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DIAMOND DOGS Album by David Bowie
1. FUTURE LEGEND
2. DIAMOND DOGS
3. SWEET THING
4. CANDIDATE
5. SWEET THING (REPRISE)
6. REBEL REBEL
7. ROCK 'N' ROLL WITH ME
8. WE ARE THE DEAD
9. 1984
10. BIG BROTHER
11. CHANT OF THE EVER CIRCLING SKELETAL FAMILY
1. FUTURE LEGEND
N.C.
And in the death, as the last few corpses lay rotting on the slimy thoroughfare,
The shutters lifted in inches in Temperance Building, high on Poacher's Hill,
And red mutant eyes gaze down on Hunger City
No more Cbig wheels
Fleas the size of rats sucked on Frats the size of cats,
And ten thousand peoploids F#split Ginto small tribes,
Coveting the G#highest of the sterile skyAmscrapers,
Like packs of dogs asGsaulting the glass fronts of Loveme CAvenue
Ripping and rewrapping Dmink and shiny silver Gfox, now legwarmers
Family badge of sapphire and cracked Cemerald
Any day now the year of the Diamond Dogs...
2. DIAMOND DOGS
This ain't rock 'n' roll... this is genocide!
A C Eb Bb F
A C Eb Bb F A
AAs they pulled you out of the oxygen tent
You E7asked for the latest party
With your D7silicone hump and your ten inch stump
ADressed like a priest you was, Tod Browning's freak you was
Crawling down the alley on your hands and knee
I'm E7sure you're not protected, for it's plain to see
The D7diamond dogs are poachers and they hide behind trees
AHunt you to the ground they will, mannequins with kill appeal
Will they Ecome? I'll keep a friend serene
Will they Gcome? Oh baby, come unto me
Will they Acome? Well, she's come, been and gone
DCome out of the garden, baby
AYou'll catch your death in the fog
Young Bgirl, they D7call them the Diamond ADogs
Young Bgirl, they D7call them the Diamond ADogs
ANow, Halloween Jack is a real cool cat
And he E7lives on top of Manhattan Chase
The D7elevator's broke, so he slides down a rope
AOnto the street below. Oh Tarzie, go man go
Meet his little hussy with his ghost town approach
Her E7face is sans feature, but she wears a Dali brooch
D7Sweetly reminiscent, something mother used to bake
AWrecked up and paralyzed, Diamond Dogs are sableized
Will they Ecome? I'll keep a friend serene
Will they Gcome? Oh baby, come unto me
Will they Acome? Well, she's come, been and gone
DCome out of the garden, baby
AYou'll catch your death in the fog
Young Bgirl, they D7call them the Diamond ADogs
Young Bgirl, they D7call them the Diamond ADogs
Oo oo Eooh, call them the Diamond ADogs
Oo oo Eooh, call them the Diamond D7Dogs
A C Eb Bb F
A C Eb Bb F A
AIn the year of the scavenger, the season of the b****
E7Sashay on the boardwalk, scurry to the ditch
D7Just another future song, lonely little kitsch
There's Agonna be sorrow try and wake up tomorrow
Will they Ecome? I'll keep a friend serene
Will they Gcome? Oh baby, come unto me
Will they Acome? Well, she's come, been and gone
DCome out of the garden, baby
AYou'll catch your death in the fog
Young Bgirl, they D7call them the Diamond ADogs
Young Bgirl, they D7call them the Diamond ADogs
Oo oo Eooh, call them the Diamond ADogs
Oo oo Eooh, call them the Diamond ADogs
ECall them the Diamond ADogs, Dogs
ECall them the Diamond ADogs, call them, call them
ECall them the Diamond ADogs, call them, call them, oo
ECall them the Diamond D7Dogs
A C Eb Bb F
A C Eb Bb F A
D7 A
3. SWEET THING
C D/C C D/C C
CIt's safe in the D/Ccity, Cto love in a D/Cdoorway
CTo wrangle some Dscreens from the Emdoor
DAnd isn't it Cme, D/Cputting pain Cin a stranger?
D/CLike a portrait in Cflesh, who Dtrails on a Emleash
DWill you Csee D/Cthat I'm scared Cand I'm loneD/Cly?
So I'll break up my Croom, and Dyawn and IEm
Run to the Dcenter of Bmthings,
Where the knowing one says
DmBoys, Amboys, it's a Gsweet thing
DmBoys, Amboys, it's a Fsweet thing, sweet thinGg
If you Dmwant it, boAm/Cys, get it G/Bhere, thingG
'Cause Dmhope, boys, Amis a Fcheap thing, cheap thinGg
CI'm glad that you're D/Colder than me
CMakes me feel imD/Cportant and free
CDoes that make you Dsmile, isn't that Emme?
