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Were Not Gonna Take It
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G G G G F G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|0-------------------|
D|0-----5-5-5-3---5---|
A|------5-5-5-3---5---|
E|3-----3-3-3-1---3---|
PRE-CHORUS
G C C C/E F C/E
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----3-------3---|----------------|
B|----3-------3---|--------1---1---|
G|----0-------0-0-|0-0-0---2---0---|
D|----0-------0-x-|x-2-2---3---2---|
A|--------------3-|3-----3---------|
E|3----3-3--------|----------------|
INTRO
| G | Gsus4 | G | Gsus4 |
VERSE 1
G Gsus4
Welcome to the camp
C/G G
I guess you all know why we're here
F
My name is Tommy
Em
And I became aware this year
Eb
If you want to follow me
G
You've got to play pinball
C G
And put in your ear plugs
C G
Put on your eye shades
C G G G G F G
You know where to put the cork (= LINK)
VERSE 2
G Gsus4
Hey you gettin' drunk
C/G G
So sorry, I got you sussed
F
Hey you smoking mother nature
Em
This is a bust
Eb
Hey hung up old Mr. Normal
G
Don't try to gain my trust
C G
'Cause you ain't gonna follow me
C G
Any of those ways
C G G G G F G
Although you think you must (= LINK)
PRE CHORUS
G C C C/E F C/E
We're not gonna take it
G C C C/E F C/E
We're not gonna take it
G C C C/E F C/E
We're not gonna take it
G C C C/E F C/E
We're not gonna take it
CHORUS
C G
We're not gonna take it
F C G
Never did and never will
C G
We're not gonna take it
F
Gonna break it
C
Gonna shake it
Bb Am [ G ]
Let's forget it better still
INTERLUDE = Pre-Chorus riff
| G C | C C/E F C/E |
| G C | C C/E F C/E |
VERSE 3
G Gsus4
Now you can't hear me
C/G G
Your ears are truly sealed
F
You can't speak either
Em
Your mouth is filled
Eb
You can't see nothing
G
And pinball completes the scene
C G
Here comes Uncle Ernie
C G
To guide you to
C G G G G F G
Your very own machine
PRE CHORUS
G C C C/E F C/E
We're not gonna take it
G C C C/E F C/E
We're not gonna take it
G C C C/E F C/E
We're not gonna take it
G C C C/E F C/E
We're not gonna take it
CHORUS
C G
We're not gonna take it
F C G
Never did and never will
C G
Don't want no religion
F C G
And as far as we can tell
C G
We ain't gonna take you
F C G
Never did and never will
C G
We're not gonna take you
F
We forsake you
C
Gonna rape you
Bb Am [ G ]
Let's forget you better still
INTERLUDE = Pre-Chorus riff
| G C | C C/E F C/E |
| G C | C C/E F C/E |
| G C | C C/E F C/E |
| G C | C C/E F C/E |
| G | % |
CHORUS part
Fadd9
We forsake you
C
Gonna rape you
Bb Am7 | A | % |
Let's forget you ... better still
INTERLUDE
| E/D | D/E | E/D | D/E |
[Outro: See me, feel me/Listening to you]
Ebmaj7 Fsus4
See me, feel me
Fsus4 F
Touch me
G
Heal me
Ebmaj7 Fsus4 F
See me, feel me
Fsus4 F
Touch me
G
Heal me
Ebmaj7 Fsus4 F
See me, feel me
Fsus4 F
Touch me
G
Heal me
Ebmaj7 Fsus4 F
See me, feel me
Fsus4 F
Touch me
| Em | % | E/B | B |
Heal me
A B7sus4 C
Listening to you, I get the music
A B7sus4 E
Gazing at you, I get the heat
A B7sus4 C
Following you, I climb the mountain
G D | E/B | B |
I get excitement at your feet
A B7sus4 C
Right behind you, I see the millions
A B7sus4 E
On you, I see the glory
A B7sus4 C
From you, I get opinions
G D | E/B | B |
From you, I get the story
A B7sus4 C
Listening to you, I get the music
A B7sus4 E
Gazing at you, I get the heat
A B7sus4 C
Following you, I climb the mountain
G D | E/B | B |
I get excitement at your feet
A B7sus4 C
Right behind you, I see the millions
A B7sus4 E
On you, I see the glory
A B7sus4 C
From you, I get opinions
G D | E/B | % | B | % |
From you, I get the story
A B7sus4 C
Listening to you, I get the music
A B7sus4 E
Gazing at you, I get the heat
A B7sus4 C
Following you, I climb the mountain
G D | E/B | % | B | % |
I get excitement at your feet
A B7sus4 C
Right behind you, I see the millions
A B7sus4 E
On you, I see the glory
A B7sus4 C
From you, I get opinions
G D | E/B | % | B | % |
From you, I get the story
(fade over last part)Eminence Front
Capo: 1st fret
INTRO
| Em | Em | Em | Em | Em | Em |
| Em | Em | Cmaj7 | Cmaj7 | 8x
VERSE 1
Em
The sun shines
Cmaj7
And people forget
Em
The spray flies as the speedboat glides
Cmaj7
And people forget
Cmaj7
Forget they're hiding
Em
The girls smile
Cmaj7
And people forget
Em
The snow packs as the skier tracks
Cmaj7
And people forget
Cmaj7
Forget they're hiding
CHORUS
Em
Behind an eminence front
Cmaj7
Eminence front, it's a put on
Em
It's an eminence front
Cmaj7
It's an eminence front, it's a put on
Em
An eminence front
Cmaj7
Eminence front, it's a put on, eminence front
Em
It's an eminence front
Cmaj7
It's an eminence front, it's a put on
Cmaj7
It's a put on, it's a put on, it's a put on
| G D A | G D E |
POST CHORUS
Em Cmaj7
Come on join the party, dress to kill
Em Cmaj7
Won't you come and join the party dress to kill
B7sus4
Dress to kill
VERSE 2
Em
The drinks flow
Cmaj7
People forget
Em
That big wheel spins, the hair thins
Cmaj7
People forget
Cmaj7
Forget they're hiding
Em
The news slows
Cmaj7
People forget
Em
The shares crash, hopes are dashed
Cmaj7
People forget
Cmaj7
Forget they're hiding
CHORUS
Em
Behind an eminence front
Cmaj7
Eminence front, it's a put on
Em
It's just an eminence front
Cmaj7
An eminence front, it's a put on
Em
An eminence front
Cmaj7
An eminence front, it's a put on
Em
Eminence front
Cmaj7
It's an eminence front, it's a put on
Cmaj7
It's a put on, it's a put on, it's a put on
OUTRO
Em
Come and join the party, dress to
Cmaj7
Come and join the party, dress to
Em
Come on join the party, dress to
Cmaj7 B7sus4
Come on join the party, dress to kill
Em
Dress yourself to killSqueeze Box
G D 4x
G*
G
Mama's got a squeeze box
She wears on her chest
And when Daddy comes home
He never gets no rest
D (D**)
'Cause she's playing all night
C
And the music's all right
D
Mama's got a squeeze box
C G (G*)
Daddy never sleeps at night
G
Well the kids don't eat
And the dog can't sleep
There's no escape from the music
In the whole damn street
D (D**)
'Cause she's playing all night
C
And the music's all right
D
Mama's got a squeeze box
C G (G*)
Daddy never sleeps at night
G
She goes in and out and in and out and in and out and in and out
D (D**)
'Cause she's playing all night
C
And the music's all right
D
Mama's got a squeeze box
C G (G*)
Daddy never sleeps at night
G
She goes, squeeze me, come on and squeeze me
D
Come on and tease me like you do
C
I'm so in love with you
D
