Chord/Tab song: Princess of the Streets

The Stranglers - Princess Of The Streets
Tabbed By: Reecy
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


PRINCESS OF THE STREETS

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Transcription by: Richard Stanforth ([email protected])
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)

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

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

Gm F (x4, over keyboard solo)

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