5 Minutes
The Stranglers
FIVE MINUTES ------------ Released a single. 1978. [Intro]: bass drum keyboard plays a chord of C#5. e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-------0--1--3--1-0----------------0--1--3--1-0----------| D|-----3--------------3--1---------3--------------3--1-4-1-| A|---4---------------------4-----4-------------------------| E|-1---------------------------1---------------------------| C#sus4 C# C#sus4 C# (play over bass solo then drums enter) C#sus4 C# C#sus4 C# [Verse 1] C#sus4 C# I need a dream where I can live what I said C#sus4 C# I need a place where I can make my bed C#sus4 C# I need a hole where I’ll find darkness now C#sus4 C# And if you hassle me mister I might just lose my head [Chorus] Five minutes and you’re almost there Five minutes and you’re almost dead Five minutes and you’re almost there Five minutes and you’re almost dead [Verse 2] C#sus4 C# They came home on Saturday night C#sus4 C# They killed a cat and they raped his wife C#sus4 C# And in their eyes there was fear and hate C#sus4 C# And when they spoke they spoke with knives [Chorus] Five minutes and you’re almost there Five minutes and you’re almost dead Five minutes and you’re almost there Five minutes and you’re almost dead keyboard solo: C#sus4 C# (x4) [Verse 3] Some say that I should hate them all But I say that wouldn’t help at all I just wanna find those guys that’s all I just wanna find those guys that’s all [guitar solo] B|----------------1-2p1----------------| G|-------0--1--3--------1--------------| D|-----3-------------------4p3p1-------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| B----------------1-2p1--------------| G-------0--1--3--------1------------| D-----3-------------------4p3p1-----| - repeat twice fast pulloffs achieved by barring A---4----------------------------4--| the first fret and pulling off with the other fingers E-1---------------------------------| at ** -----------------------------------| G-4-4-4-1-4-4-4-1-4-4-4-1-----------| D-4-4-4-1-4-4-4-1-4-4-4-1-4-1---4---| - repeat twice too listen to the recording for the A-----------------------------------| rhythm. -----------------------------------| [Chorus] Five minutes and you’re almost there Five minutes and you’re almost dead Five minutes and you’re almost there Five minutes and you’re almost dead [Verse 4] C#sus4 C# The night time comes and the streets they ring C#sus4 C# With the fears of a thousand things C#sus4 C# But if you worry about your ports of call C#sus4 C# You’ll never get nothing done at all [Chorus] Five minutes and you’re almost there Five minutes and you’re almost dead Five minutes and you’re almost there Five minutes and you’re almost dead [Verse 5] Some say that I should hate them all But I say that wouldn’t help at all I just wanna find those guys that’s all I just wanna find those guys that’s all repeat B and D# over French lyrics until end. Enjoy :)