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Walk On By

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Chords and lyrics for Walk On By by Stranglers

Am 
If you see me walking down the streets
 
And  
D 
I start to  
Am 
cry
D 
each time we
Am 
mee
D 
t
 
Walk on by
Am 
 
Oh, walk on by and  
Am 
make 
 
believe
 
That
Dm 
I can see the tears that
Am 
let me grieve
 
In  
Bb 
private ‘cos each time I
C 
see 
 
you
 
I just wanna  
F 
cry
Bb 
 
Walk on  
F 
by,
Bb 
walk 
 
on
F 
by
Bb 
, walk o
F 
n 
 
by
 
Am 
I just can’t get over losing you
 
And  
D 
so if I  
Am 
seem 
 
so
D 
broken 
 
in
Am 
pieces
D 
 
Walk on by
Am 
 
Oh, walk on by and  
Am 
foolish 
 
pride
 
If
Dm 
I can see the tears then
Am 
let me hide
 
All the  
Bb 
tears and the sadness you
C 
gave 
 
me
 
When you said good
F 
bye
Bb 
 
Walk on  
F 
by
Bb 
, walk on
F 
by
Bb 
, walk o
Am7 
n 
 
by
 
Let’s go for a  
Bm7 
stroll in the trees!
 
Oh, walk on by and  
Am 
make 
 
believe
 
That
Dm 
I can see the tears that
Am 
let me grieve
 
In  
Bb 
private ‘cos each time I
C 
see 
 
you
 
I just wanna  
F 
cry
Bb 
 
Walk on  
F 
by,
Bb 
walk 
 
on
F 
by
Bb 
…
 
You real
F 
ly 
 
 
Bb 
gotta 
 
go,
F 
Yo
Bb 
u really gott
F 
a go – oh!

Ugly

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Chords and lyrics for Ugly by Stranglers

 
I could have  
B 
read
A 
E 
A 
 
A poem c
B 
alled
A 
E 
A 
 
Ozy
B 
mandi
A 
as
E 
A 
 
To her in
B 
stea
A 
d
E 
A 
 
I live for the  
B 
momen
A 
t
E 
A 
 
It was a  
B 
futil
A 
e
E 
A 
 
Gesture  
B 
anyw
A 
ay
E 
A 
 
I was  
B 
here
A 
E 
A 
 
And she was  
B 
here
A 
E 
A 
 
And being br
B 
oad
A 
E 
A 
 
Of mind and  
B 
hips
A 
E 
A 
 
We did the o
B 
nly
A 
E 
A 
 
Thing possib
B 
le
A 
E 
A 
 
E 
I guess I  
D 
shouldn’t have s
D 
trangled her to  
 
death but
E 
I had to  
D 
go to work and  
D 
she had laced my  
 
coffee with
E 
acid
D 
!
D 
 
 
E 
Norma
D 
lly, I w
D 
ouldn’t have  
 
minded
E 
But I’m al
D 
lergic to s
D 
ulphuric 
 
 
 
acid
E 
Beside
D 
s, 
 
s
D 
he had ac
 
ne
E 
And if you’ve got  
D 
acne
 
W
D 
ell, I ap
E 
ologise for  
D 
dis
D 
liking it int
 
ensely
 
 
But it’s under
E 
standable that  
D 
ugly people h
D 
ave got  
 
complexes
E 
I mean it  
D 
seems 
 
to
D 
me that  
E 
ugly people  
D 
don’t have a ch
D 
ance
 
 
An ugly  
B 
fart
A 
E 
A 
 
Attracts a  
B 
good 
 
lo
A 
oking
E 
A 
B 
Chick if he’s
A 
got 
 
mo
E 
ney
A 
 
G 
 
A5 
Mus 
 
-
G5 
cle 
 
..
D5 
. 
 
pow
C5 
– er! (x4)

Tank

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Chords and lyrics for Tank by Stranglers

