Biography:
The Style Council were an English musical group formed in 1983 by ex-The Jam singer and guitarist Paul Weller with keyboardist Mick Talbot. The permanent lineup grew to include drummer Steve White and Weller's then-wife, vocalist Dee C. Lee. Other artists such as Tracie Young and Tracey Thorn (Everything but the Girl) also collaborated with the group.
The band showed a diversity of musical styles. Singles "Speak Like a Child" (with its loud soul-influenced style)
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Other songs:
- A Casual Affair
- A Man Of Great Promise
- A Solid Bond In Your Heart
- All Gone Away
- Blood Sports
- Boy Who Cried Wolf
- Come To Milton Keynes
- Ghosts Of Dachau
- Have You Ever Had It Blue
- Headstart For Happiness
- Heres One That Got Away
- Homebreakers
- It Just Came To Pieces In My Hands
- Iwasadoledadstoyboy
- Lodgers
- Long Hot Summer
- Luck
- My Ever Changing Moods
- Party Chambers
- See The Day
- Shout To The Top
- Speak Like A Child
- Spin Drifting
- Stones Throw Away
- Story Of Someones Shoe
- The Cost Of Loving
- The Paris Match
- The Piccadilly Trail
- The Whole Point
- Walls Come Tumbling Down
- With Everything To Lose
- Youre The Best Thing
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A Man Of Great Promise - The Style Council, Our Favourite Shop (1985)
Words and Music by Paul Weller
Tabbed by Ryan Chan
This version is based on the acoustic performances of the song by Paul Weller.
Capo on second fret although on studio version does not have a capo.
Chords:
Em (022000)
Am (x02210)
Am7 (x02010) or (x02013)
D (xx0232) or D7 (xx0212)
G (320033)
G/F# (2x0033) or (2x023x)
G7 (320001)
Cmaj7 (x32000) or C (x32010)
Bm (x24432) or D (xx0232)
B7 (x21200) or (x21202) or (x24242)
Intro:
Em Am Am7 D G G/F#
Verse 1 :
Em Am Am7
I bought the paper yesterday
D G G/F#
And I saw the obituary
Em Am Am7
And I read of how you died in pain
D G G/F#
Well I just couldn't understand it
Em Am Am7
If I could of changed that
D G G/F#
Then Lord knows I'd do it now
Em Am Am7
But there is no going back
D G G7
And what's done is done forever
Chorus 1:
Cmaj7 Bm
But you were always chained and shackled by the dirt
Am B7
Of every small town institution and every big town flirt
Solo:
Em Am Am7 D G G/F# x2
Verse 2
Em Am Am7
And I think of what you might have been
D G G/F#
A man of such great promise
Em Am Am7
Oh but you seem to forget the dream
D G G/F#
And the more you saw you hated
Em Am Am7
But let's not talk of the blame
D G G/F#
For what is only natural
Em Am Am7
Like a moth going to a flame
D G G7
You had a dangerous passion
Chorus 2:
Cmaj7 Bm
But you were always chained and shackled by the dirt
Am B7
Of every small town institution and every big town flirt
Outro:
Em Am Am7
All the things that you might have been
D G G/F#
But who am I to say?
Em
Still I wonder
Am D G G/F# Em
If it's in the cold earth you prefer to lay
Am D G G/F# Em
If it's in the cold earth you prefer to stay
Am D Em
Words and Music by Paul Weller
Tabbed by Ryan Chan
This version is based on the acoustic performances of the song by Paul Weller.
Capo on second fret although on studio version does not have a capo.
Chords:
Em (022000)
Am (x02210)
Am7 (x02010) or (x02013)
D (xx0232) or D7 (xx0212)
G (320033)
G/F# (2x0033) or (2x023x)
G7 (320001)
Cmaj7 (x32000) or C (x32010)
Bm (x24432) or D (xx0232)
B7 (x21200) or (x21202) or (x24242)
Intro:
Em Am Am7 D G G/F#
Verse 1 :
Em Am Am7
I bought the paper yesterday
D G G/F#
And I saw the obituary
Em Am Am7
And I read of how you died in pain
D G G/F#
Well I just couldn't understand it
Em Am Am7
If I could of changed that
D G G/F#
Then Lord knows I'd do it now
Em Am Am7
But there is no going back
D G G7
And what's done is done forever
Chorus 1:
Cmaj7 Bm
But you were always chained and shackled by the dirt
Am B7
Of every small town institution and every big town flirt
Solo:
Em Am Am7 D G G/F# x2
Verse 2
Em Am Am7
And I think of what you might have been
D G G/F#
A man of such great promise
Em Am Am7
Oh but you seem to forget the dream
D G G/F#
And the more you saw you hated
Em Am Am7
But let's not talk of the blame
D G G/F#
For what is only natural
Em Am Am7
Like a moth going to a flame
D G G7
You had a dangerous passion
Chorus 2:
Cmaj7 Bm
But you were always chained and shackled by the dirt
Am B7
Of every small town institution and every big town flirt
Outro:
Em Am Am7
All the things that you might have been
D G G/F#
But who am I to say?
Em
Still I wonder
Am D G G/F# Em
If it's in the cold earth you prefer to lay
Am D G G/F# Em
If it's in the cold earth you prefer to stay
Am D Em
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