Biography:
punk and mod group formed in Woking, UK, in 1976 consisting of Paul Weller (vocals, guitar), Bruce Foxton (bass, vocals) and Rick Buckler (drums). The band split in 1982. The band released six albums and had 18 consecutive Top 40 hits in the United Kingdom between 1977 and 1982, including four #1 singles (Going Underground, Start!, Town Called Malice and Beat Surrender). Their singles "That's Entertainment" and "Just Who Is the Five O'Clock Hero" are the best selling import singles in UK history.
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Other songs:
- That's Entertainment
- Town Called Malice
- To Be Someone
- A Bomb In Wardour Street
- Absolute Beginners
- All Around The World
- All Mod Cons
- Art School
- Away From The Numbers
- Beat Surrender
- Billy Hunt
- Boy About Town
- Burning Sky
- But Im Different Now
- Carnaby Street
- Carnation
- David Watts
- Disguises
- Dont Tell Them Youre Sane
- Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
- Dream Time
- Endless Love
- English Rose
- Eton Rifles
- Funeral Pyre
- Ghosts
- Give Me Just A Little More Time
- Going Underground
- Happy Together
- Heatwave
- Here Comes The Weekend
- I Got By In Time
- I Need You For Someone
- In The City
- In The Crowd
- In The Midnight Hour
- In The Street Today
- Its Too Bad
- Just Who Is The 5 Oclock Hero
- Just Who Is The Five O Clock Hero
- Kilos Kabataan
- Life From A Window
- Liza Radley
- London Girl
- London Traffic
- Man In The Corner Shop
- Modern World
- Mr Clean
- News Of The World
- Non Stop Dancing
- Pity Poor Alfie
- Planners Dream Goes Wrong
- Precious
- Private Hell
- Reach Out Ill Be There
- Saturdays Kids
- Slow Down
- Smithers Jones
- So Sad About Us
- Sounds From The Street
- Standards
- Start
- Strange Town
- Sweet Soul Music
- Tales From The Riverbank
- Thats Entertainment
- The Bitterest Pill
- The Butterfly Collector
- The Combine
- The Gift
- The Modern World
- The Night
- The Place I Love
- The Planners Dream Goes Wrong
- Thick As Thieves
- This Is The Modern World
- To Be
- Tonight At Noon
- War
- Wasteland
- When Youre Young
- Worlds Apart
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GOING UNDERGROUND by THE JAM
A couple tabs were slightly out on here. This is copied from the 1980 sheet
music. Distinct key change on second half of song.
[Guitar Intro Riff]
G----2----2-44-764-----|
D-00-0-00-0-00-000-----|
D5 G/D
Some people might say my life is in a rut,
But Im quite happy living with what I got
People might say that I should strive for more,
But Im so happy I cant see the point.
B D#m
Somethings happening here today
A show of strength with your boys brigade and,
Im so happy and youre so kind
You want more money - of course I don't mind
E F# B D#m
To buy nuclear textbooks for atomic crimes And the public gets what the public wants
E F#
But I want nothing this societys got
[CHORUS]
B D#m
Im going underground, (going underground)
E F#
Where the brass bands play and feet start to pound
B D#m
Going underground, (going underground)
E F#
Well let the boys all sing and the boys all shout for tomorrow
[MUSICAL]
B, D#, E, F#
D5 G/D
Some people might get some pleasure out of hate
Me, I've enough already on my plate
People might need some tension to relax
[Me?] I'm too busy dodging between the flak
B D#m
What you see is what you get
Youve made your bed, you better lie in it
You choose your leaders and place your trust
As their lies put you down and their promises bust
E F# B D#m
Youll see kidney machine replaced by rockets and guns And the public wants what the public gets
E F#
But I dont get what this society wants
[CHORUS]
B D#m
Im going underground, (going underground)
E F#
Where the brass bands play and feet start to pound
B D#m
Going underground, (going underground)
E F#
Well let the boys all sing and the boys all shout for tomorrow
C#m B
La la la la la
La la la la la
We talk and we talk until my head explodes
I turn on the news and my body froze
D#m E F# F#
Braying sheep on my TV screen Make this boy shout, make this boy scream!
[SOLO]
C# F F# G# x2
Going underground...
B D# E F# x2
Going underground...
C#m B x4
A|--1111----99---|
E|99----9-77--7--|
La la la la x4
D#m E F# F#
Braying sheep on my TV screen Make this boy shout, make this boy scream!
C# F F# G#
Going underground well let the brass bands play and feet start to pound
Going underground well let the brass bands play & feet start to pound pound pound
Going underground well let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout for
Finish on F#
Tomorrow...
A couple tabs were slightly out on here. This is copied from the 1980 sheet
music. Distinct key change on second half of song.
[Guitar Intro Riff]
G----2----2-44-764-----|
D-00-0-00-0-00-000-----|
D5 G/D
Some people might say my life is in a rut,
But Im quite happy living with what I got
People might say that I should strive for more,
But Im so happy I cant see the point.
B D#m
Somethings happening here today
A show of strength with your boys brigade and,
Im so happy and youre so kind
You want more money - of course I don't mind
E F# B D#m
To buy nuclear textbooks for atomic crimes And the public gets what the public wants
E F#
But I want nothing this societys got
[CHORUS]
B D#m
Im going underground, (going underground)
E F#
Where the brass bands play and feet start to pound
B D#m
Going underground, (going underground)
E F#
Well let the boys all sing and the boys all shout for tomorrow
[MUSICAL]
B, D#, E, F#
D5 G/D
Some people might get some pleasure out of hate
Me, I've enough already on my plate
People might need some tension to relax
[Me?] I'm too busy dodging between the flak
B D#m
What you see is what you get
Youve made your bed, you better lie in it
You choose your leaders and place your trust
As their lies put you down and their promises bust
E F# B D#m
Youll see kidney machine replaced by rockets and guns And the public wants what the public gets
E F#
But I dont get what this society wants
[CHORUS]
B D#m
Im going underground, (going underground)
E F#
Where the brass bands play and feet start to pound
B D#m
Going underground, (going underground)
E F#
Well let the boys all sing and the boys all shout for tomorrow
C#m B
La la la la la
La la la la la
We talk and we talk until my head explodes
I turn on the news and my body froze
D#m E F# F#
Braying sheep on my TV screen Make this boy shout, make this boy scream!
[SOLO]
C# F F# G# x2
Going underground...
B D# E F# x2
Going underground...
C#m B x4
A|--1111----99---|
E|99----9-77--7--|
La la la la x4
D#m E F# F#
Braying sheep on my TV screen Make this boy shout, make this boy scream!
C# F F# G#
Going underground well let the brass bands play and feet start to pound
Going underground well let the brass bands play & feet start to pound pound pound
Going underground well let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout for
Finish on F#
Tomorrow...
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