DI'm in your Cway, D/Cand I'll steal Cevery moment
D/CIf his trade is a Ccurse, then I'll Dbless you
And Emturn to the Dcrossroads of Bmhamburgers, and
DmBoys, Amboys, it's a Gsweet thing
DmBoys, Amboys, it's a Fsweet thing, sweet thinGg
If you Dmwant it, boAm/Cys, get it G/Bhere, thingG
'Cause Dmhope, boys, Amis a Fcheap thing, cheap thinGg
D F#m Bm Bb
D Gm/D D Gm/D
D F#m Bm Bb
D Gm/D D Gm/D D
4. CANDIDATE
Dm Am G
Dm Am G
Dm Am G
Dm Am G
Dm Am G
I'll make you a Dmdeal, like any Amother candidate
We'll preGtend we're walking home 'cause your future's at stake
My Dmset is amazing, it even Amsmells like a street
There's a Gbar at the end where I can meet you and your friend
DmSomeone scrawled on the wall "I smell the Amblood of les tricoteuses"
Who Gwrote up scandals in other bars
I'm having Dmso much fun with the Ampoisonous people
Spreading Grumours and lies and stories they made up
DmSome make you sing and sAmome make you scream
GOne makes you wish that you've never been seen
But there's a Dmshop on the corner that's selling Ampaper mache
Making Gbulletproof faces, Charlie Manson, Cassius Clay
If you Dmwant it, Amboys, get it Ghere, thing
So you Dmscream out of line "I Amwant you! I need you!
GAnyone out there? Any time?"
DmTres butch little number whines "Hey Amdirty, I want you
When it's Ggood, it's really good, and when it's bad I go to pieces"
If you Dmwant it, Amboys, get it Ghere, thing
Well, on the Dmstreet where you live I could not Amhold up my head
For I Gput all I have in another bed
On another Dmfloor, in the Amback of a car
In the Gcellar like a church with the door ajar
Well, I Dmguess we must be looking for a Amdifferent kind
But we Gcan't stop trying 'til we break up our minds
'Til the Dmsun drips blood on the Amseedy young nights
Who Gpress you on the ground while shaking in fright
I gDmuess we could cruise down Amone more time
With Gyou by my side, it should be fine
We'll Dmbuy some drugs and Amwatch a band
Then jGump in the river holding hands
5. SWEET THING (REPRISE)
Dm Am G
Dm Am G
If you Dmwant it, boAm/Cys, get it Ghere, thing
'Cause Dmhope, boys, Amis a Fcheap thing, cheap thinGg
CIs it nice in your D/Csnow storm, Cfreezing your D/Cbrain?
CDo you think that your Dface looks the Emsame?
DThen let it Cbe, D/Cit's all I ever Cwanted
D/CIts a street with a dCeal, and a tDaste
Its got cEmlaws, its got meD, its got yoGu
A/G G A/G G A
Bb F Bb F
Bb C D E
6. REBEL REBEL
D E D E
D E D E
D E D E
DYou've got your mother Ein a whirl
DShe's not sure if you're a Eboy or a girl
DHey babe, your Ehair's alright
DHey babe, let's Ego out tonight
DYou like me, and I Elike it all
DWe like dancing and we Elook divine
DYou love bands when they're Eplaying hard
DYou want more and you Ewant it fast
AThey put you down, they Dsay I'm wrong
BmYou tacky thing, you Eput them on
DRebel Rebel, you've Etorn your dress
DRebel Rebel, your Eface is a mess
DRebel Rebel, how Ecould they know
DHot tramp, I Elove you so
D E D E
D E D E
DYou've got your mother Ein a whirl
Cause she's Dnot sure if you're a Eboy or a girl
DHey babe, your Ehair's alright
DHey babe, let's Estay out tonight
DYou like me, and I Elike it all
DWe like dancing and we Elook divine
DYou love bands when they Eplay it hard
DYou want more and you Ewant it fast
AThey put you down, they Dsay I'm wrong
BmYou tacky thing, you Eput them on
DRebel Rebel, you've Etorn your dress
DRebel Rebel, your Eface is a mess
DRebel Rebel, how Ecould they know
DHot tramp, I Elove you so
D E D E
D E D E
DRebel Rebel, you've Etorn your dress
DRebel Rebel, your Eface is a mess
DRebel Rebel, how Ecould they know
DHot tramp, I Elove you so
