Biography:
The Boomtown Rats is a rock group led by Bob Geldof (full name: Robert Fredrick Zenon Geldof, born October 5th 1951). Playing punk and New Wave influenced music, their initial incarnation lasted from 1976 to 1986), but the band recently reformed. All six primary members (Gary Roberts, Pete Briquette, Gerry Cott, Simon Crowe, and Johnnie Moylett alongside Geldof) were originally from Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland.
Originally, they used the moniker 'The Nightlife Thugs'.
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I Can Make It If You Can - The Boomtown Rats
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Tabbed by: Mick 2009
Mick 2009
A E G F#m E x4
A E
Somewhere a screen door slammed
Somewhere, someplace, somebody's killing a man
Down the road I'm told five people died
And I wonder are you making love to anyone tonight
Bm G
Cos she and I, we're still sitting here
Bm D
Our eyes are dry but we're bored to tears
A G
She said lets talk about the future, lets forget about the past
A D
Did I forget to tell you that the future never lasts
Chorus:
C Bm A G
Can I hold on that long
Is it worth the same old stringalong
C Bm A D
There's been a few rights but there's many wrongs
C Bm A G
I can make it if you can
C Bm A G
I can make it if you can
A E
Don't trust anything, especially love
Be careful of the broken bottles on the wall above
They burn your brain and they tear at your mind
I know I won't be making love to anyone tonight
Bm G
Cos she and I, we're still sitting here
Bm D
Our eyes are dry but we're bored to tears
A G
I said there must be some future, if there's been a past
A D
Don't talk about the present, it makes me want to laugh
C Bm A G
Can I hold on that long
Is it worth the same old stringalong
C Bm A D
There's been a few rights but there's many wrongs
C Bm A G
I can make it if you can
C Bm A G
I can make it if you can
G E D
we're gonna make it
(Guitar Solo)
A E x4
Bm G
Cos she and I, we're still waiting here
Bm D
Our eyes are dry but we're bored to tears
A G
Don't talk about the future, please don't talk about the past
A D
Lets forget about the present, it harder then to laugh and
C Bm A G
Can we hold on that long (can we)
Is it worth the same old stringalong (same old thing everytime)
C Bm A D
There's been a few rights but there's many wrongs
C Bm A G
I can make it if you can (you know I can)
C Bm A G
I can make it if you can
C Bm A G A G
I can make it if you can
Mick 2009
I Can Make It If You Can - The Boomtown Rats
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Tabbed by: Mick 2009
Mick 2009
A E G F#m E x4
A E
Somewhere a screen door slammed
Somewhere, someplace, somebody's killing a man
Down the road I'm told five people died
And I wonder are you making love to anyone tonight
Bm G
Cos she and I, we're still sitting here
Bm D
Our eyes are dry but we're bored to tears
A G
She said lets talk about the future, lets forget about the past
A D
Did I forget to tell you that the future never lasts
Chorus:
C Bm A G
Can I hold on that long
Is it worth the same old stringalong
C Bm A D
There's been a few rights but there's many wrongs
C Bm A G
I can make it if you can
C Bm A G
I can make it if you can
A E
Don't trust anything, especially love
Be careful of the broken bottles on the wall above
They burn your brain and they tear at your mind
I know I won't be making love to anyone tonight
Bm G
Cos she and I, we're still sitting here
Bm D
Our eyes are dry but we're bored to tears
A G
I said there must be some future, if there's been a past
A D
Don't talk about the present, it makes me want to laugh
C Bm A G
Can I hold on that long
Is it worth the same old stringalong
C Bm A D
There's been a few rights but there's many wrongs
C Bm A G
I can make it if you can
C Bm A G
I can make it if you can
G E D
we're gonna make it
(Guitar Solo)
A E x4
Bm G
Cos she and I, we're still waiting here
Bm D
Our eyes are dry but we're bored to tears
A G
Don't talk about the future, please don't talk about the past
A D
Lets forget about the present, it harder then to laugh and
C Bm A G
Can we hold on that long (can we)
Is it worth the same old stringalong (same old thing everytime)
C Bm A D
There's been a few rights but there's many wrongs
C Bm A G
I can make it if you can (you know I can)
C Bm A G
I can make it if you can
C Bm A G A G
I can make it if you can
Mick 2009
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