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Stranglehold

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Dmajor

90BPM

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Intro
One two three
Four five six
Gotta do a dance
And it goes like this
(solo very fast)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----5-5-5-5-5-5---/---7-7-7-7-7-/-7-7---------------------------------| 
G|---4-4-4-----4----/--6-6-6--------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
DYeah some little girl's
Ggotta hold on me
DShe's only thirteen
Gbut oh so sweet
DGot me down Gon my knees
EmGot a stranglehold on me
DPut's her arms around
Gme like a vice
DIt's oh so painful Gbut nice
DBut I can only 
Gtake it once or twice
EmGot a stranglehold on me
DGot a stranglehold Gon me
Got a stranglehold on me
Got a stranglehold on me
EmStranglehold
(repeat verse)

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Stranglehold

by UK Subs

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Intro

One two three

Four five six

Gotta do a dance

And it goes like this

(solo very fast)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|----5-5-5-5-5-5---/---7-7-7-7-7-/-7-7---------------------------------|

G|---4-4-4-----4----/--6-6-6--------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Yeah some little girl's

gotta hold on me

She's only thirteen

but oh so sweet

D G

Got me down on my knees

Got a stranglehold on me

Put's her arms around

me like a vice

D G

It's oh so painful but nice

But I can only

take it once or twice

Got a stranglehold on me

D G

Got a stranglehold on me

Stranglehold

(repeat verse)

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