The King Blues are a political band accredited for fusing ska and folk together with influences from punk rock. They originate from London, England and formed in 2004.  Their third full length album, Punk and Poetry, was released on the 17th of April 2011  Tariq Ali described the band's sounds as 'rough, radical music that should unsettle the rulers of this country. A new generation of musicians are challenging war-monger politicians and their courtiers'. Influences include Public Enemy, The Clash, The Specials, Black Flag and Minor Threat.

The King Blues est un groupe anglais originaire de Londres mêlant les genres ska, folk et punk.

Er glaubte wahrscheinlich nicht mal an Wiedergeburt, jedenfalls nicht so- aber es scheint als ob Bradley Nowell wieder da ist. Diesmal von der anderen Seite. Europa war eh mehr sein Ding. Und hier haben ein paar Schuljungs ihre Hausaufgaben aber mal so was von gemacht. Da dürfen sie ruhig auch weiterhin von Bradley Sublime Nowell abschreiben. So was gutes war lange nicht da: kritisch, politisch, lustisch 3 Wunscherfüllungen auf einmal! Doppeldaumen für The King Blues 

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This Is My First Ever Tab So Please Comment :)

Thanks, Harry

The Sound Of Revolt

G                   C
Where the hell did i leave those,
G                   C
                    Weapons of Destruction
G                   C
I could have sworn That i left them out here Somewhere
G                   C

Muted strums ie. lightly cover string and strum
...

G                   C
I could have sworn That i left them out here Somewhere
G                   C

Cmaj7              Am
                      Well id,
D            Am 
lose my head, if it
D
werent screwed up

(pause)


G             C
G             C

G
I sure can't
C
wait for this to blow
G
Over

Duck And Cover

C                     Em
We have the right to choose
F                    G
   Between Labour and Tory
C                     Em
Like we have the right to choose
F                    G
   Between coke and pepsi
C                      Em
No matter who you vote for
F                        G
  The government always win.
C                       Em
It's time to empower yourself
F                 G
When this sinks in. And they're...
C           Em
Taking over. Taking over.
F              G
Taking over again.


C                           Em
They're knocking at your door step
F                            G
With their leaflets and their signs.
C               Em 
Dis information super highway
F                          G
Are you coming for the ride? And they're...


C           Em
Taking over. Taking over.
F             G
Taking over again

Taking Over

B             D             B                  D
The job centre is handing out bullet proof vests,
   B                              D
For years you've been telling me I'm trouble making scum, now 
B                D
I can be the best.
E                  G                           E
Well, if you love England with all your heart, she'll take you 
G
to the grave.
B              D                     B               D
If I can truly be the best then I'll never be your slave.



B                             D
 But I won't give my life away 
A                               B
 To a government that oppressed me.
                                 D
No, I won't have blood on my hands
                          A
For the sake of the economy.

Blood On My Hands

G                        D              Em    
As you pack your clothes into a bag and head out in the rain
C                   G                   Am
I don't know if you really care whether you see me again
G                       D             Em
After twenty years I've learnt no one stays here for more than two
C                          G                      Am
So I wish you the best and when you're gone we'll have a drink for you

D G x4

C  G             D
So let's steal a car
C   G          D
Hot-wire, crow-bar
C             G
And chase the sun
C            G   C
We're on the run
G              D
We ain't never done

As the bus drove over London Bridge the river shone so bright
You leant in and kissed my cheek I held your cold hand tight
In my head Bob Dylan sang about revolution in the air
And we danced right on through the night as if we were somewhere

So let's steal a car
Hot-wire, crow-bar
And chase the sun
We're on the run
We ain't never done

G       D             G
We know nothing lasts forever
G           D                    G
Now all the clubs have been shut down
G              D             G
Let's pack our bag and leave forever
G               D              G
There's nothing for us in this town

So let's steal a car
Hot-wire, crow-bar
And chase the sun
We're on the run
We ain't never done