 
I can  
A 
sign for one, two or  
G 
three or four
 
Get  
A 
three weeks off in a  
G 
year or more
 
Save  
A 
up and get my very own  
G 
SLR
 
Coz I can  
E 
drive 
 
 
B 
(drive!) my  
D 
very own  
A 
tank
 
Yes I can  
E 
drive 
 
 
B 
(drive!) my  
D 
very own  
A 
tank
 
Yes I can  
E 
drive 
 
 
B 
(drive!) my  
D 
very own  
A 
tank
 
Yes I can  
E 
drive 
 
 
B 
(drive!) my  
D 
very own  
A 
tank
 
A 
 
G 
 
Can you  
A 
see the bullets high ve
G 
locity?
 
It can  
A 
blow a mans arm off at the  
G 
count of three
 
If I  
A 
get my hands on one of those
 
I’m  
G 
something to watch out for
 
I can  
E 
drive 
 
 
B 
(drive!) my  
D 
very own  
A 
tank, yes I can
 
E 
 
G 
Yes I can
D 
!
C 
 
Don’t  
A 
care whereabouts they  
G 
send me now
 
Send  
A 
picture postcards to my old  
G 
mother and father
 
So  
A 
when I get home they’ll have  
G 
someone to be proud of
 
Coz I can  
E 
drive 
 
 
B 
(drive!) my  
D 
very own  
A 
tank
 
Yes I can  
E 
drive 
 
 
B 
(drive!) my  
D 
very own  
A 
tank
 
Yes I can  
E 
drive 
 
 
B 
(drive!) my  
D 
very own  
A 
tank
 
Yes I can  
E 
drive 
 
 
B 
(drive!) my  
D 
very own  
A 
tank

Strange Little Girl

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Chords and lyrics for Strange Little Girl by Stranglers

Dm 
One day see a
F 
strange 
 
little
C 
girl look at
G 
you
Dm 
One day see a
F 
strange 
 
little
C 
girl 
 
feeling
G 
blue
C 
She’d 
 
 
G/B 
run to th
Am 
e town o
C/G 
ne day, lea
F 
ving home and
C/E 
her 
 
c
Dm 
ount
Dm/C 
ry 
 
fair
 
Just  
E 
beware when you’re  
G 
there, strange little  
A 
girl
A/G 
A/F 
A/E 
 
Dm 
She didn’t know how to
F 
live in a
C 
town that was
G 
rough
Dm 
It didn’t take long b
F 
efore she knew
C 
she’d had  
G 
enough
C 
Walking 
 
 
G/B 
home in he
Am 
r wrapped  
C/G 
up world sh
F 
e 
 
survived
C/E 
but she’s f
Dm 
eeli
Dm/C 
ng 
 
old
 
‘Cause she
E 
found all th
G 
ings 
 
cold
 
C 
Strange little  
G 
girl where are you  
F 
going?
C 
Strange little  
G 
girl where are you  
F 
going?
C 
Do you know  
G 
where you could be  
A 
going?
 
C 
Walking 
 
 
G/B 
home in he
Am 
r wrapped  
C/G 
up world sh
F 
e 
 
survived
C/E 
but she’s f
Dm 
eeli
Dm/C 
ng 
 
old
 
‘Cause she
E 
found all th
G 
ings 
 
cold
 
C 
Strange little  
G 
girl where are you  
F 
going?
C 
Strange little  
G 
girl where are you  
F 
going?
C 
Do you know  
G 
where you could be  
A 
going?
C 
Strange little  
G 
girl where are you  
F 
going?
C 
Strange little  
G 
girl where are you  
F 
going?
C 
Do you know  
G 
where you could be  
G 
go –  
A 
ing?

Spectre Of Love

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Chords and lyrics for Spectre Of Love by Stranglers

I never knew what made me do it
I just remember it was wrong
I’ve questioned why I put you through it
Who would have thought you’d be so strong?

