Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
(BASS)(A-2-3-4-)
Verse 1
Maxwell can tell he's in hell
Just wants you to visit him there
Same old game that he's playing
His rules are never fair
PRE CHORUS-
Nobody wanna look back everybody wanna
Get high tonight before they run outta time
Where is the felon, yeah the chargible felon
Name of the crook who commited the crime
Chorus
999 if you really want the truth
Dial 999 if you can't see it through
He ain't Jack the Ripper, he's your ordinary crook
Calling Maxwell Murder for you
Verse 2
Maxwell got a hand in this plan
He knows that you're in on this plan
Chop the rock before you bought it
Sickness Maxwell knows you caught it
PRE CHORUS-
Nobody wanna look back everybody wanna
Get high tonight before they run outta time
Where is the felon, chargible felon
Name of the crook who commited the crime
Chorus
999 if you really want the truth
Dial 999 if you can't see it through
He ain't Jack the Ripper, he's your ordinary crook
Calling Maxwell Murder for you
(BASS SOLO)=AWSOME)
(Oh Max.... You motherfucker....)
Chorus
Dial 999 if you really want the truth
Dial 999 if you can't see it through
He ain't Jack the Ripper, he's your ordinary crook
Calling Maxwell Murder for you
End on D
11th HOUR-
Intro
Riff 1
Verse 1
Hey little sister do you know what time it was
When you finally seen all your broken dreams
Come crashing down your door
They demand an answer and they demand it quick
When the questions fade and all the wasted days
Come crawling back for more and I said
Do you know where the power lies
And who pulls the strings
Do you know where the power lies
It starts and ends with you
C F CC (WITH RIFF-1)
The face of isolation well that's what you recognize
And what you can't get straight is a lonely place
And all you do despise
Boredom is for sale now and helplessness you feel
Well it's a wounded dove and the hawks are above
For splattering reel to reel and I said
Do you know where the power lies
And who pulls the strings
Do you know where the power lies
It starts and ends with you
(WITH RIFF-1)
(BASS)
I was almost over and my world was almost gone
And in a sudden rush I could almost touch the
Things that I'd done wrong
My jungle's made of concrete and through the silence I can feel
That my aim is true and I will walk on through
These mountains made of steel and I said
Do you know where the power lies
And who pulls the strings
Do you know where the power lies
It starts and ends with you
(WITH RIFF- 1)
END-
ROOTS RADICALS-
Verse
1
Took the 60 bus out of downtown Campbell
Ben Zanado he was on there he was waiting for me
All the punk rockers and the moon stompers
Are out on the corners where they're sparing for change
Verse2
I started thinking you know I started drinking
I don't really remember too much of that day
Something struck me funny when we ran outta money
Where do you go now when you're only fifteen?
PRE CHORUS-
When the music execution and the talk of revolution
bleeds in me and it goes
Chorus
Give 'em the boot the roots the radicals
Give 'em the boot y'know I'm a radical
Give 'em the boot the roots the reggae on my stereo
Verse 3
The radio was playing Desmond Dekker was singing
On the 43 bus as we climb up the hill
Nothing incoming but the reggae drumming
And we all come from unloving homes
Verse 4
Why even bother and pick up the bottle
Mr. Bus Driver please let these people on
Rude girl Carol was a mini-skirt girl
My blurry vision saw nothing wrong
PRE CHORUS-
When the music execution and the talk of revolution
bleeds in me and it goes
Chorus
Give 'em the boot the roots the radicals
Give 'em the boot y'know I'm a radical
Give 'em the boot the roots the reggae on my stereo
On my stereo!
