Biography:
Oi! band active from 1979 to 1984. their biggest UK hit "the greatest cockney rip-off" was a parody of Sham 69's "hersham boys". As Julie Burchill noted, "It must have been a bloody strong wind that blew the sound of Bow Bells to Surrey." Other songs were less commercial as they tended to be about street fighting and football hooliganism - except for the band's version of the famous West Ham United anthem, "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles". This violence was often mirrored at their gigs which the band sorted out themselves
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Always played this easier in D & A but when played with the record it seems to be a semi tone up on D#
So here it is in D#
[intro]
D# A#
D--8-8-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-8-8-8-8------------------------------------
A--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-8-8-8-8----
E----------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---- x4
[then]
A#
[verse]
D# D C A#
Gotta break out find something else to do I can't stand being stuck in here with you
D# D C A#
Gonna have a laugh Gonna break into a store I'm so bored that I don't care anymore
D# D C A#
Told our mate to keep dog eye But he went and told a lie
D# D C A#
They took us down the station They done us for theft Now my life's in ruins I ain't got nothing left
[chorus same as intro]
D# A#
I'm not so ignorant I'm not a fool
D# A#
So keep your intelligence I am not a fool
A#
Not a fool,
there's nothing left
I'm not a fool,
there's nothing left
[verse]
D# D C A#
Had to pay for a lawyer Pay two hundred quid
D# D C A#
That's a lot of money For the silly thing that I did
D# D C A#
People say that I'll get sent down But I don't give a damn
D# D C A#
Don't you try to say I'm mad It's just the way I am
[chorus same as intro]
D# A#
I'm not so ignorant I'm not a fool
D# A#
So keep your intelligence I am not a fool
A#
Not a fool,
there's nothing left
I'm not a fool,
there's nothing left
[solo over verse]
[chorus same as intro]
D# A#
I'm not so ignorant I'm not a fool
D# A#
So keep your intelligence I am not a fool
A#
Not a fool,
there's nothing left
I'm not a fool,
there's nothing left
[verse]
D# D C A#
Gotta break out find something else to do I can't stand being stuck in here with you
D# D C A#
Gonna have a laugh Gonna break into a store I'm so bored that I don't care anymore
D# D C A#
Told our mate to keep dog eye But he went and told a lie
D# D C A#
They took us down the station They done us for theft Now my life's in ruins I ain't got nothing left
[chorus same as intro]
D# A#
I'm not so ignorant I'm not a fool
D# A#
So keep your intelligence I am not a fool
A#
[stop]
I'm not dumb
Somebody help me
I'm not a fool,
please!
So here it is in D#
[intro]
D# A#
D--8-8-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-8-8-8-8------------------------------------
A--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-8-8-8-8----
E----------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---- x4
[then]
A#
[verse]
D# D C A#
Gotta break out find something else to do I can't stand being stuck in here with you
D# D C A#
Gonna have a laugh Gonna break into a store I'm so bored that I don't care anymore
D# D C A#
Told our mate to keep dog eye But he went and told a lie
D# D C A#
They took us down the station They done us for theft Now my life's in ruins I ain't got nothing left
[chorus same as intro]
D# A#
I'm not so ignorant I'm not a fool
D# A#
So keep your intelligence I am not a fool
A#
Not a fool,
there's nothing left
I'm not a fool,
there's nothing left
[verse]
D# D C A#
Had to pay for a lawyer Pay two hundred quid
D# D C A#
That's a lot of money For the silly thing that I did
D# D C A#
People say that I'll get sent down But I don't give a damn
D# D C A#
Don't you try to say I'm mad It's just the way I am
[chorus same as intro]
D# A#
I'm not so ignorant I'm not a fool
D# A#
So keep your intelligence I am not a fool
A#
Not a fool,
there's nothing left
I'm not a fool,
there's nothing left
[solo over verse]
[chorus same as intro]
D# A#
I'm not so ignorant I'm not a fool
D# A#
So keep your intelligence I am not a fool
A#
Not a fool,
there's nothing left
I'm not a fool,
there's nothing left
[verse]
D# D C A#
Gotta break out find something else to do I can't stand being stuck in here with you
D# D C A#
Gonna have a laugh Gonna break into a store I'm so bored that I don't care anymore
D# D C A#
Told our mate to keep dog eye But he went and told a lie
D# D C A#
They took us down the station They done us for theft Now my life's in ruins I ain't got nothing left
[chorus same as intro]
D# A#
I'm not so ignorant I'm not a fool
D# A#
So keep your intelligence I am not a fool
A#
[stop]
I'm not dumb
Somebody help me
I'm not a fool,
please!
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