Biography:
Willie Nile (born Robert Anthony Noonan on June 7, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, and musician. In 1980 Nile released his self-titled debut album which according to one critic remains “one of the most thrilling post-Byrds folk-rock albums of all time”. His career was interrupted by legal problems with his record company, but he eventually returned to recording and performing in the US and Europe, establishing himself as a respected songwriter and live-wire rocker.
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Willie Niles slightly disturbing 'cell phones ringing (in the pockets of the dead)' written after 9-11.
I have seen him do this live, it was fantastic!
It's pretty simple and in standard tuning.
I don't expect many will read this but if you are one of the few please feel free to comment/rate
Starts with a short Spanish type intro then:
INTRO: Am C G X8
VERSE 1:
Am C G
Blind man beggin' for a little crust of bread
Am C G
Rich lady wonderin' what the undertaker said
Am C G
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
Am C G
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
Am C G Am C G
Hey hey, hey hey hey
VERSE 2:
Am C G
Mother nature's lookin' for the hands of father time
Am C G
He's got 'em reachin' for the girl in number nine
Am C G
She's readin' horoscopes lookin' for a sign
Am C G
Waitin' for the train that'll take her down the line
Am C G Am C G
Hey hey, hey hey hey
VERSE 3:
Am C G
Cell phones ringin' in the middle of the street
Am C G
History's tellin' stories that a sailor won't repeat
Am C G
Believers and infidels are fighting in the heat
Am C G
While bodies of the innocent are covered with a sheet
Am C G Am C G Am C G Am C G
Hey hey, hey hey hey I said hey, hey hey hey
BREAK:
F C F C F C G
Everybody's lookin' for what they cannot find
F C F C F C G Em
I'm down here on Bleeker Street tryin' to read your mind
Am C G Am C G
Hey hey, hey hey hey
VERSE 4:
Am C G
Santa Claus and Robinhood are doin' what they can
Am C G
To feed the poor and soak the rich and help their fellow man
Am C G
While senators and congressmen are workin' on a plan
Am C G
To get some more vacation time to get a deeper tan
Am C G Am C G
Hey hey, hey hey hey
VERSE 5:
Am C G
Sheena's in the jungle tryin' hard to keep it real
Am C G
The doctor's in the ale house tryin' to cop a feel
Am C G
The count of Monte Christo wants to make another deal
Am C G
And Dracula's in the kitchen and he's lookin' for a meal
Am C G Am C G Am C G Am C G
Hey hey, hey hey hey I said hey, hey hey hey
BREAK:
F C F C F C G
Everybody's lookin' for what they cannot find
F C F C F C G Em
I'm down here on Bleeker Street tryin' to read your mind
Am C G
Hey hey
SOLO: Am C G X7
VERSE 6 (chords implied but not played):
Am C G
Aristotle's ridin' on a ferryboat to Mars
Am C G
While Juliet is creepin' through the closets of the stars
Am C G
Romeo is on the run, smoking' blue cigars
Am C G
Puttin' cocoa butter on to cover up the scars
VERSE 7:
Am C G
Maggie May and Captain Hook are walkin' down the aisle
Am C G
As the president saunters in astride a crocodile
Am C G
The Ayatolah swears he is not a pedophile
NC
And the Right of man don't mean a damn here in the age of style
Am C G Am C G Am C G Am C G
Hey hey, hey hey hey I said hey, hey hey hey
CHORUS:
Am C G
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
Am C G
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
Am C G
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
Am C G
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
Am C G
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
Am C G
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
Am C G
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
Am C G Am (let ring)
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
REPRISE:
Am C G Am C G Am C G Am C G
I said hey, hey hey hey, I said hey, hey hey hey
OUTRO:
Am C G
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
Am C G
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
Am C G
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
Am C G Am
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
I have seen him do this live, it was fantastic!
It's pretty simple and in standard tuning.
I don't expect many will read this but if you are one of the few please feel free to comment/rate
Starts with a short Spanish type intro then:
INTRO: Am C G X8
VERSE 1:
Am C G
Blind man beggin' for a little crust of bread
Am C G
Rich lady wonderin' what the undertaker said
Am C G
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
Am C G
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
Am C G Am C G
Hey hey, hey hey hey
VERSE 2:
Am C G
Mother nature's lookin' for the hands of father time
Am C G
He's got 'em reachin' for the girl in number nine
Am C G
She's readin' horoscopes lookin' for a sign
Am C G
Waitin' for the train that'll take her down the line
Am C G Am C G
Hey hey, hey hey hey
VERSE 3:
Am C G
Cell phones ringin' in the middle of the street
Am C G
History's tellin' stories that a sailor won't repeat
Am C G
Believers and infidels are fighting in the heat
Am C G
While bodies of the innocent are covered with a sheet
Am C G Am C G Am C G Am C G
Hey hey, hey hey hey I said hey, hey hey hey
BREAK:
F C F C F C G
Everybody's lookin' for what they cannot find
F C F C F C G Em
I'm down here on Bleeker Street tryin' to read your mind
Am C G Am C G
Hey hey, hey hey hey
VERSE 4:
Am C G
Santa Claus and Robinhood are doin' what they can
Am C G
To feed the poor and soak the rich and help their fellow man
Am C G
While senators and congressmen are workin' on a plan
Am C G
To get some more vacation time to get a deeper tan
Am C G Am C G
Hey hey, hey hey hey
VERSE 5:
Am C G
Sheena's in the jungle tryin' hard to keep it real
Am C G
The doctor's in the ale house tryin' to cop a feel
Am C G
The count of Monte Christo wants to make another deal
Am C G
And Dracula's in the kitchen and he's lookin' for a meal
Am C G Am C G Am C G Am C G
Hey hey, hey hey hey I said hey, hey hey hey
BREAK:
F C F C F C G
Everybody's lookin' for what they cannot find
F C F C F C G Em
I'm down here on Bleeker Street tryin' to read your mind
Am C G
Hey hey
SOLO: Am C G X7
VERSE 6 (chords implied but not played):
Am C G
Aristotle's ridin' on a ferryboat to Mars
Am C G
While Juliet is creepin' through the closets of the stars
Am C G
Romeo is on the run, smoking' blue cigars
Am C G
Puttin' cocoa butter on to cover up the scars
VERSE 7:
Am C G
Maggie May and Captain Hook are walkin' down the aisle
Am C G
As the president saunters in astride a crocodile
Am C G
The Ayatolah swears he is not a pedophile
NC
And the Right of man don't mean a damn here in the age of style
Am C G Am C G Am C G Am C G
Hey hey, hey hey hey I said hey, hey hey hey
CHORUS:
Am C G
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
Am C G
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
Am C G
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
Am C G
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
Am C G
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
Am C G
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
Am C G
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
Am C G Am (let ring)
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
REPRISE:
Am C G Am C G Am C G Am C G
I said hey, hey hey hey, I said hey, hey hey hey
OUTRO:
Am C G
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
Am C G
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
Am C G
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
Am C G Am
Cell phones ringin' in the pockets of the dead
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