SOMETIMES by the Stranglers
intro: Am D (x16)
Am G Am G
Someday I'm gonna smack your face
Am G Am G
Someday I'm gonna smack your face
Am G Am G
Somebody's gonna call your bluff
Am G Am G
Somebody's gonna treat your rough
C E
Sometimes there's only one way out, I gotta fight!
Am D (x8)
Am G Am G
Sometimes I get to feel so mean
Am G Am G
Sometimes I get to feel so mean
Am G Am G
Sometimes you look like you're too clean
Am G Am G
Sometimes I see the in-between
C E
Sometimes only one way, I gotta fight!
D Am C G
You're way past your station
D Am C E
Beat you honey, 'til you drop
guitar solo (repeat chords Am D):
E---------------------------------------------------|
B------0-----0h1p0----------------------------------|
G----2--------------2--0--0--0h2--------------------|
D--------------------------------0h2----------------|
A--0------------------------------------3--2--0-----|
E-------------------------------------------------0-|
E---------------------------------------------------|
B------0-----0h1p0----------------------------------|
G----2--------------2--0-1-2------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A--0------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------5-3------5--3---2-----|
E---------------------------------------------------|
B------0-----0h1p0----------------------------------|
G----2--------------2--0--0--0h2--------------------|
D--------------------------------0h2----------------|
A--0------------------------------------3--2--0-----|
E-------------------------------------------------0-|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
B------0-----0h1-3-1--0------------------------------------|
G----2-------------------2s4--2--0-------------------------|
D----------------------------------2s4--2-0----------------|
A--0----------------------------------------3-2-0----------|
E-------------------------------------------------3-2---0--|
E--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
B----7-----0-----8-----0-----7-----0-----8-----0---|
G------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
E--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
B----7-----0-----8-----0-----7-----0-----8-----0---|
G------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
E--0-----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------|
B----7-----0-----8-----0-----7-7-7-7-5-----------------|
G------7-----7-----7-----7-------------7-5-4h5p4-------|
D-------------------------------------------------7-5--|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stranglers/sometimes_tab_ver_2.html ]
E---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D--4----------------------------0-2-4---------------0-2-4-|
A----7-5-3----------------0-2-3---------------0-2-3-------|
E----------7-5-3-2-0h2h3---------------0h2h3--------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------0-2-4-------------0-2-4-------------0-2-4-------------0-2-4--|
A--------0-2-3-------------0-2-3-------------0-2-3-------------0-2-3--------|
E--0h2h3-------------0h2h3-------------0h2h3-------------0h2h3--------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------0-2-4-------------0-2-4-------------0-2-4-------------0-2-4--|
D--------0-2-4-------------0-2-4-------------0-2-4-------------0-2-4--------|
A--0h2h3-------------0h2h3-------------0h2h3-------------0h2h3--------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------0-1-3-------------0-1-3-------------0-1-3-------------0-1-3--|
G--------0-2-4-------------0-2-4-------------0-2-4-------------0-2-4--------|
D--0h2h4-------------0h2h4-------------0h2h4-------------0h2h4--------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------0-2-4-------------0-2-4-------------0-2-4-------------0-2-4--|
A--------0-2-3-------------0-2-3-------------0-2-3-------------0-2-3--------|
E--0h2h3-------------0h2h3-------------0h2h3-------------0h2h3--------------|
E-----------------------------------3-5-7---5h7p5-3---2-3-0-----0-----0-----0---|
B-----------------------------------------------------------3s5---3s5---3s5---0-|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------0-2-4------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------0-2-3-------------0-2-3------------------------------------------------|
E--0h2h3-------------0h2h3------------------------------------------------------|
E--3-5-7---5h7p5-3---2--3---|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|
D Am
You're way past your station
C G
It's useless asking you to stop
D Am
I got morbid fascination
C E
Beat you honey 'til you drop
Am D (x8)
Am G Am G
Sometimes you're gonna get some stick
Am G Am G
Sometimes you're gonna get some stick
Am G Am G
Somebody's standing in our way
Am G Am G
Somebody's gonna have to pay
C E
Sometimes there's only one way, I gotta fight
Am D (x21) E5 D5 C5 B5
end on Am.
