The Stranglers - Hanging Around Tab

Intro: drum counts in on hi-hat, keyboard plays chord of Am twice
Am C G (x6, bass enters 3rd time)

Am                                    C            G
Big girl in the red dress, she's just trying to impress us
          Am                            C               G
And she's got the barley fever, but she doesn't make a sound
           Am             C G            Am             C G
She's just hanging around ... She's just hanging around
Am                                  C                   G
Down the Court Road early, with the hustlers big and burly
          Am                              C               G
There's a million of them selling and the buyers can't be found
             Am             C G              Am             C G
They're just hanging around ... they're just hanging around

Am G C

Dm                                    F                 C
Christ has told his mother, Christ he told her not to bother
         Dm                            F              C
Coz he's alright in the city, coz he's high above the ground
          Dm             F          C
He's just hanging around (hanging around) (<- repeat x4)

Dm C F G

Am                                   C             G
One of them comes closer, he's got a monkey on his shoulder
        Am                                C               G
And the monkey's getting grinner, but his eyes are on the ground
          Am             C G           Am             C G
He's just hanging around ... he's just hanging around
    Am                               C            G
I'm moving in the Coleherne with the leather all around me
        Am                                C               G
And the sweat is getting steamy but their eyes are on the ground
             Am             C G              Am             C G
They're just hanging around ... they're just hanging around

Am G C

Dm                                    F                 C
Christ has told his mother, Christ he told her not to bother
         Dm                            F              C
Coz he's alright in the city, coz he's high above the ground
          Dm             F          C
He's just hanging around (hanging around) (<- repeat x4)

Dm C F G

Guitar solo:
  Am             C       G          Am             C      G

  
E  5 7 8p7p5                                                           
  
B            5 7 7^7p5                                                 
  
G                      7 5h7p5 4         7 5    5   5 5  5             
D---------------------------------5-5s7-------7---7--------5-5--5-5s7--| <- play 3 times

  
A                                                                      
  
E                                                                      

 Am             C       G           Am                C       G

  
E  5 7 8p7p5                                                             
  
B            5 7 7^7p5                            5 7 7^7p5   5 7 7^7p5  
  
G                      7 5h7p5 4        4 5 4 5 7           7            
  
D                                 5 5s7                                  
  
A                                                                        
  
E                                                                        

  Am            C      G        Am             C      G

  
E   3h5p3                          3h5p3                            
  
B         0   0 0 1 1 1s3  1 0                                      
  
G                              2                 0 0 0h2  0         
D----------------------------------------4---4-4------------4-2-----| <- play twice

  
A                                                                   
  
E                                                                   

  Am            C       G

  
E                                   
  
B              1 3 3^3p1            
  
G          0 2           2 0 0h2p0  
D------0-2--------------------------| <-play twice

  
A  0h3                              
  
E                                   

Am G C

Dm                                    F                 C
Christ has told his mother, Christ he told her not to bother
         Dm                            F              C
Coz he's alright in the city, coz he's high above the ground
          Dm             F          C
He's just hanging around (hanging around) (<- repeat x6)

Dm F C (x5)

end on Dm.