Stiff Little Fingers – Rough Trade (Guitar Intro Tab)
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"Rough Trade" by Stiff Little Fingers off their 1979 album Inflammable Material.
[Chords]
E* = x7999x E = 022100 A = x02220
E7sus4 = x777xx D = xx0232 Bm = x24432
D5 = x577xx or xx023x (outro) B = x24442 G = 32000x
B5 = 799xxx C#m = x46654
[Intro Riff] E* E7sus4 E* E7sus4 E* E7sus4 D5 B5 D5 e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-9-----------9-9-9-----------9-9-|-9-------------------------------| *This rhythm isn't exact. G|-9---7-7-x-x-9-9-9---7-7-x-x-9-9-|-9---7-7-x-x-7-7-7-----------7---| Play around with the muting D|-9---7-7-x-x-9-9-9---7-7-x-x-9-9-|-9---7-7-x-x-7-7-7---9-9-9---7---| patterns for some variety. A|-7---7-7-x-x-7-7-7---7-7-x-x-7-7-|-7---7-7-x-x-5-5-5---9-9-9---5---| E|---------------------------------|---------------------7-7-7-------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
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[Intro]
E* E7sus4 E* E7sus4 E* E7sus4 D5 B5 D5 x2
E D B D Yeah!
E D B D
E
[Verse 1]
C#m B E Record boss said we would be a smash C#m B E Yeah, go straight to number one C#m B A E He talked of hits and tours and lots of cash, C#m B E And all the time it wasn't on, A B E And I believed every word he said, A B E And I swallowed every line A B E Yeah, I believed every word was true, A B D A B And I didn't find o-out in time
[Chorus]
E D A E We were betrayed, betrayed, betrayed, betrayed, E D B Betrayed by rough trade lies N.C. E D B D Betrayed by lies!
E D B D
E
[Verse 2]
C#m B E We quit our jobs and got all set to fly C#m B E Your promises had us riding high, C#m B A E And it's a dirty, rough, tough trade, we find C#m B E "Yeah, we agreed, but they hadn't signed A B E Sorry, son, gonna have to throw you A B E Our lawyers say we don't even know you A B E Music is money, kids are no-account fools," A B D A B You trade in us, we get betra-ayed by you
[Chorus]
E D A E We were betrayed, betrayed, betrayed, betrayed, E D B Betrayed by rough trade lies N.C. E D B D Betrayed by lies!
E D B D
E
[Bridge]
Bm E And you're sitting there A D A E In your London office, smug and warm, Bm E And you think that you've won, A D A E But remember this is just round one Bm E We're gonna do it our way A D A E We're gonna make it on our own Bm E 'Cause we've found people to trust, A D G A B People who put music fi-irst
[Chorus
E D A E Won't be betrayed, betrayed, betrayed, betrayed E D B Won't be betrayed no more N.C. E No lies no more!
[Outro]
E D5/A A B5 E D5/A A B5 e|-------------0---|-----------------|-------------0---|-----------------| B|-------0---------|-3-----2---------|-----------------|-3-----2---------| G|-1---------------|-2-----2-----4---|-------1---------|-2-----2-----4---| D|-2---------------|-0-----2-----4---|-2---------------|-0-----2-----4---| A|-2---------------|-0-----0-----2---|-2---------------|-0-----0-----2---| E|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E D5/A A B5 E D5 A B5 e|--------------0--|-----------------|-------------0---|-----------------| B|-----------------|-3-----2---------|-------------0---|-3-----2---------| G|-------1---------|-2-----2-----4---|-------1---------|-2-----2-----4---| D|-2---------------|-------------4---|-2---------------|-0-----2-----4---| A|-2---------------|-------------2---|-2---------------|-------------2---| E|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E D5 A B5 E D5 A B5 Why can't you tell us the truth? E D5 A B5 E D5 A B5 Why can't you tell us the truth? (Why did you lie to us?) E D5 A B5 E D5 A B5 Why can't you tell us the truth? (Why did you lie to us?) E D5 A B5 Why did you lie to us? E D5 A B5 Why did you lie to us? E E E D5 A B5 Why did you lie to us? E E E D5 A B5 Why did you lie to us? E E E D5 A B5 E Why did you tell us your lies?