The Stranglers - Something Better Change

      
 
 SOMETHING BETTER CHANGE

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 intro riff:

 E------------------------------------|
 B------------------------------------|
 G------------------------------------|
 D---------------------------------2--| <- play twice
 A-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2h4----|
 E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
 E---------------------------------|
 B---------------------------------|
 G---------------------------------|
 D---------------------------------|
 A-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
 E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
 

 
 F# B 
   
 (drums and bass enter here)
 
 F# B (x2)
 
 F#                       B                    
 Don't you like the way I move when you see me?
 F#                               B   
 Don't you like the things that I say?
 F#                       B                
 Don't you like the way I seem to enjoy it?
 F#                                B   
 When you shout things but I don't care
 
 E           B                  F#                 
 Something's happening and it's happening right now
        E            B     F# 
 You're too blind to see it
 E           B                  F#                 
 Something's happening and it's happening right now
 F#        C#      E   
 Ain't got time to wait
 
        F#                    B     
 I said something better change (x4)
 
 F#                       B                      
 Don't you like the way I dance, does it bug you?
 F#                           B       
 Don't you like the cut of my clothes?
 F#                       B                
 Don't you like the way I seem to enjoy it?
 F#                             B    
 Stick my fingers right up your nose!
 
 E           B                  F#                 
 Something's happening and it's happening right now
        E            B     F# 
 You're too blind to see it
 E           B                  F#                 
 Something's happening and it's happening right now
 F#        C#      E   
 Ain't got time to wait
 
        F#                    B     
 I said something better change (x4)
 
 guitar solo:
 
 F# B 
   

 E---------------------------------|
 B--5--4h5p4--2--------------------|
 G--------------3------------------|
 D-----------------4--2--1--2------|
 A-----------------------------1-2-|
 E---------------------------------|
 

 
 F# B 
   

 E-------------------------------|
 B-----------------------------2-|
 G-------------------1---4-3-4---|
 D---------1-2s4-2-4---4---------|
 A-----1-2-----------------------|
 E-0-2---------------------------|
 

 
 F# B 
   

 E-----0---0-2-0-2-4-2-4-7-6-7-7^-|
 B-0-2---4------------------------|
 G--------------------------------|
 D--------------------------------|
 A--------------------------------|
 E--------------------------------|
 

 
 F# B 
   

 E-7-6-7^--7-6-7^--7-6-7^--7-6-6--|
 B--------------------------------|
 G--------------------------------|
 D--------------------------------|
 A--------------------------------|
 E--------------------------------|
 

 
 F# B 
   

 E-------------------------------------------|
 B--10^10--10^10--10^10--10^10--10^10-10s----|
 G--10^10--10^10--10^10--10^10--10^10-10s----|
 D-------------------------------------------|
 A-------------------------------------------|
 E-------------------------------------------|
 

 
 F# B 
   

 E--------------------------------|
 B--------------------------------|
 G--5^5--5^5--5^5--5^5--5^5-5-----|
 D--5^5--5^5--5^5--5^5--5^5-5-----|
 A--------------------------------|
 E--------------------------------|
 

 
 F# B 
   

 E--------------------------------|
 B--------------------------------|
 G--7^7--7^7--7^7--7^7--7^7-7-----|
 D--7^7--7^7--7^7--7^7--7^7-7-----|
 A--------------------------------|
 E--------------------------------|
 

 
 (n.b. the last bar of the solo I can't decipher yet,
 it sounds like a lot of sloppy random playing
 around the 12th frets of the E and B strings)
 
 F# B 
   
        F#               B          
 I said something better change (x4)
 
 F# B E (x5)
 
        F#               B          
 I said something better change (x8)
 
 F# E G F# (x4) - pause
 
 end on F# with the word 'change!'

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 courtesy of Richard Stanforth