The Stranglers – 5 Minutes (Guitar)

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FIVE MINUTES ------------ 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 :)