Burning Up Time

The Stranglers - Burning Up Time Tabbed By: Reecy Email: Bushhead81@Hotmail.com Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) BURNING UP TIME --------------- Transcription by: Richard Stanforth (rtstanforth@hotmail.com) Date of Transcription: 2nd April 2002 This transcription and more is exclusive to and can be found at :- http://www.geocities.com/strangledchords intro: bass notes... A E A E guitar and keyboards enter: A E A E G5 F#5 F5 E5 The Brighton Train it goes so soon A5 G#5 G5 F#5 My Brighton Belle is in her room A E A E It's burning up time, it's burning up time G5 F#5 F5 E5 The weekend's here, the Finchley boys A5 G#5 G5 F#5 Are gonna make a lot of noise A E A E It's burning up time, it's burning up time E D I wanna burn up while I'm having good times E D Don't wanna burn up with other peoples bad times riff: ED E--------------------------------| B-----5-----7------8-----10--10--| G--------------------------------| D--------------------------------| <- play twice A--7-----9-----10-----12---------| E--------------------------------| B D B GA Like a meteor... like to meet ya! AEAE G5 F#5 F5 E5 You either love or you despise A5 G#5 G5 F#5 There's just no time for compromise A E A E It's burning up time, it's burning up time G5 F#5 F5 E5 The days have gotta move real fast A5 G#5 G5 F#5 We know that nothing's gonna last A E A E It's burning up time, it's burning up time E D I wanna burn up while I'm having good times E D Don't wanna burn up with other peoples bad times (play riff twice) B D B GA Like a meteor... like to meet ya! chords over keyboard solo: A E A E (x4) A E "like a meteor, like to meet ya"...etc (play riff 1 four times) riff 2: E--------------------------------| B-----8-----7------6-----5--5----| G--------------------------------| D--------------------------------| <- play six times A--10-----9-----8-----7----------| E--------------------------------| chords over the riff are: 1st time: B5, 2nd time: D5, 3rd time: E5 4th time: F5, 5th time: F#5, 6th time: G5 A5 ending: the bass notes are: G F# F E A G# G F# (repeat over and over) Hugh plays variations of riff 2. "hello little girl, are you on your own? does you mummy know where you are? would you like a sweetie?"