The Stranglers - Always the Sun

      
 
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 #The Stranglers - Always The Sun
 #Tabbed By: Reecy
 #Email: Bushhead81@Hotmail.com
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 #Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
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 #ALWAYS THE SUN
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 #Transcription by: Richard Stanforth (rtstanforth@hotmail.com)
 #Date of Transcription: 23rd July 2002
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 #intro: A G, then D G (x6)
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 #(Hugh plays a palm muted Dsus2 chord over the D and G of both the intro and the verses)
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 D                                                   G    
 How many times have you woken up and prayed for the rain?
 D                                                     G     
 How many times have you seen the papers apportion the blame?
 A           G    A                                 G    
 Who gets to say, who gets the work and who gets to play?
 A                           G                        A   
 I was always told at school everybody should get the same
 
 
 (over the A and G sections of the verses, the following is played:)
 
 A G 
   

 E|-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-|
 B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 

 
 (on the last A of the above verse the A part is played twice but on the second
 time (where the G should be) instead of going from fret 5 to fret 7 on the high
 E string extend your pinky to the 9th fret then back to the 7th - listen to the
 recording to see what I mean (tip: it might help to barre the chord before extending
 your finger to minimise damage!))
 
 D                                                             G   
 How many times have you been told, if you don't ask you don't get?
 D                                                                    G   
 How many liars have taken your money, your mother said you shouldn't bet?
 A               G    A                             E   
 And who has the fun, is it always the man with the gun?
 G                                 Bm                    A    
 Someone must have told him if you work too hard you can sweat
 
 
 Bm                 D  
 There's always the sun
 G                  Bm 
 There's always the sun
 D       Em      G          A  
 Always, always, always the sun
 
 
 D                                                                 G     
 How many times have the weathermen told you stories that made you laugh?
             D                                                                 G   
 Y'know it's not unlike the politicians and the leaders when they do things by half
 A                G   A              E    
 And who gets the job of pushing the knob?
 G                           Bm                                  A    
 That sort of responsibility you draw straws for, if you're mad enough
 
 
 Bm                 D  
 There's always the sun
 G                  Bm 
 There's always the sun
 D       Em      G          A  
 Always, always, always the sun
 Bm                 D  
 There's always the sun
 G                  Bm 
 There's always the sun
 D       Em      G          A  
 Always, always, always the sun
 
 
 guitar solo:
 * *

 E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-2--s5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-2-|--2---2--|
 B|-------------------------------------------|--5---5--|
 G|-------------------------------------------|--4---4--| <- *strum towards you from high E
 D|-------------------------------------------|--5---5--| string to the low A
 A|-------------------------------------------|--2---2--|
 E|-------------------------------------------|---------|
 
 

 
 * *

 E|-s5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-2--s5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-2-|--2---2--|
 B|--------------------------------------------|--5---5--|
 G|--------------------------------------------|--4---4--| <- *likewise
 D|--------------------------------------------|--5---5--|
 A|--------------------------------------------|--2---2--|
 E|--------------------------------------------|---------|
 E|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7----------------7---------|
 B|-------------------10-------7-10---10-7-10-|
 G|-----------------------9--9----------------|
 D|-------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------|
 E|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7----------------7---------|
 B|-------------------10-------7-10---10-7----|
 G|-----------------------9--9-------------9--|
 D|-------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------|
 E|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7----------------7---------|
 B|-------------------10-------7-10---10-7-10-|
 G|-----------------------9--9----------------|
 D|-------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------|
 E|-7---------7---------7---------7----------|
 B|---10-7-10---10-7-10---10-7-10---10-7-10--|
 G|------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------|
 
 

 
 
 Bm                 D  
 There's always the sun
 G                  Bm 
 There's always the sun
 D       Em      G          A  
 Always, always, always the sun
 
 
 (repeat until fade, live version ends on Bm).