enters 3rd time)

AmBig girl in the red dress, she's just Ctrying to impGress us

And she's Amgot the barley fever, but she Cdoesn't make a sGound

She's just Amhanging around C..G. She's just Amhanging around C G

AmDown the Court Road early, with the Chustlers big and burGly

There's a Ammillion of them selling and the Cbuyers can't be Gfound

They're just Amhanging around C..G. they're just Amhanging around C G

AmGC

DmChrist has told his mother, Christ he Ftold her not to boCther

Coz he's Dmalright in the city, coz he's Fhigh above the Cground

He's just Dmhanging around F(hanging arCound) (<- repeat x4)

DmCFG

AmOne of them comes closer, he's got a Cmonkey on his Gshoulder

And the Ammonkey's getting grinner, but his Ceyes are on the Gground

He's just Amhanging around C..G. he's just Amhanging around C G

I'm Ammoving in the Coleherne with the Cleather all aGround me

And the Amsweat is getting steamy but their Ceyes are on the Gground

They're just Amhanging around C..G. they're just Amhanging around C G

AmGC

DmChrist has told his mother, Christ he Ftold her not to boCther

Coz he's Dmalright in the city, coz he's Fhigh above the Cground

He's just Dmhanging around F(hanging arCound) (<- repeat x4)

DmCFG

AmCGAmCG

AmCG

AmGC

DmChrist has told his mother, Christ he Ftold her not to boCther

Coz he's Dmalright in the city, coz he's Fhigh above the Cground

He's just Dmhanging around F(hanging arCound) (<- repeat x6)

DmFC

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Midnight Summer Dream

Key: DHard

Dsus2

C#sus2

F#m

C#m

Dsus2C#sus2F#m

Woke upDsus2 on a good day

C#sus2 And the world was wondeF#mrful

A midnight Dsus2summer dreamC#sus2 had me in its sF#mpell

I Dsus2dreamt about an old man

C#sus2Sat and watched the F#mrain all night

He couldn't sleep a Dsus2wink as all theC#sus2 drops fell F#m

He Dsus2told me of the beauty

Hidden in our foreF#mheads

He told me of the ugDsus2liness

We show instead Bm C#m

And Dsus2when we put a foot wrongC#sus2, do we learn

From all the F#mpain?

A midnight sDsus2ummer dreaC#sus2m as he watched the F#mrain

E Then at mF#midnight he poured another Dsus2drink

And bent my ear C#sus2

E After mF#midnight we sat up half the Dsus2night

Or maybeC#sus2 more

And he bBegan to teGll me what it was all F#mfor

I Dsus2woke up in an arC#sus2mchair

He had gone, I F#mdon't know where

Left me thereDsus2 to sit andC#sus2 look at the F#mrain

Don't rememberDsus2 much atC#sus2 all

But his words were F#mechoing

A midnight sDsus2ummer dream andC#sus2 then wake aF#mgain

Maybe I'll never Dsus2find him

Maybe he's gone F#mforever

Maybe I'll have toDsus2 sit here

Bm Watching the C#mweather

One thing's Dsus2pretty ceC#sus2rtain, helped me

Make itF#m in the night

Showed me someDsus2where else beC#sus2tween wrong and F#mright

Chorus:

E So at mF#midnight if you can't Dsus2sleep

Then I canC#sus2 bend your ear

E After mF#midnight we'll sit up Dsus2half the night

Or C#sus2maybe more

And IB'll begin to tGell you what it is all F#mfor

Instrumental:

BmABmABABABm

Dsus2C#sus2F#m

I Wake upDsus2 on a good day

C#sus2 And the world feels wondeF#mrful

A Midnight suDsus2mmer dream has me in itsC#sus2 spell F#m

Dsus2C#sus2F#m

Dsus2Dsus2 C#sus2C#sus2 F#mF#m - TO FADE OUT

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Golden brown

Key: EmMedium

F#m

EmDEmD

EmGolDdeEmn BDrown, texture like sun

Lays me down, with my mind she runs

Throughout the night, no need to fight

Never a frown with Golden Brown

EmDEmD

EmEveDryEm tiDme, just like the last

On her ship tied to the mast

To distant lands, takes both my hands

Never a frown with Golden Brown

BmF#mGD

BmF#mAG

EmDEmD

EmGolDdeEmn BDrown, finer temptress

Through the ages she's heading west

From far away, stays for a day

Never a frown with Golden Brown

BmF#mGD

BmF#mAG

EmDEmD

BmF#mGD

BmF#mAG

EmEm DD EmEm DD (Background 'la de dar, ner ne ner' singing)

EmDEmD

EmBm DF#Emm GD A ---> (Note: final chord different!)

