Biography:
Ian Hunter (born Ian Hunter Patterson on June 3, 1939 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England) was the lead singer of the band Mott the Hoople from 1969 until the band broke up in 1974. He has since worked as a solo artist.
Hunter began his musical career on the bass guitar. An early foray into music was as an entrant in a talent competition at one of Butlin's holiday camps, performing "Blue Moon" as part of a skiffle group with Colen York and Colin Broome.
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- All American Alien Boy
- All Of The Good Ones Are Taken
- American Music
- Apathy 83
- Arms And Legs
- Boy
- Brainwashed
- Central Park N West
- Dead Man Walking East Enders
- God Take 1
- Irene Wilde
- Just Another Night
- Knees Of My Heart
- Letter To Britannia From The Union Jack
- My Revolution
- Now Is The Time
- Restless Youth
- Ships
- Silver Needles
- Something To Believe In
- Standin In My Light
- The Outsider
- Twisted Steel
- Wash Us Away
- Who Do You Love
- Wild East
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!
[Intro]
C F G C
C F G C
[Verse 1]
C F
Well I packed my bags in the land of rags, 'Cos I don't believe in them dimmo drags
G C
Don't wanna vote for the left wing, don't wanna vote for the right, I gotta have both to make me fly
C F
Just a whitey from Blighty heading out west, got my little green card and my bulletproof vest
G C F C G
Going to old tube city, where the buzz is the best, on down the line, down the line
[Interlude]
C F G F C
C C G C
[Verse 2]
C F
Well I was born and I was raised. I was schooled and I was fazed
G C F C G
And I was used and I was dazed, just had to split, 'cos I was crazed
C F
Well I remember all the good times me and Miller enjoyed, up and down the M1 in some luminous yo-yo toy
G
But the future has to change and to change, I've got to destroy
C
Oh, look out Lennon, here I come, land ahoy-hoy-hoy
[Chorus]
C F
All American Alien Boy. All American Alien Boy
G C
All American Alien Boy. All American Alien Boy
[Interlude]
C F G C
[Bridge]
G F C
Don't look down, put your feet on the ground, don't drown in the big aquarium
G F C
Don't walk slow, put on a big show, shove your meat down vegetarians
G
Don't get slugged, get mugged, get bugged or, they'll sling you in the jug
C
Shove you under some rug, give you some drug, pull out the plug and then
[Interlude]
C F G C
[Verse 3]
C
And they're telling me this hamburger's cheaper than the other
And this television's cheaper than the other
F
And they're selling me hot dogs cheaper than the other
And these pizzas cheaper than the other
G C
And I don't understand all this, I'm just an All American Alien Boy
[Verse 4]
C
And they're telling me rifles are shot in Connecticut
They're telling me pistols are shot in Westchester
F
You can get a Saturday night special on Flatbush
On the Bowery, or the Bronx, or on 42nd Street
G C
And I don't understand all this, being an All American Alien Boy
[Verse 5]
C
I've got sodium nitrate rotting in my guts, my head's full of ulcers
F
I got lungs full of butts, my heart wants a transplant
It thinks that I'm nuts, my logic won't open, my eyes won't shut
G C
And I'm beginning to dig all this, being an All American Alien Boy
[Verse 6]
C
And your women are always right, they always know so much more
F
'Cos the women came from heaven and the men came outta some store
G
And they don't know who they are and they don't know what they're for
C
Well I'm an All American Alien Boy, look out Mary Tyler Moore
[Chorus]
C F
All American Alien Boy. All American Alien Boy
G C
All American Alien Boy. All American Alien Boy
C F
All American Alien Boy. All American Alien Boy
G C
All American Alien Boy. All American Alien, All American Alien Boy
C F
All American Alien Boy. All American Alien Boy
G C
All American Alien Boy. All American Alien, All American Alien Boy
[Verse 7]
C
Ten Bears, Two Bears, Standing Bear, Plenty Bear, Old Bear, Brave Bear, Hollow Horn Bear
F