D E D E
You've Dtorn your dress, your Eface is a mess
You Dcan't get enough, but eEnough ain't the test
You've got your Dtransmission and your Elive wire
You got your Dcue line and a Ehandful of ludes
You wanna Dbe there when they Ecount up the dudes
And I Dlove your dressE
You're a Djuvenile successE
Because your Dface is a messE
So Dhow could they knowE
I said, Dhow could they knowE
So what you Dwanna know,
CaElamity's child
DWhere'd you wanna Ego
What can I Ddo for you
Looks like you've Ebeen there too
Cause you've Dtorn your dressE
And your Dface is a messE
Oo, your Dface is a messE
Oo, oo, so Dhow could they knowE
Ha, ha, Dhow could they knowE
D E D
7. ROCK 'N' ROLL WITH ME
C Em F C
C Em F C
You G7always were the Emone Gthat Cknew
They G7sold us for the Emlikes Gof Cyou
I Aalways wanted A7new surDmroundDm7ings
GA room to rent while the Clizards lay D7crying in the DmheatG7
CTrying to reD7member Dmwho to meetG7
EI would take a E7foxy kind of AmstandAm/G
While Dsus4tens of thousands Dfound me in G7demandG
CWhen you Emrock and Froll with Cme
CNo one Emelse I'd Frather Cbe
CNobody Emhere can Fdo it for Cme
I'm in Dtears again Gwhen you rock and Croll Em Fwith Cme
C Em F C
G7Gentle hearts are EmcounGted Cdown
The G7queue is out of Emsight and Gout of Csounds
AMe, I'm out of A7breath, but not quite DmdoubtDm7ing
GI've found a door which lets me Cout
CWhen you Emrock and Froll with Cme
CNo one Emelse I'd Frather Cbe
CNobody down Emhere can Fdo it for Cme
DI'm in tears again Gwhen you rock and Croll Em Fwith Cme
C Em F C
C Em F C
D G
CWhen you Emrock and Froll with Cme
CNo one Emelse I'd Frather Cbe
CNobody down Emhere can Fdo it for Cme
CWhen you Emrock and Froll with Cme
CWhen you Emrock 'n' roll, Frock 'n' roll with Cme
CNo one Emelse I'd Frather, I'd rather Cbe
CNobody Emdown here can Fdo it for Cme
CI'm in Emtears, FI'm in Ctears
CWhen you Emrock and Froll with Cme
Csus4 C Csus4 C
Csus4 C Csus4 C
8. WE ARE THE DEAD
Gm Bb F
Gm Bb F
GmSomething kind of Bbhit me toFday, I looked at you and
DmWondered if you Dsaw things my EbwayBb
FPeople will Dhold us to Gmblame
It Gm7hit me toEbday, it Chit me toFday
We're Gmtaking it Bbhard all the Ftime
Why don't we pass it Dmby, just Dreply you've Ebchanged your mindBb
We're Ffighting with the Deyes of the Gmblind
Gm7Taking it Ebhard, Ctaking it Fhard, yet EbnowDm Bb
We Abfeel that we are Gbpaper, Fchoking on you nightCly
They Bbtell me son, we Abwant you, be eGblusive, but don't Fwalk far
For we're Cbreaking in the Bbnew boys, Abdeceive your next of Gbkin
For you're Fdancing where the Cdogs decay, Bbdefecating Abecstasy
You're just an Gbally of the Fleecher
LoCcator for the Bbvirgin King, but I Ablove you in your Gbf*** me pumps
And your Fnimble dress that Ctrails
Oh, Bbdress yourself, my Aburchin one, for I Gbhear them on the Frails
Because of Call we've seenBb, because of Aball we've said
GbWe are the DdeaCdD C
GmOne thing kind of Bbtouched me toFday
I looked at you and Dmcounted all the Dtimes we had EblaiBbd
FPressing our Dlove through the Gmnight
Gm7Knowing it's Ebright, Cknowing it's Fright
GmNow I'm hoping Bbsome one will Fcare
Living on the Dmbreath of a Dhope to be EbsharedBb
FTrusting on the Dsons of our Gmlove
That Gm7someone will Ebcare, Csomeone will Fcare, but EbnowDm Bb
We're toAbday's scrambled Gbcreatures, Flocked in tomorrow's double Cfeature
BbHeaven's on the Abpillow, its Gbsilence competes Fwith hell
It's a Ctwenty four hour Bbservice, guaranAbteed to make you Gbtell
And the Fstreets are full of Cpress men
Bent on Bbgetting hung and Abburied
And the Gblegendary Fcurtains are Cdrawn round Baby BbBankrupt