BmBm F#mF#m GG AA (Voice 1: Ne - ver a frown With Gol - den

Brown

Bm F#m G A Voice 2: Never a frown With

Golden Brown)

BmF#mGA

BmfadF#me...G =A

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Get A Grip On Yourself

Key: GHard

A/D

C/D

F/D

G/D

F/G

guitar stays on the chord of G, while the keyboard riff is played another

three times.

GDidn't have the money round to buy a Morry Thou

FBeen around and seen a lot to Cshake me anyGhow

GBegged and borrowed sometimes I admit I even stole

But the Fworst crime that I ever did was Cplaying rock'n'Groll

But the Dmoney's no good,F just get a Ggrip on yourself

GSuffering convictions on a two way stretch inside

FThe air in here in pretty thin, I Cthink I'll go outGside

GCommitted for insanity and crimes against the soul

The Fworst crime that I ever did was Cplay some rock'n'Groll

But the Dmoney's no good,F just get a Ggrip on yourself

And you should know!

(during this bit, the guitar and bass stay on D while

the keyboard plays the chords)

DOoh... A/Dooh... C/Dooh... F/Dooh... G/Dooh... (x3)

DOoh... A/Dooh... C/Dooh... F/Dooh... Gooh...

DACFG

DOoh... Aooh... Cooh... Fooh... Gooh... (x2)

GNow I find from week to week the sentence sticking fast

FCG

Turn the corner, rub my eyes, and hope the world will last

GStranger from another planet, welcome to our hole

FJust strap on your guitar and we'll Cplay some rock and Groll

But the Dmoney's no good,F just get a Ggrip on yourself

And you should know!

(during this bit, the guitar and bass stay on D while

the keyboard plays the chords)

DOoh... A/Dooh... C/Dooh... F/Dooh... G/Dooh... (x3)

DOoh... A/Dooh... C/Dooh... F/Dooh... Gooh...

DACFGDACFF/G

end on F/G

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Princess Of The Streets

Key: GHard

F/A

G and F. keyboard then enters.

GmF

She's gone and Gmleft me, I don't know Fwhy

That girl she's Gmcrazy, she made me Fcry

She's gone and Gmleft me, I don't know Fwhy

Yeah, she's the Cmqueen of the Dstreet, what a Ebpiece of Fmeat

She's real good Gmlooking, she makes me Fsigh

Blue jeans and Gmleather, her heels are Fhigh

She's real good Gmlooking, she makes me Fsigh

Yeah, she's the Cmqueen of the Dstreet, what a Ebspecial tFreat

CmShe's Bbno F/A ladFy, Bbshe'll stab youF/A in the Gmback

CmShe's Bbno F/A ladFy, Dshe's princess of the pacCk

riff

GmFCmBb

GmF

CmBb

GmFCmBb

GmFGmFGmFGmFGmFGmFGm

WitCh words of Gmfire, she'll make you Fsmall

With eyes that Gmsmile, she'll make you Ftall

With words of Gmfire, she'll make you Fsmall

But you would Cmrather wait a Dyear 'til she Ebgave you a Fcall

GmF

She's gone andGm left me, I don't knowF why

That girl she's Gmcrazy, she made me Fcry

She's gone and Gmleft me, I don't know Fwhy

Yeah, she's the Cmqueen of the Dstreet, what a Ebpiece of Fmeat

CmShe's Bbno F/A ladFy, Bbshe'll stab youF/A in the Gmback

CmShe's Bbno F/A ladFy, Dshe's princess of the pacCk

(repeat guitar solo once more, end on Gm).

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10.

Goodbye Toulose

Key: EHard

G#m

C#m

F#m

D#5

GOODBYE TOULOUSE

Transcription by: Richard Stanforth (email protected)

Date of Transcription: 1st April 2002

This transcription and more is exclusive to and can be found at :-

riff:

Your Estreets were paved with love

Your skies were blue, gooG#mdbye TDoulouse E C#m B

I Ewalked your streets in fear

I washed your streets with G#mtears, TDoulouse E C#m B

F#mGoodG#mbye AToulBouse E

Your Ecafes tell the tales

Of saddened millioG#mnaires, TDoulouse E C#m B

A Emillion dreams I've had

A million lies I've G#mtold, TDoulouse E C#m B

F#mGoodG#mbye TAoulBouse

DEDEDD#5E

guitar solo (over verse chords):

EG#m

DEC#mB

EG#m

DEC#mB

F#mG#mAB

EG#mDEC#mB

F#mG#mAB

DEDEDD#5E

PauEla leaned down to me

From her high balcoG#mny, DToulouse E C#m B

I Ewill return someday

So you can hear me G#msay fDarewell E C#m B

F#mGoodG#mbye AToulBouse (x3)

DEDEDD#5E

end on E.

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