The Chameleons - Swamp Thing Chords & Tabs

SWAMP THING - STRANGE TIMES (1986)
BY THE CHAMELEONS
this song is 1/2 step higher than the normal tuning, in the album, but on live 
from 2000/2002 is in standart tuning, Dave plays keyboards in this one so i just have to tab 
guitar.

INTRO & VERSES - Reg's Guitar
MAIN RIFF (slight chorus guitar)

1st part
 F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------5----------------------5----------------------5---------------|
D#|------------------------5H7-----7---5H7---7~---5H7-----7---5H7---7~---5H7-----7---5H7---7~--|
A#|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
 F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 F|----------------------------||----------------------------------|
 C|----------------------------||-5--0---5--0---0--5--0---5--0---0-|
G#|----------5b6---------5b6---||--7------7---5-----7------7---5---|
D#|----5h7-------7-5h7-------7-||----------------------------------|
A#|--0-----0-----------0-------||----------------------------------|
 F|----------------------------||----------------------------------|

2nd part (when Mark is going to sing)

 F|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 C|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------5----------------------5----------------------5--------------|
D#|---5H7-----7---5H7---7~---5H7-----7---5H7---7~---5H7-----7---5H7---7~-|
A#|-0-----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0-----0----|
 F|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_chameleons/swamp_thing_tab_ver_2.html ]
 F|-----------------------------------------------------|
 C|-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------5b6---------5b6-----------5b6---------5b6---|
D#|---5h7-------7-5h7-------7---5h7-------7-5h7-------7-|
A#|-0-----0-----------0-------0-----0-----------0-------|
 F|-----------------------------------------------------|

Riff #2 ("When the world is too much with me...")

 F|----------------------|
 C|---0----0----0----0---|
G#|----0----0----0----0--|
D#|----------------------|
A#|-8----8---------------|
 F|-----------8----6-----|

Chorus ("not too many hours from this hour...")

 F|---------7---------------7--------|
 C|-----8-----8---8-----8-----8---8--|
G#|-7-9---9-----9---7-9---9-----9----|
D#|----------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------|
 F|----------------------------------|

BREAK

(with a very slight overdrive)
 F|------------------|
 C|------------------|
G#|------------------|
D#|-5-5--------------|
A#|-----3-5~~--------|
 F|-----------1~-3~--|

Picking up the pieces
Half alive in a nine 'til five
Vacant eyes
Is it any wonder?
Primal scream at the TV screen
Close your eyes

Final Riff

 F|---------------------------||---------------------------|
 C|-8-8-8-8--8h10--8-6-8-(0)--||-8-8-8-8--8h10--8--6--5--3-|
G#|-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-7-9-(0)--||-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--7--5--5-|
D#|---------------------------||---------------------------|
A#|---------------------------||---------------------------|
 F|---------------------------||---------------------------|

 F|---------------------------(3)-|
 C|-8-8-8-8--8h10--8--6--5--3--1--|
G#|-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--7--5--5--0--|
D#|----------------------------2--|
A#|----------------------------3--|
 F|-------------------------------|

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