The Stranglers

Princess Of The Streets(Chords)

The Stranglers

Key: Gm

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	        intro: bass intro, runs down a scale before alternating between the notes of 
       G and F. keyboard then enters. 

 Gm F (over keyboard solo x3) 

                Gm                    F 
 She's gone and left me, I don't know why 
                 Gm                 F 
 That girl she's crazy, she made me cry 
                Gm                    F 
 She's gone and left me, I don't know why 
                 Cm           D              Eb       F 
 Yeah, she's the queen of the street, what a piece of meat 
                 Gm                    F 
 She's real good looking, she makes me sigh 
                Gm                     F 
 Blue jeans and leather, her heels are high 
                 Gm                    F 
 She's real good looking, she makes me sigh 
                 Cm           D              Eb       F 
 Yeah, she's the queen of the street, what a special treat 


 Cm     Bb F/A F  Bb             F/A     Gm   (riff) 
 She's  no  lady, she'll stab you in the back 
 Cm     Bb F/A F  D                     (N.C.) 
 She's  no  lady, she's princess of the pack 

 (riff) 
 E------------| 
 B------------| 
 G----0---0---| <- bend the F# on the D up a semitone to 
 D----4^--4^--|    match the note of the open G, this gives 
 A------------|    a weird kind of chorus effect. 
 E------------| 

 guitar solo: 

   Gm         F      Cm         Bb 
 E--5^--5^5p3------------------1-3-5-6-6s8-5--| 
 B-------------1---------1-3-4----------------| 
 G-------------------2-3----------------------| 
 D--------------------------------------------| 
 A--------------------------------------------| 
 E--------------------------------------------| 

   Gm                              F 
 E-10-11-13p11p10-13p11p10-13p11p10--------------| 
 B----------------------------------10--11^-11^--| 
 G-----------------------------------------------| 
 D-----------------------------------------------| 
 A-----------------------------------------------| 
 E-----------------------------------------------| 
   
   Cm        Bb 

 E----------------------------| 
 B-10-8-----------------------| 
 G------10--8-7---------------| 
 D---------------10--8-7------| 
 A------------------------10--| 
 E----------------------------| 
  
   Gm       F            Cm              Bb 
 E---------------------------------------------------| 
 B---------------------------------------------------| 
 G------------------------7-8-10-10^-10^-10^--8-7----| 
 D-------------3-5-7s8-10-------------------------10-| 
 A-------3-5-6---------------------------------------| 
 E-3-5-6---------------------------------------------| 

  Gm  F Gm  F Gm  F Gm  F Gm  F Gm  F Gm 
 E----------------------------------------| 
 B----------------------------------------| 
 G----------------------------------------| 
 D-8---7-8---7-8---7-8---7-8---7-8---7-8s-| 
 A----------------------------------------| 
 E----------------------------------------|
(N.C) Gm F With words of fire, she'll make you small Gm F With eyes that smile, she'll make you tall Gm F With words of fire, she'll make you small Cm D Eb F But you would rather wait a year 'til she gave you a call Gm F (x4, over keyboard solo) Gm F She's gone and left me, I don't know why Gm F That girl she's crazy, she made me cry Gm F She's gone and left me, I don't know why Cm D Eb F Yeah, she's the queen of the street, what a piece of meat Cm Bb F/A F Bb F/A Gm (riff) She's no lady, she'll stab you in the back Cm Bb F/A F D (N.C.) She's no lady, she's princess of the pack (repeat guitar solo once more, end on Gm).

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

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