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I thought that i'd give some chords cus I havent seen any for this song on the web.
First off, this is based on a live version of this song and second off, you can play
with the chords alot but I think this best suits it. It is best played in bar chords.
[Intro]
A G F
A F C
A G F
A C
[Verse 1]
A A
Ring! ring! its 7:00 a.m.!
F
Move yself to go again
A A
Cold water in the face
F
Brings you back to this awful place
A A
Knuckle merchants and you bankers, too
F
Must get up an learn those rules
A A
Weather man and the crazy chief
F
One says sun and one says sleet
A A
A.m., the f.m. the p.m. too
F
Churning out that boogaloo
A A
Gets you up and gets you out
F
But how long can you keep it up?
A A
Gimme honda, gimme sony
F
So cheap and real phony
A A
Hong kong dollars and indian cents
F
English pounds and eskimo pence
[Chorus]
D
You lot! what?
G F
Dont stop! give it all you got!
D
You lot! what?
C
Dont stop! yeah!
D
You lot! what?
G F
Dont stop! give it all you got!
D
You lot! what?
C
Dont stop! yeah!
[Verse 2]
A A
Working for a rise, better my station
F
Take my baby to sophistication
A A
Shes seen the ads, she thinks its nice
F D
Better work hard - I seen the price
A A
Never mind that its time for the bus
F
We got to work - an youre one of us
A A
Clocks go slow in a place of work
F D
Minutes drag and the hours jerk
A F
When can I tell em wot I do?
A C
In a second, maaan...oright chuck!
D
Wave bub-bub-bub-bye to the boss
F
Its our profit, its his loss
D
But anyway lunch bells ring
C A F
Take one hour and do your thanng!
A C
Cheeesboiger!
A
[Verse 3]
A A
What do we have for entertainment?
F
Cops kickin gypsies on the pavement
A A
Now the news - snap to attention!
F
The lunar landing of the dentist convention
A A
Italian mobster shoots a lobster
F
Seafood restaurant gets out of hand
A
A car in the fridge
A
Or a fridge in the car?
F
Like cowboys do - in t.v. land
[Chorus]
D
You lot! what?
G F
Dont stop! huh?
D
You lot! what?
C
Dont stop! huh?
D
You lot! what?
G F
Dont stop! yeah!
D
You lot! what?
C
Dont stop!
[Verse 4]
A A
So get back to work an sweat some more
F
The sun will sink an we'll get out the door
A A
Its no good for man to work in cages
F
Hits the town, he drinks his wages
A A
Youre frettin, youre sweatin
F
But did you notice you aint gettin?
A A
Youre frettin, youre sweatin
F
But did you notice you aint gettin anywhere?
A A
Dont you ever stop long enough to start?
F
To take your car outta that gear
A A
Dont you ever stop long enough to start?
F
To get your car outta that gear
A A
Karl marx and fredrich engels
F
Came to the checkout at the 7-11
A A
Marx was skint - but he had sense
F
Engels lent him the necessary pence
D A G F G
What have we got? yeh-o
D C
What have we got? yeh-o
D A G F G
What have we got? Magnificence!
D C
What have we got? yeh-o
A A
Luther king and mahatma gandhi
F
Went to the park to check on the game
A A
But they was murdered by the other team
F
Who went on to win 50-nil
A A
You can be true, you can be false
F
You be given the same reward
A A
Socrates and milhous nixon
F
Both went the same way - through the kitchen
D
Plato the greek or rin tin tin
G F D C
Whos more famous to the billion millions?
A A
News flash: vacuum cleaner sucks up budgie
F
Oooohh...bub-bye
A G F
Maaaagnificeeence!!
A C
Maaaagnificeeence!!
First off, this is based on a live version of this song and second off, you can play
with the chords alot but I think this best suits it. It is best played in bar chords.
[Intro]
A G F
A F C
A G F
A C
[Verse 1]
A A
Ring! ring! its 7:00 a.m.!
F
Move yself to go again
A A
Cold water in the face
F
Brings you back to this awful place
A A
Knuckle merchants and you bankers, too
F
Must get up an learn those rules
A A
Weather man and the crazy chief
F
One says sun and one says sleet
A A
A.m., the f.m. the p.m. too
F
Churning out that boogaloo
A A
Gets you up and gets you out
F
But how long can you keep it up?
A A
Gimme honda, gimme sony
F
So cheap and real phony
A A
Hong kong dollars and indian cents
F
English pounds and eskimo pence
[Chorus]
D
You lot! what?
G F
Dont stop! give it all you got!
D
You lot! what?
C
Dont stop! yeah!
D
You lot! what?
G F
Dont stop! give it all you got!
D
You lot! what?
C
Dont stop! yeah!
[Verse 2]
A A
Working for a rise, better my station
F
Take my baby to sophistication
A A
Shes seen the ads, she thinks its nice
F D
Better work hard - I seen the price
A A
Never mind that its time for the bus
F
We got to work - an youre one of us
A A
Clocks go slow in a place of work
F D
Minutes drag and the hours jerk
A F
When can I tell em wot I do?
A C
In a second, maaan...oright chuck!
D
Wave bub-bub-bub-bye to the boss
F
Its our profit, its his loss
D
But anyway lunch bells ring
C A F
Take one hour and do your thanng!
A C
Cheeesboiger!
A
[Verse 3]
A A
What do we have for entertainment?
F
Cops kickin gypsies on the pavement
A A
Now the news - snap to attention!
F
The lunar landing of the dentist convention
A A
Italian mobster shoots a lobster
F
Seafood restaurant gets out of hand
A
A car in the fridge
A
Or a fridge in the car?
F
Like cowboys do - in t.v. land
[Chorus]
D
You lot! what?
G F
Dont stop! huh?
D
You lot! what?
C
Dont stop! huh?
D
You lot! what?
G F
Dont stop! yeah!
D
You lot! what?
C
Dont stop!
[Verse 4]
A A
So get back to work an sweat some more
F
The sun will sink an we'll get out the door
A A
Its no good for man to work in cages
F
Hits the town, he drinks his wages
A A
Youre frettin, youre sweatin
F
But did you notice you aint gettin?
A A
Youre frettin, youre sweatin
F
But did you notice you aint gettin anywhere?
A A
Dont you ever stop long enough to start?
F
To take your car outta that gear
A A
Dont you ever stop long enough to start?
F
To get your car outta that gear
A A
Karl marx and fredrich engels
F
Came to the checkout at the 7-11
A A
Marx was skint - but he had sense
F
Engels lent him the necessary pence
D A G F G
What have we got? yeh-o
D C
What have we got? yeh-o
D A G F G
What have we got? Magnificence!
D C
What have we got? yeh-o
A A
Luther king and mahatma gandhi
F
Went to the park to check on the game
A A
But they was murdered by the other team
F
Who went on to win 50-nil
A A
You can be true, you can be false
F
You be given the same reward
A A
Socrates and milhous nixon
F
Both went the same way - through the kitchen
D
Plato the greek or rin tin tin
G F D C
Whos more famous to the billion millions?
A A
News flash: vacuum cleaner sucks up budgie
F
Oooohh...bub-bye
A G F
Maaaagnificeeence!!
A C
Maaaagnificeeence!!
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