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INTRO: 
    (Played as chords)
A  D Dsus4 D  A  D  Dsus4 D
A  D Dsus4 D  A  D  Dsus4 D
E -------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------0-0-0-0-0-------------|
D -2-2-2-2--4-0-2-4-2-------------4-0-2-4-2--|
A -0-0-0-0-----------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------|
VERSE:
  A  DOoooooEooh, AI feel it cDomiEng roAund 
I hear it, soDunds lEike the goAod life 
I knDoooEow A  
OooDoooEoh, AI see this rDunnEing dAown 
DAefiDance coEmes, Aoooh ooEoooh
BREAK:
    (Played as chords)
A  D Dsus4 D  A  D  Dsus4 D
A  D Dsus4 D  A  D  Dsus4 D
E -------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------0-0-0-0-0-------------|
D -2-2-2-2--4-0-2-4-2-------------4-0-2-4-2--|
A -0-0-0-0-----------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------|
CHORUS: 
The uAnderground Dis overgrEound 
The oAverground Dwill pull you dEown 
It's hAow it goes Din these tEimes 
HAow we know iDt's in their eEyes 
AUpstarts now Dare on their Eway 
AUpstarts now Dhave to pEay 
BREAK:
G  E   G  E   G  E    G  B
PRE-CHORUS:
 AOoDoooooooEooh, 
I hAear us cDomEing roAund 
DenDial coEmes, AooooDooooEoooh 
CHORUS:
The uAnderground Dis overgroEund 
The oAverground wDill pull you dEown 
It's hAow it goes Din these tiEmes 
HAow we know iDt's in our eEyes 
AUpstarts now Dare on their Eway 
AUpstarts now Dhave to pEay 
AAnd heBar, they tEell it now so fast 
BREAK:
G A  G E  G E  G E
G E  G E  G E
G  A B
PRE-CHORUS:
EOooF#ooh, BI hear us cEomF#ing roBund 
EOooF#oooooBoh,  I feel it 
UpEstarts aF#re on their wBay
OUTRO:
A  E    A  E    A  E    A  E
A  E    A  E    A  E    A  E   B

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Upstarts

by Johnny Marr

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

INTRO:

(Played as chords)

A D Dsus4 D A D Dsus4 D

E -------------------------------------------|

B -------------------------------------------|

G ---------------------0-0-0-0-0-------------|

D -2-2-2-2--4-0-2-4-2-------------4-0-2-4-2--|

A -0-0-0-0-----------------------------------|

E -------------------------------------------|

VERSE:

A D E A D E A

Ooooooooh, I feel it coming round

D E A

I hear it, sounds like the good life

D E A

I knoooow

D E A D E A

Oooooooh, I see this running down

A D E A E

Defiance comes, oooh oooooh

BREAK:

(Played as chords)

A D Dsus4 D A D Dsus4 D

E -------------------------------------------|

B -------------------------------------------|

G ---------------------0-0-0-0-0-------------|

D -2-2-2-2--4-0-2-4-2-------------4-0-2-4-2--|

A -0-0-0-0-----------------------------------|

E -------------------------------------------|

CHORUS:

A D E

The underground is overground

A D E

The overground will pull you down

A D E

It's how it goes in these times

A D E

How we know it's in their eyes

A D E

Upstarts now are on their way

A D E

Upstarts now have to pay

BREAK:

G E G E G E G B

PRE-CHORUS:

A D E

Oooooooooooh,

A D E A

I hear us coming round

D E A D E

Denial comes, oooooooooooh

CHORUS:

A D E

The underground is overground

A D E

The overground will pull you down

A D E

It's how it goes in these times

A D E

How we know it's in our eyes

A D E

Upstarts now are on their way

A D E

Upstarts now have to pay

A B E

And hear, they tell it now so fast

BREAK:

G A G E G E G E

G E G E G E

G A B

PRE-CHORUS:

E F# B E F# B

Oooooh, I hear us coming round

E F# B

Oooooooooh, I feel it

E F# B

Upstarts are on their way

OUTRO:

A E A E A E A E

A E A E A E A E B

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