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Bm7
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E7
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A6
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Gm
F#m
C#m
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1.
How To Get Your Band On Tv
Key: EHardE
Em
A
Am7
Am
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C
G
A7
Bm7
Bm
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Cmaj7
A6
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E(SEmpokEenEm)
EI'm the EmBoss of the company
(Spoken)
EAnd I'veEm got hunger working for me
(Spoken)
AListAm7en and you'll Ambegin to understand
(Spoken)
EI built my profits on Emstolen land
(Spoken)
EIt's theEm economics of supply and demand
(Spoken)
AmAnd I make the demands around Ehere
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EEmEFC
EGA7EEm
EGA7EEm
EmEEmEEmBm7
GEmBmE7GEEm
E7GEEmE7GEEm
E7GEEmE7GEEm
EEmCmaj7A6EEmCmaj7A6
EProduct Emsells, Cmaj7people die Em
EmSame manipulation Cmaj7wrapped in lies
EmGive a little money and Cmaj7play your rock and roll Am
EmThe biggest prizes to the Cmaj7biggest Am7fools
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CAmE
EmECAmE
CAmE
(Spoken)
EGood evening ladies and gentlemen.
(Spoken)
CmWelcome to the sAmhow where you the audience participate.
(Spoken)
EOn our show tonight we got lots of Cmaj7surprises in store for you at home.
(Spoken)
Am EIn keeping with the fashion for charity,
(Spoken)
Cmaj7not change, here's our Amcontribution ?
(Spoken)
Amwe've called it SElag Aid: for every pop star that we slag off Ctoday,
(Spoken)
C a million Ampounds will be givenE away!
{Instrumental
CAmE
EDAmECAm
(Spoken)
EPaul McCartney - Emcome on Cdown
(Spoken)
CWith crocodile tAmears to irrigate this ground
(Spoken)
EMake of Ethiopia a fertile paradise
(Spoken)
AmWhere everyone sings Beatles songs and buys sEhares in EMI
(Spoken)
Cmaj7Charity, starvation, and rock and roll
(Spoken)
AmLet it be, eh EPaulie?
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CAmE
(Spoken)
EFreddie Mercury, this is your Clife
(Spoken)
FThank the Lord that you were Amborn white
(Spoken)
EAnd thank apartheid for this wonderful opportCunity
(Spoken)
CTo peddle your Amhypocrisy in Sun City Gb
(Spoken)
GbA bit of a hot potato in a moment, Deh Fred, in South Africa?
(Spoken)
BmWell I'm sure there's a video in there Gbsomewhere
GDBmEC
(Spoken)
EDavid Bowie, the price is Cright
(Spoken)
CWith a suitful of Amcompassion and a gobful of Eshite
(Spoken)
EStill the voices of those who doubt
(Spoken)
CCoca-Cola for the peasants to end this D9drought
(Spoken)
EDavid the world can only take so Cmuch
(Spoken)
AmAnd with you around, we're in for a really hard time
ECAm
(Spoken)
EJagger and Richards, Emgame for a Claugh
(Spoken)
CDancing us Amdown the garden path
(Spoken)
EmTo a Eplace where money grows on trees
(Spoken)
CmWhere cocaine habits are D9financed by hunger and disease Gb
(Spoken)
DThere's only one mountain in theGb rock and roll Dbusiness
(Spoken)
DLadies and Gentlemen, aBmnd it's Mick Jagger Gb
DBmECAm
EmCAmEmC
AmAsk the Empuppet-masters who Cpull the sAmtrings
EmWho makes the money when the CpuppetsAm sing
EmAsk the corporations wChere does the money go Am
AmAsk the empty-Embellied children what are we singing Cfor
(Spoken)
EmAnd Cliff Richard, three, two, Cone
(Spoken)
CThe God who remains when the religion's D9gone
(Spoken)
EmCliff, we've got a special surprise for you today
(Spoken)
CSo come up closer, Amstep this way
(Spoken)
EmCliff, you're such an example of moral worth
(Spoken)
Cmaj7Such a purist saint come to D9bless our earth
(Spoken)
EmThat on behalf of our viewers watching on telly
(Spoken)
EmAnd on behalf of the millions with empty Fbellies
(Spoken)
FWe'reD donating somethingEm special that we're all going to like
(Spoken)
EmCliff Richard, Amwe're going to nail you up to a cross A7tonight!
