Goodbye Toulose - The Stranglers

Goodbye Toulose

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GOODBYE TOULOUSE
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Transcription by: Richard Stanforth (rtstanforth@hotmail.com)
Date of Transcription: 1st April 2002
 
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intro: organ (unsure what chord), drums, then bass.
 
riff:
E-------0------|
B-0-2-4---4-0*-|
G--------------|
D--------------|
A--------------|
E--------------|
 
E
Your streets were paved with love
G#m D E C#m B
Your skies were blue, goodbye Toulouse
E
I walked your streets in fear
G#m D E C#m B (riff)
I washed your streets with tears, Toulouse
F#m G#m A B E
Goodbye Toulouse
 
E
Your cafes tell the tales
G#m D E C#m B
Of saddened millionaires, Toulouse
E
A million dreams I've had
G#m D E C#m B (riff)
A million lies I've told, Toulouse
F#m G#m A B
Goodbye Toulouse
 
D E D E - D D#5 E
 
Ocultar tablatura
 
guitar solo (over verse chords):
 
E G#m
E--------------0-----------0-----7-5-4-2-0-2-----|
B--12s---0-2-4---4-2-0-2-4---4-0-------------4---|
G------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
 
D E C#m B
E--------------------------------------0-----------0------|
B-5^^^^^-5h7p5-4h5p4-4h5p4-2h4p2-0-2-4---4-2-0-2-4---4-0--|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
 
E G#m
E-s4-2-0-------4-2-0-------7-5-4-2-0-2----|
B--------4-2-0-------4-2-0-------------4--|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
 
D E C#m B
E--------------------------------------0-----------0------|
B-5^^^^^-5h7p5-4h5p4-4h5p4-2h4p2-0-2-4---4-2-0-2-4---4-0*-|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
 
F#m G#m A B
E - G#m D E C#m B (x2, riff second time)
F#m G#m A B
D E D E - D D#5 E
E
 
E
Paula leaned down to me
G#m D E C#m B
From her high balcony, Toulouse
E
I will return someday
G#m D E C#m B (riff)
So you can hear me say farewell
 
F#m G#m A B (riff)
Goodbye Toulouse (x3)
 
D E D E - D D#5 E
 
end on E.

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