HANGING AROUND
Transcription by: Richard Stanforth (*)
Date of Transcription: 2nd April 2002
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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
E578p7p5|
B577^7p5|
G75h7p54755555|
D55s7775555s7| < play 3 times
A|
E|
Am C G Am C G
E578p7p5|
B577^7p5577^7p5577^7p5|
G75h7p54454577|
D55s7|
A|
E|
Am C G Am C G
E3h5p33h5p3|
B000111s310|
G2000h20|
D44442| < play twice
A|
E|
Am C G
E|
B133^3p1|
G02200h2p0|
D02| <play twice
A0h3|
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.