I should have wrapped you up and kept you safe

Instead I turned my back on you

You can’t deny there’s a spectre of love

He keeps a hawk and dove
You can’t deny there’s a spectre of love

I keep your picture by my window

You’re smiling and you look so young
If I could only speak your language
You’d know that you’re the only one

I feel I’m stepping out in dead man’s shoes

And only you can save me now

You can’t deny there’s a spectre of love

He keeps a hawk and dove
You can’t deny there’s a spectre of love

And if the time should come

This can be undone – and I swear it

Salvation can be found in times like these

I just need you and I’ve found mine

You can’t deny there’s a spectre of love

He keeps a hawk and dove
You can’t deny there’s a spectre of love
He keeps a hawk and dove
You can’t deny there’s a spectre of love

 
For the riffs below, these are the notes, not the chords 
Riff 1 notes: C-B-A-G-F-E-D-C 
Riff 2 notes: A-A-C-A-D-D-E-E | A-A-C-A-D-E-G-A-G 

Peaches Acoustic

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Chords and lyrics for Peaches Acoustic by Stranglers

D 
Strolling 
 
a
A 
round 
 
min
G 
ding my own b
E 
usiness
 
E 
There goes a  
D 
girl and a half
B 
A 
G 
She’s got me going  
E 
up and  
D 
down (X2)
 
E 
Walking on the  
D 
beaches,
B 
Looking at the  
A 
peach
G 
es

Nuclear Devise

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Chords and lyrics for Nuclear Devise by Stranglers

G 
First and last men  
Am 
walk this earth but
C 
only a few su
E 
rvive
 
I’m the  
G 
wizard of aus and I’ve  
Am 
got it all planned for my
C 
first nuclear de
E/G# 
vice
 
I  
G 
don’t really care about  
Am 
which way you vote cos my
C 
gerrymander works out
E/G# 
fine
 
I  
G 
sell desert stretches like a  
Am 
big rubber glove to
C 
Japan for a nuclear de
E/G# 
vice
 
If  
F 
I could get lucky I’d secede from the states, I’d buy the country at an incredible rate!
 
G 
Brisbane men stay  
Am 
home at night cos I
C 
outlawed all of the
E/G# 
vice
 
I’m the  
G 
wizard of aus and I’ve  
Am 
rolled the streets dreaming
C 
of a nuclear de
E/G# 
vice
 
If  
G 
I could get lucky I’d go  
Am 
out on my own and
C 
sell Australia the  
E/G# 
rice
 
If  
F 
I could get lucky and secede from the states, I’d buy the country at an incredible rate! (x3)

No More Heroes

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Chords and lyrics for No More Heroes by Stranglers

G 
Whatever
F 
happened 
 
 
C 
to Leon T
G 
rotsky?
G 
He got an ice  
F 
pick
C 
That made his ears  
G 
burn
 
G 
Whatever
F 
happened 
 
t
C 
o dear old Len
G 
ny?
G 
The 
 
grea
F 
t Elmyra, a
C 
nd Sancho Panz
G 
a?
C 
Whatever 
 
happ
D 
ened to the h
A 
eroes?
C 
Whatever 
 
happ
D 
ened to the h
A 
eroes?
 
G 
Whatever
F 
happened 
 
t
C 
o all the hero
G 
es?
G 
All the  
F 
Shakespearo
C 
es? 
 
 
G 
G 
They 
 
wat
F 
ched their  
C 
Rome burn  
G 
C 
Whatever 
 
happe
D 
ned to the h
A 
eroes?
C 
Whatever 
 
happe
D 
ned to the h
A 
eroes?
 
G 
No 
 
more
C 
heroes
G 
any 
 
mo
F 
re
G 
No 
 
more
C 
heroes
G 
any 
 
mo
F 
re
 
G 
Whatever 
 
 
F 
happened 
 
t
C 
o all the her
G 
oes?
G 
All the S
F 
hakespearo
C 
es? 
 