Solo
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
(PT-1)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
(SOLO-PT-1)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
(SOLO-PT-2)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeeeaaah
Verse 5
Took the 60 bus out of downtown Campbell
Ben Zanado he was on there he was waiting for me
All the punk rockers and the moon stompers
Are out on the corners where they're sparing for change
Verse 6
The radio was playing Desmond Dekker was singing
On the 43 bus as we climb up the hill
Rude girl Carol was a mini-skirt girl
My blurry vision saw nothing wrong
PRE CHORUS-
When the music execution and the talk of revolution
bleeds in me and it goes
Chorus
Give 'em the boot the roots the radicals
Give 'em the boot y'know I'm a radical
Give 'em the boot the roots the reggae on my stereo
Chorus
(THIS TIME IT HAS THOSE SOLOS OVER IT)
Give 'em the boot the roots the radicals
Give 'em the boot y'know I'm a radical
Give 'em the boot the roots the reggae on my stereo
END ON C-
TIME BOMB-(SKA)
Intro
Verse 1
If you wanna make a move then you better come in
It's just the ability to reason that wears so thin
Living and dying and the stories that are true
Secret to a good life's knowing when you're through
Chorus
Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac,
yeah, the boy's a time bomb
Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac,
yeah, the boy's a time bomb
Verse
2
Well, he's back in the hole where they got him living like a rat
But he's smarter than that, nine lives like a cat
Ten years old? they take him to the youth authority home
First thing you learn: you got to make it in this world alone
Chorus
Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac,
yeah, the boy's a time bomb
Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac,
yeah, the boy's a time bomb
Verse
3
Now he's gotten out, he's gotten free, he's gotta go, got a car
He's 21 years old, he's runnin' numbers from the bar
His pager's beepin', he's gettin' deep in
Whatever he can move on in, you know that kid's a creepin' in
Chorus
Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac,
yeah, the boy's a time bomb
Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac,
yeah, the boy's a time bomb
The boy's a time bomb
Solo
(~=TREMOLO PICKING)
(THIS IS THE ORGAN PT)
Verse
4
Tears come from the razor that's been tattooed below his eye
His mother cries, she knows that he is strong enough to die
He's rollin' in the Cadillac, it's midnight, sunroof is down
Three shots ring out, the hero's dead, the new king is crowned
Chorus
Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac,
yeah, the boy's a time bomb
Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac,
yeah, the boy's a time bomb
The boy's a time bomb
Chorus
Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac,
yeah, the boy's a time bomb
Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac,
yeah, the boy's a time bomb
The boy's a time bomb
...Ooh...time bomb
END ON A-
OLYMPIA WA.
Intro
Intro
(x2)
Verse
palm-muted):
Hangin' out with Lars down on 6th street
He knew that I was in trouble
I was feeling much like the devil
There was something burning deep inside of me
Ran into three Puerto Ricans
These girls took us to the funhouse
Where we played a lonely pinball machine
Chorus
Hangin' on the corner of 52nd and Broadway
Cars passin by but none of them seem to go my way
New York City, well I wish I was on the highway
Baa - ack to Olympia...
Verse 2
I'm having a hard time understanding
It gets all too demanding
She's all gone and I'm stranded
Something burning deep inside of me
Verse 3
All I know it's 4 o'clock and
She ain't never showed up and
I watched a thousand people go home from work Yeah!
Chorus
Hangin' on the corner of 52nd and Broadway
Cars passin by but none of them seem to go my way
New York City, well I wish I was on the highway
Baa - ack to Olympia...
Solo
Verse 4
How many times will it take me
Before I go crazy
Before I lose everything
Something burning deep inside of me
Verse 5
Ran into three Puerto Ricans
Those girls took us to the fun house
I don't want to be alone again
Chorus
Hangin' on the corner of 52nd and Broadway
Cars passin by but none of them seem to go my way
New York City, well I wish I was on the highway
Baa - ack to Olympia...
Intro
END-
LOCK,STOP AND GONE-
Intro
X2
Chorus
The ending isn't here there's something wrong
But it's coming real soon I lock, step, I'm gone
The feeling isn't fear there's something wrong
It's just telling you to move I lock, step, I'm gone
Verse 1
There's a fire on the corner and it's never gonna stop
Killer in the neighborhood never got caught
I lock my door step out and I'm gone
Waiting for the buses but the buses won't come
Verse 2
All the docks are quiet there's something wrong
And there's no ships coming in I lock, step, I'm gone
Where there once was a riot there's something wrong
There's a whole lotta nothing I lock step I'm gone
Verse 3
Stop sign broken and the meter's going down
Wild dogs are running themselves into the ground
Everything was clear for that moment in time
If I don't come back throw me a line
Chorus
The ending isn't here
But it's coming real soon
The feeling isn't fear
It's just telling you to move
the solo goes something like this i guess:
(BASS PT)
(BASS PT-2)
Verse 4
Stop sign broken and the meter's going down
Wild dogs are running themselves into the ground
Everything was clear for that moment in time
If I don't come back throw me a line
Verse 5
All the docks are quiet there's something wrong
And there's no ships coming in I lock, step, I'm gone
Where there once was a riot there's something wrong
There's a whole lotta nothing I lock step I'm gone
(END ON )
JUNKIE MAN
INTRO\CHORUS-A D on GTR 2-
Verse 1
the common man doesn't suffer pain like this
only the soul that has never been kissed
let us adore our beautiful son
