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 theres so little else occupying my head
There is nothing I need except the function to breathe
But Im not really fussed, doesnt 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 theres nothing at all except the space in between
Finding out what youre 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 youre joking with me
And you dont really see you with me
Could it be, could it be that youre joking with me
And you dont 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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