Mama's got a squeeze box
C G (G*)
Daddy never sleeps at night
Banjo break
G
She goes in and out and in and out and in and out and in and out
D (D**)
'Cause she's playing all night
C
And the music's all right
D
Mama's got a squeeze box
C G G C G C G C\G
Daddy never sleeps at nightMy Generation
INTRO
|| G G G G | G/F G/F G/F G/G ||x2 G
VERSE
G G G G G/F G/F G/F G/F
People try to put us d-down (Talkin' 'bout my gen-er- a- tion)
Just because we get around (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I hope I die before I get old (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
CHORUS
G Gsus4 G7 Gsus4
This is my generation
G Gsus4 G7 Gsus4 G
This is my generation, baby
VERSE
Why don't you all f-fade away (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
And don't try to dig what we all s-s-say (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm not trying to cause a big s-s-sensation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm just talking 'bout my g-g-g-generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
CHORUS
G Gsus4 G7 Gsus4
This is my generation
G Gsus4 G7 Gsus4 G
This is my generation, baby
[bass solo]
||G | | G G G6 G6 | G7 G7 G6 G6 ||x4 G
[modulate to A]
|| A A A A | A/G A/G A/G A/G ||x2 A
VERSE
Why don't you all f-fade away (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
And don't try to d-dig what we all s-s-say (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm not trying to cause a b-big s-s-sensation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm just talking 'bout my g-g-generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
CHORUS
A Asus4
This is my generation
A Asus4
This is my generation, baby
[modulate to B]b x2
|| Bb Bb Bb Bb | Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab || Bb
VERSE
People try to put us d-down (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Just because we g-g-get around (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Yeah, I hope I die before I get old (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
CHORUS
This is my generation
This is my generation, baby
[modulate to C for finale] repeat to end
|| C F/C ||
|| C C C C | C/Bb C/Bb C/Bb C/Bb ||Baba Oriley
Capo: 3rd fret
Riff:
e|---------------------|
B|----------3-3--------|
G|------2-2-----2-2----|
D|--0-0----------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
D A G x8
D A G
Out here in the fields
D A G
I fight for my meals
D A G D A G
I get my back into my living
D A G
I don't need to fight
D A G
To prove I'm right
D A G D A G
I don't need to be forgiven, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
D A G x5
A x3
A D
Don't cry
A G
Don't raise your eye
D G A
It's only teenage wasteland
D A G
Sally, take my hand
D A G
We'll travel south cross land
D A G D A G
Put out the fire, and don't look past my shoulder
D A G
The exodus is here
D A G
The happy ones are near
D A G D A G
Let's get together, before we get much older
D A G x2
D A G
Teenage wasteland
D A G
It's only teenage wasteland
D A G
Teenage wasteland, Oh, yeah
D A G
Teenage wasteland
A A G G
They're all wasted!
A G D C
A G D C
D D CCousin Kevin
INTRO
Dbsus4 Db Dbsus4 Db
VERSE 1
Dbsus4 Db Dbsus4 Db
We're on our own, cousin. All alone, cousin
Csus4 C Csus4 C
Let's think of a game to play, now the grownups have all gone away
Bsus4 B
You won't be much fun being blind, deaf, and dumb
Bsus4 B
But I've no one to play with today
Bbsus4 Bb
Do you know how to play hide-and-seek?
Bbsus4 Bb
To find me it would take you a week
Asus4 A
But tied to that chair you won't go anywhere
Asus4 A
There's a lot I can do with a freak
PRE CHORUS
F Dm F Db
How would you feel if I turned on the bath,
Bb C Db
Ducked your head under and started to laugh?
F Dm F Db
What would you do if I shut you outside
Bb C Db Dm C Db
To stand in the rain and catch cold so you die?
CHORUS
F Eb Db
I'm the school bully
F Eb Db
The classroom cheat
F Eb Db
The nastiest play-friend
F Eb Db
You ever could meet
F Eb Db
I'll stick pins in your fingers
F Eb Db
And tread on your feet
INTERLUDE
Dbsus4 Db Dbsus4 Db
VERSE 2
Dbsus4 Db Dbsus4 Db
We're on our own, cousin. All alone, cousin
Csus4 C Csus4 C
Let's think of a game to play, now the grownups have all gone away
Bsus4 B
You won't be much fun being blind, deaf, and dumb
Bsus4 B
But I've no one to play with today
Bbsus4 Bb
Do you know how to play hide-and-seek?
Bbsus4 Bb
To find me it would take you a week
Asus4 A
But tied to that chair you won't go anywhere
Asus4 A
There's a lot I can do with a freak
PRE CHORUS
F Dm F Db
Maybe a cigarette burn on your arm
Bb C Db
Would change your expression to one of alarm
F Dm F Db
Drag you around by a lock of your hair
Bb C Db Dm C Db
Or give you a push at the top of the stairs
CHORUS
F Eb Db
I'm the school bully
F Eb Db
The classroom cheat
F Eb Db
The nastiest play-friend
F Eb Db
You ever could meet
F Eb Db
I'll put glass in your dinner
F Eb Db
And spikes in your seat
OUTRO
Dbsus4 Db Dbsus4 DbPictures Of Lily
C Cmaj7 Am C
I used to wake up in the morning
G G7
I used to feel so bad
C Cmaj7 Am C
I got so sick of having sleepless nights
G G7
I went and told my dad
Am G F E
He said, 'Son now here's some little something'
Am G
And stuck them on my wall
C Cmaj7 Am
And now my nights ain't quite so lonely
C G G7
In fact I don't feel bad at all
C Cmaj7 Am G F C F G
Pictures of Lily made my life so wonderful
C Cmaj7 Am G F Em D E
Pictures of Lily helped me sleep at night
A C#m F#m A D C Bm E
Pictures of Lily solved my childhood problems
A C#m F#m A D E
Pictures of Lily helped me feel alright
E D E
Pictures of Lily
E D E
Lily, oh Lily
A G A
Lily, oh Lily
E D E
Pictures of Lily
C Cmaj7 Am C
And then one day things weren't quite so fine
G
I fell in love with Lily
C Cmaj7 Am C
I asked my dad where Lily I could find
G
He said, 'Son, now don't be silly'
Am G
'She's been dead since 1929'
F E
Oh, how I cried that night
C Cmaj7 Am
If only I'd been born in Lily's time
C G
It would have been alright
C Cmaj7 Am G F C F G
Pictures of Lily made my life so wonderful
C Cmaj7 Am G F Em D E
Pictures of Lily helped me sleep at night
C Cmaj7 Am G F C F G
For me and Lily are together in my dreams
C Cmaj7 Am G F Em D E
And I ask you, 'Hey mister, have you ever seen'
E D E
Pictures of Lily
E D E
Lily, oh Lily
A G A
Lily, oh Lily
E D E
Pictures of LilyI Can’t Explain
Intro:
A G G D A A (3x)
A G G D A A
Got a feeling inside (can't explain).
