Stranglers - Golden Brown Chords & Tabs

Golden Brown 
The Stranglers


Transcribed on 2 Aug 2005 by Rónán Ó'Dorchaidh from The Republic of Ireland (Wexford).
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:   E A D G B E
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
Bbm	Fm	Gb	Db 
Bbm	Fm	Gb	Db 
Bbm	Fm	Gb	Db 
Bbm	Fm	Ab	Gb

	Verse 1: (6/8 time throughout)

Ebm	Db	Ebm	Db

Ebm	Db	Ebm	     Db
Golden  Brown,  texture like sun

Ebm	Db    Ebm	Db
lays me down, with mind she runs

Ebm	       Db     Ebm	 Db
throughout the night. no need to fight

Ebm	Db     Ebm	   Db
never a frown, with Golden Brown.

Ebm	Db	Ebm	Db

	Verse 2: (6/8 time throughout)

Ebm   Db    Ebm	          Db
Every time, just like the last

Ebm    Db    Ebm	 Db
on her ship, tied to the mast
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Ebm	   Db	  Ebm	        Db
to distand lands, takes both my hands

Ebm	Db     Ebm	   Db
never a frown, with Golden Brown. 

	Bridge 1:

6/8	        7/8
Bbm	Fm	Gb	Db 
Bbm	Fm	Gb	Db 
Bbm	Fm	Gb	Db 
Bbm	Fm	Ab	Gb

	Verse 3: (6/8 time throughout)

Ebm	Db	Ebm	Db

Ebm	Db	Ebm	   Db
Golden  Brown,  finer temptress

Ebm	    Db	  Ebm	        Db
through the ages, she's heading west
 
Ebm	  Db   Ebm	   Db
from far away, stays for a day

Ebm	Db	Ebm	Db
Never a frown.

	Bridge 2:

6/8	        7/8
Bbm	Fm	Gb	Db 
Bbm	Fm	Gb	Db 
Bbm	Fm	Gb	Db 
Bbm	Fm	Ab	Gb

6/8		6/8
Ebm	Db	Ebm	Db
Ebm	Db	Ebm	Db
Ebm	Db	Ebm	Db
Ebm	Db	Ebm	Db
Ebm	Db	Ebm	Db

6/8	        7/8
Bbm	Fm	Gb	Db 
Bbm	Fm	Gb	Db 
Bbm	Fm	Gb	Db 
Bbm	Fm	Ab	Gb

6/8		6/8
Ebm	Db	Ebm	Db
Ebm	Db	Ebm	Db
Ebm	Db	Ebm	Db
Ebm	Db	Ebm	Db
Ebm	Db	Ebm	Db

	Outro: (6/8 time throughout)

Bbm     Fm	GbM  Absus4  Ab 	(Repeat to fade)


Enjoy! ;)