Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

 K I S R I S

Y O U R S T R U L Y , A N G R Y M O B

1. Ruby

2. The Angry Mob

3. Heat Dies Down

4. Highroyds

5. Love Is Not A Competition (But I'm Winning)

6. Thank You Very Much

7. I Can Do It Without You

8. My Kind Of Guy

9. Everything Is Average Nowadays

10. Boxing Champ

11. Learnt My Lesson Well

12. Try Your Best

13. Retirement

. Parts of some songs are actually played using power chords (E5 = 022xxx)

I tabbed these with full chords so whether they are Major or Minor doesn't make a

huge difference. Whether you play power chords or the chords shown is your choice.

. When you see a line in the lyrics below another line with no chords or space

in between, copy the chords for the line above. It's usually obvious what to play.

. For a few of the songs I dropped in the riff that makes it so catchy :-)

. Sometimes chords sound best as C-based chords e.g. E = x7645x

(chord name = lowest note). For instance an Eb x68886 might sound too high or

an F 133211 might sound too low, and could be replaced with Eb x6534x and F x8756x

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1. Ruby

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 Let it never be said, that romance is dead

 Cause there’s so little else occupying my head

 There is nothing I need except the function to breathe

 But I’m not really fussed, doesn’t matter to me

 Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby

 Do ya, do ya, do ya, do ya

 Know what ya doing, doing to me?

 Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby

 Due to lack of interest tomorrow is cancelled

 Let the clocks be reset and the pendulums held

 Cos there’s nothing at all except the space in between

 Finding out what you’re called and repeating your name

 Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby

 Do ya, do ya, do ya, do ya

 Know what ya doing, doing to me?

 Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby

Could it be, could it be that you’re joking with me

 And you don’t really see you with me

Could it be, could it be that you’re joking with me

 And you don’t really see you with me

 Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby

Do ya, do ya, do ya, do ya

Know what ya doing, doing to me?

Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby

Do ya, do ya, do ya, do ya

What ya doing, doing to me?

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2. The Angry Mob

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I can prove anything, I'll make you admit again and again, that

I can prove anything, the way that it's read again and again

 And it's only cos you came here with your brothers too

 If you came here on your own you'd be dead

 It's only cause you follow what the others do

 It's no excuse to say your easily lead

You could choose anything, you choose to lose again and again

You could do anything, why should you do anything again

 And its only cause you came here with your brothers too

 If you came here on your own you'd be dead

 You're winding yourself up until your turning blue

 Repeating everything that you read

So here we go with the letter

Well can you fix it for me

Because we need entertainment

To keep us all off the streets

So tonight you'll sleep softly in your bed

You can try anything, and no-one would know apart from you and me

You can stop anything, it's starts with just one and turns to two then three

 It's only cos you came here with your brothers too

 If you came here on your own you'd be dead

 Raise a glass or two, you raise a fist or two

 And get a shopping basket wrapped round your head

So here we go with the letter

Oh can you fix it for me

24 hour drinking

To keep us all off the streets

So tonight you'll sleep softly in your bed

We are the angry mob

 We read the papers everyday

 We like who we like

We hate who we hate

 But we're all so easily swayed

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3. Heat Dies Down

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I can just imagine you and me, running out of steam, going through the motions

I have no idea how you know, when I dip my toes, in other people's oceans

You have local knowledge Of the local area

 And that impressed me quite, so I tried that night

We did things I thought you'd like but that just made it worse

 And I impressed you not well not a lot

So we start it from the start

 When the heat dies down I'll be back in town

 And until that time I'll be round at mine

 When the heat dies down I'll be back in town

 And until that time I'll be round at mine

 When the heat dies down, when the heat dies down

 When the heat dies down, when the heat dies down

I can not imagine growing old to have and to hold til death do part each other

Cos I doubt I could storm at 20 years, spending time at hers, talking to that mother

I've got wider knowledge of the world

 I just can't face another argument about the rent

It all seems unimportant in the grander scheme of things

Cause I was purpose built to not feel guilt

So we end it at the end

 When the heat dies down, I'll be back in town,

 And until that time, I'll be round at mine

When the heat dies down, I'll be back in town,

And until that time, I'll be round at mine

 When the heat dies down, when the heat dies down

When the heat dies down, when the heat dies down

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4. Highroyds

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I remember nights out when we were young, they weren't very good they were rubbish

Running round Highroyds isn't fun, just teenagers testing their courage

Standing outside nightclubs in the snow, is not very cool or impressive

They let in all the girls from the year below, no need for ID's with those dresses