(Spoken)
ELadies and gentlemen, just imagine it,
(Spoken)
Csomeone comes along, tAmakes everything you own,
(Spoken)
Amyour space, your Ehouse, separates you from your family and then
(Spoken)
Chits you in the face if you say anything dAmifferent.
(Spoken)
AmWell, tEhat's what we've been doing to the third world
(Spoken)
Efor the past four hundred yCears. That's you and me.
(Spoken)
AmYou the viewers at home, me in the studio,
(Spoken)
Ethe pop stars, everyone. That's how we make the third world,
(Spoken)
Cevery day, today and every day.
(Spoken)
AmIf you want any correspondence wiDth the program,
(Spoken)
Djust send your answers, lGetter bombs only, Emto BP House,
(Spoken)
EmVictoria Street, London, SW1. Thank you and good night,
(Spoken)
Emfeed the world, starve the rich, goodnight!
EmAmB7
EmI know there must be Ammore
EmI know there must be Ammore
EmThan giving just a little bit more
EmWhen half of this world is so Amhelplessly B7poor
EmStarved of the Greal Csolution
EmCharity Gand Cmaj7tradition B7
EmAnd the cycle of hungry Cmaj7children
BmWill keep on going 'Emround Cmaj7 E
EWill Bmkeep on Emgoing 'round
EWill Bmkeep on Emgoing 'round
Em'Till Cwe burn the Bmhouse of commons to Emthe ground
2.
The Land Of Do What You're Told
Key: EbHardEb
Bb
Ab
Cm
Gm
EbBbAbAb
EbBbAbAb
EbHave a word with your BbPatron Saint
AbCover up the cracks with a lick of paint
EbAll The exit doors areBb all double-locked
AbBecause St Sebastian sways but doesn't rock
EbBbAbAb
EbHere's to you - Bbyou put up a fight
AbYou're the last to leave, now turn out the light
EbYou danced to the Devil aBbnd the Feathery wife
AbNow the Ordinance Survey is mapping out your life
EbBbAbAb
CmLook at the Gmsmall prIntro: it's what wBbe agreed
CmSign your name before we Gmteach you how to Bbread
This is the Ebland, Bbthe Land of Do What You're AbTold
The Land of the EbFree: if you Bbdon't leave the Abfold
EbSmile a little Bbwider as you're Abwaiting to be sold
This is the Ebland, Bbthe Land of Do What You're AbTold
EbI'm a celebrity - Bblet me in here
AbOne last jump from the end of the pier
EbWe breached the wall, but BbI was too tired to run
AbMy Get Up And Go got up and now it's gone
EbBbAbAb
CmLook at the Gmsmall intro it's what we aBbgreed
CmSign your name before we Gmteach you how to Bbread
This is the Ebland, Bbthe Land of Do What You're AbTold
The Land of the EbFree: if you Bbdon't leave the Abfold
EbSmile a little Bbwider as you're Abwaiting to be sold
This is the Ebland, Bbthe Land of Do What You're AbTold
This is the Ebland, Bbthe Land of Do What You're AbTold
With a Eblittle lip service to Bbbreaking the Abmold
EbSmile a little Bbwider as you're Abwaiting to be sold
This is the Ebland, Bbthe Land of Do What You're AbTold
EbWe're going on strike for Bbtwelve percent
AbWe're not downhearted yet
EbThey're filming it all for a Bbreality show
AbSo twelve percent we'll get
EbWe're going on strike for Bbtwelve percent
AbWe're not downhearted yet
EbThey're filming it all for a Bbreality show
AbSo twelve percent we'll get
3.
Shes Got All The Friends
Key: AHardA
F#m
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E
C#m
Bm
AOoh F#mah, ooh DahE,
Aooh F#mah, ooh DahE...
AShe's got all the friends that F#mmoney can buy
She's the Dapple of her daddy's Eeye
AShe's got all the friends that F#mmoney can buy
She's the Dapple of her daddy's Eeye
I:
AThe family money has a F#mmagnetic pull (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
DHer social diary is always Efull
C#mAnd both her F#mfaces--so Bmeasy on the eEye
C#mAnd everyone worth F#mknowing is Bmkissing her Ebehind
AShe's got all the friends that F#mmoney can buy
She's the Dapple of her daddy's Eeye
AShe's got all the friends that F#mmoney can buy
She's the Dapple of her daddy's Eeye
II:
AStyle has a price F#mwithout much change (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
DIf you have to ask then it's Eout of your range
C#mAnd both her F#mfaces--so Bmeasy on the Eeye
C#mAnd everyone F#mworth knowing is Bmkissing her Ebehind
AShe's got all the friends that F#mmoney can buy
She's the Dapple of her daddy's Eeye
AShe's got all the friends that F#mmoney can buy
She's the Dapple of her daddy's Eeye
AOoh F#mah, ooh Dah,E
Aooh F#mah, ooh Dah.E..
