#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 15:27:36 -0500 (CDT) From: Samuel Fletcher IV Barker Song:Big A Little A artists: Crass Album:Best Before Transcribed by: Samuel Barker send all comments, transcriptions, and/or requests intro: Eb (x43121@3) Bb (x1333x@1) Ab (xx1114@1) Bbbig (x1333x@1)a little a bouncing b Eb (x43121@3) Bb (x1333x@1) Ab (xx1114@1) Bbthe (x1333x@1)system may have got you but it won't get me no chord 1 2 3 4 Chorus: Eb (x43121@3) Bb (x1333x@1) Ab (xx1114@1) Bbexternal (x1333x@1)control are you gonna let them get you? Eb (x43121@3) Bb (x1333x@1) Ab (xx1114@1) Bbdo (x1333x@1)you want to be a prisoner in the boundaries that they set you? Eb (x43121@3) Bbyou (x1333x@1)say you want to be yourself Ab (xx1114@1) Bbby (x1333x@1)christ do you think they'll let you? Eb (x43121@3) Bb (x1333x@1) Ab (xx1114@1) Bbthey're (x1333x@1)out to get you get you get you get you get you get you verse !: Eb (x43121@3) Bbhello (x1333x@1)hello hello this is the lord god can you hear? Ab (xx1114@1) Bbhellfire (x1333x@1)and damnation's what i've got for you down hthere Eb (x43121@3) Bbon (x1333x@1)earth i have ambasssadors, archbishop, vicar, pope Ab (xx1114@1) Bbwe'll (x1333x@1)blind you with morality, you'd best abandon any hope, Eb (x43121@3) Bbwe're (x1333x@1)telling you you'd better pray cos you were born in sin Ab (xx1114@1) Bbright (x1333x@1)from the start we'll build a cell and then we'll lock you in Eb (x43121@3) Bbwe (x1333x@1)sit in holy judgement condemning those who stray Ab (xx1114@1) Bbwe (x1333x@1)offer our forgiveness but first we'll make you pay repeat chorus verse 2: Eb (x43121@3) Bbhello (x1333x@1)hello hello now here's a message from your queen Ab (xx1114@1) Bbas (x1333x@1)figurehead of the status quo i set the social scene Eb (x43121@3) Bbi'm (x1333x@1)most concerned with my people, i want to give them peace Ab (xx1114@1) Bbso (x1333x@1)i'm making sure they stay in line with my army and police Eb (x43121@3) Bbmy (x1333x@1)prisons and my mental homes have ever open doors Ab (xx1114@1) Bbfor (x1333x@1)those amongst my subjects who dare to ask for more Eb (x43121@3) Bbunruliness (x1333x@1)and disrespect are things i can't allow Ab (xx1114@1) Bbso (x1333x@1)i'll see the peasants grovel if they refuse to bow repeat chorus verse 3: Eb (x43121@3) BbIntroducing (x1333x@1)the prime minister, she's the mother to us all Ab (xx1114@1) Bblike (x1333x@1)the dutch boy's thumb her arse is in the wall Eb (x43121@3) Bbholding (x1333x@1)back the future waiting for the seas to part Ab (xx1114@1) Bbif (x1333x@1)moses did it with his faith then she'll do it with an army no chords(bass and drum only) who at times of threatened crisis are certain to be there guarding national heritage no matter what or where palaces for kings and queens mansions for the rich protection for the wealthy defense of privilage they've learnt the ropes in ireland, engaged in civil war fighting the ruling classes in there battle against the poor so irelands just an island? it's an island of the mind great britain?future? bollocks, you'd better look behind Ebround (x43121@3)every other corner stands p.c. 1984 Ebguardian (x43121@3)of the future, he'll emplement the law Fiihe's (135211@1)there as a grim reminder that no matter what you do Fiibig (135211@1)brother's system is always there with his beady eyes on you Giifrom (135211@3)god to local bobby, in home and street and school Giithey've (135211@3)got your name and number while you've got their rule Aiiwe've (x02420@1)got to look for methods to undermine those powers Aiiit's (x02420@1)time to change the tables the future must be ours bass solo under lyrics(various pickings by guitar) BE exactly what you want to be, do what you want to do.... ....buy the album for the rest of the lyrics.... please send all crass tabs along with tabs from such artists as: fugazi, subhumans, conflict, rites of spring, operation ivy, suicide machines, sublime, and any other punk/ska tabs. also if anyone knows the chorus to suburban home please send it. thanks feel free to place this tab on other pages, just please put my request list with it. thanks again! chords: Eb Bb Ab Fii Gii Aii G-/-8---------9--11--13-| D-/-8--8--6---9--11--13-| A-/-6--8--6---7---9--11-| E-/----6--4-------------|