Got news from afar, from a girl who knows who we are

 She's still got my dinner money, she can keep it

Never had a fight that we haven't lost, we're not very tough or athletic

Once I had a boxing champ in a headlock, when he gets out I'll regret it

Got keys to a car, picked up a girl from Boston Spa

 For fast food and cinema, it's not worth it

Got word from down south, well he'd have heard about it word of mouth

 We haven't much stayed in touch, since Highroyds

Let it go, live alone and I won't know, cause no-one's gonna tell me but a friend

But he is gone and everybody went along, and nobody was left here in the end

Got news from Uncle Hew, through a second cousin once removed

 It's too late there's a housing estate, it's called Highroyds

Got a text from an ex, she wants to know when we're in London next

 Will you write a song about me, I don't think so

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5. Love Is Not A Competition (But I'm Winning)

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I won't be the one to disappoint you anymore

And I know I've said all this and that you've heard it all before

 The trick is getting you to think that all this was your idea

 And that this was everything you've ever wanted out of here

Love's not a competition but I'm winning

I'm not sure what's truly altruistic anymore,

 When every good thing that I do is listed and you're keeping score,

Love's not a competition but I'm winning

Love's not a competition but I'm winning

 At least I thought I was but there's no way of knowing,

 At least I thought I was but there's no way of knowing,

 You know what it's like when you're new to the game but I'm not

I won't be the one to disappoint you

I won't be the one to disappoint you anymore

(lyrics from Verse and Chorus - play Verse chords and/or riff)

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6. Thank You Very Much

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Didn't expect any of this, but its really nice

Didn't want you to cause a fuss, but it feels alive

 So thank you very much, it's really nice to know

 That you enjoyed the show, and I want you to know when to go

 Cause this should be a thrill, but it feels like a drill

 Now you must let me go, let me go

I just imagine that I'm you, and there's nothing nothing nothing I can't do

I just imagine that I'm you, and there's nothing nothing nothing I can't do

I just imagine that I'm you, and there's nothing nothing nothing I can't do

I just imagine that I'm you, and there's nothing nothing nothing I can't do

I remember what it was like, and it was really nice

Never thought I would experience this, from the other side

 So thank you very much, it's really nice to know

 That you enjoyed the show, and I want you to know when to go

 Cause this should be a thrill, but it feels like a drill

 Now you must let me go, let me go

I just imagine that I'm you, and there's nothing nothing nothing I can't do

I just imagine that I'm you, and there's nothing nothing nothing I can't do

I just imagine that I'm you, and there's nothing nothing nothing I can't do

I just imagine that I'm you, and there's nothing nothing nothing I can't do

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7. I Can Do It Without You

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None of the buildings even look the same

And underneath them all the shops have changed

I don't pretend they've got a lot more brains

Stocking much for young professionals to stay in

 I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it without you

 I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it without you

On the tunnel to the north again

Everybody has to talk on the train

And if you've got nothing that's clever to say

Nobody's listening to you anyway

 I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it without you

I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it without you

 But it wouldn't be very good

La la la, la la la la la la la la la ...

What you want here, it doesn't matter

I don't think that it can be done without you

What you doing, it doesn't matter

But everything that's done is all about you

We convince each other nothing has changed

Nobody else will ever write the same

The adaptation for the stage is not blamed

For your protection all the names have been changed, but

 I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it without you

I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it without you

I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it without you

I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it without you

 But it wouldn't be very good

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8. My Kind Of Guy

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Well it starts as a joke like a stick in the spokes

 Or removing the bolt on the brakes

Then the bicycle flips crushing ribs smashing hips

 And he broke every bone in his face

Then you're out of control and you can't fill the hole

 That was left by the thrill of the chase

You're a right piece of work all the flakes go berserk

 Have you forgotten how good they taste

 You're my kind of guy, cause I like your style, and you sound as horrible as me

 And I don't mind if you're unkind, you're reminding me of me

As the bicycle race gathers speed, gathers pace

 And you feel that you're going too fast

Theres a word to the wise, you should take some advice

 As the nice guys always finish last

 You're my kind of guy cause I like your style, and you sound as horrible as me

And I don't mind if you're unkind, you're reminding me of me

You're my kind of guy cause I like your style, and you sound as horrible as me

And heads will roll, as it takes its toll, on you and me

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9. Everything Is Average Nowadays

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Sooo, everything is average nowadays

