Through The Barricades Chords & Tabs
Through The Barricades Tab
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From: csrc08@science.di.fc.ul.pt (CSRC)
Through The Barricades - Spandau Ballett
TAB Transcription by Luis Ferreira
Lyrics were posted by someone (?) else, but they were corrected by me.
Well, at least I changed them... :)
The chords to the strummed part were left unchanged, everything else was
replaced by TAB. (Last time I forgot to mention the chords were not my own)
Thanks to Matthias Rohe ( rohe@uni-paderborn.de ) for his comments and
suggestions!
{ Intro }
e-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------5^2--------|
B-----------3-|-------------|-----------3-|-----------3-------3-----|
G--------4----|-----------0-|--------2----|--------2-------------0--|
D-------------|--------4----|-----4-------|-----4-------------------|
A-----5-------|-----2-------|--2----------|--2----------------------|
E--3----------|--0----------|-------------|-------------------------|
e-------------|--------------|
B-----------3-|--------------|
G--------0----|-----------0--|
D-----2-------|--------2-----|
A--3----------|-----2--------|
E-------------|--0-----------|
e----------8-------|----------8-------|----------8-------|--2--|
B----8---8---8---8-|----8---8---8---8-|----8---8---8---8-|--3--|
G------0-------0---|------0-------0---|------0-------0---|--2--|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|--0--|
A--8---------------|--7---------------|--6---------------|-----|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|-----|
{ Intro End }
Mother doesn't know where love has gone
She says it must be youth that keeps this feeling strong
I see it in her face that's turned to ice
And when she smiles she shows the lines of sacrifice
And now I know what they're saying as our sun begins to fade
And we made our love on wasteland and through the barricades
Mother.. ...gone...
e------------------|------------------|------------------|----------5^2------|
B--------3-------3-|------------------|--------3-------3-|--------3-----3----|
G------4---4---4---|--------0-------0-|------2---2---2---|------2---------0--|
D------------------|------4---4---4---|----4-------4-----|----4--------------|
A----5-------5-----|----2-------2-----|--2---------------|--2----------------|
E--3---------------|--0---------------|------------------|-------------------|
She says... ...strong
e------------------|------------------|--------3-------3-|--------3----------|
B--------3-------3-|------------------|------1---1---1---|------1---1--------|
G------0---0---0---|--------0-------0-|----2-------2-----|----0-------0---0--|
D----2-------2-----|------2---2---2---|--3---------------|--------------2----|
A--3---------------|----2-------2-----|------------------|--3----------------|
E------------------|--0---------------|------------------|-------------------|
I see... ...to ice...
e--------3---------|------------------|------------------|----------5^2------|
B------3---3-------|------------------|--------3-------3-|--------3-----3----|
G----0-------0---0-|--------0-------0-|------2---2---2---|------2---------0--|
D--------------2---|------4---4---4---|----4-------4-----|----4--------------|
A------------------|----2-------2-----|--2---------------|--2----------------|
E--3---------------|--0---------------|------------------|-------------------|
...and... ...sacrifice
e------------------|------------------|------------------|--------2-------2--|
B--------3-------3-|------------------|--------3-------3-|------3---3---3----|
G------0---0---0---|--------0-------0-|------0---0---0---|----2-------2------|
D----2-------2-----|------2---2---2---|----2-------2-----|--0----------------|
A--3---------------|----2-------2-----|--3---------------|-------------------|
E------------------|--0---------------|------------------|-------------------|
And now I... ...as our sun...
e--------2---------|--------0---------|--------0---------|--------3-------3--|
B--3---3---------0-|------1---1-------|------3---3-------|------0-------0----|
G----2---------2---|----0-------0---0-|----2-------2---2-|----0-------0------|
D------------------|--------------2---|--0-----------4---|-------------------|
A----------2-0-----|--3---------------|------------------|-------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|--3-------2--------|
...and we made...
