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Song title:       Sgt. Rock (Is Going To Help Me)
Original Album:   Black Sea

Words and Music by Andy Partridge
Copyright © 1980 Virgin Records Limited
Published by Virgin Music Inc.

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


INTRO:
Notes:
D6/9 is U.S. notation for D6add9.
G7/6 is U.S. notation for G7add6.


[play: INTRO Figure]

INTRO Figure
                         D6/9      E9     G7/6 D6/9
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------0------|-0-------0---0-----------0------|
|-------------------------9------|-11------10--9-----------9------|
|-------------------------0------|-0-------0---0-----------0------|
|-------------------------9------|-11------10--9-----------9------|
|-------------------------0------|-0-------0---0-----------0------|
                                           |-3-|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

                                                           Hey!

[play:]  [x3]

         D6/9                      E9     G7/6 D6/9
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------0---------------0------|-0-------0---0-----------0------|
|---------9---------------9------|-11------10--9-----------9------|
|---------0---------------0------|-0-------0---0-----------0------|
|---------9---------------9------|-11------10--9-----------9------|
|---------0---------------0------|-0-------0---0-----------0------|
                                           |-3-|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

          Rock!           Rock!                            Hey


[then play:]


                                 VERSE1:
         D6/9                      E9     G7/6 D6/9
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------0---------------0------|-0-------0---0-----------0------|
|---------9---------------9------|-11------10--9-----------9------|
|---------0---------------0------|-0-------0---0-----------0------|
|---------9---------------9------|-11------10--9-----------9------|
|---------0---------------0------|-0-------0---0-----------0------|
                                           |-3-|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

          Rock!           Rock!



         D6/9                      E9     G7/6 D6/9
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------0---------------0------|-0-------0---0-----------0------|
|---------9---------------9------|-11------10--9-----------9------|
|---------0---------------0------|-0-------0---0-----------0------|
|---------9---------------9------|-11------10--9-----------9------|
|---------0---------------0------|-0-------0---0-----------0------|
                                           |-3-|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  I'm     en  - listing,

  o - ver  -  seas aid.

  Need    as   -  sis-ting,

  help with a     maid.

  Get     the     ex -pert,                                on

  ma -dam oi -selles

  He      could   de -fuse




                                 PRE-CHORUS:

         D6/9                      C
|--------------------------------|-8-------8-------8-------8------|
|---------0---------------0------|-8-------8-------8-------8------|
|---------9---------------9------|-9-------9-------9-------9------|
|---------0---------------0------|-10------10------10------10-----|
|---------9---------------9------|-10------10------10------10-----|
|---------0---------------0------|-8-------8-------8-------8------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  an -y   bomb  - shell.               If  I   could only  be



  A9                               D7
|-12------12------12------12-----|-10------10------10------10-----|
|-12------12------12------12-----|-10------10------10------10-----|
|-12------12------12------12-----|-11------11------11------11-----|
|-11------11------11------11-----|-10------10------10------10-----|
|-0-------0-------0-------0------|-12------12------12------12-----|
|--------------------------------|-10------10------10------10-----|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  tough   like    him         then I       could   win     my



|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------12--------------12-----|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
|---------11--------------11-----|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
|---------10--------------10-----|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|---------11--------------11-----|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
                                   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & -  2 - & -  3 - & -  4 - &  -  |

  own,            small,           battle of the sexes



CHORUS:
  C
|-8-------8-------8-------8------|-8-------8-------8-------8------|
|-8-------8-------8-------8------|-8-------8-------8-------8------|
|-9-------9-------9-------9------|-9-------9-------9-------9------|
|-10------10------10------10-----|-10------10------10------10-----|
|-10------10------10------10-----|-10------10------10------10-----|
|-8-------8-------8-------8------|-8-------8-------8-------8------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

          Sgt.    Rock is going to help            me,



  F9                               Fm9
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-8-------8-------8-------8------|-8-------8-------8-------8------|
|-8-------8-------8-------8------|-8-------8-------8-------8------|
|-7-------7-------7-------7------|-6-------6-------6-------6------|
|-8-------8-------8-------8------|-8-------8-------8-------8------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

          make the girl   mine,    keep her stood in line,



  C
|-8-------8-------8-------8------|-8-------8-------8-------8------|
|-8-------8-------8-------8------|-8-------8-------8-------8------|
|-9-------9-------9-------9------|-9-------9-------9-------9------|
|-10------10------10------10-----|-10------10------10------10-----|
|-10------10------10------10-----|-10------10------10------10-----|
|-8-------8-------8-------8------|-8-------8-------8-------8------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

