Golden Brown
The Stranglers
Up the yellow bellies!!
Dia dhuit agus shílim gur thaitin an amhrán seo leat!
(Thats "Hello and I hope you like this song" for everyone outside Ireland).
Anyway, great Song. Really makes great use of the harpsichord. Well done The Stranglers!
Okay, this song is a bit trickey as it changes time signature during the verses (from 6/8
to 7/8, I think) but you'll
get the hang of it. It just means keeping the last chords in the bar for that extra beat
on 7/8. I've shown where to do this.
Standard Tuning
Chords:
Bbm x 1 3 3 2 1
Fm 1 2 2 1 1 1
Gb 2 4 4 3 2 2
Db x 4 3 1 2 1
Ebm x x 1 3 4 2
GbM7 2 1 3 3 2 1
AbSus4 4 4 1 1 2 4
Ab 4 3 1 1 1 4
Intro:
6/8 7/8
Verse 1: (6/8 time throughout)
Golden Brown, texture like sun
lays me down, with mind she runs
throughout the night. no need to fight
never a frown, with Golden Brown.
Verse 2: (6/8 time throughout)
Every time, just like the last
on her ship, tied to the mast
to distand lands, takes both my hands
never a frown, with Golden Brown.
Bridge 1:
6/8 7/8
Verse 3: (6/8 time throughout)
Golden Brown, finer temptress
through the ages, she's heading west
from far away, stays for a day
Never a frown.
Bridge 2:
6/8 7/8
6/8 6/8
6/8 7/8
6/8 6/8
Outro: (6/8 time throughout)
(Repeat to fade)
Enjoy! ;)