The Stranglers

Hanging Around(Chords)

The Stranglers

Key: Am

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	        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)

Written by Jet Black/Jean-Jacques Burnel/Hugh Cornwell/Dave Greenfield

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