The Jam — Going Underground Chords
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From: "G.D.Renfrew"
The Jam
Going Underground
Words & Music — Paul Weller
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D#m7 Bmaj7 C#maj7 F#6 Badd9
{068676} {024342} {046564} {001322} {021222}
Verse 1
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D Bm D
Some people might say my life is in a rut. I'm quite
Bm D
hap—py with what I got.
Bm D
People might say that I should strive for more, but I'm so
Bm B
happy I can't see the point.
D#m7
Some—things ha—ppen—ing here today_ a
B D#m7
show of strength with your boys bri—gade and
B D#m7 B
I'm so hap—py and you're so kind_, you want more mon—ey, of course
D#m7
I don't mind to buy
E F#
nu—cle—ar text—books for at—om—ic crimes and the
B D#m7
public gets what the public wants_ but
E F#
I want no—thing this so—ci—e—ty's got_
Verse 2
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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
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B Bmaj7
I'm going un—der—ground (going un—der—ground) well let the
E F#
brass bands play and feet start to pound go—ing
B Bmaj7
un—der—ground (going un—der—ground) {well} let the
{so }
E F#
boys all sing and let the boys all shout for to—
[First time]
B Bmaj7 E F#
—morrow
[Second time]
C#m B C#m B
—morrow la la la la la la la la We
C#m B
talk and we talk until my head ex—plodes I
C#m B
turn on the news and my body froze the
D#m E
braying sheep on my T.V. screen make
F#
this boy shout make the boy scream going
C# C#maj7 F# G#
underground I'm going
C# E#m7 F# G#
un—derground I'm going
Badd9 D#m E F#
un—derground I'm going
B D#m E F#
un—derground
Shouty bit in the middle
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C B
(Hey!) La la la la la [X4]
Almost end
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D#m E
These braying sheep on my T.V. screen make
F#
The boy shout, make the boy scream going
End
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C# C#maj7
un—der—ground (go—ing un—derground) well let the
F# G#
brass bands play and {feet start to pound go—ing} [first time]
{ feet go pound pound pound go—ing} [second time]
C# C#maj7
un—der—ground (go—ing un—derground) {well} let the
{so}
F#
boys all sing and let the
G#
boys all shout Go—ing [First Time]
G# F#6
boys all shout for to —mor—row [Second time]
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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}.
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/ If this is freedom, I don't understand /
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