A G G D A A
It's a certain kind (can't explain).
A G G D A A
I feel hot and cold (can't explain).
A G G E A A
Yeah, down my soul, yeah (cant explain).
A G G D A A
I said ... (can't explain).
A G G D A A
I'm feeling good now, yeah, but (can't explain).
A G G D A A
Dizzy in the head, and I'm feeling blue.
A G G D A A
The thing's you've said, well, maby there true?
A G G D A A
I'm getting funny dreams, again and again.
A G E
I know what it means, but ...
A A
Can't explain,
F#m F#m
I think it's love,
D D
Try to say it to you,
E E
When I feel blue.
A G G D A A
But I can't explain (can't explain).
A G G D A A
Yeah, hear what I'm saying, girl (cant explain).
A G G D A A
Dizzy in the head, and I'm feeling bad.
A G G D A A
The thing's you've said, have got me real mad.
A G G D A A
I'm getting funny dreams, again and again.
A G E
I know what it mean's but ...
A A
Can't explain,
F#m F#m
I think it's love,
D D
Try to say it to you,
E E
When I feel blue.
A G G D A A
But I can't explain (can't explain).
A G G D A A
Forgive me one more time, now (can't explain).
A G G D A A
I said I can't explain, yeah.
A G G D A A
You drive me out of my mind.
A G G D A A
Yeah, I'm the worring kind, babe.
A G G D A A
I said I can't explain.Happy Jack
A D
D
D A7 D
Happy Jack wasn't old, but he was a man.
D A7 D
He lived in the sand at the Isle of Man.
D A7 D
The kids would all sing, he would take the wrong key,
D A7 D
So they rode on his head in their furry donkey.
D
G
The kids couldn't hurt Jack,
A
They tried, tried, tried.
G
They dropped things on his back,
Asus4 A Asus4 A A
They lied, lied, lied, lied, lied.
D A7 D
But they couldn't stop Jack, 'or the waters lapping,
D A7 D
And they couldn't prevent Jack from being happy.
A D A D A D A D Dsus4
D A7 D
But they couldn't stop Jack, 'or the waters lapping,
D A7 D
And they couldn't prevent Jack from being happy.
A D A D G A D G
A.......
G
The kids couldn't hurt Jack,
A
They tried, tried, tried.
G
They dropped things on his back,
Asus4 A Asus4 A A
They lied, lied, lied, lied, lied.
D A7 D
But they couldn't stop Jack, 'or the waters lapping,
D A7 D
And they couldn't prevent Jack from being happy.
A D
(I saw ya!)You Better You Bet
Capo: 3rd fret
INTRO
A D E
You better you better you bet
VERSE 1
A D E
I call you on the telephone my voice too rough with cigarettes
A D
I sometimes feel I should just go home but I'm dealing with a memory that
E
never forgets
A D E
I love to hear you say my name especially when you say yes
A D
I got your body right now on my mind but I've drunk myself blind to the
E F#m
sound of old T.Rex
Em D G
G#
D Fmaj7
To the sound of old T Rex
A Asus2* E
Oh, and who's next
CHORUS
A D
When I say I love you you say you better
F#m E A
You better you better you bet
A D
When I say I need you you say you better
F#m E Bm
You better you better you bet
Bm F#m E
You better bet your life
Bm
Or love will cut you
F#m E
Cut you like a knife
VERSE 2
A D E
I want those feeble minded axes overthrown
A D E
I'm not into your passport picture, I just like your nose
A D E
You welcome me with open arms and open legs
A D E
I know only fools have needs but this one never begs
F#m Em
I don't really mind how much you love me
G
Oh a little is all right
D Fmaj7
When you say come over and spend the night
A Asus2* E
Tonight Tonight
CHORUS
A D
When I say I love you you say you better
F#m E A
You better you better you bet
A D
When I say I need you you say you better
F#m E Bm
You better you better you bet
Bm F#m E
You better bet your life
Bm
Or love will cut you
F#m E
Cut you like a knife
BRIDGE
F C
I lay on the bed with you
G A
We could make some book of records
F C
Your dog keeps licking my nose
G B F#m E
And chewing up all those letters saying you better
Bm Bm F#m E
You better bet your life
F#m E F#m
You better love me
F#m E F#m
all the time now
A E A
you better shove me
A E A
Back into line now
F#m E F#m
You better love me
F#m E F#m
all the time now
A E A
you better shove me
A E A
Back into line now
VERSE 3
A D E
I showed up late one night with a neon light for a visa
A D E
But knowing I'm so eager to fight can't make letting me in any easier
A D E
I know I've been wearing crazy clothes and I look pretty crappy sometimes
A D E F#m
But my body feels so good and I still sing a razor line everytime
Em D G
And when it comes to all night living
D
I know what I'm giving
Fmaj7 A
I've got it all down to a tee
Asus2* E
And it's free
CHORUS 2
A D
When I say I love you you say you better
F#m E A
You better you better you bet
A D
When I say I need you you say you better
F#m E A
You better you better you bet
A D
When I say I love you you say you better
F#m E A
You better you better you bet
A D
When I say I need you you scream you better
F#m E A
You better you better you bet
OUTRO
B E
When I say I love you you say you better
G#m F# B
You better you better you bet
B E
When I say I need you you say you better
G#m F# B
You better you better you bet
E F#
E F#
You better bet your life
E F#
Or love will cut you
E F# E
Just like a knifeBehind Blue Eyes
INTRO
Em / G / D / Dsus / Cadd9 / Aadd9 /
VERSE
Em G
No one knows what it's like
D Dsus4
to be the bad man
Cadd9
to be the sad man
Asus2
behind blue eyes
Em G
No one knows what it's like
D Dsus4
to be hated
Cadd9
to be fated
Asus2
to telling only lies
CHORUS
C D
But my dreams
G
they aren't as empty
C D E
as my conscience seems to be
Bsus2 C
I have hours, only lonely
D
my love is vengeance
Asus2
thats never free
VERSE
Em G
No one knows what it's like
D Dsus4
to feel these feelings
Cadd9
like I do
Asus2
and I blame you
Em G
No one bites back as hard
D Dsus4
on their anger
Cadd9
none of my pain and woe
Asus2
can show through
CHORUS
C D
But my dreams
G
they aren't as empty
C D E
as my conscience seems to be
Bsus2 C
I have hours, only lonely
D
my love is vengeance
Asus2
that's never free
BRIDGE
E Bsus2 A
E Bsus2 A E
When my fist clenches, crack it open
E Bm G D
Before I use it and lose my cool
Bsus2 A D
When I smile, tell me some bad news
Bm A E Bsus2 A
Before I laugh and act like a fool
E Bsus2 A E
And if I swallow anything evil
E Bm G D
Put your finger down my throat
Bsus2 A D
And if I shiver, please give me a blanket
Bm A E Bsus2 A
Keep me warm, let me wear your coat
INSTRUMENTAL
Bsus2 Bsus2 A G D
Bsus2 Bsus2 A G D
Bsus2 Bsus2 A G D
Bsus2
VERSE
Em G
No one knows what it's like
D Dsus4
to be the bad man
Cadd9
to be the sad man
Asus2
behind blue eyesThe Real Me
Capo: 3rd fret
INTRO
Cm Cm Bb C Bb C Cm Cm Bb F Cm Bb F Cm Bb F
VERSE 1
Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm Bb
I went back to the doctor to
Cm Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm Bb
Get another shrink I sit and
Cm Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm Bm
Tell him 'bout my weekend but he
Cm Cm Bb F
Never betrays what he thinks
Cm Cm7 Fadd9/C F/C
Can you see the real me? Doctor, doctor
Cm Cm7 Fadd9/C
Can you see the real me? Doctor, whoa,
Cm Cm Bb F Cm Bb F
Doctor...
