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Did You Know? Always The Sun was originally released in 1986 and later in 1990. Singer Hugh Cornwell originally thought that the song could have been as big as The Strangers biggest hit so far - Golden Brown. It was hit internationally more than in the UK where it reached number 30 in the charts. It reached 15 and 16 in France and almost broke the band in the US.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Blue Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: Yellow Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Blue Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only Orange Pick when played with open chords only)
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White Pick Level
Always The Sun Chords And Strumming, The Stranglers
Django Chords:
Django G chord
Django A chord
Django D chord
Django Em chord
Django Bm chord
Strumming:
"Straight 8s*": |D D D D D D D D |
"Straight 8s": |D U D U D U D U |
Tempo: 133 bpm Key: D
Intro -
| |D - - - |G - - - | | x 2
Verse 1 -
| |D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - | | x 2
| |A - - - |G - - - | | x 3
|A - - - |A - - - |
(D) How many times have you (D)woken up and prayed for the (G)rain? (G)
(D) How many times have you seen the (D)papers apportion the (G)blame? (G)
(A) Who gets to (G)say? (A) Who gets to work and who gets to (G)play?
(A) I was always told at (G)school, everybody should get the (A)same (A)
Verse 2 -
| |D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - | | x 2
|A - - - |G - - - |A - - - |
|Em - - - |G - - - |Bm - - - |A - - - |A - - - |
(D) How many times have you been (D)told, if you don't ask, you don't (G)get? (G)
(D) How many lads have taken your (D)money? your Mother said you shouldn't (G)bet (G)
(A) Who has the (G)fun? (A) Is it always a man with a (Em)gun?
(G) Someone must have told you, if you (Bm)work too hard, you can (A)sweat? (A)
Chorus -
|Bm - - - |D - - - |G - - - |Bm - - - |
|D - - - |Em - - - |G - - - |A - - - |A - - - |
(Bm) There's always the (D)sun, mm (always the sun)
(G) There's always the (Bm)sun (D)always (Em)always ((G)always the (A)sun) (A)
Intro -
| |D - - - |G - - - | | x 2
Verse 3 -
| |D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - | | x 2
|A - - - |G - - - |A - - - |
|Em - - - |G - - - |Bm - - - |A - - - |A - - - |
(D) How many times have the weathermen (D)told you stories that made you (G)laugh? (G)
(D) You know its not unlike the politicians and the (D)leaders when they do things by (G) half (G)
(A) Who gets the (G)job (A) of pushing the (Em)knob?
(G) That's what responsibility (Bm)you draw straws for if you're mad (A)enough (A)
Chorus -
| |Bm - - - |D - - - |G - - - |Bm - - - |
|D - - - |Em - - - |G - - - |A - - - |A - - - | | x 2
(Bm) There's always the (D)sun, mm (always the sun)
(G) There's always the (Bm)sun (D)always (Em)always ((G)always the (A)sun) (A)
X2
Verse 4 (Instrumental) -
| |D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - | | x 2
| |A - - - |G - - - | | x 3
|A - - - |A - - - |
Chorus -
| |Bm - - - |D - - - |G - - - |Bm - - - |
|D - - - |Em - - - |G - - - |A - - - |A - - - | | x 2
(Bm) There's always the (D)sun, mm (always the sun)(G) There's always the (Bm)sun (D)always (Em)always ((G)always the (A)sun) (A)
x2
Final Chord Strum: D
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Orange Pick Level
Always The Sun Chords And Strumming, The Stranglers
Open Chords:
Open G chord
Open A chord
Open D chord
Open E & Em chords
Open Bm7 chord
Strumming:
"Straight 8s*": |D D D D D D D D |
"Straight 8s": |D U D U D U D U |
Tempo: 133 bpm Key: D
Intro -
| |D - - - |G - - - | | x 2
Verse 1 -
| |D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - | | x 2
| |A - - - |G - - - | | x 3
|A - - - |A - - - |
(D) How many times have you (D)woken up and prayed for the (G)rain? (G)
(D) How many times have you seen the (D)papers apportion the (G)blame? (G)
(A) Who gets to (G)say? (A) Who gets to work and who gets to (G)play?
(A) I was always told at (G)school, everybody should get the (A)same (A)
Verse 2 -
| |D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - | | x 2
|A - - - |G - - - |A - - - |
|E - - - |G - - - |Bm7 - - - |A - - - |A - - - |
(D) How many times have you been (D)told, if you don't ask, you don't (G)get? (G)
(D) How many lads have taken your (D)money? your Mother said you shouldn't (G)bet (G)
(A) Who has the (G)fun? (A) Is it always a man with a (E)gun?
(G) Someone must have told you, if you (Bm7)work too hard, you can (A)sweat? (A)
Chorus -
|Bm7 - - - |D - - - |G - - - |Bm7 - - - |
|D - - - |Em - - - |G - - - |A - - - |A - - - |
(Bm7) There's always the (D)sun, mm (always the sun)
(G) There's always the (Bm7)sun (D)always (Em)always ((G)always the (A)sun) (A)
Intro -
| |D - - - |G - - - | | x 2
Verse 3 -
| |D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - | | x 2
|A - - - |G - - - |A - - - |
|Em - - - |G - - - |Bm7 - - - |A - - - |A - - - |
(D) How many times have the weathermen (D)told you stories that made you (G)laugh? (G)
(D) You know its not unlike the politicians and the (D)leaders when they do things by (G) half (G)
(A) Who gets the (G)job (A) of pushing the (Em)knob?