he's ridin on the rivers of babylon
bootin up and shootin up bring on the brightness see the
son of god is comin up and i see a likeness
internalize the lunacy the misery is showin when you're
brought up you're caught up in a system that is goin
PRE CHORUS-
no one answeres no one takes that call from you (repeat)then E
Chorus
( )+ INTRO)
junkyman tell em what your story is
Verse 2
(SAME)
water water water water i desire
some parents house is on fire
slowly the house gonna burn to the ground
the neighborhood will watch without a sound
will someone be a witness please tell me that he's crazy
but he's not and they know that and they can't
get him cause he's not crazy
beat him lock him knock him take away his authority
hit em ship em club em, submitted conformity
PRE CHORUS-
no one answeres no one takes that call from you(repeat)then E
Chorus
( )+ INTRO)
junkyman tell em what your story is
Bridge
my hand went blind, clairvoyant, pure in the veins
i make love to my trance sister went on
and my trance parents see from the balcony
i looked out on the big field
it opens like the cover of an old bible
(play prechorus riff)
and out come the wolves! out come the wolves
their paws trampling in the snow the alphabet
i stand on my head and watch it all go away
Verse 3
bootin up shootin up and bring on the brightness
see the sun of god is comin up and there is a likeness
internalize the lunacy the misery is showin
when you're brought up you're caught up in a system that is goin
PRE CHORUS-
no one answeres no one takes that call from you(repeat)then E
Chorus
( )+ INTRO)
junkyman tell em what your story is
END-
LISTED M.I.A-
Intro
X2
Verse 1
Goddamn it man almost had it
Stuck in the sewer beneath all the maggots
I ain't fooling I been pursuing
A way to get out of these dirty old ruins
Chorus
I'm checking out I'm never coming back again
I'm checking out I'm listed M.I.A.
Verse 2
Goddamn it man almost had it
They threw out the door calling me a faggot
I ain't done I only yet begun
West Oakland is the place where I'm coming from
Chorus
I'm checking out I'm never coming back again
I'm checking out I'm listed M.I.A.
Solo
Bridge
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Verse 3
Goddamn it man almost had it
Well I did it again yeah I do it outta habit
I'm numb it ain't no fun
I'm less than zero when you add up the sum
play this during the 2nd part of the verse over the chords:
Chorus
I'm checking out yeah it ain't no doubt yeah
A courtship built from anger is to what it amounts
I almost had it I almost had it
I came so close man I almost had it
Chorus
I'm checking out I'm never coming back again
I'm checking out I'm listed M.I.A.
Chorus
I'm checking out I'm never coming back again
I'm checking out I'm listed M.I.A.
END ON B-
RUBY SOHO-
Intro
Verse 1
Echoes of reggae coming trough my bedroom wall
Havin' a party up next door but I'm sitting here all alone
Two lovers in the bedroom and the others start to shout
All I've got is this blank stare And that don't carry no clout at all
Chorus
Destination unknown
Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby Soho
Destination unknown
Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby Soho
Verse 2
He's singing and she's there to lend a hand
He's seen his name on the marquee but she will never understand
Once again he's leaving and she's there with a tear in her eye
Embraces with a warm gesture it's time, time to say goodbye
Chorus
Destination unknown
Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby Soho
Destination unknown
Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby Soho
Bridge
Verse 3
Ruby's heart ain't beating cause she knows the feeling is gone
She's not the only one who knew that there's something wrong
Little lover's in the distance as she wipes a tear from her eye
Ruby's fading out she disappears, it's time, time to say goodbye
Chorus
Destination unknown
Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby Soho
Destination unknown
Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby Soho
Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby Soho
Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby Soho
Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby Soho
Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby Soho
Chorus
Destination unknown
Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby Soho
Destination unknown
Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby Soho
End on G
DALY CITY TRAIN-
Verse 1
He was an artist and a writer and a poet and a friend
In a man's life he will take a fall
But how low he goes well that just depends
Verse 2
He's shooting dope in the men's room
At the station Daly City train
Have you ever seen an angel well I know I have
You see they'll stay for a while and they fly away
Chorus
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I seen him
When he rolled the dice you know he never thought twice
Never thought twice about being here
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I seen him
When he rolled the dice you know he never thought twice
Never thought twice about being here
Verse 3
Some grow up and some grow old
But what about the kid who never learned the rules
Spent all these years on this earth
When you look back it's just a flicker of time
Verse 4
Jackyl was one of the ones who perished
He was one of the ones who was already saved
Through all this evil and wreckage
He maintained a sense of himself
Chorus
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I seen him
When he rolled the dice you know he never thought twice
Never thought twice about being here
Chorus
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I seen him
When he rolled the dice you know he never thought twice
Never thought twice about being here
Solo
Verse 5
Some men are in prison though they walk the streets at night
Other men who got the lockdown are free as a bird in flight...