Silver Knife, Spotted Tail, Yellow Hand, Red Cloud, rRed Fox, Red Horse, Black Kettle
G
White Ghost, White Bull, White Thunder, White Hog, hold on a minute gotta frog in my throat
C
Cochise, Alchise, Roman Nose, Geronimo, hold on a minute, more to go
[Verse 8]
C
Sitting Bull, Tall Bull, Crazy Horse, Short Bull, Low Dog, Red Dog, Yellow Wolf, Low Wolf
F
Loco, Victorio, Chato, Little Crow, Dead Eyes, Jak, Taza, and Colorow
G
My mouth's exploiting, that's enough of this noise
[Outro]
C F G C
I guess we're all, All American Alien Boys
C F G C
C F G C
[Verse 1]
C F
Well I packed my bags in the land of rags, 'Cos I don't believe in them dimmo drags
G C
Don't wanna vote for the left wing, don't wanna vote for the right, I gotta have both to make me fly
C F
Just a whitey from Blighty heading out west, got my little green card and my bulletproof vest
G C F C G
Going to old tube city, where the buzz is the best, on down the line, down the line
[Interlude]
C F G F C
C C G C
[Verse 2]
C F
Well I was born and I was raised. I was schooled and I was fazed
G C F C G
And I was used and I was dazed, just had to split, 'cos I was crazed
C F
Well I remember all the good times me and Miller enjoyed, up and down the M1 in some luminous yo-yo toy
G
But the future has to change and to change, I've got to destroy
C
Oh, look out Lennon, here I come, land ahoy-hoy-hoy
[Chorus]
C F
All American Alien Boy. All American Alien Boy
G C
All American Alien Boy. All American Alien Boy
[Interlude]
C F G C
[Bridge]
G F C
Don't look down, put your feet on the ground, don't drown in the big aquarium
G F C
Don't walk slow, put on a big show, shove your meat down vegetarians
G
Don't get slugged, get mugged, get bugged or, they'll sling you in the jug
C
Shove you under some rug, give you some drug, pull out the plug and then
[Interlude]
C F G C
[Verse 3]
C
And they're telling me this hamburger's cheaper than the other
And this television's cheaper than the other
F
And they're selling me hot dogs cheaper than the other
And these pizzas cheaper than the other
G C
And I don't understand all this, I'm just an All American Alien Boy
[Verse 4]
C
And they're telling me rifles are shot in Connecticut
They're telling me pistols are shot in Westchester
F
You can get a Saturday night special on Flatbush
On the Bowery, or the Bronx, or on 42nd Street
G C
And I don't understand all this, being an All American Alien Boy
[Verse 5]
C
I've got sodium nitrate rotting in my guts, my head's full of ulcers
F
I got lungs full of butts, my heart wants a transplant
It thinks that I'm nuts, my logic won't open, my eyes won't shut
G C
And I'm beginning to dig all this, being an All American Alien Boy
[Verse 6]
C
And your women are always right, they always know so much more
F
'Cos the women came from heaven and the men came outta some store
G
And they don't know who they are and they don't know what they're for
C
Well I'm an All American Alien Boy, look out Mary Tyler Moore
[Chorus]
C F
All American Alien Boy. All American Alien Boy
G C
All American Alien Boy. All American Alien Boy
C F
All American Alien Boy. All American Alien Boy
G C
All American Alien Boy. All American Alien, All American Alien Boy
C F
All American Alien Boy. All American Alien Boy
G C
All American Alien Boy. All American Alien, All American Alien Boy
[Verse 7]
C
Ten Bears, Two Bears, Standing Bear, Plenty Bear, Old Bear, Brave Bear, Hollow Horn Bear
F
Silver Knife, Spotted Tail, Yellow Hand, Red Cloud, rRed Fox, Red Horse, Black Kettle
G
White Ghost, White Bull, White Thunder, White Hog, hold on a minute gotta frog in my throat
C
Cochise, Alchise, Roman Nose, Geronimo, hold on a minute, more to go
[Verse 8]
C
Sitting Bull, Tall Bull, Crazy Horse, Short Bull, Low Dog, Red Dog, Yellow Wolf, Low Wolf
F
Loco, Victorio, Chato, Little Crow, Dead Eyes, Jak, Taza, and Colorow
G
My mouth's exploiting, that's enough of this noise
[Outro]
C F G C
I guess we're all, All American Alien Boys
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