(G) That's what responsibility (Bm7)you draw straws for if you're mad (A)enough (A)
Chorus -
| |Bm7 - - - |D - - - |G - - - |Bm7 - - - |
|D - - - |Em - - - |G - - - |A - - - |A - - - | | x 2
(Bm7) There's always the (D)sun, mm (always the sun)
(G) There's always the (Bm7)sun (D)always (Em)always ((G)always the (A)sun) (A)
x2
Verse 4 (Instrumental) -
| |D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - | | x 2
| |A - - - |G - - - | | x 3
|A - - - |A - - - |
Chorus -
| |Bm7 - - - |D - - - |G - - - |Bm7 - - - |
|D - - - |Em - - - |G - - - |A - - - |A - - - | | x 2
(Bm7) There's always the (D)sun, mm (always the sun)
(G) There's always the (Bm7)sun (D)always (Em)always ((G)always the (A)sun) (A)
x2 (D)
Final Chord Strum: D
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Blue Pick Level
Always The Sun Chords And Strumming, The Stranglers
Open Chords:
Open G chord
Open A chord
Open D chord
Open E & Em chords
Barre Chords:
Barre Bm chord
Strumming:
"Straight 8s*": |D D D D D D D D |
"Straight 8s": |D U D U D U D U |
Tempo: 133 bpm Key: D
Intro -
| |D - - - |G - - - | | x 2
Verse 1 -
| |D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - | | x 2
| |A - - - |G - - - | | x 3
|A - - - |A - - - |
(D) How many times have you (D)woken up and prayed for the (G)rain? (G)
(D) How many times have you seen the (D)papers apportion the (G)blame? (G)
(A) Who gets to (G)say? (A) Who gets to work and who gets to (G)play?
(A) I was always told at (G)school, everybody should get the (A)same (A)
Verse 2 -
| |D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - | | x 2
|A - - - |G - - - |A - - - |
|E - - - |G - - - |Bm - - - |A - - - |A - - - |
(D) How many times have you been (D)told, if you don't ask, you don't (G)get? (G)
(D) How many lads have taken your (D)money? your Mother said you shouldn't
(G)bet (G)
(A) Who has the (G)fun? (A) Is it always a man with a (E)gun?
(G) Someone must have told you, if you (Bm)work too hard, you can (A)sweat? (A)
Chorus -
|Bm - - - |D - - - |G - - - |Bm - - - |
|D - - - |Em - - - |G - - - |A - - - |A - - - |
(Bm) There's always the (D)sun, mm (always the sun)
(G) There's always the (Bm)sun (D)always (Em)always ((G)always the (A)sun) (A)
Intro -
| |D - - - |G - - - | | x 2
Verse 3 -
| |D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - | | x 2
|A - - - |G - - - |A - - - |
|Em - - - |G - - - |Bm - - - |A - - - |A - - - |
(D) How many times have the weathermen (D)told you stories that made you (G)laugh? (G)
(D) You know its not unlike the politicians and the (D)leaders when they do things by (G) half (G)
(A) Who gets the (G)job (A) of pushing the (Em)knob?
(G) That's what responsibility (Bm)you draw straws for if you're mad (A)enough (A)
Chorus -
| |Bm - - - |D - - - |G - - - |Bm - - - |
|D - - - |Em - - - |G - - - |A - - - |A - - - | | x 2
(Bm) There's always the (D)sun, mm (always the sun)
(G) There's always the (Bm)sun (D)always (Em)always ((G)always the (A)sun) (A)
x2
Verse 4 (Instrumental) -
| |D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - | | x 2
| |A - - - |G - - - | | x 3
|A - - - |A - - - |
Chorus -
| |Bm - - - |D - - - |G - - - |Bm - - - |
|D - - - |Em - - - |G - - - |A - - - |A - - - | | x 2
(Bm) There's always the (D)sun, mm (always the sun)
(G) There's always the (Bm)sun (D)always (Em)always ((G)always the (A)sun) (A)
x2 (D)
Final Chord Strum: D
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Always The Sun Lyrics
How many times have you woken up and prayed for the rain?
How many times have you seen the papers apportion the blame?
Who gets to say? Who gets to work and who gets to play?
I was always told at school, everybody should get the same
How many times have you been told
If you don't ask, you don't get?
How many lads have taken your money?
Your Mother said you shouldn't bet
Who has the fun? Is it always a man with a gun?
Someone must have told you, if you work too hard, you can sweat?
There's always the sun, mm (always the sun)
There's always the sun
Always, always (always the sun)
How many times have the weathermen told you stories
That made you laugh?
You know its not unlike the politicians and the leaders
When they do things by half
Who gets the job of pushing the knob?
That's what responsibility you draw straws for
If you're mad enough
There's always the sun, mm (always the sun)
There's always the sun
Always, always (always the sun)
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