Chorus
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I seen him
When he rolled the dice you know he never thought twice
Never thought twice about being here
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I seen him
When he rolled the dice you know he never thought twice
Never thought twice about being here
END-
JOURNEY TO THE END OF EAST BAY-
(INTRO-PT 2-PLAY AS OCTIVES)
Verse 1
Reconcile to the belief consumed in sacred ground for me
There wasn't always a place to go
But there was always an urgent need to belong
All these bands and all this people
All these friends and we were equals but
What you gonna do when everybody goes on without you
Chorus
To the end to the end I'll journey to the end
To the end to the end I'll journey to the end
To the --end --end
To the end to the end I'll journey to the end
Verse
2
Started in '87 ended in '89
You got a garage or an amp we'll play anytime
It was just the four of us, yeah man the core of us
Too much attention unavoidably destroyed us
Verse 3
Four kids on tour three thousand miles
In a four door car not knowing what was going on
You got a million years it would turn out like this
Hell no, no premonition could've saved us
Chorus
To the end to the end I'll journey to the end
To the end to the end I'll journey to the end
To the --end --end
To the end to the end I'll journey to the end
(INTRO-PT 2-PLAY AS OCTIVES)
Verse 4
Matty came from far away from New Orleans into the East Bay
He said this is a Mecca
I said this ain't no Mecca man, this place is fucked
Three months go by he had no home he had no food he's all alone
Matty said fool me once shame on you
He said fool me twice he went back to New Orleans
Chorus
To the end to the end I'll journey to the end
To the end to the end I'll journey to the end
To the --end --end
To the end to the end I'll journey to the end
END WITH-
SHE'S AUTOMATIC-
Verse 1
The way that she moves well I was aroused
Impowered impassioned by every move
It's so cold outside we need a place to hide
Go into the club to thaw out for the night
Chorus
She's automatic so automatic
The way that she moves the way that she moves
She's automatic so automatic
The way she moves...
Verse 3
Situation so tricky I was feeling so proud
The bass and the drums the music so loud
She asked me if I would stand at her side
Like glue that I would until the end of the night
Chorus
She's automatic so automatic
The way that she moves the way that she moves
She's automatic so automatic
The way she moves yeah
The way she moves yeah
I said the way she moves yeah
I said the way she moves
END ON C
OLD FRIEND-(another cool ska song)
Intro
(4~ = tremolo picking)
Intro
x2
Chorus
Good morning heartache
You're like an old friend, come to see me again
Good morning heartache
You're like an old friend, come to see me again
Verse 1
Wake up, you're in Cleveland again
It's a solid line that never ends
I got stories that you'll never believe
And I know it, I wear it, I wear it on my sleeve
Verse 2
There must be something 'bout you that I liked
But right here in this rain, you know it just don't seem right
I always go out, I never hide
But in Cleveland, I should've stayed inside
Chorus
Good morning heartache
You're like an old friend, come to see me again
Good morning heartache
You're like an old friend, come to see me again
Verse 3
Justify my love for you
And I know it runs deep through your body too
From the cold blacktop to the hot concrete
In the old tin van, it ain't so sweet
Chorus
Good morning heartache
You're like an old friend, come to see me again
Good morning heartache
You're like an old friend, come to see me again
Intro
Bridge
Somewhere in America Through...
The city at night
We were far from home
But you know, it's gonna be alright
Solo
( chorus chords)
Verse 4
The unfortunate get preyed on by vultures' eyes
86 cents in these pockets of mine
You can take my money, you can take my time
But you can't take my heart, it's in the city behind
Chorus
Good morning heartache
You're like an old friend, come to see me again
Good morning heartache
You're like an old friend, come to see me again
Outro
(ORGAN ASWELL)
DISORDER AND DISARRAY-
Intro
x4
Verse 1
Business man come shake my hand
Show me numbers that I understand
Your my candle I'm you burning wick
Two sides coming in quick
Chorus
Say goodbye when you see me sign
Now I'm crucified!
Crucify-y-y-y-y me
Verse 2
The ground is fertile and the grass is green
So many things to be seen
So many bands to be heard
Just for once can I be ignored
Chorus
Say goodbye when you see me sign
Now I'm crucified!
