Chord/Tab song: Time to Die

The Stranglers - Time To Die... tab and chords

From the album Stranglers in The Night

The guitarist on this track was John Ellis

e|--5-7-s8--5-7-s8-----5-7-s8--5-7-s8----5-7-s8--5-7s8----------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chord over the top is Am on here. Play this bit another 6 times

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

Play this bit twice

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

[F]My eyes have gaz[D]ed upon things
F Am
You couldn't even imagine
F D F Am
Neon storms on the airstrips at Sales Marsh

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

[F]I saw h[D]ope in King Gomez[F] Cape of eyes
Am
Before the Ten Year Fog

[F]Alas these things will di[D]sappear
F Am
Like shifting sands in an ocean's bed


...At this bit it's this part again but with a difference

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

Time to die
Time to die

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0-5-----0-5-5-4-5-5-5-4-5---------------------------------------------|
A|-0-3-----0-3-------------------3-2-2-3-2-2-0-0-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0-5-----0-5-5-4-5-5-5-4-5---------------------------------------------|
A|-0-3-----0-3-------------------3-2-2-3-2-2-0-0-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-3-2---2-3-2-0-0-2-3-2---------------------------------------------------|
E|-------0-----------------0-------------------------------------------------|
e|-5-7-8V--3-5-6v------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-7-8V--3-5-6v------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chords over top alternate between Am and Em

Repeat til fade

It's not really an A Minor but it's the closest I could find. It's more like this:

e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-2---|
D|-2---|
A|-----|
E|-----|

S on tab - Slide
V on tab - VIbrato

Paul Band 22nd October 2010