The Stranglers – 5 Minutes (Guitar)
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(2)
Bass Tab
Guitar
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
FIVE MINUTES
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Released a single. 1978.
[Intro]: bass drum, keyboard plays a chord of C#5.
e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-------0--1--3--1-0----------------0--1--3--1-0----------| D|-----3--------------3--1---------3--------------3--1-4-1-| A|---4---------------------4-----4-------------------------| E|-1---------------------------1---------------------------|
C#sus4 C# C#sus4 C#
(play over bass solo, then drums enter)
C#sus4 C# C#sus4 C#
[Verse 1]
C#sus4 C# I need a dream where I can live what I said C#sus4 C# I need a place where I can make my bed C#sus4 C# I need a hole where I'll find darkness now C#sus4 C# And if you hassle me mister I might just lose my head
[Chorus]
G# B Five minutes and you're almost there G# B Five minutes and you're almost dead G# B Five minutes and you're almost there G# B Five minutes and you're almost dead
[Verse 2]
C#sus4 C# They came home on Saturday night C#sus4 C# They killed a cat and they raped his wife C#sus4 C# And in their eyes there was fear and hate C#sus4 C# And when they spoke, they spoke with knives
[Chorus]
G# B Five minutes and you're almost there G# B Five minutes and you're almost dead G# B Five minutes and you're almost there G# B Five minutes and you're almost dead
keyboard solo:
C#sus4 C# (x4)
[Verse 3]
D# F# Some say that I should hate them all C# E But I say that wouldn't help at all B D# I just wanna find those guys, that's all B D# I just wanna find those guys, that's all
[guitar solo]
e|-------------------------------------| B|----------------1-2p1----------------| G|-------0--1--3--------1--------------| D|-----3-------------------4p3p1-------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------| B----------------1-2p1--------------| G-------0--1--3--------1------------| D-----3-------------------4p3p1-----| - repeat twice, fast pulloffs achieved by barring A---4----------------------------4--| the first fret and pulling off with the other fingers E-1---------------------------------| at ** E-----------------------------------| B-----------------------------------| G-4-4-4-1-4-4-4-1-4-4-4-1-----------| D-4-4-4-1-4-4-4-1-4-4-4-1-4-1---4---| - repeat twice too, listen to the recording for the A-----------------------------------| rhythm. E-----------------------------------|
[Chorus]
G# B Five minutes and you're almost there G# B Five minutes and you're almost dead G# B Five minutes and you're almost there G# B Five minutes and you're almost dead
[Verse 4]
C#sus4 C# The night time comes and the streets they ring C#sus4 C# With the fears of a thousand things C#sus4 C# But if you worry about your ports of call C#sus4 C# You'll never get nothing done at all
[Chorus]
G# B Five minutes and you're almost there G# B Five minutes and you're almost dead G# B Five minutes and you're almost there G# B Five minutes and you're almost dead
[Verse 5]
D# F# Some say that I should hate them all C# E But I say that wouldn't help at all B D# I just wanna find those guys, that's all B D# I just wanna find those guys, that's all
repeat B and D# over French lyrics until end.
Enjoy :)