The Stranglers - English Towns
Tabbed By: Reecy
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
ENGLISH TOWNS
Transcription by: Richard Stanforth ([email protected])
Date of Transcription: 3rd April 2002
This transcription and more is exclusive to and can be found at :-
http://www.geocities.com/strangledchords
intro: B E A D D/C# (x2)
(note: on the D chord in the verses, there is a descending
bassline which can played on an acoustic guitar by playing
[D] [D/C#] [D/B] [D/A)]
[B]There [E]is no [A]love [D]inside of me
[B]I [E]gave it to a [A]thousand [D]girls
[B]We [E]built towers [A]of saddened [D]ivory
[G]In our English [F#]towns, [G]in our english [A]towns
[B]The [E]dogs they [A]try to poss[D]ess us
[B]I can [E]hear their [A]anguished [D]cries
[B]They [E]built towers [A]of saddened [D]ivory
[G]In our [F#]English towns, [G]in our english [A]towns
[E]I can [B]see their [D]astonished [A]eyes[-][A]
[E]Look the [B]same in [D]any [A]size[-][A]
[E]And their [B]secrets are [D]all the [A]same[-][A]
[E]Seeking [B]pleasure [D]seeking [A]fame[-][A]
[F]No love [G]in a thousand [A]girls
[F]No love [G]in a thousand [A]girls
riff 1:
repeat riff 1 over these chords:
[F] [G] [A] [G]
[F] [G] [A] [G/B]
[F]F [G]G [A]A [C](x2)
[F]No love [G]in a thousand [A]girls
F G A (riff 2)
No love in a thousand girls
riff 2 (in triplets):
[F]No love [G]in a thousand [A]girls
end on keyboard chord of A, which fades out.
Tabbed By: Reecy
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
ENGLISH TOWNS
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Transcription by: Richard Stanforth ([email protected])
Date of Transcription: 3rd April 2002
This transcription and more is exclusive to and can be found at :-
http://www.geocities.com/strangledchords
intro: B E A D D/C# (x2)
(note: on the D chord in the verses, there is a descending
bassline which can played on an acoustic guitar by playing
[D] [D/C#] [D/B] [D/A)]
[B]There [E]is no [A]love [D]inside of me
[B]I [E]gave it to a [A]thousand [D]girls
[B]We [E]built towers [A]of saddened [D]ivory
[G]In our English [F#]towns, [G]in our english [A]towns
[B]The [E]dogs they [A]try to poss[D]ess us
[B]I can [E]hear their [A]anguished [D]cries
[B]They [E]built towers [A]of saddened [D]ivory
[G]In our [F#]English towns, [G]in our english [A]towns
[E]I can [B]see their [D]astonished [A]eyes[-][A]
[E]Look the [B]same in [D]any [A]size[-][A]
[E]And their [B]secrets are [D]all the [A]same[-][A]
[E]Seeking [B]pleasure [D]seeking [A]fame[-][A]
[F]No love [G]in a thousand [A]girls
[F]No love [G]in a thousand [A]girls
riff 1:
E--10-12-13---------------------------|
B-----------10-12-13------------------|
G--------------------10--s--9--s--6---|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
repeat riff 1 over these chords:
[F] [G] [A] [G]
[F] [G] [A] [G/B]
[F]F [G]G [A]A [C](x2)
[F]No love [G]in a thousand [A]girls
F G A (riff 2)
No love in a thousand girls
riff 2 (in triplets):
E-----------------------------|
B----------------------8-5----|
G-----------------5-7------7--|
D-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-------------|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|
[F]No love [G]in a thousand [A]girls
end on keyboard chord of A, which fades out.
