The Stranglers are a rock music group, formed on September 11, 1974 in Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. They were originally called The Guildford Stranglers and operated from an off-licence in the town. They also based themselves in the nearby village of Chiddingfold for a while.
Original personnel were singer/guitarist Hugh Cornwell (from Kentish Town, London), keyboardist/guitarist Hans Wärmling (from Sweden, replaced within two years by Brighton-born keyboardist Dave Greenfield)
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This was originally penned by Baz Warne, now current lead guitarist/vocalist on The Stranglers. It's a pretty mellow song that comes off the Norfolk Coast album. Some of the vocal phrasing, especially verse 2 is a little tricky, so I'd suggest listening to the song. Chords are pretty simple: Em, C, D, Bm, G.
I play it with a capo on the second fret. Standard tunings. Enjoy!
Verse 1:
Em I’ve seen you there, C I’ve seen you doing your thing in your own space, DBm In your own time, and that’s just fine
Em But where do you go C And have you been somewhere lately where you’ve seen, DBm You’d be carefree, if not for me
Chorus
EmBmCG Look back to the time when our paths first came together
EmDCBm Gazing at a yellow Dutch moon, do it soon
EmBmCG Remember my face and the pla-ces it took you
BmDEm Under a fading Dutch moon
[Guitar Solo]
Repeat Chorus
Verse 2:
Em I felt you go,
C I felt you leaving behind all that we had,
DBmEm In an instant, you’re a firebrand, now I curse the moon,