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The Stranglers
Written by The Stranglers
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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! 

intro: A - F#m G (x8, bass enters 3rd time, keyboards enter 5th time, 
       drums enter 7th time) 


A                                    F#m G 
Bitching 'bout the things we've seen 
A                                 F#m G 
Bitching 'bout the things we'd be 
A                                  G F#m 
Bitching 'bout the loves we've had 
E                         G F#m 
My oh my it wasn't so bad 
E                                    G F#m 
When we had that to loosen our minds 
E                                         F#m  
Hey little baby in the front row, be kind 


 G   A                                      F#m 
(bar bitching) Telling you the gospel truth 
 G   A                                    F#m 
(bar bitching) Why don't you all go get screwed? 
 G   A                                         F#m 
(bar bitching) Why don't you tell me something new? 
 G   A                        F#m G 
(bar bitching) Yeah, bitching 


A                           F#m G 
Bitching 'bout the Windsor C 
A                             F#m G 
Bitching 'bout the Western Sea 
A                                       G F#m 
Why can't you all be like a Grainger man? 
E                    G F#m 
Or even a Pheland man? 
E                                        G F#m 
I'll tell you what we'll meet in Amsterdam 
E                                             F#m  
And then you'll see what should be really can 


 G   A                                      F#m 
(bar bitching) Telling you the gospel truth 
 G   A                                    F#m 
(bar bitching) Why don't you all go get screwed? 
 G   A                                         F#m 
(bar bitching) Why don't you tell me something new? 
 G   A                                                  F#m G 
(bar bitching) Yeah, bitching, that's what I'm talking about 

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): 

E------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| 
B--7^7p5-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------| 
G---------7-6------------------------|----------------------------------0h2h4p2---2-| 
D--------------7---5h7p5-4-----------|-----------0h2h4p2---2-------0h2h4------------| 
A---------------------------7---5-4--|----0h2h4---------------0h2h4-----------------| 
E------------------------------------|-0h3------------------------------------------| 

E----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
B-----------0h2h3p2--3s5--5s7--7^7p5--7^7p5----|------------------------------------| 
G------0h2h4-----------------------------------|--6-6^------------0--0----0---0---0-| 
D-0h2h4----------------------------------------|-------7-7s2--2s4------4^---4^--4^--| 
A----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
E----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 

E-----------------------------------| 
B-----------------------------------| 
G-----------------------------------| 
D--4^*-4--2--0h2p0------------------| <-- *bend up a semitone and hold 
A-------------------4-2---0---------|       
E-----------------------------------|       

E-----------------------------------------|-------------12-14-14^-12---------------| 
B-------------12-14-14^-12----------------|-------12-14--------------14-12h14p12---| 
G-------12-14--------------14-12h14p12----|-12s14-------------------------------14-| 
D-12s14--------------------------------11-|----------------------------------------| 
A-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 
E-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 

E----------------------------------------------| 
B--12^12p10------------------------------------| 
G-----------12-11-11h12p11---------------------| 
D---------------------------12-11-11h12p11-----| 
A-------------------------------------------12-| 
E----------------------------------------------| 


A                                  F#m G 
There's a place with a lot of eyes 
A                                         F#m G 
Strange smoke perfume around the peacock guys 
A                                  G F#m 
And the girls, they move their heat 
E                                 G F#m 
To the impulsive, compulsive beat 
E                                     G F#m 
But that's another place, another time 
E                                             F#m 
Maybe we'll meet there in quite a short while 


 G   A                                      F#m 
(bar bitching) Telling you the gospel truth 
 G   A                                    F#m 
(bar bitching) Why don't you all go get screwed? 
 G   A                                         F#m 
(bar bitching) Why don't you tell me something new? 
 G   A                        Bm C#m  
(bar bitching) Yeah, bitching 


D                               Bm C#m 
I really don't know what to say 
D                                     Bm C#m 
That's gonna happen to us all one day 
D                                   C#m D 
And when it does you can have me too 
E 
But until then I really don't know what to do 
                       F#m 
I'm just gonna keep on 



 G   A                                      F#m 
(bar bitching) Telling you the gospel truth 
 G   A                                    F#m 
(bar bitching) Why don't you all go get screwed? 
 G   A                                         F#m 
(bar bitching) Why don't you tell me something new? 
 G   A                        F#m G   
(bar bitching) Yeah, bitching 


 A - F#m G (x6, over keyboard solo) A - Bm C#m 

   (D)                                        (Bm)      (C#m) 
 E-----------------------------------12-12-12-12p10-------------| 
 B---------------------------------------------------12---------| 
 G--11-11-11--9s11-11-11--9s11-11-11---------------------14-11--| <-- play three 
 D--12-12-12-10s12-12-12-10s12-12-12----------------------------|     times (*chords 
 A--------------------------------------------------------------|     on 3rd time are 
 E--------------------------------------------------------------|     C#m and D) 

   (E)                      (F#m)(G) (A)  
 E-------------------------------------------- 
 B-12--10--9---------------------------------- 
 G------------9--7--6------------------------- 
 D----------------------9-7-6-4---5---5s7----- 
 A-------------------------------------------- 
 E-------------------------------------------- 
                                Bar bitching! 


 F#m G  A 
    Bar bitching (x3) 

    G               A       G               A 
 E-----------------------------------------------------| 
 B--------------------------8--8--8--7-8s12-10--10-10--| 
 G--7--7--7--6-7s11-9--9-9-----------------------------| 
 D-----------------------------------------------------| 
 A-----------------------------------------------------| 
 E-----------------------------------------------------| 

    G                    A          G                    A 
 E----------------------------------10--10--10--9-10s14--12-| 
 B--12--12--12--10-12s15-14--14-14--------------------------| 
 G----------------------------------------------------------| 
 D----------------------------------------------------------| 
 A----------------------------------------------------------| 
 E----------------------------------------------------------| 

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