The Stranglers – Hanging Around (Guitar)

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Note - In verse 4....The Coleherne was a very popular gay bar in London in the 1970s and 80s. [Intro] Am C G x6 [Verse 1]
Am                                    C            G
Big girl in the red dress, she's just trying to impress us

          Am                            C               G
And she's got the body fever, but she doesn't make a sound

           Am             C G            Am             C   G
She's just hanging around ... She's just hanging around
[Verse 2]
Am                                  C                   G
Down the Court Road early, with the hustlers big and burly

          Am                              C               G
There's a million of them selling and the buyers can't be found

             Am             C G              Am             C  G  Am  G  C
They're just hanging around ... they're just hanging around
[Chorus]
Dm                                    F                 C
Christ has told his mother, Christ he told her not to bother

         Dm                            F              C
Coz he's alright in the city, coz he's high above the ground

          Dm              F        C                 Dm              F        C
He's just hanging around (hanging around), he's just hanging around (hanging around)  

          Dm              F        C                 Dm              F        C      Dm  C  F  G
He's just hanging around (hanging around), he's just hanging around (hanging around)
[Verse 3]
Am                                   C             G
One of them comes closer, he's got a monkey on his shoulder

        Am                                C               G
And the monkey's getting greener, but his eyes are on the ground

          Am             C G           Am             C G
He's just hanging around ... he's just hanging around
[Verse 4]
    Am                               C            G
I'm moving in The Coleherne with the leather all around me

        Am                                C               G
And the sweat is getting steamy but their eyes are on the ground

             Am             C G              Am             C  G  Am  G  C
They're just hanging around ... they're just hanging around
[Chorus]
Dm                                    F                 C
Christ has told his mother, Christ he told her not to bother

         Dm                            F              C
Coz he's alright in the city, coz he's high above the ground

          Dm              F        C                 Dm              F        C
He's just hanging around (hanging around), he's just hanging around (hanging around)  

          Dm              F        C                 Dm              F        C      Dm  C  F  G
He's just hanging around (hanging around), he's just hanging around (hanging around)
[Guitar Solo] | Am | G | Am | C | x5 | Am | G | Am | [Chorus]
Dm                                    F                 C
Christ has told his mother, Christ he told her not to bother

         Dm                            F              C
Coz he's alright in the city, coz he's high above the ground

          Dm              F        C                 Dm              F        C
He's just hanging around (hanging around), he's just hanging around (hanging around) 

          Dm              F        C                 Dm              F        C
He's just hanging around (hanging around), he's just hanging around (hanging around) 

          Dm              F        C                 Dm              F        C
He's just hanging around (hanging around), he's just hanging around (hanging around)
[Outro] Dm F C x5