Golden Brown - Stranglers
Transcription by Luis Ferreira

Intro

g g F G
e-----0-----0-0-----0-0-----1-----1-1-----0---0---0---0--|--
B-----1-----1-1-----0-0-----1-----1-1-----1---1---1---1--|--
G-----2-----2-2-----0-0-----2-----2-2-----0---0---0---0--|--
D---------------------------------------2---0---3---2----|--
A---0-----0----------------------------------------------|--
E---------------0---------1-----1------------------------|--

Do it 3 times, and then

g g C F
e-----0-----0-0-----0-0-----3-----3-3-----1---1---1---1--|--
B-----1-----1-1-----0-0-----0-----0-0-----1---1---1---1--|--
G-----2-----2-2-----0-0-----0-----0-0-----2---0---0---0--|--
D---------------------------------------3---2---0---3----|--
A---0-----0----------------------------------------------|--
E---------------0---------3-----3------------------------|--

c G6 c G6
e-----1-----1-1-------0---0--|----1-----1-1-------0---0--|--
B-----3-----3-3-------1---1--|----3-----3-3-------1---1--|--
G-----2-----2-2-------2---2--|----2-----2-2-------2---2--|--
D---0-----0-------2-------3--|--0-----0-------2-------3--|--
A----------------------------|---------------------------|--
E----------------------------|---------------------------|--


The rest of the song should be played using similar rhythm


c Golden BG6rown, tc exture like sG6un
c Lays me dG6own, wc ith my mind sG6he runs
c Throughout the nG6ight, c no need to fG6ight
c Never a fG6rown wc ith Golden BG6rown


c G6 c G6


Every time, just like the last
On the ship tied to the mast
To distant lands, takes both my hands
Never a frown with Golden Brown


g g F C6 g g F C6 g g F C6 g g C F
c G6 c G6


Golden Brown, fine a temptress
Through the ages she's heading west
>From far away, stays for a day
Never a frown with Golden Brown


g g F C6 g g F C6 g g F C6 g g C F
c G6 c G6


Solo

e-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--
B-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--
G---10-9-10-9-10-9--|-10-9-10-9-10-9--|-10-9-10-9-10-9--|-10-9-10-9-10-9--|--
D-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--
A-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--
E-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--


e-------------------|-----------------|----------------------|--
B-------------------|-----------------|----------------------|--
G---10-9-10-9-10-9--|-10-9-10-9-10-9--|-10-9-10-9-10/12~~~~--|--
D-------------------|-----------------|----------------------|--
A-------------------|-----------------|----------------------|--
E-------------------|-----------------|----------------------|--


e-------------------|-------------------|---------|--
B-------------------|-------------------|---------|--
G---10-9-10-9-10-9--|-10-9-10-9-10-9-7--|--5------|--
D-------------------|-------------------|----7-5--|--
A-------------------|-------------------|---------|--
E-------------------|-------------------|---------|--


e---10-8--------------|--10-8--------------|--
B---------10-8--------|--------10-8--------|--
G---------------10-9--|--------------10-9--|--
D---------------------|--------------------|--
A---------------------|--------------------|--
E---------------------|--------------------|--


Now for the tricky bit... :)
e-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-10-8~~--|--
B-----------------|-10-8------------|---------8-10--|---------|--
G-----------9-10--|------10-9-------|----9-10-------|---------|--
D------9-10-------|-----------10-9--|-10------------|---------|--
A---10------------|-----------------|---------------|---------|--
E-----------------|-----------------|---------------|---------|--


c G6 c G6 (4x)

g g F C6 g g F C6 g g F C6 g g C F
c G6 c G6

Never never never ... dara dara...

Voice 1: Ne - ver a frown With Gol - den Brown
Voice 2: Never a frown With Golden Brown

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| Luis Ferreira | You see a city in the desert lies |
| | The vanity of an ancient king |
| csrc08@science.di.fc.ul.pt | The city lies in broken pieces |
| | Where the wind howls and the vultures sing |
| Portugal | Sting - Mad About You (Soul Gages) |
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