The Stranglers - Golden Brown

      Golden Brown 
The Stranglers


Transcribed on 2 Aug 2005 by Rónán Ó'Dorchaidh from The Republic of Ireland (Wexford).
Up the yellow bellies!!

  Dia dhuit agus shílim gur thaitin an amhrán seo leat!
(Thats "Hello and I hope you like this song" for everyone outside Ireland).

Anyway, great Song. Really makes great use of the harpsichord. Well done The Stranglers!
Okay, this song is a bit trickey as it changes time signature during the verses (from 6/8
to 7/8, I think) but you'll
get the hang of it. It just means keeping the last chords in the bar for that extra beat
on 7/8. I've shown where to do this.

Standard Tuning
Chords:   E A D G B E
Bbm       x 1 3 3 2 1
Fm        1 2 2 1 1 1
Gb        2 4 4 3 2 2
Db        x 4 3 1 2 1
Ebm       x x 1 3 4 2
GbM7      2 1 3 3 2 1
AbSus4    4 4 1 1 2 4
Ab        4 3 1 1 1 4


        Intro:

6/8             7/8
Bbm     Fm      Gb      Db 
Bbm     Fm      Gb      Db 
Bbm     Fm      Gb      Db 
Bbm     Fm      Ab      Gb

        Verse 1: (6/8 time throughout)

Ebm     Db      Ebm     Db

Ebm     Db      Ebm          Db
Golden  Brown,  texture like sun

Ebm     Db    Ebm       Db
lays me down, with mind she runs

Ebm            Db     Ebm        Db
throughout the night. no need to fight

Ebm     Db     Ebm         Db
never a frown, with Golden Brown.

Ebm     Db      Ebm     Db

        Verse 2: (6/8 time throughout)

Ebm   Db    Ebm           Db
Every time, just like the last

Ebm    Db    Ebm         Db
on her ship, tied to the mast

Ebm        Db     Ebm           Db
to distand lands, takes both my hands

Ebm     Db     Ebm         Db
never a frown, with Golden Brown. 

        Bridge 1:

6/8             7/8
Bbm     Fm      Gb      Db 
Bbm     Fm      Gb      Db 
Bbm     Fm      Gb      Db 
Bbm     Fm      Ab      Gb

        Verse 3: (6/8 time throughout)

Ebm     Db      Ebm     Db

Ebm     Db      Ebm        Db
Golden  Brown,  finer temptress

Ebm         Db    Ebm           Db
through the ages, she's heading west
 
Ebm       Db   Ebm         Db
from far away, stays for a day

Ebm     Db      Ebm     Db
Never a frown.

        Bridge 2:

6/8             7/8
Bbm     Fm      Gb      Db 
Bbm     Fm      Gb      Db 
Bbm     Fm      Gb      Db 
Bbm     Fm      Ab      Gb

6/8             6/8
Ebm     Db      Ebm     Db
Ebm     Db      Ebm     Db
Ebm     Db      Ebm     Db
Ebm     Db      Ebm     Db
Ebm     Db      Ebm     Db

6/8             7/8
Bbm     Fm      Gb      Db 
Bbm     Fm      Gb      Db 
Bbm     Fm      Gb      Db 
Bbm     Fm      Ab      Gb

6/8             6/8
Ebm     Db      Ebm     Db
Ebm     Db      Ebm     Db
Ebm     Db      Ebm     Db
Ebm     Db      Ebm     Db
Ebm     Db      Ebm     Db

        Outro: (6/8 time throughout)

Bbm     Fm      GbM  Absus4  Ab         (Repeat to fade)


Enjoy! ;)