{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":85146,"song":"Stereotype","artist":"The Specials","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/85146-stereotype-chords-by-the-specials/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/85146?type=chord","rating":4.54657,"votes":12,"content":"Date: Wed, 13 Sep 95 16:37:00 EDT\r\nFrom: Winston Campbell \r\nSubject: STEREOTYPE by The Specials\r\n\r\n\r\n                           Stereotype (Dammers)\r\n\r\n\r\nBasically, I will transcribe the chord progression.  This song is so strange\r\nbecause it changes keys and because of all the different instruments in it.\r\nPlease excuse me if the lyrics are screwed up, it is so difficult to\r\nunderstand what he is saying.  Oh, well, here it is:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nHe's just a stereotype[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nHe drinks his age in pints[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nHe has girls every night[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd he doesn't really exist[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAaah....[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe spends his weekends with a load of blokes[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe forgets the punchline when he tells a joke[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe wants to stay out, he doesn't want to go home[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]C#[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTill his nicotined fingers are stuck down his throat[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe's just a stereotype[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]           [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nHe drinks his age in pints[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe drives home pissed at night[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Eb[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd he listens to his stereo[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAaah....[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe blamed his fiancee when he caught VD[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe doctor said no drink for seventeen weeks[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe wants to go out but he has to stay home[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]C#[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo he watches colour TV on his own[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe's just a stereotype[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]           [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nHe drinks his age in pints[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe drives home pissed at night[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Eb[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd he listens to his stereo[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]B[/ch]* [ch]B[/ch]*   [ch]B[/ch]*  [ch]B[/ch]*      [ch]B[/ch]*\r\nThe tablets are finished[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]*  [ch]C[/ch]*   [ch]D[/ch]* [ch]C[/ch]* [ch]B[/ch]*\r\nThe cure is complete[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]* [ch]A[/ch]*     [ch]B[/ch]*  [ch]A[/ch]* [ch]G[/ch]*    [ch]A[/ch]*  [ch]G[/ch]* [ch]A[/ch]* [ch]G[/ch]* [ch]F[/ch]*   [ch]E[/ch]*\r\nHe hasn't had a  drink for se-ve-en-teen weeks[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]* [ch]B[/ch]* [ch]B[/ch]*   [ch]B[/ch]* [ch]B[/ch]*  [ch]B[/ch]* [ch]C[/ch]*    [ch]D[/ch]* [ch]C[/ch]*  [ch]B[/ch]*\r\nSe-venteen pints, to-night is the night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]*   [ch]A[/ch]*       [ch]B[/ch]* [ch]A[/ch]*  [ch]G[/ch]*    [ch]A[/ch]* [ch]G[/ch]*   [ch]A[/ch]* [ch]G[/ch]* [ch]F[/ch]* [ch]E[/ch]*\r\nGoes straight to his head, he ends up in a  fight[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe polices chase him through a dark rainy night[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFluorescent jam sandwich with flashing blue lights[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHis mom's waking up, she hopes he's alright[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]C#[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut he's wrapped round the lampost on Saturday night[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe's just a stereotype[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]           [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nHe drinks his age in pints[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe has girls every night[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Eb[/ch]      [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd he doesn't really exist[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAaah....[/tab]\r\n\r\nAbout the bridge, I think I am pretty close.  It is just too weird.  Anyway,\r\nto make this more understandable, here is the way how I play the chords:\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n    -----------[/tab]\r\nAm  x 0 2 2 1 0\r\nDm  x x 0 2 3 1\r\nC   x 3 2 0 1 0\r\nB   x 2 4 4 4 x\r\nE   0 2 2 1 0 0\r\nF   1 3 3 2 1 1\r\nC#  x 4 3 0 2 x <--- notice that this is not really the C# chord\r\nD   x x 0 2 3 2\r\nG   3 2 0 0 3 3\r\nC#m x 4 6 6 5 4\r\nF#  2 4 4 3 2 2\r\nCm  x 3 5 5 4 3\r\nB*  x 2 4 x x x\r\nC*  x 3 5 x x x\r\nD*  x 5 7 x x x\r\nA*  5 7 x x x x\r\nG*  3 5 x x x x\r\nF*  1 3 x x x x\r\nE*  0 2 x x x x\r\nEb  x 6 8 8 8 x\r\nBb  6 8 8 7 x x\r\n\r\n\r\n(This is just the basic transcription.  I hope I came close to the actual\r\nsong.  I know the lyrics did not come that close but oh well.  Comments,\r\ncriticisms, praises, feel free to email.  Bye-bye)","plain_text":"Date: Wed, 13 Sep 95 16:37:00 EDT\nFrom: Winston Campbell \nSubject: STEREOTYPE by The Specials\n\n\n                           Stereotype (Dammers)\n\n\nBasically, I will transcribe the chord progression.  This song is so strange\nbecause it changes keys and because of all the different instruments in it.\nPlease excuse me if the lyrics are screwed up, it is so difficult to\nunderstand what he is saying.  Oh, well, here it is:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the bridge, I think I am pretty close.  It is just too weird.  Anyway,\nto make this more understandable, here is the way how I play the chords:\n\n\nAm  x 0 2 2 1 0\nDm  x x 0 2 3 1\nC   x 3 2 0 1 0\nB   x 2 4 4 4 x\nE   0 2 2 1 0 0\nF   1 3 3 2 1 1\nC#  x 4 3 0 2 x <--- notice that this is not really the C# chord\nD   x x 0 2 3 2\nG   3 2 0 0 3 3\nC#m x 4 6 6 5 4\nF#  2 4 4 3 2 2\nCm  x 3 5 5 4 3\nB*  x 2 4 x x x\nC*  x 3 5 x x x\nD*  x 5 7 x x x\nA*  5 7 x x x x\nG*  3 5 x x x x\nF*  1 3 x x x x\nE*  0 2 x x x x\nEb  x 6 8 8 8 x\nBb  6 8 8 7 x x\n\n\n(This is just the basic transcription.  I hope I came close to the actual\nsong.  I know the lyrics did not come that close but oh well.  Comments,\ncriticisms, praises, feel free to email.  Bye-bye)","chords":["Am","Dm","C","B","E","F","C#","D","G","C#m","F#","Cm","Eb","Bb","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}