We Aint Never Done

B,B,D,A

Riff originally played on guitar

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Under The Fog

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Out Of Luck

G                            Cadd9
Well im Gonna Dance Like nobodys watchin'
Em                             D    
Im gonna sing like nobodys listenin'
G                            Cadd9
I'm gonna kiss you like we're all alone
Em                   D
Cause this world is ours
G                         Cadd9
We're the have not but the have all's
Em                             D
At twice the speed of lightning I travel.
G                         Cadd9
Through the universe i will run
Em                          D
to write your name in the stars.
G                         Cadd9
Cos some truths will last forever.
Em                          D
Music can bring the world together
G                            Cadd9       Em            D
I got life man, I will use it til they lay me down to rest
G                         Cadd9
So let’s party in the supermarkets
Em                          D
Move to the rhythm of my heartbeat
G                           Cadd9
I’ll take my tie right off my neck
Em                          D
and wear it tied up round my head


Chorus
G                 Cadd9 
I got love, I got so much love
Em          D                G              Cadd9       Em D
Love in my heart and this feeling I can’t let it go
G                 CAdd9
I got love, I got so much love
Em           D              D               Cadd9       Em D
Love in my heart and this feeling I can’t let it go


(little breakdowny bit :P)
        G         Am      Em       D
Though we try so hard, they disdain us
        G         Am      Em       D
But these walls they can’t contain us

I Got Love

D                         Bm
I was classic bullying material strictly speaking
      D                     Bm
I was four foot tall with a three foot mohican
  D                                 Bm
I bunked off school and bought some tattoo ink
          G                             A
Engraved "Punk 4 life" on my arm with a safety pin.

I was sleeping in a park and selling The Big Issue
But this ain't no sob story, so don't reach for the tissue,
Cos these spanish punks took me under their wing;
Opened a squat in Clapham Common, they let me move in,

     E                               C#m
This place was fucking huge, I could barely believe my luck,
    E                  C#m
But it was no stranger to the odd ruck,
      E                        C#m
I was sharing a room with this bloke called Jeff,
       A                     B
He had rotting teeth and the world's world breath .
         D                       Bm
But we had such a time graffing up all the walls,
Day trips to brighton when the occasion called,
Drinking red wine and coke, playing our music loud,
        D                        A
On a shitty old tape player, we sung it proud

                 G
And we used to sing
                 D                A           Bm
If we hang the landlord from the top of the stairs,
G                       D             A
 We could live here forever without a care,
G                     D               A           Bm
 So let's hang the landlord from the top of the stairs,
            G         D        A
And we'll live like a millionaire,
Like a millionaire
D     Bm

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Lets Hang The Landlord

G       D      Em
You can lean on me,
       C      G        D
Cry on my shouder,
       G      D    em
If Im Obelix,
       C      G        D  
You are my boulder,


C                        D                       Em         D
Well I ain't never seen such a big hard bastard cry like I did 
      G
that day,
C                                     D
He said I lost everything that ever meant anything and I 
Em       D            G
can?t go on living this way?,
C                             D
He slammed his pint down on the table and said 
Em     D                 G
I aint never drinking again?,
C                                                 
I put my hand on his shoulder, looked him square in the eye 
D
and I said listen my friend,






You can lean on me,
Cry on my shoulder,
If Im Obelix,
You are my boulder?

I said If you need a place to stay you can always come over,
I?ll clean out the front room and you can sleep on my sofa?,
He said I can only apologise if I seem out of touch,
The only reason I scream and shout is cos I care so much?

My Boulder

F
From the Firey pits of Camden Town
Dm
To elephant and castle underground
C
There ain't no teachers in the school
Bb
they're all out hustlin' playin' pool
F
The neighbors complain about the noise
Dm
There's girls in labour with tory boys
C
I say my prayers and go to bed
Bb
and wake up with a horses head


C
But if we lean on you, we are gonna fall

When it's all for one, and one for fuck all



CHORUS:
F                Dm      A              Bb
I will save the world, I will get the girl
I'll dismantle a ticking time bomb with just one second to spare
I will save the world, I will get the girl
And you will all point up at the sky as I fly right through the air
FF F FF F FF F Bb Bb Bb

Save The World, Get The Girl

intro Em B Em B (listen to the song for the strumming pattern)


Am
We stood in front of tanks at Tiananmen Square,
      B
From Berlin to Chiapas we are everywhere,
      Am
And over the sirens of the police cars,
      B
You can hear us shout ?eThe streets are ours!?


