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/ The Stranglers / Feline (1983) / Never Say Goodbye guitar tab

The Stranglers - Never Say Goodbye
Tabbed By: Reecy
Email: Bushhead81@Hotmail.com

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



NEVER SAY GOODBYE
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Transcription by: Richard Stanforth (rtstanforth@hotmail.com)
Date of Transcription: 13th December 2002

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Excellent track from their 1982 opus, 'Feline'.


intro riff:

   Dm    Dsus2 Asus2 A    A/D
E|-1-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|
B|---3-----3-----0-----2-----2-----|
G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
D|-------------------------------0-| x4
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


E F/C (x4) - (note: strum the E chord in a spanish-type style, listen to recording to
                    see what I mean).


E      F/C   E      F/C   E          F/C              E      F/C
Black friend of the night, why do you leave in such a hurry?
E      F/C   E      F/C    E           F/C             E      F/C
White friend of the day  -  you left us working on our worries


Dm            Bb   Dm               A
Never say goodbye, for we'll all be with you someday
Dm              Bb            Gsus4  G
Fond adieus but never say goodbye


     E    F/C  E      F/C  E             F/C             E   F/C
Like lo - vers of the past, they swim and surface in our memories
      E   F/C   E     F/C  E               F/C              E    F/C
Those questions never last, I'll save them all for the next century


Dm            Bb   Dm               A
Never say goodbye, for we'll all be with you someday
Dm              Bb            C  D  C  D             C  D  E (bass fill)
Fond adieus but never say goodbye      Never say goodbye


E F/C (x2)

E         F/C                E    F/C
  Tell us what's over the horizon
E  F/C E         F/C   E           F/C               E      F/C
Is it  worth the chance to stick around for more surprising


Dm            Bb   Dm               A
Never say goodbye, for we'll all be with you someday
Dm              Bb            Gsus4  G
Fond adieus but never say goodbye


Instrumental:
F/C A/E (x4)
C B Bb A

Play intro riff (x4, bass enters playing pedal tone note of A on 3rd time)


Dm            Bb   Dm               A
Never say goodbye, for we'll all be with you someday
Dm              Bb            Gsus4  G
Fond adieus but never say goodbye


(repeat chorus chord sequence until fade).


The Stranglers albums
2002 Laid Back
1998 Coup de Grace
1995 About Time
1990 10
1987 Dreamtime
1984 Aural Sculpture
1983 Feline
1981 The Meninblack
1981 La Folie
1979 The Raven
1978 Black and White
1977 No More Heroes
1977 Rattus Norvegicus
Feline tabs
01Midnight Summer Dream tabbass tab
02It's a Small World tabbass tab
04The European Female (In Celebration Of) tabbass tab
05Golden Brown tabbass tab
06Let's Tango in Paris tabbass tab
07Paradise tabbass tab
08All Roads Lead to Rome tabbass tab
09Blue Sister tabbass tab
10Never Say Goodbye tabbass tab

 

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