AVersace and F#mPrada Dmean Enothing to Ame, to F#mme...D E
Well, you can Abuy your F#mfriends, but DI'll Ehate you for Afree
EHate you for Afree...
AShe's got all the friends that F#mmoney can buy
She's the Dapple of her daddy's Eeye
AShe's got all the friends that F#mmoney can buy
She's the Dapple of her daddy's Eeye
AShe's got all the friends that F#mmoney can buy
She's the Dapple of her daddy's Eeye
4.
El Fusilado
Key: CMediumC
F
G
G7
ListenC close to this crookeFd mouth G
CFor my story I will G7tell?o
CLived in Mexico Fby the Gname of FWenseslao MoGguel?Co
CLeft my home in FSantiGago
The Cheart of the city of G7Merida
CServed with my brothers and Fsisters Gall
For the Farmy of Pancho GVillCa
CStand me straight against the Fnearest Gwall
CLine up your bravest G7soldiers oh
CTen good shots I'll Ftake them Gall
FThey call me El FusiGlaCdo
The CFederales Fcaptured Gme
CBound up my arms with G7wire
COfficer came, he said ?FTake your Gaim ?
FSteady your guns and GfiCre!?
CBullet holes all aFcross my Gchest
CRipped up my shirt and my G7body?o
CHeart beat on through the Fsilenced Gguns
To the Frhythm of life inGside me?Co
CStand me straight against the Fnearest Gwall
CLine up your bravest G7soldiers oh
CTen good shots I'll Ftake them Gall
FThey call me El FusiGlaCdo
CFell to the ground the Fofficer Gcame
COne last shot to the G7head?o
CHeard through the pain as he Fwalked Gaway
And Fleft me there for Gdead?Co
CAll went quiet so I Fcrawled aGway
I Cwasn't giving up to the G7glory
CTen good shots I Ftook them Gall
And Flived to tell my GstoCry
CStand me straight against the Fnearest Gwall
CLine up your bravest G7soldiers oh
CTen good shots I'll Ftake them Gall
FThey call me El FusiGlaCdo
5.
Dont Try This At Home
Key: AMediumA
D
E
Bm
F#m
It's a Along walk to the gallows
It's a Dsmall step to swing free
AThe crying in the tower
For my conDspirators and me
AGunpowder and modem
And a Ddream of liberty
And then they'll Etell you
Don't try this at Dhome
Oh yes, they'll Etell you
Don't try this at Dhome
If you Awalk on the beach with King Canute
You'll be Dwalking back alone
ToAnight he'll dine on oysters
While we Dfall like green acorns
We'll be Aputting down our roots
Right in the Dcentre of the storm
Oh, but they'll Etell you
Don't try this at Dhome
Oh yes, they'll Etell you
Don't try this at Dhome
The cry of Bmgulls, the hum of F#mstreets
The buzz of Bmphones, the march of F#mfeet
We'll meet toBmnight to draw up F#mplans
ExclaBmmations, amperF#msands Bm F#m D E
ASomewhere across the water
They're Dstorming palace gates
AScared of the moth-flame metaphor
We Dfall asleep and wait
ASinging for a future
But the DChorus comes too late
Because they'll Etell you
Don't try this at Dhome
Oh yes, they'll Etell you
Don't try this at Dhome
ADon't, don't, don't, don't, Ddon't, don't, don't, dont (repeats to end)
A Don't try this at Dhome (repeats to end)
A D Try this at home (repeats to end)
A D So we're coming to the
Alast dance D I've got another
Arequest D With your best foot
Aforward D We'll lay this ghost to
Arest (repeats to end) D
6.
