Toiler on the Sea The Stranglers
The Stranglers - Toiler On The Sea
Tabbed By: Reecy
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
TOILER ON THE SEA
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Transcription by: Richard Stanforth (rtstanforth@hotmail.com)
Date of Transcription: 1st April 2002
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intro: bass, notes alternating between A and E.
A D C G A (x2)
guitar solo (repeat twice)
[D] [C] [G] [A] [D] [C] [G] [A]
E----------1-1---|---------------------|---------1-1--|------------------| B------3-3--3----|---------------------|-----3-3--3---|------------------| G--2-2-----------|--4-0-2--2s4--2------|-2-2----------|--4-0-2--2s4--2---| D----------------|----------------5-2--|--------------|------------------| A----------------|---------------------|--------------|------------------| E----------------|---------------------|--------------|------------------|
[C] [D] [Em] [C] [D] [Em] [Bm] [Em] [Bm]
E----------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------------| B----------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------------| G--5-5-5-4-2-0-2-|-------------|--5-5-5-4-2-0-2--|-0---------0h2p0--------| D----------------|-4^-2--4^-2--|-----------------|----0h2p0---------0h2p0-| A----------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------------| E----------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------------|
A5 C5 G5 (x2)
Bb5 F5 G5 (x2) Bb5 F5
then the following is played, a sort of discordant variation on the main
riff.
E----------------------|---------------------|----------------------| B----------------------|---------------------|----------------------| G----------------------|---------------------|----------------------| D----------------------|---------------------|--4-------4--4--------| A--2-0---0-2--2-0---0--|-5-4---4-5--5-4-5-4--|----5-4-5------5-4-5--| E------2----------2----|-----5---------------|----------------------| E----------------------| B----------------------| G----------------------| D--6-------6--6--------| A----7-5-7------7-5-7--| E----------------------|
main verse riff, the bass follows similar:
E----------------------| B----------------------| G----------------------| D----------------------| A--2-0---0-2--2-0---0--| E------2----------2----|
for acoustic guitar players, the underlying chord is Bm.
I had a [Bm]woman ship, I took her overseas
She left her hold unlocked, I had to find a dock
I was a toiler on the sea, I was a toiler on the sea
I was a toiler on the sea, I was a toiler on the sea
E Bm E A (x2)
We didn't [Bm]use cruel words, to navigate cruel seas
The wind was biting hard, at times I had to scream
I was a toiler on the sea, I was a toiler on the sea
I was a toiler on the sea, I was a toiler on the sea
E Bm E A (x2) Bm
[F#] [B5] [A] [B5]And when we [F#]reached the la[B5]nd [A] [B5]we went
A[F#]ground on the roc[B5]ks [A] [B5]Became a [F#]wreck in the [B5]sand[A] [B5]became
A [F#]home for a flo[B5]ck [A] [B5]We ventured [F#]overlan[B5]d [A] [B5]Fought with the
[F#]Alien[B5]s [A] [B5]The young ones [F#]used their hand[B5]s [A] [B5]Pointed the
[F#]Way to a floc[B5]k [A] [B5]A flock of [F#]seagulls[B5] [A] [B5]A flock of
[F#]Seagulls[B5] [A] [B5] [F#] [B5] [A] [B5]
Bm (main riff, discordant variation).
Then we re[Bm]traced our steps, rebuild the woman ship
I took her back up north, I lost her in the fog
I was a toiler on the sea, I was a toiler on the sea
I was a toiler on the sea, I was a toiler on the sea
(repeat until fade).
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