VERSE 2
Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm Bb
I went back to my mother, I said, I'm crazy, ma, help me
Cm Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm Bb
She said, I know how it feels, son, 'cause it runs in the family
Cm Cm7 Fadd9/C F/C Cm Cm7
Can you see the real me? Mother, Mother Can you see the real me?
Fadd9/C
Mother, whoa, mama
Cm Cm7 Fadd9/C F/C Cm
Can you see, can you see, can you see, can you see the real me?
Cm7 Fadd9/C
Can you see, can you see the real me me me me?
BRIDGE
Cm Cm7 Fadd9/C F/C
The cracks between the paving stones look like rivers of flowing Veins
Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm Bb
Strange people who know me peeping from behind every window pane
Cm Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm Bb
The girl I used to love lives in this yellow house
Cm Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm Bm Cm Cm Bb F
Yesterday she passed me by, she doesn't want to know me now
Cm Cm7 Fadd9/C F/C
Can you see the real me? Can you, can you?
Cm Cm7 |Fadd9/C
Can you see the real me? Can ya, oh, yeah.
Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm Bb Bb F
I ended up with the preacher, full of lies and hate
Cm Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm Bm Cm Cm Bb F
I seemed to scare him a little, so he showed me to the golden gate
Cm Cm7 Fadd9/C F/C
Can you see the real me? Preacher, Preacher?
Cm Cm7 Fadd9/C
Can you see the real me? Preacher?
Cm Cm7 Fadd9/C F/C Cm Cm7 Fadd9/C
Can you see, can you see, can you see, oh Can you see the real me? Doctor?
Cm Cm7 Fadd9/C F/C
Can you see the real me? Mo......ther
Cm Cm7 Fadd9/C
Can you see the real me..............Who Are You
CHORUS
E D A E A E
Who are you, who who, who who x4
VERSE
E D A C G
I woke up in the Soho doorway a policeman knew my name. He said,
E D A C G
"You can go sleep at home tonite if you can get up and walk away."
E D A C G
I staggered back to the underground and a breeze through back my hair
E D A C G
I remember throwing punches around and preachin' from my chair
CHORUS
E D A E A E
Well, who are you? (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)
E D A E A E
I really wanna know (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)
E D A E A E
Tell me, who are you? (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)
E D A E A E
'Cause I really wanna know (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)
VERSE
E D
I took the tube back out of town
A C G
Back to the rollin' pin
E D
I felt a little like a dying clown
A C G
With a streak of Rin tin tin
E D
I stretched back and I hiccuped
A C G
And looked back on my busy day
E D
Eleven hours in the tin pan
A C G
God, there's got to be another way
CHORUS
E D A E A E
Well, who are you? (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)
E D A E A E
Who are you?( Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)
E D A E A E
Come on tell me, who are you? (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)
E D A E A E
Who the fuck are you? (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)
[Guitar Riff, then Piano Riff in E into power chords]
E G D
E G D
Whooooooooooo.....
E G D
E G D E
.....are you?!
E E/B E E/B E E/B
Ooh wa ooh wa ooh wa
Ooh wa ooh wa ooh wa
Ooh wa ooh wa ooh wa
E G D (x4)
E D A E A E
Who are you? Who, who, who, who?
E D A E A E
Who are you? Who, who, who, who?
E D A E A E
Who are you? Who, who, who, who?
E D A E A E
Who are you? Who, who, who, who?
E D A E A E
I really wanna know (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)
E D A E A E
I really wanna know (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)
E D A E A E
Come on tell me, who are you? (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)
E D A E A E
'Cause I really wanna know (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)
VERSE
E D
I know there's a place you walked
A C G
Where love falls from the trees
E D
My heart is like a broken cup
A C G
I only feel right on my knees
E D
I spit out like a sewer hole
A C G
Yet still receive your kiss
E D
How can I measure up to anyone now
A C G
After such a love as this?
CHORUS
E D A E A E
Who are you? (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)
E D A E A E
Come on tell me, who are you? (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)
E D A E A E
I really wanna know (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)
E D A E A E
Tell me, tell me who are you? (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)
E D A E A E
Come on, come on who? (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)
E D A E A E
Who the fuck are you? (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)
E D A E A E
Who are you? (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)
E D A
Come on tell me, who are you? (Who are you? Whooooo...?)
A G A
I really wanna know, I really wanna know
A E
Come on tell me, who are you, you, you, who are you?Boris The Spider
INTRO and CHORUS
Db Db
D C B Bb F G5 D C B Bb F G5
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|3---------------| e|----------------|3---------------|
B|----------------|3---------------| B|----------------|3---------------|
G|----------------|0---------------| or G|----------------|0---------------|
D|0---------------|0---------------| D|7-6-5-4-3-------|0---------------|
A|--4-3-2-1-------|----------------| A|5-4-3-2-1---3---|----------------|
E|-------------1--|3---------------| E|------------1---|3---------------|
INTRO
| D Bb F | G5 | D Bb F | G5 |
VERSE 1
D Bb F C
Look, he's crawling up my wall
C G5 Bb F G5
Black and hairy, very sma-all
C G5 Bb F C
Now he's up above my hea-ead
C G5 Bb F G5
Hanging by a little threa-ead
CHORUS
D Bb F | G5 |
Boris the spider
D Bb F | G5 |
Boris the spider
VERSE 2
D Bb F C
Now he's dropped onto the floor
C G5 Bb F G5
Heading for the bedroom do-or
C G5 Bb F C
Maybe he's as scared as me-e
C G5 Bb F G5
Where's he gone now, I can't see-ee
CHORUS
D Bb F | G5 |
Boris the spider
D Bb F | G5 |
Boris the spider
BRIDGE
G5
Creepy, crawly
G5
Creepy, crawly
G5
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
G5
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
G5
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
G5
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
VERSE 3
D Bb F C
There he is wrapped in a ba-all
C G5 Bb F G5
Doesn't seem to move at a-all
C G5 Bb F C
Perhaps he's dead, I'll just make su-ure
C G5 Bb F G5
Pick this book up off the flo-or
CHORUS
D Bb F | G5 |
Boris the spider
D Bb F | G5 |
Boris the spider
BRIDGE
G5
Creepy, crawly
G5
Creepy, crawly
G5
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
G5
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
G5
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
G5
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
VERSE 4
D Bb F C
He's come to a sticky end
C G5 Bb F G5
Don't think he will ever me-end
C G5 Bb F C
Never more will he crawl 'rou-ound
C G5 Bb F G5
He's embedded in the grou-ound
CHORUS
D Bb F | G5 |
Boris the spider
D Bb F G
Boris the spiderThe Kids Are Alright
[Intro Verse]
D5 G A D
I don't mind other guys dancing with my girl.