Who Absucks you while you're Gbsleeping
It's the Ftheater of fiCnanciers
Count them, Bbfifty round a Abtable
GbWhite and dressed to Fkill
Oh caCress yourself, my Bbjuicy
For my Abhands have all but Gbwithered
Oh Fdress yourself my Curchin one, for I Bbhear them on the Abstairs
Because of Gball we've seenF
CBecause of Bball we've said
DWe are the CdeadD
CWe are the DdeadC D
CWe are the DdeadC D C
Gm Bb F
9. 1984
Dm F Dm F
Dm F Dm F
DmSomeday they won't Emlet you, Fnow you must aEmgree
DmThe times they are a teEmlling, and the chFanging isn't frEmee
You've Dmread it in the Emtea leaves, and the Ftracks are on TDmV
BeBbware the Csavage Dmjaw
Of Bbnineteen Ceighty Dmfour
F Dm F
They'll Dmsplit your breathing Emcranium, and Ffill it full of Emair
And Dmtell that you're Emeighty, but Fbrother, you won't Emcare
You'll be Dmshooting up on Emanything, toFmorrow's never Dmthere
BeBbware the Csavage Dmjaw
Of Bbnineteen Ceighty Dmfour
Come Amsee, come Bbsee, reEbmember Abme
We Gbplayed out an all night Ebsus4movie Ebrole
You Absaid it would last, but I Gbguess we enrolled
In Bbmnineteen eighty Ffour
Dbnineteen eighty Ebfour
Dm F Dm F
Dm F Dm F
I'm Dmlooking for a Emvehicle, I'm Flooking for a Emride
I'm Dmlooking for a Emparty, I'm Flooking for a Emside
I'm Dmlooking for the Emtreason that I Fknew in sixty Dmfive
BeBbware the Csavage Dmjaw
Of Bbnineteen Ceighty Dmfour
Come Amsee, come Bbsee, reEbmember Abme
We Gbplayed out an all night Ebsus4movie Ebrole
You Absaid it would last, but I Gbguess we enrolled
In Bbmnineteen eighty Ffour
Dbnineteen eighty Ebfour
Dm F Dm F
Dm F Dm F
DmNineteen eighty Ffour
DmNineteen eighty Ffour
DmNineteen eighty Ffour
DmNineteen eighty Ffour
DmNineteen eighty Ffour
DmNineteen eighty FfourDm
10. BIG BROTHER
BmDon't talk of Adust and Groses
BmOr should we Apowder our Gnoses?
ADon't live for Glast year's Bm/Dcapers
Give me Dsteel, give me steel, give me Epulses unreal
BmWe'll build a Aglass aGsylum
BmWith just a Ahint of Gmayhem
AYou'll build a Gbetter Bm/Dwhirlpool
We'll be Dliving from sin, then we can Ereally begin
DPlease savior, Gsave your sDhoresG
DHelp me, I'm Ggraphically GbyoursA
Someone to Bmclaim us, Gsome one to Afollow
Someone to Bmshame us, Gsome brave aApollo
Someone to Bmfool us, Gsome one like Ayou
We want you big Ebrother, big brotherD B5 A
Bm A G
Bm A G
Bm A G
E G E G
GI know you think you're Emawful square
That you've Cmade every one and you've Gbeen everywhere
CLord, I'd take an oGverdose if you Dknew what's going Adown
Someone to cBmlaim us, sGome one to fAollow
Someone to sBmhame us, sGome brave apAollo
Someone to fBmool us, sGome one like yAou
Someone to Bmclaim us, Gsome one to Afollow
Someone to sBmhame us, sGome brave apAollo
Someone to fBmool us, sGome one like yAou
Someone to Bmclaim us, Gsome one to Afollow
Someone to sBmhame us, sGome brave apAollo
Someone to fBmool us, sGome one like yAou
We want you big bErother
11. CHANT OF THE EVER CIRCLING SKELETAL FAMILY
A E C
A D E D
A E C
A D G
EBrotherD G D
AOoh oohE D
AShake it up, shake it upE C A D E D
AMove it up, move it upE C A D G
EBrotherD G D
AOoh oohE D
AShake it up, shake it upE C A D E D
AMove it up, move it upE C A D G
EBrotherD G D
AOoh oohE D
AShake it up, shake it upE C A D E D
AMove it up, move it upE C A D G
EBrotherD G D
AOoh oohE D
AShake it up, shake it upE C A D E D
AMove it up, move it upE C A D G
EBrotherD G D
AOoh oohE D
AShake it up, shake it upE C A D G D
AMove it up, move it upE C A D G
EBrotherD G D
AOoh oohE D
AShake it up, shake it upE C A D E D
AMove it up, move it upE C A D G
Bro- bro- bro- bro- bro- bro- bro- bro- bro-...
