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Intro/Verse(play with some echo effect(or vibrato) and let each chord ring):
LA SI
Woke up this morning and the streets were full of cars,
RE LA
all bright and shiny like they'd just arrived from mars,
LA SI
and as I stumbled through last night's drunken debris,
RE LA
the paperboy screamed out the headlines in the street.
Verse(now guitar 2 starts with the rhythm,which is kinda folk-rock, but just listen to CD):
MIm RE
Another war and now the pound is looking weak,
DO SIm
and tell me have you read about the latest freak?
MIm RE
We're bingo numbers and our names are obsolete.
C B7(gradually add distortion)
Why do I feel bitter, when I should be feelin' sweet?
Chorus(overdrive distortion, all powerchords now, and palm muted punk rhythm):
MI5 DO#5 SOL#5 SI5
Hello , hello, turn your radio on,
MI5 DO#5 SOL#5 SI5
is there anybody out there, help me sing my song,
F#5 G#5 - A5 (guitar stops, bass is playing alone)
la la la life is a strange thing:
E (strum full chord, then pick through E, A)
Just when you think you know how to use it, it's gone.
Verse 2 (played the same way as intro/verse):
LA SI
Woke up this morning and my head was in a dace,
RE LA
a brave new world has dawned upon the human race,
LA SI
where words are meaningless and everything's surreal,
RE SI
gonna have to reach my friends to find out how I feel.
Verse 2 (played like verse 1, start with the rhythm):
MIm RE
And if I taste the honey: Is it really sweet?
DO SIm
And do I eat it with my hands or with my feet?
MIm RE
Does anybody really listen when I speak?
DO SI7
Or will I have to say it all again next week?
-Repeat first part of chorus twice over E5-C#5-G#5-B5 chord progression, change the lyrics of the last line(when played 2nd time) to:
MI5 DO#5 SOL#5 SI5
Is there anybody out there, tell me what went wrong.
-Then comes the "la la la life" part with one of the most awesome guitar solos in punk history. You probably want to know it, but I'm not really sure how it is played. So, if you really want it, e-mail me and I'll send it to you. You could also look on the OLGA for a guy called Steve Charter (S.P.Charters-CSSE94@cs.bham.ac.uk), who posted the solo for the Shakespeare Sisters version of this song.
-During the solo the rhythm guitar sticks with the Chorus chord progression and repeats the la la la life part.
-Repeat first part of chorus twice, then play la la - part, which is the OUTRO:
guitar 2 lets E - chord ring then guitar 1 fades out silently with A - chord and echo effect.
CHORD CHART:
LA MI5 SI MI RE MIm DO SIm SI7 DO#5 SOL#5 SI5 FA#5 LA5
e--0----x----2----0----2----0----0----2----2----x----x----x----x----x--|
B--2----x----4----0----3----0----1----3----4----x----x----x----x----x--|
G--2----x----4----1----2----0----0----4----2----6----x----4----x----x--|
D--2----2----4----2----0----2----2----4----4----6----6----4----4----7--|
A--0----2----2----2----x----2----3----2----2----4----6----2----4----7--|
E--x----0----x----0----x----0----x----x----x----x----4----x----2----5--|
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