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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With Everything To Lose – The Style Council
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Written by: Paul Weller/Steve White
From: "Out Favourite Shop" (1985)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Emaj7 0-2-2-4-4-4
A6/B x-2-2-2-2-2
Fdim7 1-x-0-1-0-1
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INTRO
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | % |
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | % |
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | % |
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | A/B |
VERSE
Emaj7
From the playground to the wasteground
A6/B
Hope ends at 17
Emaj7
Sweeping floors and filling shelves
A6/B
Forced into government schemes
B
Eleven years spent to dig out ditches
C#m7
Forget your schoolday dreams
Bm7
Guarantees and lie-filled speeches
F#m
But nothing's what it seems
Em
Qualified and patronized
Dmaj7
With everything to lose
C#7
Ooh, ooh, ooh
INTERLUDE
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | % |
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | A/B |
VERSE
Emaj7
No choice or chance for the future
A6/B
The rich enjoy less tax
Emaj7
Dress the girls in pretty pink
A6/B
The shit goes to the blacks
B
A generation's heart torn out
C#m7
And covered up the facts
Bm7
The only thing they'll understand
F#m
Is a wall against their backs
Em
The only hope now left for those
Dmaj7
With everything to lose
Em
With everything to lose
Dmaj7
With everything to lose
C#7
Ooh, ooh, ooh
SOLO
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | % |
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | % |
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | % |
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | A/B |
VERSE (variation)
Emaj7 Fdim7
In desperation’s empty eyes
F#m7 A6/B
Signed up and thrown away
Emaj7 Fdim7
There's drugs replacing dignity
F#m7 A6/B
The short sharp shock repaid
B
There'll be no money if you dare to question
C#m7
Working the Tory way
Bm7
The truth is up there carved in stone
F#m
Where 21 dead now lay
Em
A family's loss for a few pounds saved
Dmaj7
With everything to lose
Em
With everything to lose
Dmaj7
With everything to lose
Em
With everything to lose
Dmaj7
Everything to lose
C#7 | C#7 |
Ooh, ooh
OUTRO (scat vocals ad lib)
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | % |
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | % |
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | % |
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | % |
(repeat and fade)
With Everything To Lose – The Style Council
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Written by: Paul Weller/Steve White
From: "Out Favourite Shop" (1985)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Emaj7 0-2-2-4-4-4
A6/B x-2-2-2-2-2
Fdim7 1-x-0-1-0-1
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INTRO
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | % |
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | % |
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | % |
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | A/B |
VERSE
Emaj7
From the playground to the wasteground
A6/B
Hope ends at 17
Emaj7
Sweeping floors and filling shelves
A6/B
Forced into government schemes
B
Eleven years spent to dig out ditches
C#m7
Forget your schoolday dreams
Bm7
Guarantees and lie-filled speeches
F#m
But nothing's what it seems
Em
Qualified and patronized
Dmaj7
With everything to lose
C#7
Ooh, ooh, ooh
INTERLUDE
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | % |
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | A/B |
VERSE
Emaj7
No choice or chance for the future
A6/B
The rich enjoy less tax
Emaj7
Dress the girls in pretty pink
A6/B
The shit goes to the blacks
B
A generation's heart torn out
C#m7
And covered up the facts
Bm7
The only thing they'll understand
F#m
Is a wall against their backs
Em
The only hope now left for those
Dmaj7
With everything to lose
Em
With everything to lose
Dmaj7
With everything to lose
C#7
Ooh, ooh, ooh
SOLO
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | % |
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | % |
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | % |
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | A/B |
VERSE (variation)
Emaj7 Fdim7
In desperation’s empty eyes
F#m7 A6/B
Signed up and thrown away
Emaj7 Fdim7
There's drugs replacing dignity
F#m7 A6/B
The short sharp shock repaid
B
There'll be no money if you dare to question
C#m7
Working the Tory way
Bm7
The truth is up there carved in stone
F#m
Where 21 dead now lay
Em
A family's loss for a few pounds saved
Dmaj7
With everything to lose
Em
With everything to lose
Dmaj7
With everything to lose
Em
With everything to lose
Dmaj7
Everything to lose
C#7 | C#7 |
Ooh, ooh
OUTRO (scat vocals ad lib)
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | % |
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | % |
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | % |
| G#m7 | % | F#m7 | % |
(repeat and fade)
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