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/ The Stranglers / Rattus Norvegicus (1977) / Princess of the Streets guitar tab

The Stranglers - Princess Of The Streets
Tabbed By: Reecy
Email: Bushhead81@Hotmail.com

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



PRINCESS OF THE STREETS
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Transcription by: Richard Stanforth (rtstanforth@hotmail.com)
Date of Transcription: 1st April 2002

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intro: bass intro, runs down a scale before alternating between the notes of
       G and F. keyboard then enters.

 Gm F (over keyboard solo x3)

                Gm                    F
 She's gone and left me, I don't know why
                 Gm                 F
 That girl she's crazy, she made me cry
                Gm                    F
 She's gone and left me, I don't know why
                 Cm           D              Eb       F
 Yeah, she's the queen of the street, what a piece of meat
                 Gm                    F
 She's real good looking, she makes me sigh
                Gm                     F
 Blue jeans and leather, her heels are high
                 Gm                    F
 She's real good looking, she makes me sigh
                 Cm           D              Eb       F
 Yeah, she's the queen of the street, what a special treat


 Cm     Bb F/A F  Bb             F/A     Gm   (riff)
 She's  no  lady, she'll stab you in the back
 Cm     Bb F/A F  D                     (N.C.)
 She's  no  lady, she's princess of the pack

 (riff)
 E------------|
 B------------|
 G----0---0---| <- bend the F# on the D up a semitone to
 D----4^--4^--|    match the note of the open G, this gives
 A------------|    a weird kind of chorus effect.
 E------------|

 guitar solo:

   Gm         F      Cm         Bb
 E--5^--5^5p3------------------1-3-5-6-6s8-5--|
 B-------------1---------1-3-4----------------|
 G-------------------2-3----------------------|
 D--------------------------------------------|
 A--------------------------------------------|
 E--------------------------------------------|

   Gm                              F
 E-10-11-13p11p10-13p11p10-13p11p10--------------|
 B----------------------------------10--11^-11^--|
 G-----------------------------------------------|
 D-----------------------------------------------|
 A-----------------------------------------------|
 E-----------------------------------------------|

   Cm        Bb
 E----------------------------|
 B-10-8-----------------------|
 G------10--8-7---------------|
 D---------------10--8-7------|
 A------------------------10--|
 E----------------------------|

   Gm       F            Cm              Bb
 E---------------------------------------------------|
 B---------------------------------------------------|
 G------------------------7-8-10-10^-10^-10^--8-7----|
 D-------------3-5-7s8-10-------------------------10-|
 A-------3-5-6---------------------------------------|
 E-3-5-6---------------------------------------------|

  Gm  F Gm  F Gm  F Gm  F Gm  F Gm  F Gm
 E----------------------------------------|
 B----------------------------------------|
 G----------------------------------------|
 D-8---7-8---7-8---7-8---7-8---7-8---7-8s-|
 A----------------------------------------|
 E----------------------------------------|


 (N.C)         Gm                    F
 With words of fire, she'll make you small
                Gm                     F
 With eyes that smile, she'll make you tall
               Gm                    F
 With words of fire, she'll make you small
               Cm            D             Eb         F
 But you would rather wait a year 'til she gave you a call


 Gm F (x4, over keyboard solo)


               Gm                    F
 She's gone and left me, I don't know why
                 Gm                 F
 That girl she's crazy, she made me cry
                Gm                    F
 She's gone and left me, I don't know why
                 Cm           D              Eb       F
 Yeah, she's the queen of the street, what a piece of meat


 Cm     Bb F/A F  Bb             F/A     Gm   (riff)
 She's  no  lady, she'll stab you in the back
 Cm     Bb F/A F  D                     (N.C.)
 She's  no  lady, she's princess of the pack


 (repeat guitar solo once more, end on Gm).


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
Rattus Norvegicus tabs
01Sometimes tabbass tab
02Goodbye Toulouse tabbass tab
03London Lady tabbass tab
04Princess of the Streets tabbass tab
05Hanging Around tabbass tab
06Peaches tabbass tab
07(Get A) Grip (On Yourself) tabbass tab
08Ugly tabbass tab
09Down in the Sewer tabbass tab

 

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