Not the girl I used to be
Key: DMediumD
A
Bm
G
Dwondering - haven I Agiven up my dreaming?
come Bmdown from the ceiling
I Gwon't do that agAain
Dthinking - my mAisspent history
mistakes to Bmteach me
I Gwon't do that agAain
Ddreams I kept as h Achild
kept me quiet and hypnBmotised
cooked away my valenGtines
served myself up every Dnight
couldn't see me for the tArees
and all that hallmark BmpoetrGy
I'm Anot the girl I used to Dbe A Bm G (2x)
Dwondering - haven I Agiven up my dreaming?
come Bmdown from the ceiling
I Gwon't do that agAain
Dthinking - my mAisspent history
mistakes to Bmteach me
I Gwon't do that agAain
DA
Dtrying to break the family Aties
choclate hearts and tackly lBmies
heard a thousand crappy Glines
and I believe them every Dtime
so I beg to disaAgree
love's not taking all oBmf meG
I'm Anot the girl I used to Dbe A Bm G (3x)
Dwondering - haven I Agiven up my dreaming?
come Bmdown from the ceiling
I Gwon't do that agAain
Dthinking - my mAisspent history
mistakes to Bmteach me
I Gwon't do that agAain
DA
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7.
Tubthumping
Key: DMediumD
A
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Bm
We'Dll be singing when we're winning we'll be singing A
I get knocked dDown but I get upG again you're neverD going to keep meG down
I get knocked dDown but I get upG again you're never going toA keep me down
Em G Pissing Bmthe niAghEmt awGay - pissingBm the nighAt away
HDe drinks a whisky drink He drinks a vGadka drink
He drinks a lager drink He drinks a cider drink
He sings the songs that remind him of the good times
He sings the songsA that remind him of the best times
"DOh - DGanny Boy - DDanny GBoy - Danny DBoy..G." A
I get knocked down but I get up again
You're never goin to keep me down x2
Pissing the night away
He drinks a whisky drink He drinks a vadka drink
He drinks a lager drink He drinks a cider drink
He sings the songs that remind him of the good times
He sings the songs that remind him of the better times
"DDon'tG cry foDr me G- next door nDeighbour...G" A
I get knocked down but I get up again
You're never going to keep me down x2
EmI geGt kBmnockAed EmdownG buBmt I gAet upD agGainD G D G A
You're never going to keep me down ca. 15x fade out
8.
Homophobia
Key: EmEasyEm
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A
Up behEmind the bus-stGop in the toiletDs of the streetA
there are Emtraces of a kGilling on the Emfloor beneath your feet
Em mixed in with thGe piss and beer arDe bloodstains on thAe floor
from aEm boy who got his Ghead kicked in aEm night or two before
EmHomoGphobia - Dthe worst diGsease
youEm can't love who youG want to love inEm times like these (2x)
In theEm pubs clubs andG burgerbarsD breeding pens forA pigs
Emalcohol testGosterone and Emignorance and fists
Em packs of huntingG animalsD roam across theA town
theEmy find an easyG victim and tEmhey punch him to the ground
Ref
The Emsiren of the Gambulance the Ddeadpan of the Acops
Emchalk to mark the oGutline where theEm boy first dropped
Embeware the holyG trinityD church and state andA law
fEmor every death thGe virus gets mEmore deadly than before
Ref
9.
I Get Knocked Down
Key: DMediumD
G
A
Em
Bm
DWe'll be singing
GWhen we're winning
WDe'll be singing A
DI get knocGked down D
But I getG up again D
You're never going toG keep me down A
EmPisGsing the night aBmway A
EmPisGsing the night aBmway A
DHe drinks a whisky drink
GHe drinks a vodka drink
DHe drinks a lager drink
GHe drinks a cider drink
DHe sings the songs that remind him
Of the good Gtimes
DHe sings the songs that remind him
Of the better timAes
Pre 1
DOh GDanny bDoy. .G . D G A
Pre 2:
DDon't Gcry for Dme. G D G A
Instrumental:
EmGBmEmGBmEmGBmA
Fade
ambChile
10.
Charlie
Key: DMediumD
G
Bm
A
DAll of nature in it?s place by hand of the designer,
GComes our Charlie, Bmspins the world from Ahere to Asia DMinor,
DIn between the platypus and perfect Aphrodite,
GCharlie come with opBmposing thumb to Aquestion The AlDmighty,
DOver the river and over the sea,
Through holy storm and thunder,
GSteer a course for a Bmbrave new world
Of Acommon sense and Dwonder
GBm
AD
DSee the dancing president, the congressman and teacher,
GJumping to the Bmmusic of the Awealthy Midwest Dpreacher,
DCharlie come with a brand new dance, get on the floor and follow,
GFind yourself a Bmpartner and we?ll Aswing in to toDmorrow
DArmed with truth we?re stepping out, come join the worldwide party,
GCharge your glass and Bmface the world, we?ll Adrink a toast to DCharlie.