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
===================================================================================================== [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?