Skinhead On The Mbta by Dropkick Murphys, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

Skinhead On The Mbta

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Dropkick Murphys is a punk rock band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States in 1996. First playing together in the basement of a friend's barbershop, the band made a name for itself because of its relentless touring and for its annual St. Patrick's Day weekend shows in Boston. The band's songs often deal with Celtic influences, and the working-class environment in which the band members grew up.

The band put out a series of EPs and was signed by Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong's label Hellcat Records.

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Four years of hard work!

This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!

Band: Dropkick Murphys
Song: Skinhead on the M.B.T.A.
Album: Do or Die
Tabber: [email protected]

*= mute chord
()= bass only note

Intro: x6
e-----------------------|-------------------|
B-----------------------|-------------------|
G-----------------------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D--------2-----2-0------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A--0--4-----4------4-2--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E-----------------------|-------------------|
* * * * * * * *
Verse 1:
A* D*
Now let me tell you a story of a big ole' skinhead
A* E*
On a tragic and fateful day
A* D*
He put 10 cents in his pocket kicked his wife and family
A E A
And went to ride on the M.B.T.A

Chorus:
A D A E
Did he ever return? No, he never returned, and his fate is still unknown
A D
He will ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston
A E A
He's the skinhead who never returned...

Verse 2:
A* D*
Skinhead goes down to the Kendall Sq. Station
A* E*
And he changes for Jamaica Plain,
A* D*
The conductor says skinhead I need a nickel,
A E A
Skinhead punches him in the brain

Chorus x1

Verse 3:
A* D*
Now all night long skinhead drives through the station
A* E*
Thinking what can I go and see
A* D* A E A
Can't afford to buy crack in Chelsea or a bundle in Roxbury

Chorus x1

Verse 4:
A (D)
Skinhead's wife goes to the Scully Square Station
(A) (E)
Everyday at quarter past two,
(A) (D)
And through the open window she hands skinhead a grenade
(A) (E) (A)
As the train comes a rumbling through

Chorus x1

Solo:
e----------------------------------------|
B-------------10b--8-6-------------------|
G------7-5-------------7------7-5--------|
D--7b------7--------------7b------7--9v--|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|

e----------------------------------------|
B-------------10b--8-6-------------------|
G------7-5-------------7------7----------|
D--7b------7--------------7b-----9b--10v-|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|

Verse 5:
(A) (D)
Now you citizens of Boston don't you think its a scandal
(A) E
How the skinhead stole the train?
A D
What's the big ****in' deal, he'll work for beer
A E A
Let the skinhead drive the train

Chorus x2

A E A
Skinhead that never returned x3

(now they sing the chorus drunk in the bar)

That's it (along with all of the Do or Die album)! For suggestions, corrections, and requests, email me:
[email protected]