Chord/Tab song: European Female

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#The Stranglers - European Female (2)
#Tabbed By: Reecy
#Email: [email protected]
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#Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
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#EUROPEAN FEMALE
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#Transcription by: Richard Stanforth ([email protected])
#Date of Transcription: 26th August 2002
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[F] [Em]
[F] [Em] [F] [Em] [F] [Em] [F] [Em] [F] [Em] [F]

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6-|
G-5s7-5-4---5-------------------------------------------------------5s7-5s7--------5s7-5-4---5-------5s7-5-4-----|
D---------7---7-------------------------------------2h3p2----------------------------------7---7-------------7---|
A---------------8--8h10p8-7----------------3-----3-----------------------------------------------8---------------|
E---------------------------10--8--7-5-0-1----1------------------------------------------------------------------|

riff 1:

E------------------|
B------------------|
G--5s7-5-4---5-----|
D----------7---7---|
A----------------8-|
E------------------|

riff 2:

E-----------------|
B---------------6-|
G-5s7-5s7-5-4-----|
D-------------7---|
A-----------------|
E-----------------|

riff 3:

E-------------|
B-------------|
G-5s7-5s7-5---|
D-----------7-|
A-------------|
E-------------|

F Em (riff 1)
I knew she was a feline
F Em (riff 2)
She moved with ease and grace
F Em (riff 1)
Her green eyes they held mystery
F Em (riff 3)
No emotion on her face
(riff 4)
C D E G Esus4 E (riff 5 x3) Esus4 E (riff 5 x2)
The european female she's here

riff 4:

E---0----0----0-----12-----12-----|
B-5----7----9----12-----12-----12-|
G---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

riff 5:

E-----------|
B-----------|

G-9h10p9----|

D--------12-|
A-----------|
E-----------|

F Em (riff 1)
She speaks her lips are kissing
F Em (riff 2)
The air around her face
F Em (riff 1)
I don't always understand her
F Em (riff 3)
I love her air and grace
(riff 4)
C D E G Esus4 E (riff 5 x3) Esus4 E (riff 5 x2)
The european female she's here


F Bbmaj7 Am (riff 6)
The european female's here
F Bbmaj7 Am (riff 7)
We'll be together for a thousand years
F Bbmaj7 Am (riff 6)
And do you really fear
G (riff 8)
That you might fall?


(riff 6)

E-8s10-8s10-8s10-8s10-8-7-7h8p7-------------------|
B-------------------------------10-8--8h10p8------|
G--------------------------------------------10-9-|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|

(riff 7)

E-8s10-8s10-8s10-8s10-8-7-7h8p7-------------------|
B-------------------------------10-8--8h10p8------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|

(riff 8)

E----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G-----------------9-------10-|
D-9--10-12--9--10---9--10----|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|

F Em (riff 1)
I saw her in the Strasse
F Em (riff 2)
And in the Rue as well
F Em (riff 1)
Persued her in the high street
F Em (riff 3)
She had me in her spell
(riff 4)
C D E G Esus4 E (riff 5 x3) Esus4 E (riff 5 x2)
The european female she's here

F Bbmaj7 Am (riff 6)
The european female's here
F Bbmaj7 Am (riff 7)
We'll be together for a thousand years
F Bbmaj7 Am (riff 6)
And do you really fear
G (riff 8)
That you might fall?


keyboard solo:

(repeat riff 8 over this, listen to the recording to see what I mean)
"because you will..." F G F G


F Bbmaj7 Am (riff 6)
The european female's here
F Bbmaj7 Am (riff 7)
We'll be together for a thousand years
F Bbmaj7 Am (riff 6)
And do you really fear
G (riff 8)
That you might fall?

(repeat chorus again, and then repeat chorus chord sequence until fade).