Everybody Loves You When You're Dead The Stranglers
The Stranglers - Everybody Loves You When Your Dead
Tabbed By: Reecy
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
EVERYBODY LOVES YOU WHEN YOU'RE DEAD
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Transcription by: Richard Stanforth (rtstanforth@hotmail.com)
Date of Transcription: 25th May 2002
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Guitar is mixed really low in this one, but I've tried my best!
intro: hi-hat, keyboard riff x2
bass enters... play this riff twice:
E--------7---| B------8-----| G----9-------| D--7---------| A------------| E------------|
main bass/drum rhythm kicks in, riff is as follows (play twice) - bass root notes
alternate between A and G for this section:
E--9------9------8-----8----7-----7-----6-----6-| B----10-----10-----7----------8-----8-----5-----| G-------9------------8----------9-----------6---| D-----------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------|
then: A E D C
They [A]crucify you when you [E]get it wrong
When [D]things are fine they put [C]you ahead
They [A]laugh at you with your [E]trousers down
They [D]pick the stones and aim them [C]at your head
[A]When you're al[E]ive they won't [D]care what you've [C]said
[A]What you des[E]erve and all the [D]blood you've bl[C]ed
(play intro riff x2)
[A]Doesn't matter what you [E]try to hide
The [D]sun comes out and then the [C]truth is read
Your [A]fans'll love you when [E]you're alive
But the [D]wreaths are laid by the [C]rest instead
[A]When you're [E]alive they won't [D]care what you've [C]said
[A]What you [E]deserve and all the [D]blood you've [C]bled
(bass root notes appear above):
Cos everybody loves you when you're dead
[(A)] [(G)] [(E)]
E-----------7-------------------2----------| B---------8-------------------3------------| G-------9-------------------4--------------| D-----7-------------------2----------------|<- play twice A------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------|
Kneel and pray by the side of your bed
[(D)] [(C)] [(Bb)]
E-------0-----------------------------------| B-----1-----------------------1-------------| G---2-----------------------1---------------| D-0-----------------------3-----------------|<- play twice A-----------------------1-------------------| E-------------------------------------------|
And then everybody loves you when you're dead
[(A)] [(G)] [(E)]
E---------------7-------------------2-------| B-------------8-------------------3---------| G-----------9-------------------4-----------| D---------7-------------------2-------------|<- play twice A-------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------|
Kneel and pray just like your mama said
[(D)] [(C)] [(Bb)] [(D)] [(C)] [(B)]
E-------0----------------------------------------0--------------------------------| B-----1-------------------------------1--------1------------0--------------0------| G---2-------------------------------1--------2------------2----2---------2----2---| D-0-------------------------------3--------0------------1--------1-----1--------1-| A-------------------------------1---------------------2--------------2------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
intro riff (guitar is mixed really low here, so it's going to take some time to
figure out).
A5 G5 A5 G5 (x2)
[A5]When you're a[G5]live they won't [A5]care what you've [G5]said
[A5]What you de[G5]serve and all the [A5]blood you [G5]bled
You'll [A]turn in your [E]grave at what's [D]gonna be [C]said
You'll [A]finally [E]be appre[D]cia[C]ted
Cos [A]every[E]body loves you [D]when you're [C]dead
[A]Every[E]body loves you [D]when you're [C]dead
ending (unsure of this bit):
[(A)] [(G)] [(E)] [(D)] [(C)] [(Bb)]
E--------------------------------------------| B-----8------6------3------------------------| G---9------7------4--------5------3------1---| D-7------5------2--------7------5------3-----| A----------------------5------3------1-------| E--------------------------------------------|
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