G A D G A D
That's fine. I know them all pretty well
Em A G D
But I know sometimes I___ must get out___ in the light___.
Em A D
Better leave her behind___ where the kids are alright.
A D
The kids are alright.
A D G A D
Sometimes I feel I gotta get away___.
G A D G A D
Bells chime. I know I gotta get away
Em A G D
And I know if I don't___, I'll go out___ of my mind___.
Em A D
Better leave her behind___ where the kids are alright.
A D
The kids are alright.
A A* G*
I know if I'd go, things'd be a lot better for her.
A* G*
I had things planned, but her folks wouldn't let her.
D G A D
I don't mind other guys dancing with my girl.
G A D G A D
That's fine. I know them all pretty well
CHORUS
Em A G D
But I know sometimes I must get out in the light.
Em [NC] D
Better leave her behind where the kids are alright.
A D
The kids are alright.
SOLO -- mostly A, G*, and A*)
VERSE
G* D G A D
Sometimes I feel I gotta get away.
G A D G A D
Bells chime. I know I gotta get away
CHORUS
Em A G D
And I know if I don't, I'll go out of my mind.
Em A D Dsus4 A
Better leave her behind where the kids are alright_________.
(same pattern, D, Dsus4, A)
The kids are alright. The kids are alright.
D
The kids are alright.See Me Feel Me
Eb F F G
See me, feel me, touch me, heal me.
Eb F F G
See me, feel me, touch me, heal me.
Eb F F G
See me, feel me, touch me, heal me.
Eb F F Em
See me, feel me, touch me, heal me.
B
A B7 C
Listening to you, I get the music.
A B7 E
Gazing at you, I get the heat.
A B7 C
Following you, I climb the mountain.
G D B
I get excitement at your feet!
A B7 C
Right behind you, I see the millions.
A B7 E
On you, I see the glory.
A B7 C
From you, I get opinions.
G D B
From you, I get the story.
A B7 C
Listening to you, I get the music.
A B7 E
Gazing at you, I get the heat.
A B7 C
Following you, I climb the mountain.
G D B
I get excitement at your feet!
A B7 C
Right behind you, I see the millions.
A B7 E
On you, I see the glory.
A B7 C
From you, I get opinions.
G D B
From you, I get the story.
A B7 C
Listening to you, I get the music.
A B7 E
Gazing at you, I get the heat.
A B7 C
Following you, I climb the mountain.
G D B
I get excitement at your feet!
A B7 C
Right behind you, I see the millions.
A B7 E
On you, I see the glory.
A B7 C
From you, I get opinions.
G D B
From you, I get the story.
A B7 C
Listening to you, I get the music.
A B7 E
Gazing at you, I get the heat.
A B7 C
Following you, I climb the mountain.
G D B
I get excitement at your feet!
A B7 C
Right behind you, I see the millions.
A B7 E
On you, I see the glory.
A B7 C
From you, I get opinions.
G D B
From you, I get the story.. . . Substitute
[Intro| Intro/Chorus progression
e|-5-5--5----------3-3----2-2-----|
B|-7-7--5----------3-3----3-3-----|
G|-7-7--6----------4-4----2-2-----|
D|-0-0--0----------0-0----0-0-----|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------| x2
D A/D G/D D
D G D D/G D D D/G D D
You think we look pretty good together
D G D D/G D D D/G D D
You think my shoes are made of leather
Em G D Em G D
But I'm a substitute for another guy
G|----------------------------------|
D|----2-------0------2-----------0--|
A|--------0/2----------------0/2----|
E|-0-----3---------0------3---------|
Em G D Em G D
I look pretty tall but my heels are high
Em G D/A Em G D
The simple things you see are all complicated
Em G D Em G D A D/A A
I look pretty young but I'm just back-dated yeah
D2 D A/D G/D G/D D
Substitute lies for fact
D2 D A/D G/D G/D D
I can see right through your plastic mac
D2 D A/D G/D G/D D
I look all white, but my dad was black
D2 D A/D G/D G/D D
My fine-looking suit is really made out of sackPinball Wizard
INTRO
(coming soon)
B (1 strum)
Ever since I was a young boy, I've played the silver ball.
A (1 strum)
From Soho down to Brighton, I must have played them all.
G (1 strum)
But I ain't seen nothing like him, In any amusement hall.
F# (1 strum)
That deaf dumb and blind kid
F#
Sure plays a mean pin ball!
B B A D E x2
B
He stands like a statue, Becomes part of a machine.
A
Feeling all the bumpers,always playing clean.
G
He plays by intuition, The digit counter falls
F#(1 strum)
That deaf dumb and blind kid
F#
Sure plays a mean pin ball !
B B A D E x2
E F# B
He's a pin ball wizard
E F# B
There's got to be a twist
E F# B
A pin ball wizard's
G D
got such a supple wrist.
D C G
How do you think he does it? I don't know!
D C G
What makes him so good?'
B
He ain't got no distractions, Can't hear those buzzers and bells
A
Don't see lights a flashin, Plays by sense of smell.
G
Always gets a replay, Never seen him fall
F# (1 strum)
That deaf dumb and blind kid
F#
Sure plays a mean pin ball.
B B A D E x2
E F# B
I thought I was
E F# B
The Bally table king.
E F# B
But I just handed
G D
My pin ball crown to him.
INSTRUMENTAL
(Intro again)
D (1 strum)
Even my favourite table, He can beat my best.
C (1 strum)
His disciples lead him in, And he just does the rest.
Bb (1 strum)
He's got crazy flipper fingers, Never seen him fall...
