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The Stranglers
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

SOMETIMES

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intro: Am D (x16)

Am G Am G

Someday I'm gonna smack your face

Am G Am G

Someday I'm gonna smack your face

Am G Am G

Somebody's gonna call your bluff

Am G Am G

Somebody's gonna treat your rough

C E

Sometimes there's only one way out, I gotta fight!

Am D (x8)

Am G Am G

Sometimes I get to feel so mean

Am G Am G

Sometimes I get to feel so mean

Am G Am G

Sometimes you look like you're too clean

Am G Am G

Sometimes I see the in-between

C E

Sometimes only one way, I gotta fight!

D Am C G

You're way past your station

D Am C E

Beat you honey, 'til you drop

guitar solo (repeat chords Am D):

E---------------------------------------------------|
B------0-----0h1p0----------------------------------|
G----2--------------2--0--0--0h2--------------------|
D--------------------------------0h2----------------|
A--0------------------------------------3--2--0-----|
E-------------------------------------------------0-|
E---------------------------------------------------|
B------0-----0h1p0----------------------------------|
G----2--------------2--0-1-2------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A--0------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------5-3------5--3---2-----|
E---------------------------------------------------|
B------0-----0h1p0----------------------------------|
G----2--------------2--0--0--0h2--------------------|
D--------------------------------0h2----------------|
A--0------------------------------------3--2--0-----|
E-------------------------------------------------0-|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
B------0-----0h1-3-1--0------------------------------------|
G----2-------------------2s4--2--0-------------------------|
D----------------------------------2s4--2-0----------------|
A--0----------------------------------------3-2-0----------|
E-------------------------------------------------3-2---0--|
E--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
B----7-----0-----8-----0-----7-----0-----8-----0---|
G------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
E--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
B----7-----0-----8-----0-----7-----0-----8-----0---|
G------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
E--0-----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------|
B----7-----0-----8-----0-----7-7-7-7-5-----------------|
G------7-----7-----7-----7-------------7-5-4h5p4-------|
D-------------------------------------------------7-5--|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D--4----------------------------0-2-4---------------0-2-4-|
A----7-5-3----------------0-2-3---------------0-2-3-------|
E----------7-5-3-2-0h2h3---------------0h2h3--------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------0-2-4-------------0-2-4-------------0-2-4-------------0-2-4--|
A--------0-2-3-------------0-2-3-------------0-2-3-------------0-2-3--------|
E--0h2h3-------------0h2h3-------------0h2h3-------------0h2h3--------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------0-2-4-------------0-2-4-------------0-2-4-------------0-2-4--|
D--------0-2-4-------------0-2-4-------------0-2-4-------------0-2-4--------|
A--0h2h3-------------0h2h3-------------0h2h3-------------0h2h3--------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------0-1-3-------------0-1-3-------------0-1-3-------------0-1-3--|
G--------0-2-4-------------0-2-4-------------0-2-4-------------0-2-4--------|
D--0h2h4-------------0h2h4-------------0h2h4-------------0h2h4--------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------0-2-4-------------0-2-4-------------0-2-4-------------0-2-4--|
A--------0-2-3-------------0-2-3-------------0-2-3-------------0-2-3--------|
E--0h2h3-------------0h2h3-------------0h2h3-------------0h2h3--------------|
E-----------------------------------3-5-7---5h7p5-3---2-3-0-----0-----0-----0---|
B-----------------------------------------------------------3s5---3s5---3s5---0-|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------0-2-4------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------0-2-3-------------0-2-3------------------------------------------------|
E--0h2h3-------------0h2h3------------------------------------------------------|
E--3-5-7---5h7p5-3---2--3---|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|

D Am

You're way past your station

C G

It's useless asking you to stop

D Am

I got morbid fascination

C E

Beat you honey 'til you drop

Am D (x8)

Am G Am G

Sometimes you're gonna get some stick

Am G Am G

Sometimes you're gonna get some stick

Am G Am G

Somebody's standing in our way

Am G Am G

Somebody's gonna have to pay

C E

Sometimes there's only one way, I gotta fight

Am D (x21) E5 D5 C5 B5

end on Am.

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courtesy of Richard Stanforth

http://www.geocities.com/strangledchords

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