13 Chords used in the song: B, Eb7, E/Eb, Ebm, C#m, F#, E, G#m, Bm, G, Em, F#m, A
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B Eb7
So who's that girl there?
E/Eb
I wonder what went wrong
Ebm
So that she had to roam the streets
E/Eb
She don't do major credit cards
Ebm
I doubt she does receipts
C#m C#m F# E Ebm C#m Ebm
It's all not quite legitimate
B Eb7
And what a scummy man
E/Eb
Just give him half a chance
Ebm
I bet he'll rob you if he can
E/Eb
Can see it in his eyes, yeah
Ebm
That he's got a driving ban
C#m C#m F# E Ebm C#m Ebm
Amongst some other offences
G#m Ebm
And I've seen him with girls of the night
G#m Ebm
And he told Roxanne to put on her red light
G#m Ebm
They're all infected but he'll be alright
C#m Ebm E F# (start strumming on this line)
Cause he's a scumbag, don't you know
Bm
I said he's a scumbag, don't you know!
G F#(v2)Bm- repeat a few times (only really play bottom 2 strings)
Riff
A|------------2-2-5-----|
E|--3-3-2-2-2-------0-2-| repeat how many needed
C|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
G F# Bm
(bass)
Although you're trying not to listen
I bet your eyes are staring at the ground
She makes a subtle proposition
Sorry love I'll have to turn you down
G F# Bm (palm muted through verse)
And oh he must be up to something
Want half a chance to show he's more than likely
I've got a feeling in my stomach
I start to wonder what his story might be
What his story might be
Em F#m Bm
They said it changes when the sun goes down
Em F#m Bm
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
Em F#m Bm
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
Em F#m Bm
Around here
A F#m
Around
riff (guitar 1)
G F# Bm (guitar 2)
And look here comes a Ford Mondeo
Isn't he Mister Inconspicuous
And he don't have to say 'owt
She understands she's here to get picked up
And she's delighted when she sees him
Pulling in and giving her the eye
Because she must be fucking freezing
Scantily clad beneath the clear night sky
She don't stop in the winter, no and...
Em F#m Bm
They said it changes when the sun goes down
Em F#m Bm
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
Em F#m Bm
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
Em F#m Bm
Around here
Em F#m Bm
They said it changes when the sun goes down
Em F#m Bm
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
Em F#m Bm
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
Em F#m Bm
Around here
A F#m
Around here
B Eb7
What a scummy man
E/Eb
Just give him half a chance
Ebm
I bet he'll rob you if he can
E/Eb Ebm
Can see it in his eyes that he's got a nasty plan
C#m Ebm E F#
I hope you're not involved at all
(not too sure what is here, mess about in Bb)
Finish on B
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About this song: When The Sun Goes Down
The song, about prostitution in the Neepsend district of Sheffield, was originally known as "Scummy."