Biography:
The King Blues are a political band who fuse ska and folk together with punk rock influences. They come from London, England and formed in 2004. On April 3rd 2012 the band split up indefinitely, a comeback album was released in 2016.
Their third full length album, Punk and Poetry, was released on the 17th of April 2011
Tariq Ali described the band's sounds as 'rough, radical music that should unsettle the rulers of this country. A new generation of musicians are challenging war-monger politicians and their courtiers'.
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Other songs:
- All Nazi Skinheads Are Gay
- Bat Out Of Hell
- Blood On My Hands
- Duck And Cover
- Fuck You Geldof
- Hold On Tight
- I Got Love
- If I Had A Coin
- Intro
- Lets Hang The Landlord
- Mr.music Man
- My Bolder (picking Intro)
- My Boulder
- Needle And Thread
- Out Of Luck
- Poems and Songs
- Save The World, Get The Girl
- Shooting Fascists
- Taking Over
- The Bullingdon Boys
- The Sound Of Revolt
- The Streets Are Ours
- Underneath This Lamppost Light
- We Aint Never Done
- en-US
- 5 Bottles Of Shampoo
- Does Anybody Care About Us
- Everything Happens For A Reason
- Headbutt
- I Want You
- Modern Life Has Let Me Down
- Mr Music Man
- My Girl Lollipop
- Punk And Poetry
- Save The World Get The Girl
- The Schemers The Scroungers And The Rats
- The Truth Comes Out
- Under The Fog
- We Are What We Own
- What If Punk Never Happened
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BLOOD ON MY HANDS - The King Blues
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Tabbed by: Oli (Mutleypunk)
Email: [email protected]
Tuning:EADGBe
Yo, this is Oli, and this is 'Blood On My Hands' by 'The King Blues'.
A raucous song by a truly awesome band, have fun playin this romper stomper of a track.
For the intro, verse, interlude and outro play chords barred with upbeat reggae feel.
For the chorus strike each chord with feeling (lol?) 3 times.
Here goes my second tab!
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Intro: B D x4
Verse 1:
B D B D
The job centre is handin out bullet-proof vests
B D B D
For years you've been tellin me I'm trouble makin scum now i can be the best
E G E G
If you love England with all your heart she'll take ya to the grave
B D B D
If I can truly be the best then I'll never be your slave
Chorus:
B D
Well I won't give my life away
A B
To a government that oppressed me
D
I won't have blood on my hands
A B
For the sake of the economy
D
Well I won't give my life away
A B
To a government that oppressed me
D
I won't have blood on my hands
A
For the sake of the economy
Interlude: B D x4
Verse 2:
B D B D
Everyday the same, all of the newspapers they read
B D B D
I see them pushing racism and difference of creed
E G E G
Trying to claim, that they are fighting for God
B D B D
Re-write all the school books say that oil is thicker than blood
Chorus:
B D
Well I won't give my life away
A B
To a government that oppressed me
D
I won't have blood on my hands
A B
For the sake of the economy
D
Well I won't give my life away
A B
To a government that oppressed me
D
I won't have blood on my hands
A
For the sake of the economy
Outro: B D x8
END
BLOOD ON MY HANDS - The King Blues
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: Oli (Mutleypunk)
Email: [email protected]
Tuning:EADGBe
Yo, this is Oli, and this is 'Blood On My Hands' by 'The King Blues'.
A raucous song by a truly awesome band, have fun playin this romper stomper of a track.
For the intro, verse, interlude and outro play chords barred with upbeat reggae feel.
For the chorus strike each chord with feeling (lol?) 3 times.
Here goes my second tab!
-
Intro: B D x4
Verse 1:
B D B D
The job centre is handin out bullet-proof vests
B D B D
For years you've been tellin me I'm trouble makin scum now i can be the best
E G E G
If you love England with all your heart she'll take ya to the grave
B D B D
If I can truly be the best then I'll never be your slave
Chorus:
B D
Well I won't give my life away
A B
To a government that oppressed me
D
I won't have blood on my hands
A B
For the sake of the economy
D
Well I won't give my life away
A B
To a government that oppressed me
D
I won't have blood on my hands
A
For the sake of the economy
Interlude: B D x4
Verse 2:
B D B D
Everyday the same, all of the newspapers they read
B D B D
I see them pushing racism and difference of creed
E G E G
Trying to claim, that they are fighting for God
B D B D
Re-write all the school books say that oil is thicker than blood
Chorus:
B D
Well I won't give my life away
A B
To a government that oppressed me
D
I won't have blood on my hands
A B
For the sake of the economy
D
Well I won't give my life away
A B
To a government that oppressed me
D
I won't have blood on my hands
A
For the sake of the economy
Outro: B D x8
END
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