The Stranglers - Shah Shah A Go Go Tabbed By: Reecy Email: Bushhead81@Hotmail.com Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) SHAH SHAH A GO GO
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Transcription by: Richard Stanforth (rtstanforth@hotmail.com) Date of Transcription: 1st April 2002 This transcription and more is exclusive to and can be found at :- http://www.geocities.com/strangledchords intro (keyboard) F5 Eb5 D5 (x4, keyboard bass enters 2nd time) C5 then: Bb Ab F (x4) Bb F Ab, Bb F then a four note riff played by bass and keyboards (no chords), notes: G E F F# (x8) n.b. if you are playing this on an acoustic guitar, just play the chord G. Bb G Bb G Did you hear about the man, used to live out in Iran Bb G Bb G He was luxury's greatest fan, people ate out of his hand Bb G C People ate out of his hand, shah shah a go go G C G C Shah shah a go go, shah shah a go go G C G Shah shah a go go Bb G Bb G Sold the english all their oil, made the people work the soil Bb G Bb G Thought his kind had got it made, but his kind just had to pay to fade Bb G C But his kind just had to pay, shah shah a go go G C G C Shah shah a go go, shah shah a go go G C G Shah shah a go go Bb G Bb G Then a priest in Paris, France made the people get up and dance Bb G Bb G Sold cassettes for 60p, said he's set the people free Bb G C We shall see, we shall see, shah shah a go go G C G C Shah shah a go go, shah shah a go go G C G Shah shah a go go F Eb Db B Bb F Shah shah a go go (x6) (note: at this point in the song there are no chords as such, just ascending bass and keyboards, I'm unsure as to what Hugh plays during this outro) bass notes: Bb5 B5 Db5 Eb5, E5 F5 Gb5 G5, Ab5 A5 Bb5 B5, C5 Db5 D5 Eb5, D5 C5 A5 Gb5 E5 keyboard enters: D5 C5 A5 the song ends on G, in which the band do a quick reprise of the main riff of 'Ice'.
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