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The Stranglers

Get a grip on yourself

Transcribed by Michel Mulder & Ron Fluit (Netherlands)

The Bold numbers are elapsed time on your cd-player!!!

Intro (14*)

0:00 - 0:27

E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-1--|

    e e e e e e q

Verse 1 (all notes are eights)

          0:27 - 0:41

2*:

A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|

E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------3-3-3-3-|

  

Chrorus (1e time)

          0:41 - 0:54

G|-----------------|-----2-5-3-2-----|-----------------|-----------------|

D|-----------------|-3-5---------5-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

G|-----------------|-----2-5-3-2-----|-----------------|-----------------|

D|-----------------|-3-5---------5-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|

                                       e e e e e e q     e e e e e e q

Then play verse 2 (like verse 1)

          0:54 - 1:07

2*:

A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|

E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------3-3-3-3-|

Chrorus (2e time)  1:07 - 1:21

G|-----------------|-----2-5-3-2-----|-----------------|-----------------|

D|-----------------|-3-5---------5-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

G|-----------------|-----2-5-3-2-----|-----------------|-----------------|

D|-----------------|-3-5---------5-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|

                                       e e e e e e q     e e e e e e q

During the bridge lost of notes are difficult to hear. Listen carrefully..

1e part of the bridge:

          1:21 - 1:28

A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-8-7-6--|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

          1:28 - 1:35

A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4--|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

           1:35 - 1:41

A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

           1:41 - 1:48

A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|

2e part of the bridge:

           1:48 - 1:55            

D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|  

A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-|

E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|

          1:55 - 2:01

D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|

A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----5-5-3-3-1-1-|-----5-5-3-3-1-1-|

E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|

           2:01 - 2:08

D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|

A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----5-5-3-3-1-1-|-----5-5-3-3-1-1-|

E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|

            2:08 - 2:15

D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|

A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----5-5-3-3-1-1-|-----5-5-3-3-1-1-|

E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|

            2:15 - 2:22            

D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|  

A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-|

E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|

           2:22 - 2:29            

D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|  

A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-|

E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|

Verse 3    2:29 - 2:42

2*:

A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|

E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------3-3-3-3-|

Chrorus (3e time)  2:42 - 2:56

G|-----------------|-----2-5-3-2-----|-----------------|-----------------|

D|-----------------|-3-5---------5-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

G|-----------------|-----2-5-3-2-----|-----------------|-----------------|

D|-----------------|-3-5---------5-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|

                                       e e e e e e q     e e e e e e q

Outpart:

           2:56 - 3:02

A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-8-7-6-|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

           3:02 - 3:10

A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

           3:10 - 3:16

A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-8-7-6-|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

           3:16 - 3:23

A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|

           3:23 - 3:30            

D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|  

A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-|

E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|

          3:30 - 3:36

D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|

A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----4-4-3-3-2-2-|-----2-2-3-3-4-4-|

E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|

         3:36 - 3:43

D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|

A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----4-4-3-3-2-2-|-----2-2-3-3-4-4-|

E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|

         3:43 - 3:50

D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|

A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----4-4-3-3-2-2-|-----2-2-3-3-4-4-|

E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|

         3:50 - 3:56

D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|

A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----------------|-----------------|

E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|