The Stranglers - Bitching

      

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 Transcription by: Richard Stanforth (rtstanforth@hotmail.com)
 Date of Transcription: 1st April 2002
 
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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-----------------------------------| 
 

 ( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stranglers/bitching_crd.html )

 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.