A (1 strum)
That deaf dumb and blind kid
A
Sure plays a mean pin ball
B B A D E (8 strums)
B B A D E (keep strumming the bottom 3 strings(still in E)until you want to bring it to an end)
Join Together
Capo: 1st fret
INTRO
E D E x3
VERSE 1
E
When you hear this sound a-comin'
E
Hear the drummer drumming
D/E A/E E
Won't you join together with the band
E
We don't move in any 'ticular direction
E
And we don't make no collections
D/E A/E E
Won't you join together with the band
INTERLUDE
E D/E A/E E
VERSE 2
E
Do you really think I care
E
What you eat or what you wear
D/E A/E E
Won't you join together with the band
E
There's a million ways to laugh
E
Every one's a path
D/E A/E E
Won't you join together with the band
INTERLUDE
E D/E A/E E
CHORUS
E
Everybody join together
E
Won't you join together
D/E A/E E
Come on and join together with the band
E
We need to join together
E
Won't you join together
D/E A/E E
Come on and join together with the band
INTERLUDE
E
VERSE 3
E
You don't have to play
E
You can follow or lead the way
D/E A/E E
Won't you join together with the band
E
We don't know where we're going
E
But the season's right for knowing
D/E A/E E
Won't you join together with the band
INTERLUDE
E D/E A/E E
VERSE 4
E
It's the singer not the song
E
That makes the music move along
D/E A/E E
Won't you join together with the band
E
This is the biggest band you'll find
E
It's as deep as it is wide
D/E A/E E
Won't you join together with the band
CHORUS
E
Ev'rybody join together
E
Won't you join together
D/E A/E E
Come on and join together with the band
E
We need to join together
E
Won't you join together
D/E A/E E
Come on and join together with the band
OUTRO
EBargain
Capo: 1st fret
A7sus4 A7 x4
A A7
I'd gladly lose me to find you
A A7
I'd gladly give up all I had
A C D
To find you I'd suffer anything and be glad
A A7
I'd pay any price just to get you
A A7
I'd work all my life and I will
A C D
To win you I'd stand naked, stoned and stabbed
F
I'd call that a bargain
G C
The best I ever had
A
The best I ever had
A A7
I'd gladly lose me to find you
A A7
I'd gladly give up all I got
A C D
To catch you I'm gonna run and never stop
A A7
I'd pay any price just to win you
A A7
Surrender my good life for bad
A C D
To find you I'm gonna drown an unsung man
F
I'd call that a bargain
G C
The best I ever had
A
The best I ever had
D C#
I sit looking 'round
D
I look at my face in the mirror
G Em
I know I'm worth nothing without you
D C#
In life one and one don't make two
C#
One and one make one
E D
And I'm looking for that free ride to me
E
I'm looking for you
A7sus4 A7 x5
A A7
I'd gladly lose me to find you
A A7
I'd gladly give up all I got
A C D
To catch you I'm gonna run and never stop
A A7
I'd pay any price just to win you
A A7
Surrender my good life for bad
A C D
To find you I'm gonna drown an unsung man
F
I'd call that a bargain
G C
The best I ever had
A
The best I ever had
A7sus4 A7 x9
ALove Reign Oer Me
Capo: 1st fret
Piano intro for guitar
Eb||--------------------||
Bb||---10-----10--------||
Gb||.----9------9------.||
Db||.------7------7----.||
Ab||--------------------||
Eb||--------------------||
VERSE 1
Ebmsus4 Ebmsus4/Db
Only love can make it rain the way the beach is kissed by the sea
Ebmsus4 Ebmsus4/Db
Only love can make it rain like the sweat of lovers laying in the fields
CHORUS
Ebm7 Bmaj7 Abm7
Love, reign o'er me
Eb|-15-14-12--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|----------15-12--------------|--------------------|
Gb|----------------14-12-11-----|-9-7----------------|
Db|-----------------------------|------10-9-7--------|
Ab|-----------------------------|-------------10-9-7-|
Eb|-----------------------------|--------------------|
Ebm7 Bmaj7 Abm7 Ebm/Bb Bbsus4 Bb Bb7
Love, reign o'er me Rain on me, rain on me
VERSE 2
Ebmsus4 Ebmsus4/Db
Only love can bring the rain that makes you yearn to the sky
Ebmsus4 Ebmsus4/Db
Only love can bring the rain that falls like tears from on high
CHORUS
Ebm7 Bmaj7 Abm7
Love, reign o'er me
Eb|-15-14-12--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|----------15-12--------------|--------------------|
Gb|----------------14-12-11-----|-9-7----------------|
Db|-----------------------------|------10-9-7--------|
Ab|-----------------------------|-------------10-9-7-|
Eb|-----------------------------|--------------------|
Ebm7 Bmaj7 Abm7 Ebm/Bb Bbsus4 Bb Bb7
Love, reign o'er me Rain on me, rain on me
BRIDGE
F# F#sus4/Ab
On the dry and dusty road
F# F#sus4/Ab
The nights we spent apart alone
F# F#sus4/Ab
I need to get back home
Eb Ab/Eb Bb/Eb Ab/Eb
To cool, cool rain
VERSE 3
I can't sleep and I lay and I think, the night is hot and black as ink
Oh, god, I need a drink of cool, cool rain
CHORUS
Ebm7 Bmaj7 Abm7
Love, reign o'er me
Eb|-15-14-12--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|----------15-12--------------|--------------------|
Gb|----------------14-12-11-----|-9-7----------------|
Db|-----------------------------|------10-9-7--------|
Ab|-----------------------------|-------------10-9-7-|
Eb|-----------------------------|--------------------|
Ebm7 Bmaj7 Abm7 Ebm/Bb Bbsus4 Bb Bb7
Love, reign o'er me Rain on me, rain on me
END
Bb | Bb7 Bbsus4 | Bb | Bb7 | Ebm
Love....I Can See For Miles
INTRO
| E5 | |
| E5 | G/E A/E | x2
VERSE
E5 G/E A/E Em7 G/E A/E
I know you've deceived me, now here's a surprise
E5 G/E A/E Em7 A/E
I know that you have 'cause there's magic in my eyes
G6/E Aadd9/E Cmaj7/E D2/E E5
I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles
Oh yeah
e||.-0--0---|-0--0---.||
B||.--4^-4^-|--4^-4^-.||
G||---------|---------||
D||---------|---------||
A||---------|---------||
E||---------|---------||
VERSE 2
E5 G/E
If you think that I don't know
A/E E5 G/E A/E
About the little tricks you play
E5 G/E A/E E5
And never see you when deliberately you put things in my way
PRE CHORUS
A
Well, here's a poke at you
B
You're gonna choke on it, too
A
You're gonna lose that smile
B
Because all the while
CHORUS
A A/B E5
I can see for miles and miles
A A/B E5
I can see for miles and miles
G6/E Aadd9/E Cmaj7/E Aadd9/E E5
I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles
Oh yeah
e||.-0--0---|-0--0---.||
B||.--4^-4^-|--4^-4^-.||
G||---------|---------||
D||---------|---------||
A||---------|---------||
E||---------|---------||
VERSE 3
E5 G/E A/E E5 G/E A/E
You took advantage of my trust in you when I was so far away
E5
I saw you holding lots of other guys and now you've got the nerve to say
A
That you still want me
B
Well, that's as may be
A
But you gotta stand trial
B
Because all the while
A A/B E5
I can see for miles and miles
e||.-12---12----|-12---12----.||
B||.---15^--15^-|---15^--15^-.||
G||-------------|-------------||
D||-------------|-------------||
A||-------------|-------------||
E||-------------|-------------||
A A/B E5
I can see for miles and miles
G6/E Aadd9/E Cmaj7/E Aadd9/E E5
I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles
Oh yeah
INSTRUMENTAL
|| E5 | G/E A/E G/E ||
e||----------|--------------||
B||----------|--------------||
G||----------|--------------||
D||:-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2--2--:||...
