Biography:
Magazine were an influential British post-punk band founded in 1977 by former Buzzcocks singer Howard Devoto and guitarist John McGeoch. The other members of the band's classic lineup included bassist Barry Adamson, keyboardist Dave Formula, and drummer John Doyle. The band burst onto the scene with the single Shot by Both Sides and released four albums before disbanding in 1981. In 2009 the band resurfaced for half a dozen live performances in the UK
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Shot by Both Sides - Magazine
Words and music by Howard Devoto & Pete Shelly
Intro
C#5, C#5, G#5, G#5, F#, F#, C#5, C#5 x2
Verse 1
C#5 B
This and that, they must be the same
C#5 B
What is legal is just what's real
C#5 B
What I'm given to understand
C#5 B
Is exactly what I steal
C#5 B
I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd
C#5 B
I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd
C#5 B
I was shocked to find what was allowed
C#5 B F#5
I didn't lose myself in the crowd
Chorus
C#5 G#5
Shot (shot) by both sides
F#5 C#5
On the run to the outside of everything
G#5
Shot (shot) by both sides
F#5 C#5
They must have come to a secret understanding
Verse 2
C#5 B
New offences always in my nerves
C#5 B
They're taking my time by force
C#5 B
They all sound the same when they scream
C#5 B
They have to rewrite all the books again
C#5 B
As a matter of course
C#5 B
I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd
C#5 B
I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd
C#5 B
I was shocked to find what was allowed
C#5 B F#5
I didn't lose myself in the crowd
Chorus
C#5 G#5
Shot (shot) by both sides
F#5 C#5
On the run to the outside of everything
G#5
Shot (shot) by both sides
F#5 C#5
They must have come to a secret understanding
Instrumental
D#5, D#5, A#, A#, G#5, G#5, D#5, D#5 x2
Verse 3
C#5 B
'Why are you so edgy, Kid ?'
C#5 B
Asks the man with the voice
C#5 B
One thing follows another
C#5 B
You live and learn, you have no choice
C#5 B
I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd
C#5 B
I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd
C#5 B
I was shocked to find what was allowed
C#5 B F#5
I didn't lose myself in the crow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow....
Didn't lose myself in the crowd
Didn't lose myself in the crowd
I was shocked to find what was allowed
Didn't lose myself in the crowd
But I wormed my way
But I wormed my way
But I wormed my way
But I wormed my way
But I wormed my way
But I wormed my way
But I wormed my way
But I wormed my way
C#5 G#5
Shot (shot) by both sides
F#5 C#5
That old ass was doing the shooting
G#5
Shot (shot) by both sides
F#5 C#5
We must have come to a secret understanding
B, C# x4
Another great song from 1978. Enjoy!!!
The 1st Magazine song on the site.
Words and music by Howard Devoto & Pete Shelly
Intro
C#5, C#5, G#5, G#5, F#, F#, C#5, C#5 x2
Verse 1
C#5 B
This and that, they must be the same
C#5 B
What is legal is just what's real
C#5 B
What I'm given to understand
C#5 B
Is exactly what I steal
C#5 B
I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd
C#5 B
I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd
C#5 B
I was shocked to find what was allowed
C#5 B F#5
I didn't lose myself in the crowd
Chorus
C#5 G#5
Shot (shot) by both sides
F#5 C#5
On the run to the outside of everything
G#5
Shot (shot) by both sides
F#5 C#5
They must have come to a secret understanding
Verse 2
C#5 B
New offences always in my nerves
C#5 B
They're taking my time by force
C#5 B
They all sound the same when they scream
C#5 B
They have to rewrite all the books again
C#5 B
As a matter of course
C#5 B
I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd
C#5 B
I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd
C#5 B
I was shocked to find what was allowed
C#5 B F#5
I didn't lose myself in the crowd
Chorus
C#5 G#5
Shot (shot) by both sides
F#5 C#5
On the run to the outside of everything
G#5
Shot (shot) by both sides
F#5 C#5
They must have come to a secret understanding
Instrumental
D#5, D#5, A#, A#, G#5, G#5, D#5, D#5 x2
Verse 3
C#5 B
'Why are you so edgy, Kid ?'
C#5 B
Asks the man with the voice
C#5 B
One thing follows another
C#5 B
You live and learn, you have no choice
C#5 B
I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd
C#5 B
I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd
C#5 B
I was shocked to find what was allowed
C#5 B F#5
I didn't lose myself in the crow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow....
Didn't lose myself in the crowd
Didn't lose myself in the crowd
I was shocked to find what was allowed
Didn't lose myself in the crowd
But I wormed my way
But I wormed my way
But I wormed my way
But I wormed my way
But I wormed my way
But I wormed my way
But I wormed my way
But I wormed my way
C#5 G#5
Shot (shot) by both sides
F#5 C#5
That old ass was doing the shooting
G#5
Shot (shot) by both sides
F#5 C#5
We must have come to a secret understanding
B, C# x4
Another great song from 1978. Enjoy!!!
The 1st Magazine song on the site.
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