B Em
In Seattle we chased out the World Trade Organisation,
B Em
On Mayday we gave Winston Churchill a mohican,
B Em
Kept the water for the people in Cochabamba,
B Em
Demanded autonomy on the dawn of NAFTA,
B Em
So send in the clowns, someone send in the clowns,
B Em
The black bloc, the antiFA and the undergrounds,
B Em
A big, pink, marching samba band,

The Streets Are Ours

C
They say it ain?t safe to go out anymore,
       Em
So the police station has bolted up the door,
    Am
The floor?s full of torn up betting stubs,
     F
They put televisions in my favourite pubs,
       C
So our homes get bulldozed, no-one watches,
     Em
They want soap operas and not soap boxes,
Am
    This town has left me high and dry,
F
    But I?ll be here til the day I die,


Am
   They tell me I?m just pissed off,
F
   Yeh maybe I?m pissed off,
Am
   I?d rather be pissed off,
F
   Than be pissed on,


C           Em                   Am
  So if the world burns down outside,
         F
And they battle on the frontline,
C                 Em
  My darling I?ll hold on tight,
Am                F
  My darling I?ll hold on tight,

Hold On Tight

Underneath This Lamppost Light
The King Blues
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   D  E
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Outro
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C|-1--1--2--4-|  / |-1-|
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Underneath This Lamppost Light

Intro
A   C#m   D   E


Verse 1
A
   When it seems like the world is against you, 
C#m
   And all your plannin ain't worked like it's meant to, 
D
   When you wanna drop this,
E
   No worries, I got this
A
   Call out to me as I'm wondering by
C#m
   I'll sit down and dry your eyes,
D
   And I know the other guys got cash they can spend,
E
   But if you lend me a pen,


Chorus 1
      A                       C#m
I can write you a poem, I can sing you a song,
        D                                   E
I don't know if that's important, might not pay the bills for long,
               A                            C#m
But I'll still write you a poem, I'll still sing you a song,
            D                         E
When you're tired and lonely and it's like you can't go on,
              A   C#m   D   E
I'll sing for you.


Verse 2
  A
I swear like a sailor and I fight like a champ,
C#m
   Eat like a king and I drink like a tramp,
D
   Well I can't do construction,
E
   Find it hard to follow instructions,
A
Can't pick you up cause I ain't got a car,
C#m
   But I can write your name in the stars
      D
And I ain't got much to give to you,
            E
But there's one thing I can do,


Chorus 2
      A                       C#m
I can write you a poem, I can sing you a song,
        D                                   E
I don't know if that's important, might not pay the bills for long,
               A                            C#m
But I'll still write you a poem, I'll still sing you a song,
            D                   E
When you're feeling unimportant like you don’t belong,
              A
I'll sing for you.


Bridge
A        E       D                  A
Bababada bababababa   I'll sing for you x3
A        E       D        E
Bababada bababababa


Chorus 3
      A                       C#m
I can write you a poem, I can sing you a song,
        D                                   E
I don't know if that's important, might not pay the bills for long,
               A                            C#m
But I'll still write you a poem, I'll still sing you a song,
            D                                     E
When you're life don’t seem worth living and it’s like you can’t go on,


Outro
          D
When your nights go so quickly,
         E
And your days seem so long,
              A
I'll sing for you.

Poems and Songs

Off With Their Heads

Intro
G


Verse 1
     G
He’s looking, he’s looking, he’s looking down,
C
  Hoping you’ll clean up this dirty old town.
D
  Finish his battle,
  C
Before it turns rotten,
     D                       C
Your grandad didn’t vote for fascists,
   D
He shot 'em.


