Biography:
Dexys Midnight Runners - the name consistently spelled without an apostrophe - were a British post-punk and Northern Soul band who achieved their major success in the early to mid 1980s. The word Dexys in this case, comes from a colloquialism of dextroamphetamine, a type of amphetamine diet pill that was a popular 'upper' drug with England's Northern Soul scene in the 1960s.
Founded in 1978 by former singer of the Killjoys, Kevin Rowland, and guitarist Kevin "Al" Archer
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3rd December 2000, 3.03pm
Shaun Hand, 16, Birmingham.
BURN IT DOWN
(Rowland)
From 'Searching For The Young Soul Rebels', (Parlophone, 1980)
Tune guitar down 1/2 tone
(you could put a capo at the first fret or play in standard but
the strings sound slightly looser to me)
E > Eb
A > Ab
D > Db
G > Gb
B > Bb
E > Eb
Chords used:
Eb: 022100 F: 244322
Db: xx0232 F7: 242322
Cm: x46654 Bbm: x2443x
Bb: x2444x
Ab: x02220
Eb
Eb Db Cm Bb Cm Bb
I'll only ask you once more
Eb Db Cm Bb Cm Bb
You only want to believe
Eb Ab Bb F
This man is looking for someone to hold his hand.
Eb Ab Bb F
He doesn't quite fully understand the meaning.
Eb
Never heard about Oscar Wilde,
Ab
Never talked about Brendan Behan,
Bb
Never think about Sean O'Casey,
F7
Don't care about George Bernard Shaw
Eb
Don't care about Samuel Beckett,
Ab
Won't talk about Eugene O'Neil,
Bb F7
Edna O'Brien and Lawrence Stern.
Huh!
Bbm F
Shut it - you don't understand it,
Bbm F
Shut it - that's not the way I planned it,
Bbm F Bb
Shut it - shut your mouth til you know the truth
Eb
Eb Db Cm Bb Cm Bb
I'll only ask you once more
Eb Db Cm Bb Cm Bb
It must be so hard to see
Eb Ab Bb F
This man is waiting for someone to hold him down
Eb Ab Bb F
He don't quite ever understand the meaning
Bbm F
Shut it - you don't understand it,
Bbm F
Shut it - that's not the way I planned it,
Bbm F Bb
Shut it - shut your fucking mouth til you know the truth
Bb (horns only)
Cm Ab Eb Cm Ab Bb F
(instrumental)
Eb
Won't think about Oscar Wilde,
Ab
Don't know about Brendan Behan,
Bb
Can't think about Sean O'Casey,
F7
Woooaaaaaaaaaaaah George Bernard Shaw,
Eb
Can't talk about Samuel Beckett,
Ab
Doesn't talk about Eugene O'Neil,
Bb
Won't think about Edna O'Brien
F7
Can't think about Lawrence Stern.
Eb Ab Bb F7
Oscar Wilde, Brendan Behan, Sean O'Casey, George Bernard Shaw,
Eb Ab Bb F7
Samuel Beckett, Eugene O'Neil, Edna O'Brien and Lawrence Stern.
(repeat and fade)
3rd December 2000, 3.03pm
Shaun Hand, 16, Birmingham.
BURN IT DOWN
(Rowland)
From 'Searching For The Young Soul Rebels', (Parlophone, 1980)
Tune guitar down 1/2 tone
(you could put a capo at the first fret or play in standard but
the strings sound slightly looser to me)
E > Eb
A > Ab
D > Db
G > Gb
B > Bb
E > Eb
Chords used:
Eb: 022100 F: 244322
Db: xx0232 F7: 242322
Cm: x46654 Bbm: x2443x
Bb: x2444x
Ab: x02220
Eb
Eb Db Cm Bb Cm Bb
I'll only ask you once more
Eb Db Cm Bb Cm Bb
You only want to believe
Eb Ab Bb F
This man is looking for someone to hold his hand.
Eb Ab Bb F
He doesn't quite fully understand the meaning.
Eb
Never heard about Oscar Wilde,
Ab
Never talked about Brendan Behan,
Bb
Never think about Sean O'Casey,
F7
Don't care about George Bernard Shaw
Eb
Don't care about Samuel Beckett,
Ab
Won't talk about Eugene O'Neil,
Bb F7
Edna O'Brien and Lawrence Stern.
Huh!
Bbm F
Shut it - you don't understand it,
Bbm F
Shut it - that's not the way I planned it,
Bbm F Bb
Shut it - shut your mouth til you know the truth
Eb
Eb Db Cm Bb Cm Bb
I'll only ask you once more
Eb Db Cm Bb Cm Bb
It must be so hard to see
Eb Ab Bb F
This man is waiting for someone to hold him down
Eb Ab Bb F
He don't quite ever understand the meaning
Bbm F
Shut it - you don't understand it,
Bbm F
Shut it - that's not the way I planned it,
Bbm F Bb
Shut it - shut your fucking mouth til you know the truth
Bb (horns only)
Cm Ab Eb Cm Ab Bb F
(instrumental)
Eb
Won't think about Oscar Wilde,
Ab
Don't know about Brendan Behan,
Bb
Can't think about Sean O'Casey,
F7
Woooaaaaaaaaaaaah George Bernard Shaw,
Eb
Can't talk about Samuel Beckett,
Ab
Doesn't talk about Eugene O'Neil,
Bb
Won't think about Edna O'Brien
F7
Can't think about Lawrence Stern.
Eb Ab Bb F7
Oscar Wilde, Brendan Behan, Sean O'Casey, George Bernard Shaw,
Eb Ab Bb F7
Samuel Beckett, Eugene O'Neil, Edna O'Brien and Lawrence Stern.
(repeat and fade)
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