Stranglers - London lady
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LONDON LADY
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Transcription by: Richard Stanforth (rtstanforth@hotmail.com)
Date of Transcription: 1st April 2002
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intro: C D G F
*bass and drums enter* C D G
(intro riff)
C D G
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------5--5h7p5-5h7p5-5h7p5-5h7p5-|
A-------3-5-3-------5-7-5------5-7----------------------------|
E---3-5---------5-7--------5-7--------------------------------|
C D G F
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------5--5h7p5-5h7p5-3h5p3-3h5p3-|
A-------3-5-3-------5-7-5------5-7----------------------------|
E---3-5---------5-7--------5-7--------------------------------|
C D G F
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------1----1---------|
G----------------------------------------------3p2--2---------|
D----------------------------------5--5h7p5----3----3---------|
A-------3-5-3-------5-7-5------5-7----------------------------|
E---3-5---------5-7--------5-7--------------------------------|
CLittle ladyD with Dingwalls bullshit
GAh, you're so stupid,F Foetid brainwaves
CLittle lady,D what really happens
GWhen you see mirrors,F you get the shivers
G (N.C.) G F G (N.C.) G (N.C.)
Ahhhh... (keyboards) (bass) (drums)
CMaking love toD the Mersey tunnel
GWith a sausage, have you Fever been to Liverpool'
CPlease don't talk much,D it burns my ears
GTonight you've talked for a Fthousand years
GPlastics real when you're real sick
FPlastics real when you're real sick
E5Plastics real when you're real sick
EbPlastics real when you're real sick
(play the above twice)
G Bb F
GTell me what you've got to look so Bbpleased aFbout
G Bb F
GTell me what you've got to look so Bbpleased aFbout
G F E5 F G F E5 FOh!
CLondon lady,D why did you lay me'
GYour head is crowded with the Fnames you've hounded
CThe lines around yourD eyes they show me
GYou realise the Fparty's over London Lady, Gparty's over London LadBby F
GTell me what you've got to look so Bbpleased abFout G Bb F
GTell me what you've got to look so Bbpleased abFout
G Bb F (x7)
note: Hugh plays a kind of 'anti solo' here, where he just attacks his guitar and plays randomly,
unfortunately, it's really low in the mix so more time is needed to decipher it :)
end on F.
Your skies were blue, gooG#mdbye TDoulouse E C#m B
I Ewalked your streets in fear
G#m D E C#m B (riff)
I washed your streets with tears, Toulouse
F#mGoodG#mbye AToulBouse E
Your Ecafes tell the tales
Of saddened millioG#mnaires, TDoulouse E C#m B
A Emillion dreams I've had
G#m D E C#m B (riff)
A million lies I've told, Toulouse
F#mGoodG#mbye TAoulBouse
D E D E - D D#5 E
guitar solo (over verse chords):
E G#m
E--------------0-----------0-----7-5-4-2-0-2-----|
B--12s---0-2-4---4-2-0-2-4---4-0-------------4---|
G------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
D E C#m B
E--------------------------------------0-----------0------|
B-5^^^^^-5h7p5-4h5p4-4h5p4-2h4p2-0-2-4---4-2-0-2-4---4-0--|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
E G#m
E-s4-2-0-------4-2-0-------7-5-4-2-0-2----|
B--------4-2-0-------4-2-0-------------4--|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
D E C#m B
E--------------------------------------0-----------0------|
B-5^^^^^-5h7p5-4h5p4-4h5p4-2h4p2-0-2-4---4-2-0-2-4---4-0*-|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------| <-*let ring
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
F#mE - G#mG#m AD BE C#m B (x2, riff second time)
F#m G#m A B
D E D E - D D#5 E
E
PauEla leaned down to me
From her high balcoG#mny, DToulouse E C#m B
I Ewill return someday
G#m D E C#m B (riff)
So you can hear me say farewell
F#m G#m A B (riff)
Goodbye Toulouse (x3)
D E D E - D D#5 E
end on E.