Verse 2
        G
Yeah he shot 'em, he shot 'em, he shot 'em down,
C
  Fired his gun till they hit the ground.
D
  So I hope,
C
You’ve not forgotten
     D                       C
Your grandad didn’t vote for fascists
   D        G
He shot 'em down.

Shooting Fascists

Punk & Poetry

[intro]
F Am Dm Am A# Dm Gm C

[Verse 1]
             F 
Baby really hurt me
                Am 
crying in the taxi
                Dm
He dont wanna know me
                         Am                     A#     Dm
says you make the big mistake of dancing in my store 
Gm                  C
   Says it was poison
                 F
So I guess I go home 
          Am                     Dm
into the arms of the girl that I love
                Am 
the only love I havent screwed up
A#                  Dm
   She's so hard to please
             Gm      C  
but shes a forest fire
        F               
I do my best to meet her demands
Am
play it romance
         Dm
we slow dance in the living room
    Am                      A#
but all that a stranger would see
        Dm           Gm               C     
is one girl swaying alone stroking her cheek

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Verse 2]
            F 
The truth is, I am toy
                Dm
that people enjoy
                Am               A#
till all of the tricks dont work anymore
Dm              Gm       C
And then they are bored of me
             
                    F
I know that its exciting
                     Am
running through the night but
              Dm                Am
every perfect summer's eating me alive
            A#    Dm
unitl youre gone
Gm          C
Better on my own

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Outro]
             Dm           F           A#
They're gonna watch me disappear into the sun
                 Dm        F           A#
You're all gonna watch me disappear into the sun

Liability

Intro  D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 1
    D                              Bm7
We never spoke a word, but every thought she had 
                         G     A Asus A
I heard from across the room 
             D                               Bm7
If we were standin' face to face I couldn't find the words 
               G               A Asus A
To say give me one more move 
        G              A             G                   A
I don't even know her name, I guess foolish pride's to blame


Chorus 
          D                        D7
Now, I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
        Bm7                 F#              G                    A
And my heart won't tell my mind to tell my mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
        Bm7 A   G                              Gm
Now I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Interlude   D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 2
          D                           Bm7
Wise man next to me did say 'bout the one that got away
        G                    A
Son, I missed my chance 
           D                            Bm7
Don't you let regret take place of the dreams you have to chase
     G               A
Ask her to dance, go on, son
           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith


Chorus
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A   G                               Gm
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away 


Solo   D    Bm7  Bm  F#  G   A  D    D7    Bm  F# |A   D 


           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith
 
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A    Bm7 A       Bm7 A       G                      G   
Don't be fallin', fallin' in, fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Outro  (G)   Gm  Bm7  E G  Gm  D

As She's Walking Away

Intro:

Bb - F - A

F                 C
I've been feeling lonesome
F                            C
I'm down, don't know what to do
D
I let you lie to me
F
plant seeds inside
            E
to see them grow
                      F
only to leave them to die

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
    A
for you

F                  C
I've been lost and finding
F                           C
out that I've been such a fool
D           
you thought you'd stick around
F
until the day you found
    E                    F
someone to make me obsolete

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm F
why cry
    Bb
for you... 


Guitar Solo:

Bb - F - A (2x)

  C     
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
    A
for you

Why Cry

INTRO:

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C |---------------------|
G |---------------------|

VERSE 1:   

C#m          E       B      A                     C#m   E    B   A 
I’m going away to be alone I’m coming back with answers
C#m           E            B    A            C#m   E   B   A
Don’t try to call my telephone it’s disconnected
C#m           E          B       A               C#m   E   B   A
And I don’t know where I’m going but can you guide me
C#m              E        B        A              C#m   E   B   A
But if I find love where I’m going will it survive me


PRE-CHORUS 1:

C#m            B   A                         C#m         A   B
‘Cause in your own space you’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not affected
C#m         B   A                           C#m         A   B
And in your own time you’re still attracted but in your own life


CHORUS:

A                                 C#m            B
This heart attack I’ve gotta get away not coming back
A                                 C#m                     B
I want some downtime so call me when you can and I’ll be fine


