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The Jam – Town Called Malice
[Verse 1]
Better stop F#mdreaming of a quiet life,
´Cause it´s the one we´ll Emnever know
And quit F#mrunning for that runaway bus
`Cause those rosy days Emare few
And stop Gapologizing,
For the thingF#ms you´vre never done
´CausetTime is sAhort and life is cruel
But it´s up to us to change
This town called MaliceD  
[Verse 2]
F#mRows and rows of disused milk
Floats stand dying in Emthe dairy yard
And a hundred F#mlonely house wifes
Clutch empty milk bottEmles to their hearts
HangGing out their old love letters
F#mOn the lines to dry
It´s enough Ato make you stop believing
When tears come fast and furious
In this town called MaliceD  
F#m  Em
[Instrumental]
F#m  Em
[Chorus]
GStruggle after struggle
F#mYear after year
[Bridge]
The atmosphereA´s a fine blend of ice
I´m almost stone cold dead
In this town called MaliceD  
A whoDble street´s belief
in SundBmay´s roast beef
Gets dasheDbmd against the Co-OpBm  
[Chorus]
To either cut doAwn on beer
Or the kid´s new gear
It´s a big descicion in this town called MaliceD  
Oh, yeah
F#mThe ghost of a steam train
EEmchoes down my track
F#mIt´s at the moment bound for nowhere
EmJust going round and round
PlaygroGund kids and creaking swings
F#mLost laughter in the breeze
I could go oAn for hours and I propably will
But I´d sooner put some joy back in
[Outro]
This town called MaliceD  
This town called Malice
This town called Mailce

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Town Called Malice

by The Jam

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F#m

Dbm

The Jam – Town Called Malice

[Verse 1]

F#m

Better stop dreaming of a quiet life,

´Cause it´s the one we´ll never know

F#m

And quit running for that runaway bus

`Cause those rosy days are few

And stop apologizing,

F#m

For the things you´vre never done

´CausetTime is short and life is cruel

But it´s up to us to change

This town called Malice

[Verse 2]

F#m

Rows and rows of disused milk

Floats stand dying in the dairy yard

F#m

And a hundred lonely house wifes

Clutch empty milk bottles to their hearts

Hanging out their old love letters

F#m

On the lines to dry

It´s enough to make you stop believing

When tears come fast and furious

In this town called Malice

F#m Em

[Instrumental]

F#m Em

[Chorus]

Struggle after struggle

F#m

Year after year

[Bridge]

The atmosphere´s a fine blend of ice

I´m almost stone cold dead

In this town called Malice

A whole street´s belief

in Sunday´s roast beef

Dbm Bm

Gets dashed against the Co-Op

[Chorus]

To either cut down on beer

Or the kid´s new gear

It´s a big descicion in this town called Malice

Oh, yeah

F#m

The ghost of a steam train

Echoes down my track

F#m

It´s at the moment bound for nowhere

Just going round and round

Playground kids and creaking swings

F#m

Lost laughter in the breeze

I could go on for hours and I propably will

But I´d sooner put some joy back in

[Outro]

This town called Malice

This town called Mailce

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