A||----------|--------------||
E||----------|--------------||
VERSE 4
E5 Em7 G/E A/E
I know you've deceived me, now here's a surprise
E5
I know that you have 'cause there's magic in my eyes
G6/E Aadd9/E Cmaj7/E Aadd9/E E5
I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles
Oh yeah
BRIDGE
C/A C/A
The Eiffel Tower and the Taj Mahal are
D/A A C/A D/A
Mine to see on clear days
A
You thought that I would need a
C/A D/A A
Crystal ball to see right through the haze
PRE CHORUS
D
Well, here's a poke at you
E5
You're gonna choke on it too
D
You're gonna lose that smile
E5
Because all the while
CHORUS
D E5 A
I can see for miles and miles
D E5 A
I can see for miles and miles
C/A D/A F/A G/A
I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles
G/A G/A G/A A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A
and miles and miles and miles and miles
e||.-5---5---.||
B||.--8^--8^-.||
G||-----------||
D||-----------||
A||-----------||
E||-----------||
D E5 A
I can see for miles and miles
e||.-17---17----.||
B||.---20^--20^-.||
G||--------------||
D||--------------||
A||--------------||
E||--------------||
D E5 A
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and milesTattoo
[intro and verse pattern]
|Bb+b5 |Fmaj7 |Cadd9 |Bbadd9+b5 |Bbadd9+b5 |
|---0-----0--|---0-----0--|---0-----0--|---0-----0--|---0-----0--|
|--6-6---6-6-|--6-6---6-6-|--3-3---3-3-|--1-1---1-1-|--1-1---1-1-|
|-7-----7----|-5-----5----|-5-----5----|-3-----3----|-3-----3----|
|8-----8-----|7-----7-----|5-----5-----|3-----3-----|3-----3-----|
|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
Bb+b5 |Fmaj7
Me and my brother were talking to each other
|Cadd9 BbII |Dadd2 |
About what makes a man a man
|---0----0----|
|--3-3--3-2---|
|-2----2------|
|0----0-------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|Bb+b5 |Fmaj7
Was it brain or brawn, the month you were born
|Cadd9 BbII|Dadd2 |D
We just couldn't understand
|D G |D D Dsus4 D
Our old man didn't like our appearance
|D G |Asus4 Ano3
He said that only women wear long hair
|Bb+b5 |Fmaj7
So me and my brother borrowed money from mother
|Cadd9 |BbII Dadd2
We knew what we had to do
|Bb+b5 |Fmaj7
We went downstairs, past the barber and gymnasium
|Cadd9 |BbII Dadd2 |D |
And got our arms tattooed
|D D |D Dsus D |
Welcome to my life, tattoo
|----------------------|----2-3-2----|
|3-------------3-------|----3-3-3----|
|2-------------2-------|----2-2-2----|
|0-------------0-------|0---0-0-0----|
|---4----2--0-----4-2-0|-------------|
|----------------------|-------------|
|D D |D Dsus4 D |
I'm a man now, thanks to you
| % | % |
| D D/C#
I expect I'll regret you
| G6/B A6sus4
But the skin graft man won't get you
|G |A5* |A5 |Bb+b5 |Fmaj7 |Cadd9 |BbII | |
You'll be there when I die tattoo
[note: A5* played as Asus4 in stage versions]
My dad beat me 'cause mine said mother
But my mother naturally liked it and beat my brother
'Cause his tattoo was of a lady in the nude
And my mother thought that was extremely rude
Welcome to my life, tattoo
We've a long time together, me and you
I expect I'll regret you
But the skin graft man won't get you
You'll be there when I die, tattoo
Now I'm older, I'm tattooed all over
My wife is tattooed, too
A rooty-toot-toot, rooty-tooty-tooty-toot
Rooty-toodle-toodle tattoo too to youWont Get Fooled Again
INTRO
A G D
VERSE
A G D
We'll be fighting in the streets,
A G D
with our children at our feet,
A D E C G
and the morals that they worship will be gone.
A G D
And the men who spurred us on
A G D
sit in judgement of all wrong,
A D E C G
they decide and the shotgun sings the song.
CHORUS
D A D A
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
D A D A
take a bow for the new revolution,
D A D A
smile and grin at the change all around,
G E
pick up my guitar and play
G E
just like yesterday,
G D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
and I'll get on my knees and pray.
A G D
We don't get fooled again.
[Interlude 1]
A G D
VERSE 2
A G D
The change it had to come,
A G D
we knew it all along,
A D E C G
we were liberated from the fold, that's all.
A G D
And the world looks just the same,
A G D
and history ain't changed,
A D E C G
'cause the banners were all flown in the last war.
CHORUS
D A D A
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
D A D A
take a bow for the new revolution,
D A D A
smile and grin at the change all around,
G E
pick up my guitar and play
G E
just like yesterday,
G D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
and I'll get on my knees and pray.
A G D
We don't get fooled again.
[Interlude 2]
A G D
BRIDGE
B
I'll move myself and my family aside,
E
if we happen to be left half alive,
A
I'll get all my papers and smile at the sky,
B B A E
though I know that the hypnotized never lie.
[Interlude 3/Solo]
B A E
A G D
VERSE 3
A G D A G D
YEAH.....
G D
There's nothing in the streets
A G D
Looks any different to me
A D E C G
And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye
A G D
And the parting on the left
A G D
Are now parting on the right
A D E C G
And the beards have all grown longer overnight
CHORUS
D A D A
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
D A D A
take a bow for the new revolution,
D A D A
smile and grin at the change all around,
G E
take up my guitar and play
G E
just like yesterday,
G D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
and I'll get on my knees and pray.
A G D
We don't get fooled again no no.
OUTRO
A G D A G D
YEAH.....
A G D
meet the new boss.
A G D A
Same as the old boss.
A A A A AThe Seeker
INTRO
A G D A G D C G A G D A G D
VERSE 1
A G D
I looked under chairs
A G D
I looked under tables
A G D
I try to find the key
A
To fifty million fables
CHORUS
D Dsus4
They call me the seeker
D
I've been searchin' low and high
A G A G D
C C G
I won't get to get what I'm after
Till the day I die
VERSE 2
A G D A G D
A G D
I asked Bobby Dylan
A G D
I asked the Beatles
A G D
I asked Timothy Leary
A
But he couldn't help me either
CHORUS
D Dsus4
They call me the seeker
D
I've been searchin' low and high
A G D A G D
C C
I won't get to get what I'm after
G
Till the day I die
BRIDGE 1
A G D A G D
D Dsus4
People tend to hate me
D
Cause I never smile
A
As I ransack their homes they wanna shake my hand
D Dsus4
Focusin' on nowhere
D
Investigatin' miles
E
I'm a seeker I'm a really desperate man
GUITAR SOLO
D
C
I won't get to get what I'm after
G
Till the day I die
BRIDGE 2
A G D A G D
D
I learned how to raise my voice in anger
A
Yeah but look at my face, ain't this a smile
D Dsus4 D
I'm happy when life's good, and when it's bad I cry
E
I got values but I don't know how or why
VERSE 3
A G D
I'm looking for me
A G D
You're looking for you
A G D A
We're looking at each other and we don't know what to do
CHORUS
D Dsus4
They call me the seeker
D
I've been searchin' low and high
A G A G D
C C
I won't get to get what I'm after
G
Till the day I die
D C G A
Magic Bus
Capo: 4th fret
Intro: E G D x4
E G D E G D
Every day I get in the queue (Too much, the Magic Bus)
E G D E G D
To get on the bus that takes me to you (Too much, the Magic Bus)
E G D E G D
I'm so nervous, I just sit and smile (Too much, the Magic Bus)
E G D E G D
Your house is only another mile (Too much, the Magic Bus)
E G D E G D
Thank you, driver, for getting me here (Too much, the Magic Bus)
E G D E G D
You'll be an inspector, have no fear (Too much, the Magic Bus)
E G D E G D
I don't want to cause no fuss (Too much, the Magic Bus)
E G D E G D
But can I buy your Magic Bus? (Too much, the Magic Bus)
Nooooooooo!