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Diamond Dogs
by David Bowie
Chords in this song · guitar
C
F
F#
G
G#
Am
D
A
Eb
Bb
E7
D7
E
B
D/C
Em
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Dm
Am/C
G/B
F#m
Gm/D
A/G
G7
DIAMOND DOGS Album by David Bowie
1. FUTURE LEGEND
2. DIAMOND DOGS
3. SWEET THING
4. CANDIDATE
5. SWEET THING (REPRISE)
6. REBEL REBEL
7. ROCK 'N' ROLL WITH ME
8. WE ARE THE DEAD
9. 1984
10. BIG BROTHER
11. CHANT OF THE EVER CIRCLING SKELETAL FAMILY
1. FUTURE LEGEND
N.C.
And in the death, as the last few corpses lay rotting on the slimy thoroughfare,
The shutters lifted in inches in Temperance Building, high on Poacher's Hill,
And red mutant eyes gaze down on Hunger City
C
No more big wheels
F
Fleas the size of rats sucked on rats the size of cats,
F# G
And ten thousand peoploids split into small tribes,
G# Am
Coveting the highest of the sterile skyscrapers,
G C
Like packs of dogs assaulting the glass fronts of Loveme Avenue
D G
Ripping and rewrapping mink and shiny silver fox, now legwarmers
C
Family badge of sapphire and cracked emerald
Any day now the year of the Diamond Dogs...
2. DIAMOND DOGS
This ain't rock 'n' roll... this is genocide!
A C Eb Bb F
A C Eb Bb F A
A
As they pulled you out of the oxygen tent
E7
You asked for the latest party
D7
With your silicone hump and your ten inch stump
A
Dressed like a priest you was, Tod Browning's freak you was
Crawling down the alley on your hands and knee
E7
I'm sure you're not protected, for it's plain to see
D7
The diamond dogs are poachers and they hide behind trees
A
Hunt you to the ground they will, mannequins with kill appeal
E
Will they come? I'll keep a friend serene
G
Will they come? Oh baby, come unto me
A
Will they come? Well, she's come, been and gone
D
Come out of the garden, baby
A
You'll catch your death in the fog
B D7 A
Young girl, they call them the Diamond Dogs
B D7 A
Young girl, they call them the Diamond Dogs
A
Now, Halloween Jack is a real cool cat
E7
And he lives on top of Manhattan Chase
D7
The elevator's broke, so he slides down a rope
A
Onto the street below. Oh Tarzie, go man go
Meet his little hussy with his ghost town approach
E7
Her face is sans feature, but she wears a Dali brooch
D7
Sweetly reminiscent, something mother used to bake
A
Wrecked up and paralyzed, Diamond Dogs are sableized
E
Will they come? I'll keep a friend serene
G
Will they come? Oh baby, come unto me
A
Will they come? Well, she's come, been and gone
D
Come out of the garden, baby
A
You'll catch your death in the fog
B D7 A
Young girl, they call them the Diamond Dogs
B D7 A
Young girl, they call them the Diamond Dogs
E A
Oo oo ooh, call them the Diamond Dogs
E D7
Oo oo ooh, call them the Diamond Dogs
A C Eb Bb F
A C Eb Bb F A
A
In the year of the scavenger, the season of the b****
E7
Sashay on the boardwalk, scurry to the ditch
D7
Just another future song, lonely little kitsch
A
There's gonna be sorrow try and wake up tomorrow
E
Will they come? I'll keep a friend serene
G
Will they come? Oh baby, come unto me
A
Will they come? Well, she's come, been and gone
D
Come out of the garden, baby
A
You'll catch your death in the fog
B D7 A
Young girl, they call them the Diamond Dogs
B D7 A
Young girl, they call them the Diamond Dogs
E A
Oo oo ooh, call them the Diamond Dogs
E A
Oo oo ooh, call them the Diamond Dogs
E A
Call them the Diamond Dogs, Dogs
E A
Call them the Diamond Dogs, call them, call them
E A
Call them the Diamond Dogs, call them, call them, oo
E D7
Call them the Diamond Dogs
A C Eb Bb F
A C Eb Bb F A
D7 A
3. SWEET THING
C D/C C D/C C
C D/C C D/C
It's safe in the city, to love in a doorway
C D Em
To wrangle some screens from the door
D C D/C C
And isn't it me, putting pain in a stranger?
D/C C D Em
Like a portrait in flesh, who trails on a leash
D C D/C C D/C
Will you see that I'm scared and I'm lonely?
