Arnold Layne Guitar Tab

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Tabbed by High voltage

           Bb              Fm6  G      F#
Arnold Layne    had a strange   hobby

F7                    Bb          Ab      Eb     F
   collecting clothes moon shine washing line

       Eb  Db        Bb
they suit him fine

                        Fm6   G        F#
on the wall   hung a tall    mirror

F7                  Bb           Ab   Eb       F
   distorted view   see through  baby blue

   Eb
he dug it

Ab  Eb     Bb    Db   Ab      Eb
Oh  Arnold Layne it's not the same

Db    Ab     Eb     F             Ab       Ab7
takes two to know   two to know   two to know

                  Eb  Ab  F  Bb
why can't you see

(Bb)                          (sus4)  Bb
      Arnold Layne   Arnold Layne        Arnold Layne Arnold Layne

Bb                           Fm6     G       F#
  now he's caught a nasty sort    of person

F7                      Bb            Ab      Eb      F
   they gave him time   doors clang   chain   gang

   Eb    Db       Bb     Ab         F       Bb
he hates it       Arnold Layne dont do it again

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Len Badass	#1 by Len cullum at Mar 20, 1973 at 4:02 AM EST
	yah it's about a transvestite who steals women's underwear from clotheslines...there sure are some weird people out there

No Picture Simon (Si) Lead Player	#2 by Simon (Si) Brown at Apr 11, 1973 at 2:24 AM EST
	yeah, it's about this guy who used to board in Syd and Roger's childhood neighborhood and was always stealing women's underwear off of the clotheslines...names changed to protect the innocent, of course

No Picture phil Wanna Be	#3 by phil taylor at Feb 18, 1994 at 5:46 PM EST
	It is about a transvestite who stole women's intimate fashions from clotheslines at night ("see through baby blue", panties, bras, a nightie) and earned himself a nice restful stay at the Gray Bar Hilton -- and I read that the panty thief WAS a real person who lived in one of the band members' neighborhoods

No Picture Erik Lead Player	#4 by Erik StJimmy at Feb 21, 1996 at 2:01 PM EST
	This song is about the crossdresser who steals women's linguere from their washinglines, and then got caught wearing them, therefore he was arrested and jailed. hence the line: "they gave him time, doors bang chaingang"

No Picture a Average	#5 by a a at Sep 10, 2004 at 8:53 PM EST
	Here's what Rick Wright said, according to the 'Echoes' website: "Syd came up with this song. It was his song. It was banned because of its lyrical content, which is quite extraordinary considering what goes down now. I think it's one of the best examples of Syd's work and mind. It's based on a true story, or rumour about a man who went around stealing knickers off washing lines. I sang the harmonies on it. It wasn't about love like so many songs at that time. We have often considered doing it live, recently. It doesn't mean that much to me now, although I feel sentimental about it. It was a different incarnation of Pink Floyd"