The Specials - Gangsters
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Song: Gangsters
Artist: The Specials
Composer: Gerry Dammers
Tabbed by DJ 29th April 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgCZN1rU5co
[Riff]
A5 G5 E5 G5 A G Em G
e |--------------------|------------------------|[x2]
B |--------------------|------------------------|
G |--------------------|--6-6--6-4--4---0-0--4--|
D |-(7)--(5)--(2)--(5)-|--7-7--7-5--5---2-2--5--|
A |-(7---(5)--(2)--(5)-|------------------------|
E |--5----3----0----3--|------------------------|
See bottom of main tab for solo guitar bridge tablature
N.B.
Please IGNORE ANY POP-UP CHORD BOXES the website might
automatically suggest and use the typed shapes shown below:
A5 = 577xxx Am = 577555 C = x35553 E * = xx2100
G5 = 355xxx G# = 466544 E = 022100 E7/D = xx0100
E5 = 022xxx D = x57775 G = 355433 E7/C = x30100
Em = 022000 E7/B = x20100
h = hammer-on ~ = Vibrato ^ = Emphasise the beats
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[Intro]
(Bernie Rhodes knows! Don't argue!)
[Riff]
||: A5/ G5/ E5/ G5/ | A/_/__/ /G__/ Em/__/ G/ :||[x2]
[Verse 1]
AmWhy must you rG#ecord my Amphone calls?
Are you pAmlanning a G#bootleg L. AmP.?
AmSaid you've been tG#hreatened by gAmangsters,
D C E E * E7/D E7/C E7/B
Now it's you that's threatening me | / / / / |
[Verse 2]
AmCan't fight cor - G#ruption with Amcon tricks,
They Amuse the law G#to commit Amcrime,
And I dAmread... dread to tG#hink, what the fAmuture'll bring,
When we're Cliving in Ggangster tEime
E * E7/D E7/C E7/B
(Don't call me 'Scar - face'!)
[Riff]
||: A5/ G5/ E5/ G5/ | A/_/__/ /G__/ Em/__/ G/ :||[x2]
[Bridge]
Am G# Am Am G# Am
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Am G# Am D C
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
E E * E7/D E7/C E7/B
| / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 3]
AmDon't inter - G#rupt while I'm Amtalking,
Or they'll Amconfiscate G#all your gui - Amtars,
And 'AmCatch 2G#2' says, if AmI sing the truth,
C G E E * E7/D E7/C E7/B
They won't make me an overnight star
[Verse 4]
Don't Amoffer us lG#egal pro - Amtection,
^ ^ ^
They Amuse the law G#to commit Amcrimes,
^ ^ ^
And I Amdread to G#think what the Amfuture will bring,
^ ^ ^
When we're lCiving in Greal gangster Etime
E * E7/D E7/C E7/B
(Bernie Rhodes knows! Don't ar - gue!)
[Riff]
||: A5/ G5/ E5/ G5/ | A5/_/__/ G5/__/ E5/__/ G5/ :||[x2]
[Coda]
A (Em)(G)
||: / / / / | / / / / :||[x3]
A G A
| / / / / | /__/ /__/ / / | / ||
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
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[Bridge - Guitar solo]
Am G# Am
e |-------------|----------------------| [x3]
B |-~5---4---4--|--5-h6-5----5---------|
G |--------5----|----------7---7-5-4---|
D |-------------|----------------------|
A |-------------|----------------------|
E |-------------|----------------------|
D C
e |--------------------|--------------------|
B |-~10--~10---~10-----|--~13---~13---~13---|
G |----12---12---------|-----15----15-------|
D |--------------------|--------------------|
A |--------------------|--------------------|
E |--------------------|--------------------|
E E E7/D E7/C E7/B
e |-~12-10-~12-10-~12--|-~12---~12----------|
B |--------------------|-----10-------------|
G |--------------------|--------------------|
D |--------------------|--------------------|
A |--------------------|--------------------|
E |--------------------|--------------------|