C D Em
So I'll break up my room, and yawn and I
D Bm
Run to the center of things,
Where the knowing one says
Dm Am G
Boys, boys, it's a sweet thing
Dm Am F G
Boys, boys, it's a sweet thing, sweet thing
Dm Am/C G/B G
If you want it, boys, get it here, thing
Dm Am F G
'Cause hope, boys, is a cheap thing, cheap thing
C D/C
I'm glad that you're older than me
C D/C
Makes me feel important and free
C D Em
Does that make you smile, isn't that me?
D C D/C C
I'm in your way, and I'll steal every moment
D/C C D
If his trade is a curse, then I'll bless you
Em D Bm
And turn to the crossroads of hamburgers, and
Dm Am G
Boys, boys, it's a sweet thing
Dm Am F G
Boys, boys, it's a sweet thing, sweet thing
Dm Am/C G/B G
If you want it, boys, get it here, thing
Dm Am F G
'Cause hope, boys, is a cheap thing, cheap thing
D F#m Bm Bb
D Gm/D D Gm/D
D F#m Bm Bb
D Gm/D D Gm/D D
4. CANDIDATE
Dm Am G
Dm Am G
Dm Am G
Dm Am G
Dm Am G
Dm Am
I'll make you a deal, like any other candidate
G
We'll pretend we're walking home 'cause your future's at stake
Dm Am
My set is amazing, it even smells like a street
G
There's a bar at the end where I can meet you and your friend
Dm Am
Someone scrawled on the wall "I smell the blood of les tricoteuses"
G
Who wrote up scandals in other bars
Dm Am
I'm having so much fun with the poisonous people
G
Spreading rumours and lies and stories they made up
Dm Am
Some make you sing and some make you scream
G
One makes you wish that you've never been seen
Dm Am
But there's a shop on the corner that's selling paper mache
G
Making bulletproof faces, Charlie Manson, Cassius Clay
Dm Am G
If you want it, boys, get it here, thing
Dm Am
So you scream out of line "I want you! I need you!
G
Anyone out there? Any time?"
Dm Am
Tres butch little number whines "Hey dirty, I want you
G
When it's good, it's really good, and when it's bad I go to pieces"
Dm Am G
If you want it, boys, get it here, thing
Dm Am
Well, on the street where you live I could not hold up my head
G
For I put all I have in another bed
Dm Am
On another floor, in the back of a car
G
In the cellar like a church with the door ajar
Dm Am
Well, I guess we must be looking for a different kind
G
But we can't stop trying 'til we break up our minds
Dm Am
'Til the sun drips blood on the seedy young nights
G
Who press you on the ground while shaking in fright
Dm Am
I guess we could cruise down one more time
G
With you by my side, it should be fine
Dm Am
We'll buy some drugs and watch a band
G
Then jump in the river holding hands
5. SWEET THING (REPRISE)
Dm Am G
Dm Am G
Dm Am/C G
If you want it, boys, get it here, thing
Dm Am F G
'Cause hope, boys, is a cheap thing, cheap thing
C D/C C D/C
Is it nice in your snow storm, freezing your brain?
C D Em
Do you think that your face looks the same?
D C D/C C
Then let it be, it's all I ever wanted
D/C C D
Its a street with a deal, and a taste
Em D G
Its got claws, its got me, its got you
A/G G A/G G A
Bb F Bb F
Bb C D E
6. REBEL REBEL
D E D E
D E D E
D E D E
D E
You've got your mother in a whirl
D E
She's not sure if you're a boy or a girl
D E
Hey babe, your hair's alright
D E
Hey babe, let's go out tonight
D E
You like me, and I like it all
D E
We like dancing and we look divine
D E
You love bands when they're playing hard
D E
You want more and you want it fast
A D
They put you down, they say I'm wrong
Bm E
You tacky thing, you put them on
D E
Rebel Rebel, you've torn your dress
D E
Rebel Rebel, your face is a mess
D E
Rebel Rebel, how could they know
D E
Hot tramp, I love you so
D E D E
D E D E
D E
You've got your mother in a whirl
D E
Cause she's not sure if you're a boy or a girl
D E
Hey babe, your hair's alright
D E
Hey babe, let's stay out tonight
D E
You like me, and I like it all
D E
We like dancing and we look divine
D E
You love bands when they play it hard
D E
You want more and you want it fast
A D
They put you down, they say I'm wrong
Bm E
You tacky thing, you put them on
D E
Rebel Rebel, you've torn your dress
D E
