BITCHING -------- 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 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)

^ABitching 'bout the things we've seen ^F#m ^G ^ABitching 'bout the things we'd be ^F#m ^G ^ABitching 'bout the loves we've had ^G ^F#m ^EMy oh my it wasn't so bad ^G ^F#m ^EWhen we had that to loosen our minds ^G ^F#m ^EHey little baby in the front row, be kind ^F#m

(^Gbar ^Abitching) Telling you the gospel truth ^F#m (^Gbar ^Abitching) Why don't you all go get sc^F#mrewed' (^Gbar ^Abitching) Why don't you tell me something ^F#mnew' (^Gbar ^Abitching) Yeah, bitching ^F#m ^G

^ABitching 'bout the Windsor C^F#m ^G ^ABitching 'bout the Western Sea^F#m ^G ^AWhy can't you all be like a Grainger man^G' ^F#m ^EOr even a Pheland man^G' ^F#m ^EI'll tell you what we'll meet in Amsterda^Gm ^F#m ^EAnd then you'll see what should be really can ^F#m

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-----------------------------------| 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----------------------------------------------|

^AThere's a place with a lot of eyes ^F#m ^G ^AStrange smoke perfume around the peacock g^F#muys ^G ^AAnd the girls, they move their heat^G ^F#m ^ETo the impulsive, compulsive beat ^G ^F#m ^EBut that's another place, another time^G ^F#m ^EMaybe we'll meet there in quite a short while ^F#m

^DI really don't know what to say ^Bm ^C#m ^DThat's gonna happen to us all one day ^Bm ^C#m ^DAnd when it does you can have me too^C#m ^D ^EBut until then I really don't know what to do I'm just gonna keep on ^F#m

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 B^Gar ^Abitching (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.

Stranglers - Bitching