#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Date: Wed, 13 Sep 95 16:37:00 EDT From: Winston Campbell Subject: STEREOTYPE by The Specials Stereotype (Dammers) Basically, I will transcribe the chord progression. This song is so strange because it changes keys and because of all the different instruments in it. Please escuse me if the lyrics are screwed up, it is so difficult to understand what he is saying. Oh, well, here it is: Am (x02210@1) DmHe~s (xx0231@1)just a stereotype Am (x02210@1) DmHe (xx0231@1)drinks his aging wines Am (x02210@1) DmHe (xx0231@1)has girls every night C (x32010@1) B (x2444x@1) EAnd (022100@1)he doesn~t really exist Am (x02210@1) Dm (xx0231@1) Am (x02210@1) Dm (xx0231@1) Am (x02210@1) Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) B (x2444x@1) EAaah.... (022100@1) F (133211@1) EHe (022100@1)spends his weekends with whatever floats F (133211@1) EHe (022100@1)forgets the punchline when he tells a joke F (133211@1) EHe (022100@1)wants to stay out, he doesn~t want to go home C (x32010@1) C# (x43121@1) DTill (xx0232@1)his prickly fingers are stuck down his throat Dm (xx0231@1) GHe~s (320003@1)just a stereotype C#m (x13321@4) F#He (244322@1)drinks his aging wines Cm (x3101x@1) FHe (133211@1)drives home pissed at night Eb (x43121@3) Bb (x1333x@1) CAnd (x32010@1)he listens to this ever hour Am (x02210@1) Dm (xx0231@1) Am (x02210@1) Dm (xx0231@1) Am (x02210@1) Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) B (x2444x@1) EAaah.... (022100@1) F (133211@1) EHe (022100@1)drank his fiancee when he went his peak F (133211@1) EThe (022100@1)doctor said no drink for seventeen weeks F (133211@1) EHe (022100@1)wants to go out but he has to stay home C (x32010@1) C# (x43121@1) DSo (xx0232@1)he watches colour TV on his own Dm (xx0231@1) GHe~s (320003@1)just a stereotype C#m (x13321@4) F#He (244322@1)drinks his aging wines Cm (x3101x@1) FHe (133211@1)drives home pissed at night Eb (x43121@3) Bb (x1333x@1) CAnd (x32010@1)he listens to his stereo Am (x02210@1) B* B* B* B* B* The toplets are finished B* C* D* C* B* The cure is complete B* A* B* A* G* A* G* A* G* F* E* He hasn~t had a drink for se-ve-en-teen weeks B* B* B* B* B* B* C* D* C* B* Se-venteen punks to li-mit his night B* A* B* A* G* A* G* A* G* F* E* Goes straight to his head, he ends up in a fight F (133211@1) EThe (022100@1)polices chase him through a dark rainy night F (133211@1) EThe (022100@1)rest of... with flashing lights F (133211@1) EHis (022100@1)mom~s waking up, she hopes he~s alright C (x32010@1) C# (x43121@1) DBut (xx0232@1)he~s wrapped round the lampost on Saturday night Dm (xx0231@1) GHe~s (320003@1)just a stereotype C#m (x13321@4) F#He (244322@1)drinks his aging wines Cm (x3101x@1) FHe (133211@1)has girls every night Eb (x43121@3) Bb (x1333x@1) CAnd (x32010@1)he doesn~t really exist Am (x02210@1) Dm (xx0231@1) Am (x02210@1) Dm (xx0231@1) Am (x02210@1) Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) B (x2444x@1) EAaah.... (022100@1) About the bridge, I think I am pretty close. It is just too weird. Anyway, to make this more understandable, here i the way how I play the chords: EA DG BE ----------- Am (x02210@1)x 0 2 2 1 0 Dm (xx0231@1)x x 0 2 3 1 C (x32010@1) x 3 2 0 1 0 B (x2444x@1) x 2 4 4 4 x E (022100@1) 0 2 2 1 0 0 F (133211@1) 1 3 3 2 1 1 C# (x43121@1)x 4 3 0 2 x D (xx0232@1) x x 0 2 3 2 G (320003@1) 3 2 0 0 3 3 C#m x 4 6 6 5 4 F# (244322@1)2 4 4 3 2 2 Cm (x3101x@1)x 3 5 5 4 3 B* x 2 4 x x x C* x 3 5 x x x D* x 5 7 x x x A* 5 7 x x x x G* 3 5 x x x x F* 1 3 x x x x E* 0 2 x x x x Eb (x43121@3)x 6 8 8 8 x Bb (x1333x@1)6 8 8 7 x x (This is just the basic transcription. I hope I came close to the actual song. I know the lyrics did not come that close but oh well. Comments, criticisms, praises, feel free to email. Bye-bye)