Rebel Rebel, your face is a mess
D E
Rebel Rebel, how could they know
D E
Hot tramp, I love you so
D E D E
D E D E
D E
Rebel Rebel, you've torn your dress
D E
Rebel Rebel, your face is a mess
D E
Rebel Rebel, how could they know
D E
Hot tramp, I love you so
D E D E
D E
You've torn your dress, your face is a mess
D E
You can't get enough, but enough ain't the test
D E
You've got your transmission and your live wire
D E
You got your cue line and a handful of ludes
D E
You wanna be there when they count up the dudes
D E
And I love your dress
D E
You're a juvenile success
D E
Because your face is a mess
D E
So how could they know
D E
I said, how could they know
D
So what you wanna know,
E
Calamity's child
D E
Where'd you wanna go
D
What can I do for you
E
Looks like you've been there too
D E
Cause you've torn your dress
D E
And your face is a mess
D E
Oo, your face is a mess
D E
Oo, oo, so how could they know
D E
Ha, ha, how could they know
D E D
7. ROCK 'N' ROLL WITH ME
C Em F C
C Em F C
G7 Em G C
You always were the one that knew
G7 Em G C
They sold us for the likes of you
A A7 Dm Dm7
I always wanted new surroundings
G C D7 Dm G7
A room to rent while the lizards lay crying in the heat
C D7 Dm G7
Trying to remember who to meet
E E7 Am Am/G
I would take a foxy kind of stand
Dsus4 D G7 G
While tens of thousands found me in demand
C Em F C
When you rock and roll with me
C Em F C
No one else I'd rather be
C Em F C
Nobody here can do it for me
D G C Em F C
I'm in tears again when you rock and roll with me
C Em F C
G7 Em G C
Gentle hearts are counted down
G7 Em G C
The queue is out of sight and out of sounds
A A7 Dm Dm7
Me, I'm out of breath, but not quite doubting
G C
I've found a door which lets me out
C Em F C
When you rock and roll with me
C Em F C
No one else I'd rather be
C Em F C
Nobody down here can do it for me
D G C Em F C
I'm in tears again when you rock and roll with me
C Em F C
C Em F C
D G
C Em F C
When you rock and roll with me
C Em F C
No one else I'd rather be
C Em F C
Nobody down here can do it for me
C Em F C
When you rock and roll with me
C Em F C
When you rock 'n' roll, rock 'n' roll with me
C Em F C
No one else I'd rather, I'd rather be
C Em F C
Nobody down here can do it for me
C Em F C
I'm in tears, I'm in tears
C Em F C
When you rock and roll with me
Csus4 C Csus4 C
Csus4 C Csus4 C
8. WE ARE THE DEAD
Gm Bb F
Gm Bb F
Gm Bb F
Something kind of hit me today, I looked at you and
Dm D Eb Bb
Wondered if you saw things my way
F D Gm
People will hold us to blame
Gm7 Eb C F
It hit me today, it hit me today
Gm Bb F
We're taking it hard all the time
Dm D Eb Bb
Why don't we pass it by, just reply you've changed your mind
F D Gm
We're fighting with the eyes of the blind
Gm7 Eb C F Eb Dm Bb
Taking it hard, taking it hard, yet now
Ab Gb F C
We feel that we are paper, choking on you nightly
Bb Ab Gb F
They tell me son, we want you, be elusive, but don't walk far
C Bb Ab Gb
For we're breaking in the new boys, deceive your next of kin
F C Bb Ab
For you're dancing where the dogs decay, defecating ecstasy
Gb F
You're just an ally of the leecher
C Bb Ab Gb
Locator for the virgin King, but I love you in your f*** me pumps
F C
And your nimble dress that trails
Bb Ab Gb F
Oh, dress yourself, my urchin one, for I hear them on the rails
C Bb Ab
Because of all we've seen, because of all we've said
Gb D C D C
We are the dead
Gm Bb F
One thing kind of touched me today
Dm D Eb Bb
I looked at you and counted all the times we had laid
F D Gm
Pressing our love through the night
Gm7 Eb C F
Knowing it's right, knowing it's right
Gm Bb F
Now I'm hoping some one will care
Dm D Eb Bb
Living on the breath of a hope to be shared
F D Gm
Trusting on the sons of our love
Gm7 Eb C F Eb Dm Bb
That someone will care, someone will care, but now
Ab Gb F C
We're today's scrambled creatures, locked in tomorrow's double feature
Bb Ab Gb F
Heaven's on the pillow, its silence competes with hell
C Bb Ab Gb
It's a twenty four hour service, guaranteed to make you tell
F C