 
G 
G 
They 
 
watc
F 
hed their  
C 
Rome burn  
G 
G 
Whatever 
 
 
F 
happened 
 
t
C 
o the heroes?
G 
C 
Whatever 
 
happene
D 
d to the he
A 
roes?
C 
 
D 
 
A 
 
G 
No 
 
mo
C 
re 
 
her
G 
oes 
 
an
F 
y 
 
more
G 
No 
 
mo
C 
re 
 
her
G 
oes 
 
an
F 
y 
 
more

No Mercy

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Chords and lyrics for No Mercy by Stranglers

G 
everyday your working like a slave
 
sweating buckets hoping that you  
F 
get it right
C 
will it be as tough tomorrow h
Bb 
ave to wait and see
 
life shows no  
G 
mercy
 
e
G 
veryday your love is getting warmer
 
just look at her and love her. did u
F 
get it right
C 
will she sooth your brow with kisses o
Bb 
nly meant for thee
 
she shows no m
G 
ercy..she shows no mercy
 
A 
and when you hold her close to u
 
j
Bb 
ust when your feeling good its true
 
life shows no me
G 
rcy life shows no mercy
 
G 
evryone has some secret wishes
 
just keep your fingers crossed maybe t
F 
heyll all come true
 
b
C 
ut dont worry if they just r
Bb 
emain a fantasy
 
life shows no m
G 
ercy
 
G 
everone seems the same all over
 
the search is on for love and comfort  
F 
constantly
 
i
C 
f it comes your way tomorrow co
Bb 
unt yourself lucky
 
life shows no m
G 
ercy…life shows no mercy

Nice And Sleazy

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Chords and lyrics for Nice And Sleazy by Stranglers

 
We  
Bm 
came across the west sea
 
We didn’t have much idea of the kind of climate  
A 
waiting
 
We  
Bm 
used our hands for guidance, like the children of a preacher
 
Like a dry tree seeking  
A 
water or a  
G 
daughter
 
Nice and  
F# 
sleazy,
Bm 
nic
A 
e 
 
an
G 
d 
 
s
F# 
lea
Bm 
zy does it
 
A 
Nice and sleazy, nice and sleazy
D 
Does 
 
 
A 
it 
 
 
D 
does 
 
 
A 
it 
 
 
D 
does 
 
 
A 
it 
 
 
D 
eve
A 
ry 
 
 
Bm 
time
A 
Nice and sleazy, nice and sleazy
D 
Does 
 
 
A 
it 
 
 
D 
does 
 
 
A 
it 
 
 
D 
does 
 
 
A 
it 
 
 
D 
eve
A 
ry 
 
 
Bm 
tim
A 
e
G 
F# 
Bm 
Nice
A 
and
G 
sl
F# 
eaz
Bm 
y does it
 
A 
Nice and sleazy, nice and sleazy
D 
Does 
 
 
A 
it 
 
 
D 
does 
 
 
A 
it 
 
 
D 
does 
 
 
A 
it 
 
 
D 
eve
A 
ry 
 
 
Bm 
time
A 
Nice and sleazy, nice and sleazy
D 
Does 
 
 
A 
it 
 
 
D 
does 
 
 
A 
it 
 
 
D 
does 
 
 
A 
it 
 
 
D 
eve
A 
ry 
 
 
Bm 
tim
A 
e
G 
F# 
Bm 
Nice
A 
and
G 
sl
F# 
eaz
Bm 
y does it
 
An  
Bm 
angel came from outside, had no halo
 
Had no father, with a coat of many  
A 
colours
 
He  
Bm 
spoke of brothers many, wine and women
 
Song a plenty, he began to write a  
A 
chapter in hi
G 
story
 
Nice and  
F# 
sleazy,
Bm 
nic
A 
e 
 
an
G 
d 
 
s
F# 
lea
Bm 
zy does it
Bm 
Nice
A 
and
G 
sl
F# 
eaz
Bm 
y does i
Bm 
t, 
 
n
A 
ice 
 
 
G 
and
F# 
sl
Bm 
eazy does it
Bm 
Does
A 
it
G 
ev
F# 
er
Bm 
y 
 
time