The Stranglers

Something Better Change

The Stranglers

Written by Jet Black/Jean-Jacques Burnel/Hugh Cornwell/Dave Greenfield
Guitar chords Beginner level
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[intro ]riff: 

E------------------------------------| 
B------------------------------------| 
G------------------------------------| 
D---------------------------------2--| <- play twice 
A-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2h4----| 
E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------| 

E---------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------| 
G---------------------------------| 
D---------------------------------| 
A-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-| 
E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------| 


F# B 

(drums and bass enter here) 

F# B (x2) 


F#                       B 
Don't you like the way I move when you see me? 
F#                               B 
Don't you like the things that I say? 
F#                       B 
Don't you like the way I seem to enjoy it? 
F#                                B 
When you shout things but I don't care 


E           B                  F# 
Something's happening and it's happening right now 
       E            B       F# 
You're too blind to see it 
E           B                  F# 
Something's happening and it's happening right now 
F#        C#      E 
Ain't got time to wait 


       F#                    B 
I said something better change (x4) 


F#                       B 
Don't you like the way I dance, does it bug you? 
F#                           B 
Don't you like the cut of my clothes? 
F#                       B 
Don't you like the way I seem to enjoy it? 
F#                             B 
Stick my fingers right up your nose! 


E           B                  F# 
Something's happening and it's happening right now 

       E            B       F# 
You're too blind to see it 
E           B                  F# 
Something's happening and it's happening right now 
F#        C#      E 
Ain't got time to wait 


       F#                    B 
I said something better change (x4) 


guitar solo: 


  F#               B 
E---------------------------------| 
B--5--4h5p4--2--------------------| 
G--------------3------------------| 
D-----------------4--2--1--2------| 
A-----------------------------1-2-| 
E---------------------------------| 

  F#              B 
E-------------------------------| 
B-----------------------------2-| 
G-------------------1---4-3-4---| 
D---------1-2s4-2-4---4---------| 
A-----1-2-----------------------| 
E-0-2---------------------------| 

  F#              B 
E-----0---0-2-0-2-4-2-4-7-6-7-7^-| 
B-0-2---4------------------------| 
G--------------------------------| 
D--------------------------------| 
A--------------------------------| 
E--------------------------------| 

  F#              B 
E-7-6-7^--7-6-7^--7-6-7^--7-6-6--| 
B--------------------------------| 
G--------------------------------| 
D--------------------------------| 
A--------------------------------| 
E--------------------------------| 

  F#                   B 
E-------------------------------------------| 
B--10^10--10^10--10^10--10^10--10^10-10s----| 
G--10^10--10^10--10^10--10^10--10^10-10s----| 
D-------------------------------------------| 
A-------------------------------------------| 
E-------------------------------------------| 

  F#             B 
E--------------------------------| 
B--------------------------------| 
G--5^5--5^5--5^5--5^5--5^5-5-----| 
D--5^5--5^5--5^5--5^5--5^5-5-----| 
A--------------------------------| 
E--------------------------------| 

  F#             B 
E--------------------------------| 
B--------------------------------| 
G--7^7--7^7--7^7--7^7--7^7-7-----| 
D--7^7--7^7--7^7--7^7--7^7-7-----| 
A--------------------------------| 
E--------------------------------| 

 (n.b. the last bar of the solo I can't decipher yet, 
       it sounds like a lot of sloppy random playing 
       around the 12th frets of the E and B strings) 

 F# B 

       F#               B 
I said something better change (x4) 


 F# B E (x5) 


       F#               B 
I said something better change (x8) 


F# E G F# (x4) - pause 


end on F# with the word 'change!'
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