Bitching
The StranglersVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
A - Fm G (x8, bass enters 3rd time, keyboards enter 5th time,
drums enter 7th time)
Bitching 'bout the things we've seen
Bitching 'bout the things we'd be
Bitching 'bout the loves we've had
My oh my it wasn't so bad
When we had that to loosen our minds
Hey little baby in the front row, be kind
(bar bitching) Telling you the gospel truth
(bar bitching) Why don't you all go get screwed?
(bar bitching) Why don't you tell me something new?
(bar bitching) Yeah, bitching
Bitching 'bout the Windsor C
Bitching 'bout the Western Sea
Why can't you all be like a Grainger man?
Or even a Pheland man?
I'll tell you what we'll meet in Amsterdam
And then you'll see what should be really can
(bar bitching) Telling you the gospel truth
(bar bitching) Why don't you all go get screwed?
(bar bitching) Why don't you tell me something new?
(bar bitching) Yeah, bitching, that's what I'm talking about
Got anything to say? No? Well, shut up...
repeat chords A - Fm G, listen to the recording to get the bends
right, he mainly bends the notes a semitone upwards):
E------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B--7^7p5-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G---------7-6------------------------|----------------------------------0h2h4p2---2-|
D--------------7---5h7p5-4-----------|-----------0h2h4p2---2-------0h2h4------------|
A---------------------------7---5-4--|----0h2h4---------------0h2h4-----------------|
E------------------------------------|-0h3------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-----------0h2h3p2--3s5--5s7--7^7p5--7^7p5----|------------------------------------|
G------0h2h4-----------------------------------|--6-6^------------0--0----0---0---0-|
D-0h2h4----------------------------------------|-------7-7s2--2s4------4^---4^--4^--|
A----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D--4^*-4--2--0h2p0------------------| <-- *bend up a semitone and hold
A-------------------4-2---0---------|
E-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|-------------12-14-14^-12---------------|
B-------------12-14-14^-12----------------|-------12-14--------------14-12h14p12---|
G-------12-14--------------14-12h14p12----|-12s14-------------------------------14-|
D-12s14--------------------------------11-|----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
B--12^12p10------------------------------------|
G-----------12-11-11h12p11---------------------|
D---------------------------12-11-11h12p11-----|
A-------------------------------------------12-|
E----------------------------------------------|
There's a place with a lot of eyes
Strange smoke perfume around the peacock guys
And the girls, they move their heat
To the impulsive, compulsive beat
But that's another place, another time
Maybe we'll meet there in quite a short while
(bar bitching) Telling you the gospel truth
(bar bitching) Why don't you all go get screwed?
(bar bitching) Why don't you tell me something new?
(bar bitching) Yeah, bitching
I really don't know what to say
That's gonna happen to us all one day
And when it does you can have me too
But until then I really don't know what to do
I'm just gonna keep on
(bar bitching) Telling you the gospel truth
(bar bitching) Why don't you all go get screwed?
(bar bitching) Why don't you tell me something new?
(bar bitching) Yeah, bitching
(*) (*)
E-----------------------------------12-12-12-12p10-------------|
B---------------------------------------------------12---------|
G--11-11-11--9s11-11-11--9s11-11-11---------------------14-11--| <-- play three
D--12-12-12-10s12-12-12-10s12-12-12----------------------------| times (*chords
A--------------------------------------------------------------| on 3rd time are
E--------------------------------------------------------------| Cm and D){eot}
A
E--------------------------------------------
B-12--10--9----------------------------------
G------------9--7--6-------------------------
D----------------------9-7-6-4---5---5s7-----
A--------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------
Bar bitching!
Bar bitching (x3)
A
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------8--8--8--7-8s12-10--10-10--|
G--7--7--7--6-7s11-9--9-9-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------10--10--10--9-10s14--12-|
B--12--12--12--10-12s15-14--14-14--------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
ends on keyboard chord of A, which slowly fades out.
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Readable chord sheet for Bitching by The Stranglers
A - F
drums enter 7th time)
[A]Bitching 'bout the things we've seen [F#m] [G]
[A]Bitching 'bout the things we'd be [F#m] [G]
[A]Bitching 'bout the loves we've had [G] [F#m]
[E]My oh my it wasn't so bad [G] [F#m]
[E]When we had that to loosen our minds [G] [F#m]
[E]Hey little baby in the front row, be kind [F#m]
([G]bar [A]bitching) Telling you the gospel truth [F#m]
([G]bar [A]bitching) Why don't you all go get sc[F#m]rewed?
