Second Coming

The Stranglers - Second Coming Email: Bushhead81@Hotmail.com Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) SECOND COMING ------------- Transcription by: Richard Stanforth (rtstanforth@hotmail.com) Date of Transcription: 3rd April 2002 This transcription and more is exclusive to and can be found at :- http://www.geocities.com/strangledchords intro: keyboard - D - C# C - C# main riff: DC E---------------------------------------------------------| G---10--10----10--10------------0---------------0---------| B----9---9-----9---9----------5-----5---------5-----5-----| D----7---7-----7---7--------5---------5-----5---------5---| A-------------------------3---------------3---------------| E---------------------------------------------------------| (play riff throughout the verses) D C Somewhere in Africa, somewhere in Rome D C People are sleeping awake in their homes D C Waiting for shepherds to tend to their sheep D C Their disappointments lay piled in a corner heap chorus: this is kind of a question and answer section, the bass and keyboards play the riff... and then the guitar plays a riff. bass root notes are provided in the brackets above. (EE(BB(GF(DC) E------------------|------------------|--------------------|--------------------| G------------------|------------------|--------------------|--------------------| B---*bass*-------0-|---*bass*-------0-|---*bass*--------0--|---*bass*-------0---| D---*bass*-----0---|---*bass*-----0---|---*bass*------0----|---*bass*-----0-----| A------------8-----|------------3-----|------------10------|------------5-------| E----------6-------|----------1-------|----------8---------|----------3---------| A second co - ming will come in. A second co - ming will come in. (EE(BB(GF(DDADDb) E------------------|------------------|--------------------|--------------------| G------------------|------------------|--------------------|--------------------| B---*bass*-------0-|---*bass*-------0-|---*bass*--------0--|-----*no guitar*----| D---*bass*-----0---|---*bass*-----0---|---*bass*------0----|--- *no guitar*----| A------------8-----|------------3-----|------------10------|--------------------| E----------6-------|----------1-------|----------8---------|--------------------| A second co - ming will come in. A second co - ming will come in. (DDADDb) E------------------| G------------------| B------------9--9--| D------------7--7--| A------------------| E------------------| (It will come in!) (main riff) D C Turn on the sets and then wait for the show D C Will he have long hair and what will he know? D C Will he tell jokes or will he make us cry? D C If we write to him will he send back a reply? (chorus) A second co-ming will come in A second co-ming will come in A second co-ming will come in A second co-ming will come in (it will come in!) (main riff) D C Like everybody I wait for the day D C Like everybody I'll send him away D C He may be ugly and have problem hair D C Even speak funny and make all the people stare D A second co - ming will come in C A second co - ming will come in D A second co - ming will come in C A second co - ming will come in D C Second coming... (repeat verse riff until fade)