e--------3-------3-|------------3-----|--------0-------0-|----3-----3------|
B------0---0-------|----------0-------|----------1-------|------3-----3----|
G----0-------0-----|--------0----2^4^0|------0-----0-----|--------0-----0--|
D--------------2---|------2-----------|----2---------2---|-----------------|
A------------------|--0^2-------------|--3---------------|--0--------------|
E--0---------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
...through the barricades
e--3-----3-----3-----|--------2-3-2-----||-----------------------------------|
B----3-----3-----3---|------3-------3---||--------3-------3-------3-------3--|
G------0-----0-----0-|----2-----------2-||------4---4---4---4---4---4---4----|
D--------------------|--0---------------||-----------------------------------|
A--------------------|------------------||----5-------5-------5-------5------|
E--------------------|------------------||--3--------------------------------|
{ Now play the 2nd part of the lyrics just like you did before }
Father made my history
He fought for what he thought would set us somehow free
They taught me what to say in school
I learned it half by heart but now that's torn in two
And now I know what they're saying in the music of the parade
And we made our love on wasteland and through the barricades
{ When you reach the double vertical mark, switch to the part below: }
e--------3-------1---|------3-----1---|--------------------|-----------------|
B------1---1---1---1-|----1-----2---1-|--------3-------1---|------3-----1----|
G----2-------2-------|--2-----1-------|------0---0---0---0-|----0-----2---0--|
D--3-----------------|----------------|----2-------2-------|--2-----0--------|
A--------------------|----------------|--3-----------------|-----------------|
E--------------------|----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/spandau_ballet/through_the_barricades_tab_ver_2.html ]
e--7-----7-------7---|------7-8-------|--A-----A-------A---|------A-8-----8--|
B------8---8---8---8-|----8-----8---8-|----8-----8---8---8-|----8-----8------|
G----7-------7-------|--7---------7---|------7-----7-------|--7---------7----|
D--0-----------------|--------0-------|--0-----------------|--------0--------|
A--------------------|----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
E--------------------|----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
Born on different sides of life
We fear the same and feel all of this strife
So come to me when I'm asleep ( sleep )
We'll cross the lines and dance upon the streets
And now I know what they're saying as the drums begin to fade
And we made our love on wasteland and through the barricades
Born... ...life
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B--------3---------|------------------|--------3-------3-|--------3-----3----|
G------4---4---4---|--------0---------|------2---2---2---|------2---------0--|
D------------------|------4---4---4---|----4-------4-----|----4--------------|
A----5-------5---5-|----2-------2---0-|--2---------------|--2----------------|
E--3---------------|--0---------------|------------------|-------------------|
We feel... ...strife
e------------------|------------------|--------3-------3-|--------3-------3--|
B--------3-------3-|------------------|------1---1---1---|--1---1---1---1----|
G------0---0---0---|--------0-------0-|----2-------2-----|----2-------2------|
D----2-------2-----|------2---2---2---|--3---------------|-------------------|
A--3---------------|----2-------2-----|------------------|-------------------|
E------------------|--0---------------|------------------|-------------------|
So... ...asleep
e--------3-------3-|------------------|----------------------------5^2------|
B------3---3---3---|------------------|----------3-------3-------3-----3----|
G----0-------0-----|----------0-------|--------2---2---2---2---2---------2--|
D------------------|--0^2---4---4---4-|------4-------4-------4--------------|
A--2---------------|------2-------2---|--0^2--------------------------------|
E------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------|
We'll... ...streets
e------------------|------------------|------------------|--------2-------2--|
B--------3-------3-|------------------|--------3-------3-|------3---3---3----|
G------0---0---0---|--------0-------0-|------0---0---0---|----2-------2------|
D----2-------2-----|------2---2---2---|----2-------2-----|--0----------------|
A--3---------------|----2-------2-----|--3---------------|-------------------|
E------------------|--0---------------|------------------|-------------------|
And now I... ...as the drums...
e--------2-2-2-----|--------0---------|--------0---------|--------3-------3--|
B--3---3---3-3---0-|------1---1-------|------3---3-------|------0-------0----|
G----2-----2-2-2---|----0-------0---0-|----2-------2---2-|----0-------0------|
D------------------|--------------2---|--0-----------4---|-------------------|
A----------2-0-----|--3---------------|------------------|-------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|--3-------2--------|
...and we made...
e--------3-------3-|------------3-----|--------0-------0-|----3-----3------|
B------0---0-------|----------0-------|----------1-------|------3-----3----|
G----0-------0-----|--------0----2^4^0|------0-----0-----|--------0-----0--|
D--------------2---|------2-----------|----2---------2---|-----------------|
A------------------|--0^2-------------|--3---------------|--0--------------|
E--0---------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
...through the barricades
e--3-----3-----3-----|--------2-3-2------|
B----3-----3-----3---|------3-------3----|
G------0-----0-----0-|----2-----------2--|
D--------------------|--0----------------|
A--------------------|-------------------|
E--------------------|-------------------|
F C G
Oh turn around and I'll be there
F C G
There's a scar right through my heart but I'll bear it again
F C
Oh I thought we were the human race
G F#m#5 Em
But we were just another borderline case
Am7 C D
And the stars reach down and tell us there's always one escape
G F#m#5 Em
Oh I don't know where love has gone
C Em C D
And in this troubled land desperation keeps us strong
G Bm C
A friday's child is through the soul
C Em C D
With nothing left to lose there's everything to go
C D G F#m#7 Em
And now I know what they're saying it's a terrible beauty we've made
C Am7 D G
So we make our love on wasteland and through the barricades
C D Em D C
And now I know what they're saying as our hearts go to their graves
C Am7 C D
And we made our love on wasteland and through
The barricades
{ Fade out playing this repeatedly ; find someone to play the sax ;) }
e--------3-------1---|------3-----1---|--------------------|-----------------|
B------1---1---1---1-|----1-----1---1-|--------3-------1---|------3-----1----|
G----2-------2-------|--2-----2-------|------0---0---0---0-|----0-----2---0--|
D--3-----------------|----------------|----2-------2-------|--2-----0--------|
A--------------------|----------------|--3-----------------|-----------------|
E--------------------|----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
Well, this certainly was a pain to type, but I think it was worth it :)
If you find any mistakes, please email them to me.
And, most of all... enjoy!
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| Luis Ferreira | You see a city in the desert lies |
| | The vanity of an ancient king |
| csrc08@science.di.fc.ul.pt | The city lies in broken pieces |
| | Where the wind howls and the vultures sing |
| Portugal | Sting - Mad About You (Soul Cages) |
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