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Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 02:45:11 +0100
From: Nick Johnson-Hill 
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: Chords: 'Golden Brown' by 'The Stranglers'

The Stranglers - Golden Brown
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Chords

Transcripted by NIck Johnson-Hill nickjh@globalnet.co.uk


3   3    3   4 -------------> (Number of beats per chord for
Bm  F#m  G   D                some parts of the song!)
Bm  F#m  G   D
Bm  F#m  G   D
Bm  F#m  A   G

3   3  3   3
Em  D  Em  D

Em      D      Em           D
Golden Brown, texture like sun
Lays me down, with my mind she runs
Throughout the night, no need to fight
Never a frown with Golden Brown

Em  D  Em  D

Em      D    Em           D
Every time, just like the last
On her ship tied to the mast
To distant lands, takes both my hands
Never a frown with Golden Brown

Bm  F#m  G   D
Bm  F#m  G   D
Bm  F#m  G   D
Bm  F#m  A   G
Em  D    Em  D

Em      D      Em       D
Golden Brown, finer temptress
Through the ages she's heading west
>From far away, stays for a day
Never a frown with Golden Brown

Bm  F#m  G   D
Bm  F#m  G   D
Bm  F#m  G   D
Bm  F#m  A   G
Em  D    Em  D
Em  D    Em  D      (Fancy guitar bit)
Em  D    Em  D      |
Em  D    Em  D      |
Em  D    Em  D      |
Bm  F#m  G   D      =
Bm  F#m  G   D
Bm  F#m  G   D
Bm  F#m  A   G
Em  D    Em  D
Em  D    Em  D      (Background 'la de dar, ner ne ner' singing)
Em  D    Em  D      |
Em  D    Em  D      |
Em  D    Em  D      =
Bm  F#m  G   A ---> (Note: final chord different!)
Bm  F#m  G   A
Bm  F#m  G   A      (Voice 1: Ne - ver a frown           With Gol - den
Brown
Bm  F#m  G   A       Voice 2:            Never A frown              With
Golden Brown)
Bm  F#m  G   A      |
Bm  F#m  G   A      |
Bm  F#m  G   A      |
Bm  F#m  G   A      |
Bm  F#m  G   A      |
Bm  F#m  G   A      |
Bm  F#m  G   A      |
Bm  F#m  G   A      |
fade...             =