The Stranglers - Shah Shah A Go Go
Tabbed By: Reecy
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
SHAH SHAH A GO GO
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Transcription by: Richard Stanforth (rtstanforth@hotmail.com)
Date of Transcription: 1st April 2002
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intro (keyboard)
F5 Eb5 D5 (x4, keyboard bass enters 2nd time) C5
then: Bb Ab F (x4) Bb F Ab, Bb F
then a four note riff played by bass and keyboards (no chords), notes: G E F F# (x8)
n.b. if you are playing this on an acoustic guitar, just play the chord G.
Bb G Bb G
Did you hear about the man, used to live out in Iran
Bb G Bb G
He was luxury's greatest fan, people ate out of his hand
Bb G C
People ate out of his hand, shah shah a go go
G C G C
Shah shah a go go, shah shah a go go
G C G
Shah shah a go go
Bb G Bb G
Sold the english all their oil, made the people work the soil
Bb G Bb G
Thought his kind had got it made, but his kind just had to pay to fade
Bb G C
But his kind just had to pay, shah shah a go go
G C G C
Shah shah a go go, shah shah a go go
G C G
Shah shah a go go
Bb G Bb G
Then a priest in Paris, France made the people get up and dance
Bb G Bb G
Sold cassettes for 60p, said he's set the people free
Bb G C
We shall see, we shall see, shah shah a go go
G C G C
Shah shah a go go, shah shah a go go
G C G
Shah shah a go go
F Eb Db B Bb
F
Shah shah a go go (x6)
(note: at this point in the song there are no chords as such, just
ascending bass and keyboards, I'm unsure as to what Hugh plays
during this outro)
bass notes: Bb5 B5 Db5 Eb5, E5 F5 Gb5 G5,
Ab5 A5 Bb5 B5, C5 Db5 D5 Eb5,
D5 C5 A5 Gb5 E5
keyboard enters: D5 C5 A5
the song ends on G, in which the band do a quick reprise of the main
riff of 'Ice'.
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