Chord/Tab song: Toiler on the Sea

The Stranglers - Toiler On The Sea
Tabbed By: Reecy
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


TOILER ON THE SEA

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Transcription by: Richard Stanforth ([email protected])
Date of Transcription: 1st April 2002

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intro: bass, notes alternating between A and E.

A D C G A (x2)

guitar solo (repeat twice)

[D] [C] [G] [A] [D] [C] [G] [A]

E----------1-1---|---------------------|---------1-1--|------------------|
B------3-3--3----|---------------------|-----3-3--3---|------------------|
G--2-2-----------|--4-0-2--2s4--2------|-2-2----------|--4-0-2--2s4--2---|
D----------------|----------------5-2--|--------------|------------------|
A----------------|---------------------|--------------|------------------|
E----------------|---------------------|--------------|------------------|

[C] [D] [Em] [C] [D] [Em] [Bm] [Em] [Bm]

E----------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------------|
B----------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------------|
G--5-5-5-4-2-0-2-|-------------|--5-5-5-4-2-0-2--|-0---------0h2p0--------|
D----------------|-4^-2--4^-2--|-----------------|----0h2p0---------0h2p0-|
A----------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------------|
E----------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------------|

A5 C5 G5 (x2)

Bb5 F5 G5 (x2) Bb5 F5

then the following is played, a sort of discordant variation on the main
riff.

E----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
B----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
G----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
D----------------------|---------------------|--4-------4--4--------|
A--2-0---0-2--2-0---0--|-5-4---4-5--5-4-5-4--|----5-4-5------5-4-5--|
E------2----------2----|-----5---------------|----------------------|
E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G----------------------|
D--6-------6--6--------|
A----7-5-7------7-5-7--|
E----------------------|

main verse riff, the bass follows similar:

E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G----------------------|
D----------------------|
A--2-0---0-2--2-0---0--|
E------2----------2----|

for acoustic guitar players, the underlying chord is Bm.

I had a [Bm]woman ship, I took her overseas
She left her hold unlocked, I had to find a dock
I was a toiler on the sea, I was a toiler on the sea
I was a toiler on the sea, I was a toiler on the sea

E Bm E A (x2)

We didn't [Bm]use cruel words, to navigate cruel seas
The wind was biting hard, at times I had to scream
I was a toiler on the sea, I was a toiler on the sea
I was a toiler on the sea, I was a toiler on the sea

E Bm E A (x2) Bm

[F#] [B5] [A] [B5]And when we [F#]reached the la[B5]nd [A] [B5]we went
A[F#]ground on the roc[B5]ks [A] [B5]Became a [F#]wreck in the [B5]sand[A] [B5]became
A [F#]home for a flo[B5]ck [A] [B5]We ventured [F#]overlan[B5]d [A] [B5]Fought with the
[F#]Alien[B5]s [A] [B5]The young ones [F#]used their hand[B5]s [A] [B5]Pointed the
[F#]Way to a floc[B5]k [A] [B5]A flock of [F#]seagulls[B5] [A] [B5]A flock of
[F#]Seagulls[B5][A][B5][F#][B5][A][B5]

Bm (main riff, discordant variation).

Then we re[Bm]traced our steps, rebuild the woman ship
I took her back up north, I lost her in the fog
I was a toiler on the sea, I was a toiler on the sea
I was a toiler on the sea, I was a toiler on the sea

(repeat until fade).