VERSE 2: [same chords as VERSE1]
I’ve found the time to be alone I don’t know what you’re asking
I’m waiting by the telephone and you’re still barking
My heart stops it isn’t… going could you revive me
I think I’m lost without knowing so come and find me


PRE-CHORUS 2:  [same chords as PRE-CHORUS1]
‘Cause in the same space we’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not attracted
But in your own life over reacted and in your own time


{CHORUS x2}


Sometimes if we don’t go sometimes you don’t know
You don’t go I don’t go I don’t go you don’t go

C#5  B5  A5                      C#5  A5  B5
            I’ve got your back              but you don’t got mine
C#5  E5  A5                    C#5  A5  B5
            This heart attack              then I’m feeling fine


CHORUS x2

C#m          E       B    A 
I’m going away to be alone
C#m          E       B    A 
I'm going away to be alone ...............

This Heart Attack

C#                                A                   E
Mass romantic fool, wears Foster Grants, his books on tape ring true,
                               F#                          C#
Like everyone wants to say "I love you" to someone on the radio.
                                                A
His choice of hollowed stars, now the one true loves,
           E                                     F#
And author of "My Life Among the Kids Who Go to Shows".
        C#
This is not the way.

                   B
In the streetlight dawn 
F#                 C#
In the streetlight dawn 
                G#  F#  C#
this beat turns on.

C#  D#  C#  B  C#

C#                                A
Mass romantic fool, separated by sheets.
                 E
When the curtain calls
                                     F#                       C#
you speaking on the themes of stolen virtue, missing from the radio.
                                   A                  E
Now this romantic duel is into the streets. Bon appetit.
                F#
You've eaten me alive.
                    C#
You realize this is not the way.


                   B
In the streetlight dawn
F#                 C#
In the streetlight dawn 
                G#  F#  C#
this beat turns on.

C#  D#  C#  B  C#

C#                               A
Mass romantic fool, separated by sheets.
                 E
When the curtain calls
                                     F#                       C#
you speaking on the themes of stolen virtue, missing from the radio.
                                   A                  E
Now this romantic duel is into the streets. Bon appetit.
                 
You've eaten me alive.
     F#              C#
You realize this is not the way.


                    B
In the streetlight dawn
F#                  C#
In the streetlight dawn 
                 G#  F#  C#
this beat turns on.

C#  D#  C#  B  C#


B                A               E
This boy's life among the electrical lights.

Mass Romantic

D G D A D x 2

D
I been loved and I been alone
G
all my life I been a rolling stone
D
done everything a man can do
G	                       C	D
everything but get a hold on you
C			D
done everything a man can do
G	D 	A 	D
everything but get a hold on you

D
I've been blessed and I've been cursed
G
all my lies have been unrehearsed
D	
a wall of fire that I walked through
G			C	D
only trying to get a hold on you
C				D
a wall of fire that I walked through
G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

G	D	A	D

A
I saw you waiting at the gate
D
but I arrived a moment late 
A
I saw you shed a single tear
G	D	A	D
but still I can't get there from here

D
I been high and I been low
G
I been people that I don't know 
D
I been to China and to Peru

G			C    D
only trying to get a hold on you
C			D
I been to China and to Peru
G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

Hold On You

Riff:
|3-----------6-------------------|3-----------6---------------|
|3-------6/8-6-----------8-------|3-------6/8-6-----------8---|
|3-------5/7-7-----------7-------|3-------5/7-7-----------7---|
|0-------------------------------|0---------------------------|
Repeat 2x


| Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - |
Here come old flattop he come grooving up slowly
He got joo joo eyeball he one holy roller

| G7 - - - | G7 - - Gb7 | F7 - - - | - - - - |
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker he just do what he please

| Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - |
He wear no shoe shine he got toe jam football
He got monkey finger he shoot Coca-Cola

| G7 - - - | G7 - - Gb7 | F7 - - - | - - - - |
He say,"I know you and you know me"
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

| Am - - G7 | F7 - G7 - |
Come together right now over me



Repeat Riff



| Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - |
He bag production he got walrus gumboot
He got Ono sideboard he one spinal cracker

