#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: "G.D.Renfrew" The Jam Going Underground Words & Music - Paul Weller --------------------------- D#m7 Bmaj7 (x24342@1) C#maj7 (x43111@1) F#6 (2x4342@1) Badd9 (135211@7) {068676} {024342} {046564} {001322} {021222} Verse 1 ~~~~~~~ D (xx0232@1) Bm (x24432@1) DSome (xx0232@1)people might say my life is in a rut. I'm quite Bm (x24432@1) Dhap-py (xx0232@1)with what I got. Bm (x24432@1) DPeople (xx0232@1)might say that I should strive for more, but I'm so Bm (x24432@1) Bhappy (x2444x@1)I can't see the point. D#m7 Some-things ha-ppen-ing here today_ a B (x2444x@1) D#m7 show of strength with your boys bri-gade and B (x2444x@1) D#m7 BI'm (x2444x@1)so hap-py and you're so kind_, you want more mon-ey, of course D#m7 I don't mind to buy E (022100@1) F# (244322@1) nu-cle-ar text-books for at-om-ic crimes and the B (x2444x@1) D#m7 public gets what the public wants_ but E (022100@1) F#I (244322@1)want no-thing this so-ci-e-ty's got_ Verse 2 ~~~~~~~ Some people might get some pleasure out of hate, Me I've e-nough alrea-dy on my plate. People might need some tension to relax, me I'm to Busy dod-ging between the Flak. What you see_ is what you get, you've Made your bed you betterlie in it you Choose your leaders and place your trust As their lies wash you down and their prom- ises rust, you'll see Kid-ney machines re-placed by rockets and guns and the Public wants what the public gets but I don't get what this so-ci-e-ty wants Chorus ~~~~~~ B (x2444x@1) Bmaj7I'm (x24342@1)going un-der-ground (going un-der-ground) well let the E (022100@1) F#brass (244322@1)bands play and feet start to pound go-ing B (x2444x@1) Bmaj7un-der-ground (x24342@1)(going un-der-ground) {well} let the {so } E (022100@1) F#boys (244322@1)all sing and let the boys all shout for to- [First time] B (x2444x@1) Bmaj7 (x24342@1) E (022100@1) F# (244322@1) -morrow [Second time] C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4) B-morrow (x2444x@1) la la la la la la la la We C#m (x13321@4) Btalk (x2444x@1)and we talk until my head ex-plodes I C#m (x13321@4) Bturn (x2444x@1)on the news and my body froze the D#m (xx4342@1) Ebraying (022100@1)sheep on my T.V. screen make F#this (244322@1)boy shout make the boy scream going C# (x43121@1) C#maj7 (x43111@1) F# (244322@1) G# (xx1114@1) underground I'm going C# (x43121@1) E#m7 F# (244322@1) G#un-derground (xx1114@1) I'm going Badd9 (135211@7) D#m (xx4342@1) E (022100@1) F# (244322@1) un-derground I'm going B (x2444x@1) D#m (xx4342@1) E (022100@1) F# (244322@1) un-derground Shouty bit in the middle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ C (x32010@1) B (x2444x@1) (Hey!) La la la la la [X4] Almost end ~~~~~~~~~~ D#m (xx4342@1) EThese (022100@1)braying sheep on my T.V. screen make F#The (244322@1)boy shout, make the boy scream going End ~~~ C# (x43121@1) C#maj7un-der-ground (x43111@1)(go-ing un-derground) well let the F# (244322@1) G#brass (xx1114@1)bands play and {feet start to pound go-ing} [first time] { feet go pound pound pound go-ing} [second time] C# (x43121@1) C#maj7un-der-ground (x43111@1)(go-ing un-derground) {well} let the {so} F#boys (244322@1)all sing and let the G#boys (xx1114@1)all shout Go-ing [First Time] G# (xx1114@1) F#6boys (2x4342@1)all shout for to -mor-row [Second time] --------------------------------------------- Only knowing the chords doesn't really help play this. You have to listen to get the right 'chu_gg - chu_gg - ching - eh - eh - eh' rhythm at the start. Hope the layout makes sense, it was a real pain to try and set it out correctly. The first two lines in the verses run together a bit. More Jam will be posted if I have time. Graeme Renfrew. Glasgow Caledonian Univ. {25/5/95}. _________________________________________ / If this is freedom, I don't understand / -----------------------------------------