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Hanging Around

The Stranglers

10 acessos

HANGING AROUND
Transcription by: Richard Stanforth (*)
Date of Transcription: 2nd April 2002

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intro: drum counts in on hi-hat, keyboard plays chord of Am twice

Am C G (x6, bass enters 3rd time)


Am C G
Big girl in the red dress, she's just trying to impress us
Am C G
And she's got the barley fever, but she doesn't make a sound
Am C G Am C G
She's just hanging around ... She's just hanging around
Am C G
Down the Court Road early, with the hustlers big and burly
Am C G
There's a million of them selling and the buyers can't be found
Am C G Am C G
They're just hanging around ... they're just hanging around


Am G C

Dm F C
Christ has told his mother, Christ he told her not to bother
Dm F C
Coz he's alright in the city, coz he's high above the ground
Dm F C
He's just hanging around (hanging around) (<- repeat x4)


Dm C F G


Am C G
One of them comes closer, he's got a monkey on his shoulder
Am C G
And the monkey's getting grinner, but his eyes are on the ground
Am C G Am C G
He's just hanging around ... he's just hanging around
Am C G
I'm moving in the Coleherne with the leather all around me
Am C G
And the sweat is getting steamy but their eyes are on the ground
Am C G Am C G
They're just hanging around ... they're just hanging around


Am G C

Dm F C
Christ has told his mother, Christ he told her not to bother
Dm F C
Coz he's alright in the city, coz he's high above the ground
Dm F C
He's just hanging around (hanging around) (<- repeat x4)


Dm C F G



guitar solo:

Am C G Am C G

E--5-7-8p7p5-----------------------------------------------------------|
B------------5-7-7^7p5-------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------7-5h7p5-4---------7-5----5---5-5--5-------------|
D---------------------------------5-5s7-------7---7--------5-5--5-5s7--| <- play 3 times
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|


Am C G Am C G
E--5-7-8p7p5-------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------5-7-7^7p5----------------------------5-7-7^7p5---5-7-7^7p5--|
G----------------------7-5h7p5-4--------4-5-4-5-7-----------7------------|
D---------------------------------5-5s7----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Am C G Am C G

E---3h5p3--------------------------3h5p3----------------------------|
B---------0---0-0-1-1-1s3--1-0--------------------------------------|
G------------------------------2-----------------0-0-0h2--0---------|
D----------------------------------------4---4-4------------4-2-----| <- play twice
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|


Am C G

E-----------------------------------|
B--------------1-3-3^3p1------------|
G----------0-2-----------2-0-0h2p0--|
D------0-2--------------------------| <-play twice
A--0h3------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|



Am G C


Dm F C
Christ has told his mother, Christ he told her not to bother
Dm F C
Coz he's alright in the city, coz he's high above the ground
Dm F C
He's just hanging around (hanging around) (<- repeat x6)


Dm F C (x5)

end on Dm.

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