| G7 - - - | G7 - - Gb7 | F7 - - - | - - - - |
He got feet down below his knee
Hold you in his armchair you can feel his disease

| Am - - G7 | F7 - G7 - |
Come together right now over me


Repeat Riff

Come Together

[Verse 1]
 G                              D
You like New York City in the daytime
 Bm                   A
I like New York City in the nighttime
 G                          D
You say you like sleeping with the air off
Bm                  A
I don't, I need it on
G                  D
You like the light coming through the windows
 Bm                      A
I sleep late, so I just keep 'em all closed
G                  D
You ignore the music on the radio
Bm                 A
I don't, I sing-a-long


[Pre-Chorus]
G               D        Bm             A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
    G              D          Bm    A
And you don't ask for me to change


[Chorus]
N.C.                     D
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time


[Verse 2]
G                        D
Cold outside and you're just in a T-shirt
Bm                   A
I have cold blood even in a sweater
G                         D
You start your night sippin' by the Kilo
Bm                   A
I don't, I know you know


[Pre-Chorus]
G               D        Bm             A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
    G              D          Bm    A
And you don't ask for me to change



[Chorus]
N.C.                     D
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                   A
(We don't even know, know, know, know, know)




[Bridge]
G                          D
Somehow we end up on the same side
Bm                          A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright
G                      D            Bm             A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine
G                         D
Somehow we end up on the same side (up on the same side)
Bm                            A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright

(Think that we'd be alright)

G                      D            Bm             A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine


[Chorus]

 N.C.                     D
(Oh)Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                  A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why

(But we don't even know why)
G                D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)

G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]

N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm             A
We like it in the nighttime

F Am Dm C

    F              Am            Bb          C
The skirts go up, before the wall  among the madding crowds, 
    
     F                      Am                    Dm     C
They ruin, Like the rest of ruin, the rest of us ruin
          F                      Am           Bb           C
You are a living doll riding the circle tracks  behind the walls of clocks, 
        F                      Am                   Dm     C
In your ruin, Like the rest of ruin, the rest of us ruin     

 Bb                        F         C
Traffic will slow for the crash years
 Bb                             F         C      Dm     C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule
 Bb                        F            C
Windows will roll for the crash years 
        Bb                       F         C      Dm    C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule

F Ab F Ab
# (Whistlng part)

F Am Dm C

        F                     Am               Bb            C     
Now the candle's end, you are a light turned low  and like the rest of us,
                 F            Am               Dm     C
You've got those old, eternity blues, eternity blues
      F                              Am         Bb                C
Your fingers raised, you're looking for the word, what you want is accident
            F                 Am                 Dm    C
And not the drag, spectacular view, what you can lose

 Bb                         F         C
Traffic will slow for the crash years
 Bb                            F         C      Dm     C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ruuuule
 Bb                         F         C
Windows will close in the crash years 

Bb                          F        C      Dm     C
    Honey child, you're not safe here, as a ru-u-ule

F Ab F Ab
# (whistling part)

Bb 

F Am Dm C

 Bb                        F         C
Traffic will slow for the crash years
 Bb                             F         C      Dm     C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule
 Bb                        F            C
Windows will roll for the crash years 
        Bb                       F         C      Dm    C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule

F Ab F Ab
# (Whistling part)

        F                   Am            Dm                  C
And the ruins the wild, the ruins the wild, tonight will be an open mic.

# (Repeat six times and end on an F)

Crash Years

Intro: F#, D

F#                             D
Pinwheel spark break loose and roll 
E         A           D
where you stop nobody knows 
       E                B
just a thought but gone down 
          D             (Dsus)     D
it's been carved into a point understand 

            A                             F#
turned into someone that you only know 
            D                    E
when you're falling through your clothes 


run run run deep breath then jump 
roll with your vertigo stomp 
now you're clear but gone down 
you've been cleared of every charge understand 

you've turned into someone that you only know 
when you're falling through your clothes

End with A

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