E5
E G D
E G D E G D
I don't care how much I pay (Too much, the Magic Bus)
E G D E G D
I wanna drive my bus to my baby each day (Too much, the Magic Bus)
E5
Magic Bus, Magic Bus, Magic Bus, Magic Bus
I want it, I want it, I want it, (You can't have it!)
Think how much you'll save, (You can't have it!)]
I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it ... (You can't have it!)
E5
Thruppence and sixpence every day
E5
Just to drive to my baby
E5
Thruppence and sixpence each day
E5
'Cause I drive my baby every way
E G D
Magic Bus x8
E G D
I want the Magic Bus x4
E G D E G D
I said, now I've got my Magic Bus (Too much, the Magic Bus)
E G D E G D
I said, now I've got my Magic Bus (Too much, the Magic Bus)
E G D E G D
I drive my baby every way (Too much, the Magic Bus)
E G D E G D
Each time I go a different way (Too much, the Magic Bus)
E G D
Magic Bus x4
E G D E G D
Every day you'll see the dust (Too much, the Magic Bus)
E G D E G D
As I drive my baby in my Magic Bus (Too much, the Magic Bus) A Quick One While He’s Away
D Dsus4 D5 Dsus4 D
e|-----2---h3---h5---h3---|
B|------------------------|
D|---2--------------------|
G|-0-----0----0----0----0-|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
[I. Her Man's Been Gone: Intro]
N.C.
Her man's been gone for nearly a year,
N.C.
He was due home yesterday, but he ain't here,
N.C.
Her man's been gone for nigh on a year,
N.C.
He was due home yesterday, but he ain't here.
INSTRUMENTAL
D Dsus4 D5 Dsus4 D
D Dsus4 D5 Dsus4 D
D Dsus4 D5 Dsus4 D
D Dsus4 D5 Dsus4 D
D Dsus4 D5 Dsus4 D
[II. Crying Town: Verse 1]
D Dsus4 D5 Dsus4 D D Dsus4 D5 Dsus4 D
Down your street, your crying is a well-known sound,
D Dsus4 D5 Dsus4 D D Dsus4 D5 Dsus4 D
Your street is very well known throughout your town,
G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
Your town is very famous for the little girl,
D Dsus4 D5 Dsus4 D D Dsus4 D5 Dsus4 D
Whose crying can be heard all around the world.
INSTRUMENTAL
D Dsus4 D5 Dsus4 D
D Dsus4 D5 Dsus4 D
D Dsus4 D5 Dsus4 D
D Dsus4 D5 Dsus4 D
D Dsus4 D5 Dsus4 D
D G Am G G
D G Am G G
D G Am G G
D G Am G G
D G Am G G
D G Am G G
D G Am G G
D G Am G G
D
Asus2 A A Asus2 A Asus2 Asus2 Asus2 A
Asus2 A A Asus2 A Asus2 Asus2 Asus2 A
[III. We Have A Remedy: Verse 2]
Asus2 A A Asus2 A
Fa la la la la la
Asus2 Asus2 Asus2 A
Fa la la la la
Asus2 A Asus2 A Asus2 A
We have a remedy you'll appreciate,
Asus2 A Asus2 A Asus2 A
No need to feel so bad, he's only late,
D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
We'll bring you flowers and things, help pass your time,
D Dsus2 D A
We'll give him eagle's wings, then he can fly to you.
E
Fa la la la la la
E
Fa la la la la
A
Fa la la la la la
A
Fa la la la la
A E d
Fa la la la la la
A Asus2 A
We have a remedy,
A Asus2 A
Fa la la la la la la
A Asus2 A
We have a remedy,
A Asus2 A
Fa la la la la la la
A Asus2 A
We have a remedy,
A Asus2 A
Fa la la la la la la
[spoken: Bridge]
N.C.
We have a remedy?
N.C.
We have!
E D
Little girl, why don't you stop your crying?
Asus4 A
I'm gonna make you feel alright.
[IV. Ivor The Engine Driver: Verse 4]
E B
My name is Ivor,
B E
I'm an engine driver,
B E
I know him well,
B E
I know why you feel blue,
E B
Just cause he's late,
B E
Don't mean he'll never get through,
A
He told me he loves you,
E
He ain't no liar, I ain't either,
B D E
So let's have a smile for an old engine driver,
B D E
So let's have a smile for an old engine driver.
B
Please take a sweet (take a sweet),
E
Come take a walk with me (walk with me),
B
We’ll sort it out (sort it out),
E
Back at my place, maybe (back at my place, maybe).
A
I'll come right,
E
You aint no fool, I ain't either,
B D E
So why not be nice to an old engine driver?
B D E
Better be nice to an old engine driver,
B D D E7
Better be nice to an old engine driver.
[V. Soon Be Home: Verse 5]
A
We'll soon be home,
A
We'll soon be home,
A Bm
We'll soon,
A Asus4
We'll soon, soon, soon be home,
A
We'll soon be home,
A
We'll soon be home, (oh yeah),
Bm
We'll soon,
A Asus4
We'll soon, soon, soon be home.
VERSE 6
A
Soon be home,
A
Soon be home.
[VI. You Are Forgiven: Verse 7]
D A C G F Bbm F A D A D Asus4
Dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang,
D A
Cello cello cello cello cello cello cello cello,
D A
Cello cello cello cello cello cello cello cello,
D A
Cello cello cello cello cello cello cello cello,
D Asus4
I can't believe it,
D Asus4
Do my eyes deceive me?
D Asus4
Am I back in your arms?
D
Away from all harm?
VERSE 8
C D Dsus4 D
It's like a dream to be with you again,
C D
Can't believe that I'm with you again,
D Dsus4
Pow pow, pow pow pow pow, pow pow,
D A
I missed you and I must admit,
D Asus4
I kissed a few and once did sit,
C G
On Ivor the Engine Driver's lap,
C G D G A D
And later with him, had a nap.
OUTRO
G A D
G A D G
You are forgiven, (you are forgiven)
A D G
You are forgiven (you are forgiven)
A D G
You are forgiven (you are forgiven)
A D G
You are forgiven (you are forgiven)
A D
You are forgiven
G A D
Forgiven (forgiven), forgiven (forgiven)
G A D
Forgiven (forgiven), forgiven (forgiven)
G A D
Forgiven (forgiven), forgiven (forgiven)
G A D
Forgiven (forgiven), forgiven (forgiven)
G A D
G A D
Come on baby,
G A D
Now that you lie,
G A D
No, you’re forgiven,
G A D
Don’t let you be with mine,
G A D
G D
G D
D G
Baby,
Asus4
You are forgiven,
D G A D
You are forgiven,
G A D
You are forgiven,
G A D
We’re all forgiven,
N.C.
You’re all forgiven.
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