Man of the Earth The Stranglers
The Stranglers - Man Of The Earth
Tabbed By: Reecy
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
MAN OF THE EARTH
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Transcription by: Richard Stanforth (rtstanforth@hotmail.com)
Date of Transcription: 12th August 2002
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(intro/main riff)
E|--2-------2-------2-------2--------| B|----3-------1-------0-------1------| G|------2-------2-------2-------2----| D|--------0-------0-------0-------0--| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|
(riff 1) (riff 2)
E|----------------| E|----------7--8--| B|-5--6--8--------| B|-5--7--8--------| G|----------5--7--| G|----------------| D|----------------| D|----------------| A|----------------| A|----------------| E|----------------| E|----------------|
G C (w/riff 1)
The city blues they strike again
G Em (w/riff 2)
Another worker drops his pen
He wants to be [F]done and out on the [G]run
Away from the [F]curse, he'd swap all his [G]worth
D (w/main riff)
To be a man of the earth
G C (w/riff 1)
For 2 or 3 weeks of the year
G Em (w/riff 2)
An Easter bunny brings Christmas cheer
He's out of his [F]head and toasting the [G]dead
And feeling much [F]worse, he'd swap all his [G]worth
D (w/main riff)
To be a man of the earth
To swap all his worth, to be a man of the earth
[Em]Words become the [G]man if only [C]he could write a [G]sonnet
C G D (w/main riff)
He'd place his life upon it to be a man of the earth
A man of the earth, he'd swap all his worth to be a man of the earth
G C(w/riff1)
The wife and kids are already there
G Em(w/riff2)
They're polishing his wicker chair
It's looking so [F]bleak at the end of the [G]week
He'll be needing a [F]nurse, he'd swap all his [G]worth
D(w/main riff)
To be a man of the earth, a man of the earth
[Em]Words become the [G]man if only [C]he could write a [G]sonnet
C G D (w/main riff)
He'd place his life upon it to be a man of the earth
A man of the earth, he'd swap all his worth to be a man of the earth
Repeat chords F and G over "man of the earth" ad libs until fade.
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