And the streets are full of press men
Bb Ab
Bent on getting hung and buried
Gb F C Bb
And the legendary curtains are drawn round Baby Bankrupt
Ab Gb
Who sucks you while you're sleeping
F C
It's the theater of financiers
Bb Ab
Count them, fifty round a table
Gb F
White and dressed to kill
C Bb
Oh caress yourself, my juicy
Ab Gb
For my hands have all but withered
F C Bb Ab
Oh dress yourself my urchin one, for I hear them on the stairs
Gb F
Because of all we've seen
C Bb
Because of all we've said
D C D
We are the dead
C D C D
We are the dead
C D C D C
We are the dead
Gm Bb F
9. 1984
Dm F Dm F
Dm F Dm F
Dm Em F Em
Someday they won't let you, now you must agree
Dm Em F Em
The times they are a telling, and the changing isn't free
Dm Em F Dm
You've read it in the tea leaves, and the tracks are on TV
Bb C Dm
Beware the savage jaw
Bb C Dm
Of nineteen eighty four
F Dm F
Dm Em F Em
They'll split your breathing cranium, and fill it full of air
Dm Em F Em
And tell that you're eighty, but brother, you won't care
Dm Em F Dm
You'll be shooting up on anything, tomorrow's never there
Bb C Dm
Beware the savage jaw
Bb C Dm
Of nineteen eighty four
Am Bb Eb Ab
Come see, come see, remember me
Gb Ebsus4 Eb
We played out an all night movie role
Ab Gb
You said it would last, but I guess we enrolled
Bbm F
In nineteen eighty four
Db Eb
nineteen eighty four
Dm F Dm F
Dm F Dm F
Dm Em F Em
I'm looking for a vehicle, I'm looking for a ride
Dm Em F Em
I'm looking for a party, I'm looking for a side
Dm Em F Dm
I'm looking for the treason that I knew in sixty five
Bb C Dm
Beware the savage jaw
Bb C Dm
Of nineteen eighty four
Am Bb Eb Ab
Come see, come see, remember me
Gb Ebsus4 Eb
We played out an all night movie role
Ab Gb
You said it would last, but I guess we enrolled
Bbm F
In nineteen eighty four
Db Eb
nineteen eighty four
Dm F Dm F
Dm F Dm F
Dm F
Nineteen eighty four
Dm F
Nineteen eighty four
Dm F
Nineteen eighty four
Dm F
Nineteen eighty four
Dm F
Nineteen eighty four
Dm F Dm
Nineteen eighty four
10. BIG BROTHER
Bm A G
Don't talk of dust and roses
Bm A G
Or should we powder our noses?
A G Bm/D
Don't live for last year's capers
D E
Give me steel, give me steel, give me pulses unreal
Bm A G
We'll build a glass asylum
Bm A G
With just a hint of mayhem
A G Bm/D
You'll build a better whirlpool
D E
We'll be living from sin, then we can really begin
D G D G
Please savior, save your shores
D G Gb A
Help me, I'm graphically yours
Bm G A
Someone to claim us, some one to follow
Bm G A
Someone to shame us, some brave apollo
Bm G A
Someone to fool us, some one like you
E D B5 A
We want you big brother, big brother
Bm A G
Bm A G
Bm A G
E G E G
G Em
I know you think you're awful square
C G
That you've made every one and you've been everywhere
C G D A
Lord, I'd take an overdose if you knew what's going down
Bm G A
Someone to claim us, some one to follow
Bm G A
Someone to shame us, some brave apollo
Bm G A
Someone to fool us, some one like you
Bm G A
Someone to claim us, some one to follow
Bm G A
Someone to shame us, some brave apollo
Bm G A
Someone to fool us, some one like you
Bm G A
Someone to claim us, some one to follow
Bm G A
Someone to shame us, some brave apollo
Bm G A
Someone to fool us, some one like you
E
We want you big brother
11. CHANT OF THE EVER CIRCLING SKELETAL FAMILY
A E C
A D E D
A E C
A D G
E D G D
Brother
A E D
Ooh ooh
A E C A D E D
Shake it up, shake it up
A E C A D G
Move it up, move it up
E D G D
Brother
A E D
Ooh ooh
A E C A D E D
Shake it up, shake it up
A E C A D G
Move it up, move it up
E D G D
Brother
A E D
Ooh ooh
A E C A D E D
Shake it up, shake it up
A E C A D G
Move it up, move it up
E D G D
Brother
A E D
Ooh ooh
A E C A D E D
Shake it up, shake it up
A E C A D G
Move it up, move it up
E D G D
Brother
A E D
Ooh ooh
A E C A D G D
Shake it up, shake it up
A E C A D G
Move it up, move it up
E D G D
Brother
A E D
Ooh ooh
A E C A D E D
Shake it up, shake it up
A E C A D G
Move it up, move it up
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