          Sgt.    Rock is going to help            me,



  F9                               Fm9
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-8-------8-------8-------8------|-8-------8-------8-------8------|
|-8-------8-------8-------8------|-8-------8-------8-------8------|
|-7-------7-------7-------7------|-6-------6-------6-------6------|
|-8-------8-------8-------8------|-8-------8-------8-------8------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

          make the girl   mine,    keep her stood in line,



  F9                               Fm9
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-8-------8-------8-------8------|-8------------------------------|
|-8-------8-------8-------8------|-8------------------------------|
|-7-------7-------7-------7------|-6------------------------------|
|-8-------8-------8-------8------|-8------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

          make the girl   mine,    make the victory sign____



[repeat INTRO Figure]


                                 VERSE2:

         D6/9            D6/9      E9     G7/6 D6/9
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------0---------------0------|-0-------0---0-----------0------|
|---------9---------------9------|-11------10--9-----------9------|
|---------0---------------0------|-0-------0---0-----------0------|
|---------9---------------9------|-11------10--9-----------9------|
|---------0---------------0------|-0-------0---0-----------0------|
                                           |-3-|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

          Rock!           Rock!



         D6/9            D6/9      E9     G7/6 D6/9
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------0---------------0------|-0-------0---0-----------0------|
|---------9---------------9------|-11------10--9-----------9------|
|---------0---------------0------|-0-------0---0-----------0------|
|---------9---------------9------|-11------10--9-----------9------|
|---------0---------------0------|-0-------0---0-----------0------|
                                           |-3-|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  I'm     in   -  vading,

  ter-ri -to -ries

  Girls   are     fo -reign,

  and  strange to me

  Get     the     ex -pert,                                at

  kissing and stuff

  He      stays   ea -sy,

  when things get rough


[repeat PRE-CHORUS]

[repeat CHORUS]


BRIDGE:

                                   G#
|--------------------------------|-4-------4-------x-4-x---4------|
|--------------------------------|-4-------4-------x-4-x---4------|
|--------------------------------|-5-------5-------x-5-x---5------|
|--------------------------------|-6-------6-------x-6-x---6------|
|--------------------------------|-6-------6-------x-6-x---6------|
|--------------------------------|-4-------4-------x-4-x---4------|
                                                   |-3-|   |-3-|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

                                                   Sometimes   re-



  F#7                              Bb7
|-1-------1-------x-1-x---1------|-1-------1-------x-1-x---1------|
|-1-------1-------x-1-x---1------|-3-------3-------x-3-x---3------|
|-2-------2-------x-2-x---2------|-1-------1-------x-1-x---1------|
|-1-------1-------x-1-x---1------|-3-------3-------x-3-x---3------|
|-3-------3-------x-3-x---3------|-1-------1-------x-1-x---1------|
|-1-------1-------x-1-x---1------|--------------------------------|
                  |-3-|   |-3-|                    |-3-|   |-3-|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  la   -  tion  - ships   don't    go              as



  C#9                              G#
|--------------------------------|-4-------4-------x-4-x---4------|
|-4-------4-------x-4-x---4------|-4-------4-------x-4-x---4------|
|-4-------4-------x-4-x---4------|-5-------5-------x-5-x---5------|
|-3-------3-------x-3-x---3------|-6-------6-------x-6-x---6------|
|-4-------4-------x-4-x---4------|-6-------6-------x-6-x---6------|
|--------------------------------|-4-------4-------x-4-x---4------|
                  |-3-|   |-3-|                    |-3-|   |-3-|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  planned______________________                    Some girls can



  F#7                              Bb7
|-1-------1-------x-1-x---1------|-1-------1-------x-1-x---1------|
|-1-------1-------x-1-x---1------|-3-------3-------x-3-x---3------|
|-2-------2-------x-2-x---2------|-1-------1-------x-1-x---1------|
|-1-------1-------x-1-x---1------|-3-------3-------x-3-x---3------|
|-3-------3-------x-3-x---3------|-1-------1-------x-1-x---1------|
|-1-------1-------x-1-x---1------|--------------------------------|
                  |-3-|   |-3-|                    |-3-|   |-3-|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  make    them  - selves  so       cold,       a   no-man's



  B7
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0-------0-------0-------0------|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0--|
|-2-------2-------2-------2------|-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--|
|-1-------1-------1-------1------|-1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1--|
|-2-------2-------2-------2------|-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                                   |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  land.________________________



[play:]  [x4]

  E9     G7/6 D6/9                          
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0-------0---0-----------0------|---------0---------------0------|
|-11------10--9-----------9------|---------9---------------9------|
|-0-------0---0-----------0------|---------0---------------0------|
|-11------10--9-----------9------|---------9---------------9------|
|-0-------0---0-----------0------|---------0---------------0------|
          |-3-|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


[then repeat PRE-CHORUS]

[repeat CHORUS]


OUTRO:

[play:]  [x4]

  E9     G7/6 D6/9
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0-------0---0-----------0------|---------0---------------0------|
|-11------10--9-----------9------|---------9---------------9------|
|-0-------0---0-----------0------|---------0---------------0------|
|-11------10--9-----------9------|---------9---------------9------|
|-0-------0---0-----------0------|---------0---------------0------|
          |-3-|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


[end on D6/9]