 Everything is average nowadays

 But everyone would do it if they can

 But everything is going down the pan

 And everyone is following the craze

And everything is average

 Now you say it's getting better, but I don't really see the signs

You say it is too different, you thought it would be suicide

There's not much to believe in, left up on the shelf

So get your coats we're leaving, we'll just do something else

Ooo, everything is average nowadays

 Everything is average nowadays

 But everything is of no consequence

 Cause everyone is sitting on the fence

 And everything will always stay the same

Cause everything is average

 Now you said you didn't need it, you threw away the book of rules

You thought that we should read it, I wouldn't even know how to

 There's not much to believe in, left up on the shelf

So get your coats we're leaving, we'll just do something else

All I need is a ball and a wall

 Or a sledge and a hill in heavy weather

All I need is a ball and a wall

 A sledge and a hill in heavy weather

Oh oh oh oh

Not much to believe in, left up on the shelf

So get your coats we're leaving, we'll just do something else

Oooo, everything is average nowadays

 Everything is average nowadays

 But everyone would do it if they can

 But everything is going down the pan

 And everyone is following the craze

 Cause everything is average nowadays

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10. Boxing Champ

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We went to the youth club and we looked out of place

I didn't know where to look so I, looked at your face

But you were a boxing champ, and I was a weakling

You didn't give me a chance, you gave me a beating

 And I thank you very much that you did

And as the time went by we stayed out of trouble

Before I could realise my age had doubled

The man I became is a tragic bore

 And he's not a boxing champ anymore

 If there's one thing I've learnt it's to run away

 At least I enjoy what I do today

 And I thank you very much that I do

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11. Learnt My Lesson Well

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I'm just waiting for the man to come with all my things

And i'm just waiting for another man to take it all

And its not hard to tell, that I learnt my lesson well

But I'm just waiting for, the man to come and go away

What are you waiting for, get up off your seat

Its just seven days, it feels like a week

What are you moaning for, you got all that you want

Life could be worse, you could be a nurse

It seems most sensible, for us to keep the purse strings tight

And move the decimals, a couple of places to the right

And its not hard to tell, that I learnt my lesson well

Oh, it seems most sensible, but not exactly what we'd like

What are you waiting for, get up off your seat

Its just seven days, it feels like a week

What are you moaning for, you got all that you want

Life could be worse, you know we all could be cursed

I can't help be like this, so don't rearrange it

I don't mean to be a dick, I just don't like the changes

And I can't help things I say, you know I wouldn't to strangers

But I don't like going away, cause it puts me in danger

I can tell you now, there ain't a problem can't be solved

With a good old fashioned row, so grit your teeth and stand your ground

And it's not hard to tell, that I learnt my lesson well

But I'm still waiting for, the man to come with all my things

What are you waiting for, get up off your seat

It's just seven days, feels like a week

What are you moaning for, you got all that you want

Your life could be worse, and you could leave in a hearse

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12. Try Your Best

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 I can't do it any quicker, I don't want it any slicker

 As far as the eye can see, is miles and miles of icy sea

 So try your best, and think about it later, or you will never know

 I don't feel fear anymore, but I can't risk getting mauled

 As far as the ear can hear, the wave is coming loud and clear

 So try your best, and think about it later, or you will never know

 So try your best, and think about it later, or you will never know

 Which way your life could go, and you'll know when you know

 So try your best, and think about it later, or you will never know

 Which way your life could go, and you'll know when you know

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13. Retirement

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There are many things that I would be proud of

 If I'd only invented them such as the wheel

The washing machine and the tumble dryer

 On these inventions surely I could retire

I want to retire, no longer required

 I want to get by without the man on my back

A tear in my eye, with a heart full of pride

 I must go out on a high, and tell nobody why

There are many things that I know I could do

 If I'd only have wanted to, such as create

The perfect soulmate everyone would admire

On this creation surely I could retire

I want to retire, no longer required

I want to get by without the man on my back

A tear in my eye, with a heart full of pride

I must go out on a high, and not to answer to why

I want to retire, inform the suppliers

I'll leave the party in style, and not to be carried out

Without a cloud in the sky, I got my fingers in pies

A golden watch on my side, will measure my free time

Now my place in history is surely assured

 I will be remembered here forever more

Brand new product in place and a potential buyer

Up on this next transaction surely I could retire

I want to retire, no longer required

I want to get by without the man on my back

A tear in my eye, with a heart full of pride

I must go out on a high, and not to answer to why

I want to retire, inform the suppliers

I'll leave the party in style, and not to be carried out

Without a cloud in the sky, I got my fingers in pies

A golden watch on my side, will measure my free time

SIMPLER VERSIONS

1. Ruby

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Intro

Chorus

Verse

Bridge

3. Heat Dies Down

Verse

Pre-chorus

Chorus

5. Love Is Not A Competition (But I'm Winning)

Verse

Chorus

Bridge

12. Try Your Best

Verse

Chorus

Post-Chorus:

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This is a great album so enjoy playing it