The Stranglers - Burning Up Time

      
 
 The Stranglers - Burning Up Time
 Tabbed By: Reecy
 Email: Bushhead81@Hotmail.com
 
 Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
 
 
 BURNING UP TIME

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 Transcription by: Richard Stanforth (rtstanforth@hotmail.com)
 Date of Transcription: 2nd April 2002
 
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 intro: bass notes... A E A E
 guitar and keyboards enter: A E A E
 
     G5       F#5      F5      E5  
 The Brighton Train it goes so soon
    A5       G#5      G5     F#5 
 My Brighton Belle is in her room
      A          E          A          E   
 It's burning up time, it's burning up time
     G5        F#5       F5       E5  
 The weekend's here, the Finchley boys
     A5    G#5    G5     F#5  
 Are gonna make a lot of noise
      A          E          A          E   
 It's burning up time, it's burning up time
 
 E               D                          
 I wanna burn up while I'm having good times
 E                   D                           
 Don't wanna burn up with other peoples bad times
 
 riff:
 E D 
   

 E--------------------------------|
 B-----5-----7------8-----10--10--|
 G--------------------------------|
 D--------------------------------| <- play twice
 A--7-----9-----10-----12---------|
 E--------------------------------|
 

 
 B            D   B              G A 
 Like a meteor... like to meet ya!
 
 A E A E 
     
     G5     F#5     F5  E5     
 You either love or you despise
         A5      G#5      G5    F#5 
 There's just no time for compromise
      A          E          A          E   
 It's burning up time, it's burning up time
     G5        F#5   F5        E5  
 The days have gotta move real fast
    A5        G#5       G5    F#5 
 We know that nothing's gonna last
      A          E          A          E   
 It's burning up time, it's burning up time
 
 E               D                          
 I wanna burn up while I'm having good times
 E                   D                           
 Don't wanna burn up with other peoples bad times
 
 (play riff twice)
 
 B            D   B              G A 
 Like a meteor... like to meet ya!
 
 chords over keyboard solo: A E A E (x4) A E
 "like a meteor, like to meet ya"...etc
 
 (play riff 1 four times)
 
 riff 2:

 E--------------------------------|
 B-----8-----7------6-----5--5----|
 G--------------------------------|
 D--------------------------------| <- play six times
 A--10-----9-----8-----7----------|
 E--------------------------------|
 

 
 chords over the riff are:
 1st time: B5, 2nd time: D5, 3rd time: E5
 4th time: F5, 5th time: F#5, 6th time: G5 A5
 
 ending:
 the bass notes are: G F# F E A G# G F# (repeat over and over)
 Hugh plays variations of riff 2.
 
 "hello little girl, are you on your own?
 does you mummy know where you are?
 would you like a sweetie?"