Tabs
From the album Stranglers in The Night
The guitarist on this track was John Ellis
e|--5-7-s8--5-7-s8-----5-7-s8--5-7-s8----5-7-s8--5-7s8----------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord over the top is A minorAm on here. Play this bit another 6 times
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----0-5-----0-5-5-4-5-5-5-4-5---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-3-----0-3-------------------3-2-2-3-2-2-0-0-----------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play this bit twice
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-3-2---2-3-2-0-0-2-3-2---------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------0-----------------0-------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------|
D MajorD|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
A augmentedA|-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
FF D MajorD
My eyes have gazed upon things
FF Am*
You couldn't even imagine
FF D MajorD FF Am*
Neon storms on the airstrips at Sales Marsh
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----0-5-----0-5-5-4-5-5-5-4-5---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-3-----0-3-------------------3-2-2-3-2-2-0-0-----------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
FF D MajorD FF
I saw hope in King Gomez Cape of eyes
Am*
Before the Ten Year Fog
FF D MajorD
Alas these things will disappear
FF Am*
Like shifting sands in an ocean's bed
...At this bit it's this part again but with a difference
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------|
D MajorD|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
A augmentedA|-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------|
D MajorD|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
A augmentedA|-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Time to die
Time to die
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----0-5-----0-5-5-4-5-5-5-4-5---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-3-----0-3-------------------3-2-2-3-2-2-0-0-----------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----0-5-----0-5-5-4-5-5-5-4-5---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-3-----0-3-------------------3-2-2-3-2-2-0-0-----------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-3-2---2-3-2-0-0-2-3-2---------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------0-----------------0-------------------------------------------------|
e|-5-7-8V--3-5-6v------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-5-7-8V--3-5-6v------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chords over top alternate between A minorAm and E minorEm
Repeat til fade
* It's not really an A augmentedA Minor but it's the closest I could find. It's more like this:
e|-----|
BB|-----|
G+G|-2---|
D MajorD|-2---|
A augmentedA|-----|
E MajorE|-----|
S on tab - Slide
V on tab - VIbrato