SOAPS BY ARAB STRAP Words: Aidan Moffat. Music: Malcolm Middleton Copyright 1998 Chemikal Underground Ltd. Transcribed by Clark Taylor: webmaster@discoboys.co.uk NOTES Cappo on 3rd fret. In the first chous I have shown a bit of the bass part arranged for guitar. SPECIAL NOTATION < = Rake strings D = down-stroke Intro: (QUIET) (NORMAL) e-|-----------------------------p-------|-----------------------------------6------|-------- b-|--------------------------4-4^3------|-----------------------4--------------6~--|-------- g-|-------------3~----------------------|----------3~--3<-------5--(3)-------------|-------- D-|----------3-------5----5----------3--|--------3-----5<----5--5--(3)--3----------|-------- A-|------------------5----3----------5--|--------------5<--5----3--(3)--5----------|-------- E-|--3--6~-----------3---------------6--|--3--6--------3<---------------6----------|-------- Verse 1: h e-|-------------------------------6~-8^10-8\6--|---------------------------------------|---- b-|-----------3--------------------------------|-----------p-p---------------4<----6<--|---- g-|-------3---3----------------4---------------|----------6^5^3--3------5----5<----3<--|---- D-|-----3-----5---h---3-----3--5---------------|--0--0-0---------5----5---5--5<----3<--|---- A-|--5--------5--3^5-----5-----5---------------|--5--------------5--3--------3<----5<--|---- E-|--6--------3----------------3---------------|--6--------------3-----------------6<--|---- Sit by me silently and brush my beard. Will we sit next door and watch the soaps? No mess to mop up from the bed today. There's nothing to do, and nothing to say. Chorus: e-|--6---------------------6---|--6---------------------6---|------------------------------- b-|--6---------------------6---|--6---------------------6---|------------------------------- g-|--5---------------------3---|--5---------------------3---|------------------------------- D-|--3---------------------5---|--3---------------------5---|------------------------------- A-|-----------3------------3---|-----------3------------3---|------------------------------- E-|--------------6--5--6-------|--------------6--5--6-------|------------------------------- Oh, when you go... Oh, when you go... Verse 2: e-|-------------------------------------U------------------------------|-------------------- b-|------------p---------------------3--3--4-4-3------3-4-4/6~-/(15)---|-------------------- g-|---------7\5^3--3---3---3---3---5-5--5--5-5-5---3-------------------|-------------------- D-|--0-0-----------5-5---5---5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5---3-------------------|-------------------- A-|--5-------------5-5-------5-5-5-3-3-------------5-------------------|-------------------- E-|--6---------------------------------------------6-------------------|-------------------- Recently, we've been somewhat volatile, and last night it starts with that Joan Osbourne song. e-|--------------------------------------3--------------------|----------------------------- b-|----------p----------------------4----4--------------------|----------------------------- g-|-------7\5^3--3----3-------------5-5--5--5--5/--------3----|----------------------------- D-|--0-0--3------5--5-5-5---U-U-U---5-5--5--5--5/7---3---3-3--|----------------------------- A-|--5----3------5--5-5-5---3-3-5---3-3--3--3--------5---5-5--|----------------------------- E-|--6-----------3--3---3---3-3-3--------------------6-6-6-6--|----------------------------- I hate it anyway, but you made it worse. I know why you laughed, u should know u were wrong. Chorus: e-|--6--6-6--6--6-6--6---6--6-6--6-6--6-6--|--6--6-6--6--6-6--6---6--6-6--6-6--6-6--|------- b-|--6--6-6--6--6-6--6---6--6-6--6-6--6-6--|--6--6-6--6--6-6--6---6--6-6--6-6--6-6--|------- g-|--5--5-5--5--5-5--5---3--3-3--3-3--3-3--|--5--5-5--5--5-5--5---3--3-3--3-3--3-3--|------- D-|--3--3-3--3--3-3--3---5--5-5--5-5--5-5--|--3--3-3--3--3-3--3---5--5-5--5-5--5-5--|------- A-|----------------------3--3-3--3-3--3-3--|----------------------3--3-3--3-3--3-3--|------- E-|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|------- Oh, when you go... Oh, when you go... Verse 3: e-|--------------------------U--------------------------------------------|----------------- b-|-----------3--p-----------3-----------4-3-3----------------------------|----------------- g-|-----------7\5^3---3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--5-5-5--5/7\-3--------------------|----------------- D-|--3-3-3--3-3-------5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5--3----3-----3-3--3--3-3----|----------------- A-|--5-5-5--5-3-------5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5---------3----5--5--5-5--5--5-5----|----------------- E-|--6-6-6--6---------3-3-3--------------------------6--6--6-6--6--6-6----|----------------- Bird number one taught me I shouldn't trust and that's why I find unfounded doubts abound. e-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| b-|--------------3p-p------------------------------------4-4---3----------------------------| g-|--------------7^5^3-----3-3--3--3-3--3-3--3-3---5-5-5-5-5---5/7-7\5--3-3-3-3--3-3-3------| D-|----3-3--3-3--3------5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5--5-5---5-5-5-5-5---3---3----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--| A-|--5-5-5--5-5--3------5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5--5-5---3-3-3-3-3---3---3----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--| E-|--6-6-6--6-6---------3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3--3-3---3-3-3-3-3------------6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6--| Bird number two proved that with none we've nothing. And now I'm only happy without you around. Chorus: e-|--6--6-6--6--6-6--6---6--6-6--6-6--6-6--|--6--6-6--6--6-6--6---6--6-6--6-6--6-6---|------ b-|--6--6-6--6--6-6--6---6--6-6--6-6--6-6--|--6--6-6--6--6-6--6---6--6-6--6-6--6-6---|------ g-|--5--5-5--5--5-5--5---3--3-3--3-3--3-3--|--5--5-5--5--5-5--5---3--3-3--3-3--3-3-*-|--3--- D-|--3--3-3--3--3-3--3---5--5-5--5-5--5-5--|--3--3-3--3--3-3--3---5--5-5--5-5--5-5-*-|--3--- A-|----------------------3--3-3--3-3--3-3--|----------------------3--3-3--3-3--3-3---|--5--- E-|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--6--- Oh, when you go... Oh, when you go... Outro: (QUIET/SLOW) e-|---------------------------------------------6<-----|------------------------------------- b-|-------------------------------4~----4-3-----3<-----|------------------------------------- g-|----------------------3-4-(5)------------3---3<-----|------------------------------------- D-|-------------5--------5------------5-----3---3<-----|------------------------------------- A-|--3------------(x-5)-------------------------5<-----|------------------------------------- E-|-----(x)-3~----------------------------------6<-----|------------------------------------- [end of tab] **************************************************************************** Taken from The Unofficial Arab Strap Website http://www.discoboys.co.uk ****************************************************************************