([G]bar [A]bitching) Why don't you tell me something [F#m]new?
([G]bar [A]bitching) Yeah, bitching [F#m] [G]
[A]Bitching 'bout the Windsor C[F#m] [G]
[A]Bitching 'bout the Western Sea[F#m] [G]
[A]Why can't you all be like a Grainger man[G]? [F#m]
[E]Or even a Pheland man[G]? [F#m]
[E]I'll tell you what we'll meet in Amsterda[G]m [F#m]
[E]And then you'll see what should be really can [F#m]
([G]bar [A]bitching) Telling you the gospel truth [F#m]
([G]bar [A]bitching) Why don't you all go get sc[F#m]rewed?
([G]bar [A]bitching) Why don't you tell me something [F#m]new?
([G]bar [A]bitching) Yeah, bitching, that's what I'm talking a[F#m]bout[G]
Got anything to say? No? Well, shut up...
repeat chords A - F
right, he mainly bends the notes a semitone upwards):
E------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B--7^7p5-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G---------7-6------------------------|----------------------------------0h2h4p2---2-|
D--------------7---5h7p5-4-----------|-----------0h2h4p2---2-------0h2h4------------|
A---------------------------7---5-4--|----0h2h4---------------0h2h4-----------------|
E------------------------------------|-0h3------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-----------0h2h3p2--3s5--5s7--7^7p5--7^7p5----|------------------------------------|
G------0h2h4-----------------------------------|--6-6^------------0--0----0---0---0-|
D-0h2h4----------------------------------------|-------7-7s2--2s4------4^---4^--4^--|
A----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D--4^*-4--2--0h2p0------------------| <-- *bend up a semitone and hold
A-------------------4-2---0---------|
E-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|-------------12-14-14^-12---------------|
B-------------12-14-14^-12----------------|-------12-14--------------14-12h14p12---|
G-------12-14--------------14-12h14p12----|-12s14-------------------------------14-|
D-12s14--------------------------------11-|----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
B--12^12p10------------------------------------|
G-----------12-11-11h12p11---------------------|
D---------------------------12-11-11h12p11-----|
A-------------------------------------------12-|
E----------------------------------------------|
[A]There's a place with a lot of eyes [F#m] [G]
[A]Strange smoke perfume around the peacock g[F#m]uys [G]
[A]And the girls, they move their heat[G] [F#m]
[E]To the impulsive, compulsive beat [G] [F#m]
[E]But that's another place, another time[G] [F#m]
[E]Maybe we'll meet there in quite a short while [F#m]
([G]bar [A]bitching) Telling you the gospel truth [F#m]
([G]bar [A]bitching) Why don't you all go get sc[F#m]rewed?
([G]bar [A]bitching) Why don't you tell me something [F#m]new?
([G]bar [A]bitching) Yeah, bitching [Bm] [C#m]
[D]I really don't know what to say [Bm] [C#m]
[D]That's gonna happen to us all one day [Bm] [C#m]
[D]And when it does you can have me too[C#m] [D]
[E]But until then I really don't know what to do
I'm just gonna keep on [F#m]
([G]bar [A]bitching) Telling you the gospel truth [F#m]
([G]bar [A]bitching) Why don't you all go get sc[F#m]rewed?
([G]bar [A]bitching) Why don't you tell me something [F#m]new?
([G]bar [A]bitching) Yeah, bitching [F#m] [G]
[A] [F#m] [G] [A] [Bm] [C#m]
[D] ([Bm]*) ([C#m]*)
E-----------------------------------12-12-12-12p10-------------|
B---------------------------------------------------12---------|
G--11-11-11--9s11-11-11--9s11-11-11---------------------14-11--| <-- play three
D--12-12-12-10s12-12-12-10s12-12-12----------------------------| times (*chords
A--------------------------------------------------------------| on 3rd time are
E--------------------------------------------------------------| C
[E] [F#m] [G] [A]
E--------------------------------------------
B-12--10--9----------------------------------
G------------9--7--6-------------------------
D----------------------9-7-6-4---5---5s7-----
A--------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------
Bar bitching!
[F#m] B[G]ar [A]bitching (x3)
[G] [A] [G] [A]
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------8--8--8--7-8s12-10--10-10--|
G--7--7--7--6-7s11-9--9-9-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
[G] [A] [G] [A]
E----------------------------------10--10--10--9-10s14--12-|
B--12--12--12--10-12s15-14--14-14--------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
ends on keyboard chord of A, which slowly fades out.