Chord/Tab song: Just Like Nothing on Earth

The Stranglers - Just Like Nothing On Earth
Tabbed By: Reecy
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


JUST LIKE NOTHING ON EARTH

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Transcription by: Richard Stanforth ([email protected])
Date of Transcription: 11th August 2002

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intro: sound effects and synthesiser, before bass, drums and keyboards
enter and play 4 bars... slide down from 12th fret to begin the
main riff (listen to the recording and you'll see what I mean).
also there's two guitar parts during the verses, which I'll
highlight in the lyrics. Chords are above the riffs. Intro is in E.

(main riff)
[E]

E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------5---|
A------4h5--4h5----4h5---0h2-2-3-3-------|
E--0-------------0-----0-----------3-----|

(riff 1a) (riff 1b)

E---------------| E--------14h15--------|
B------7h8------| B--14h15-------14h15--|
G--6h7-----6h7--| G---------------------|
D---------------| D---------------------|
A---------------| A---------------------|
E---------------| E---------------------|

verse (main riff carries on throughout, bass plays E!)

(r.1a)
A woman in Wellington wet her whistle
With a wild man from way back when
(r.1a)
She sucked her thumb and she held her head
For the man she didn't ken
A Nip in Nippon napped a nod
(r.1b)
And knew Nomad near the nearside window of his Mitsubishi
(r.1a)
His kid was scared he said he thought it was something new

(chorus)

E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------12---|
A--x-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---11--------|
E--0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0---------|

[A5]Just like [G5]nothing on [E5]earth
[A5]Just like [G5]nothing on [E5]earth
[A5]Just like [G5]nothing on [E5]earth

(riff 2a) (riff 2b) (riff 2c)
[Asus4] [A] [Gsus4] [G] [E7sus4]

E----------| E----------| E----------|
B----------| B----------| B--3-------|
G---7--6---| G---5--4---| G--2-------|
D---7--7---| D---5--5---| D--2-------|
A---7--7---| A---5--5---| A--2-------|
E----------| E----------| E--0-------|

B5 A5 G5 (r.2a)
Just like nothing on earth
B5 A5 G5 (r.2b)
Just like nothing on earth
(r.2c) - (bass plays E)
Just...

(riff 3a) (riff 3b)

E-------------------------------| E-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------| B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------| G-------------------------------|
D---------------------4-5---7---| D-------------------------------|
A-----------4-5---7-------------| A-----------4-5---7-------------|
E--4---5-7----------------------| E--4---5-7------------4---5-----|

(bass plays riff in E!)

(r.3a)(r.3b)
Like...
(r.3a)(r.3b)
Nothing...
(r.3b)(r.3b)
On... Earth...
(r.3b)(r.3b)
On... Earth...

(chorus riff) A5 G5 E5 (x2)

B5 A5 G5 (r.2a)
Just like nothing on earth
B5 A5 G5 (r.2b)
Just like nothing on earth
(r.2c) - (bass plays E)
Just like nothing on earth (etc.)

2nd verse (main riff carries on throughout)

(r.1b)
A man on the main motor mile mesmerised much
monkey magic meandering piecemeal
(r.1a)
You know UFOs utilise euphoric united ecstatic
Fantastic traumatic burning rubber blubber
(r.1b)
Blackout checkout for philandering sons of magic women
(r.1a)
His brain was blazed and amazed he said he thought
It was something new

(chorus riff)

[A5]Just like [G5]nothing on [E5]earth
[A5]Just like [G5]nothing on [E5]earth
[A5]Just like [G5]nothing on [E5]earth

B5 A5 G5 (r.2a)
Just like nothing on earth
B5 A5 G5 (r.2b)
Just like nothing on earth
(r.2c) - (bass plays E)
Just...

(r.3a)(r.3b)
Like...
(r.3a)(r.3b)
Nothing...
(r.3b)(r.3b)
On... Earth...
(r.3b)(r.3b)
On... Earth...

(chorus riff) A5 G5 E5 (x2)

B5 A5 G5 (r.2a)
Just like nothing on earth
B5 A5 G5 (r.2b)
Just like nothing on earth
(r.2c) - (bass plays E)
It was just like nothing on EEEEEWWWWWRRRRGGGTH!

(repeat riffs 3a and 3b until fade)
(guitar 2 repeats riffs 4a and 4b until fade)

(riff 4a)

E------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------s15----|
G-s14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---13---------|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|

(riff 4b)

E------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G-s14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---13---------|
D------------------------------------------------14----|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|

end on E.