The Stranglers - Always the Sun

      

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 Always The Sun - The Stranglers

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 Transcription by: Ritter1of3 (beginner)
 Email: ritter1of3@yahoo.co.uk
 
 I found that using the Fm barr chords, I was able to find
 the appropriate chords easier, as I didn't have to concentrate
 on changing finger positions.
 
 Fm barr on 1st fret (basically the F without the middle finger:

 e|-1-------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-1-------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-1-------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-3-------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-3-------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-1-------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 native or Fm-barr
 EADGBe EADGBe

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 Chords used: Dm X00231 or 10th fret
 Gm XX5333 or 3rd fret
 Am 002210 or 5th fret
 Bm(Hm*) 224432 or 7th fret
 (*H=Germany)
 
 Intro
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 Dm Gm Dm Gm 
     
 Dm                                             Gm 
  How many times've woken up n' prayed for the rain
 ( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stranglers/always_the_sun_crd_ver_3.html )
 Dm                                                     Gm 
  How many times've you seen the papers apportion the blame
 
 Am              Gm 
  Who gets to s' ay
 
 Am                                   Gm 
  Who gets the work'n'who gets the p' ay
 
 Am                           Gm                       Am  
  I was always told at school everybody should get the same
 
 Dm                                 
  How many times've you been told Gm
 if you don't ask you don't get
 
 Dm                                        
  How many lives've taken your money ... Gm
 ... your mother said you shouldn't bet
 
 Am               Gm 
  And who has the fun
 
 Am                            Em 
  It's always the man with the gun
 
 Gm                     Bm                             Am   
  Som'one must've told me if you work too hard you can sweat
 
 refrain
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 Bm                   Am            Gm                   Bm     
  There's always the sun (always the sun) There's always the sun
 
 Bm       Em       Gm           Am 
 Al' ways al' ways al' ways the sun
 
 Dm Gm Dm Gm 
     
 ... second verse ...