The Stranglers – Something Better Change (Guitar Tab)

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----------------------- intro riff:
E------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------2--| <- play twice
A-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2h4----|
E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------|

E---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|
A-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
F# B (drums and bass enter here) F# B (x2) F# B Don't you like the way I move when you see me? F# B Don't you like the things that I say? F# B Don't you like the way I seem to enjoy it? F# B When you shout things but I don't care E B F# Something's happening and it's happening right now E B F# You're too blind to see it E B F# Something's happening and it's happening right now F# C# E Ain't got time to wait F# B I said something better change (x4) F# B Don't you like the way I dance, does it bug you? F# B Don't you like the cut of my clothes? F# B Don't you like the way I seem to enjoy it? F# B Stick my fingers right up your nose! E B F# Something's happening and it's happening right now E B F# You're too blind to see it E B F# Something's happening and it's happening right now F# C# E Ain't got time to wait F# B I said something better change (x4) guitar solo:
  F#               B
E---------------------------------|
B--5--4h5p4--2--------------------|
G--------------3------------------|
D-----------------4--2--1--2------|
A-----------------------------1-2-|
E---------------------------------|

  F#              B
E-------------------------------|
B-----------------------------2-|
G-------------------1---4-3-4---|
D---------1-2s4-2-4---4---------|
A-----1-2-----------------------|
E-0-2---------------------------|

  F#              B
E-----0---0-2-0-2-4-2-4-7-6-7-7^-|
B-0-2---4------------------------|
G--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|

  F#              B
E-7-6-7^--7-6-7^--7-6-7^--7-6-6--|
B--------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|

  F#                   B
E-------------------------------------------|
B--10^10--10^10--10^10--10^10--10^10-10s----|
G--10^10--10^10--10^10--10^10--10^10-10s----|
D-------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|

  F#             B
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G--5^5--5^5--5^5--5^5--5^5-5-----|
D--5^5--5^5--5^5--5^5--5^5-5-----|
A--------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|

  F#             B
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G--7^7--7^7--7^7--7^7--7^7-7-----|
D--7^7--7^7--7^7--7^7--7^7-7-----|
A--------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|
(n.b. the last bar of the solo I can't decipher yet, it sounds like a lot of sloppy random playing around the 12th frets of the E and B strings) F# B F# B I said something better change (x4) F# B E (x5) F# B I said something better change (x8) F# E G F# (x4) - pause end on F# with the word 'change!' ---------------------------------------- courtesy of Richard Stanforth http://www.geocities.com/strangledchords