Crucify-y-y-y-y me
(BRIDGE)
END-
THE WARS END-
Intro
Verse 1
Little Sammy was a punk rocker
You know his mother didn't understand him
Went into his room and smashed his Billy Brag record
Didn't want him to hear that communist lecture
Verse 2
Little Sammy was a punk rocker
You know his mother tried to take him to war
Chorus
Woah! Sammy now the war is over
Woah! Sammy now we're at the war's end
Verse 2
Little Sammy was a punk rocker
Now it's time for you to leave home
Chorus
Woah! Sammy now the war is over
Woah! Sammy now we're at the war's end
We're at the war's end! (repeat)
END-
YOU DON'T CARE NOTHIN'
Lead:
Intro
(rake down 6th string)
Verse 1
A cat lies awake when it sleeps
Was she conscious of her own miseries
Will the agony of her pain
Win her to enlightenment and set her conscience free
Prechorus
PM)
Do you really wanna know what's happening
Do you really wanna know what's going on
Hey girl you better please take a look around
Explore your heart and find out for yourself
Chorus
Jenny Demilo, you don't care nothin' about me
Jenny Demilo, well you don't care nothin' about me
Verse 2
I never really got a reason
Never had a use for one before but now I know
That there's now a prize
Both for the wise and the unwise
Prechorus
PM)
Do you really wanna know what's happening
Do you really wanna know what's going on
Hey girl you better please take a look around
Explore your heart and find out for yourself
Chorus
Jenny Demilo, you don't care nothin' about me
Jenny Demilo, well you don't care nothin' about me
Bridge
(WITH SOLO) (x3)
About me, about me, about me, yeah yeah about me
About me, about me, about me, yeah yeah nothin' about me
Chorus
Jenny Demilo, you don't care nothin' about me
Jenny Demilo, well you don't care nothin' about me
Outro
I said you don't care nothin' about me
Aaah... I said you don't care nothin' about me
I said you don't yeah yeah yeah
End on C
AS WICKED-(THIS IS THE BEST SONG EVER)
Verse 1
I saw this old man on the street
He was in a dumpster looking for something to eat
He moved so slow like a dying dream
Like a machinist who got caught in the machine
Verse 2
I saw this lady and she was crying
She said it's hard when someone you love is dying
I saw this kid he's about five years old
He's in the park all alone and it's cold
PRE CHORUS-
There's something coming 'round
Chorus
As wicked as it may seem as wicked as anything could be
As wicked as it may seem as wicked as anything could be
Verse 3
I know this girl she's barely alive she's all haggard she's only 25
She said she never had a friend before
I said hey girl I'll be your friend but who's keeping score
Verse 4
I saw this other little girl on the phone
Her mom comforts her from far far from home
The little girl was very hesitant her best friend lie dead on the pavement
PRE CHORUS-
There's something coming 'round
Chorus
As wicked as it may seem as wicked as anything could be
As wicked as it may seem as wicked as anything could be
Bridge
Na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na
Verse 5
I always end up back on the hill looking down at the landfill
I always go there when I can
My friend Marty said Tim you're a lucky man
PRE CHORUS-
There's something coming 'round
Chorus
As wicked as it may seem as wicked as anything could be
As wicked as it may seem as wicked as anything could be
END-
AVENUES & ALLEYWAYS-
Intro
Verse 1
Oi Oi Oi
(PM)
I figured out the problem and the problem is you
You didn't see us coming now there's nothing you can do
Times are gonna change so change or step aside
It's our point of view that took you by surprise
Verse 2
(NOT PM)
Something's coming up yeah the new dawn arrives
A generation's standing stand with anger in their eyes
No love in the city cuz there's no connection
Stricken by disease a racial infection
Chorus
I'm a battering ram coming through to you
In every alleyway on every avenue
Oi Oi Oi
Intro
Chorus
I'm a battering ram coming through to you
In every alleyway on every avenue
Intro
Chorus
I'm a battering ram coming through to you
In every alleyway on every avenue
END-
THE WAY I FEEL
Intro
Verse 1
Pick me back up just to throw me back down
Apologies too late when you're up against the wall
Compassion heals while duplicity kills
You say that I'm different you say that I'm different
The only thing different is the way I feel about you
Chorus
Na na na na na na na na na na na
Verse 2
You moved up the ladder at a very rapid speed
We moved methodically and calmly
When you got to the top you saw enemies
You say that I'm different you say that I'm different
The only thing different is the way I feel about you
Chorus
Na na na na na na na na na na na
Verse 3
If I knew then what I know now
That it would all turn out like this
I'd sit back and I'd watch you squirm
You say that I'm different you say that I'm different
The only thing different is the way I feel about you
Chorus
Na na na na na na na na na na na
END-
THERE YOU HAVE IT,THE BEST PUNK ROCK RECORD EVER MADE-
IF THERE ARE ANY MESS UPS LET ME KNOW.....
HAVE FUN WITH IT(NOT SEXUALLY)
CHEERS BIG EARS-