Biography:
Oi! band formed in South Shields in 1977. They are one of most prominent skinhead bands and espouse a socialist, atheist and internationalist ideas, which later inspired bands such as: Banda Bassotti, Los Fastidios, Red London, Hard Skin, The Redskins or Red Alert. The original line up for the band was Mensi (vocals), Mond (guitar), Steve Forsten (bass) and Decca Wade (drums). The band have reformed and split a few times over the years.
The band are still playing throughout Europe.
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INTRO: Db slide D x 3 C (repeat x4)
VERSE:
D / D C /
He's eighteen and he wants to die
He wants some glory but the price is high
He sees the way out and wants to touch the sky
A star for today and a corpse for tomorrow
Bb
The media love him just for a day
C
That's all he needs to pave his way
Bb
His hours of glory should have been made to last
C
but it all ended in just one blast
D Bb
I ain't ever been nothin' I ain't ever 'ad nothin'
I ain't ever been nothin' I ain't ever 'ad nothin'
F G Bb C
going up in a puff of smoke going up in a puff of smoke
I'm gonna go out in a puff of smoke I wanna go out in a puff of smoke
Oooooo Oooooooooo Oooooooo Oooooooo
Oooooo Oooooooooo Oooooooo Oooooooo
Db slide D x 3 C (repeat x4)
VERSE:
D / D C /
I can see him villian,
a noose around his neck
making his grand finale,
his farewell to us all
why didn't he see a future?
why no bridges left to cross?
is all that existed in his mind
to be a star for just one day?
Bb
to reach the point of no return
C
after stardom for just one day
Bb
no turning back no after thoughts
C
just a bullet in his chest
D Bb
I ain't ever been nothin' I ain't ever 'ad nothin'
I ain't ever been nothin' I ain't ever 'ad nothin'
F G Bb C
going up in a puff of smoke going up in a puff of smoke
I'm gonna go out in a puff of smoke I wanna go out in a puff of smoke
Oooooo Oooooooooo Oooooooo Oooooooo
Oooooo Oooooooooo Oooooooo Oooooooo
F G Bb C (staccatto x2)
F G Bb C
going up in a puff of smoke going up in a puff of smoke
I'm gonna go out in a puff of smoke I wanna go out in a puff of smoke
going up in a puff of smoke going up in a puff of smoke
I'm gonna go out in a puff of smoke I wanna go out in a puff of smoke
Db slide D x 3 C
VERSE:
D / D C /
He's eighteen and he wants to die
He wants some glory but the price is high
He sees the way out and wants to touch the sky
A star for today and a corpse for tomorrow
Bb
The media love him just for a day
C
That's all he needs to pave his way
Bb
His hours of glory should have been made to last
C
but it all ended in just one blast
D Bb
I ain't ever been nothin' I ain't ever 'ad nothin'
I ain't ever been nothin' I ain't ever 'ad nothin'
F G Bb C
going up in a puff of smoke going up in a puff of smoke
I'm gonna go out in a puff of smoke I wanna go out in a puff of smoke
Oooooo Oooooooooo Oooooooo Oooooooo
Oooooo Oooooooooo Oooooooo Oooooooo
Db slide D x 3 C (repeat x4)
VERSE:
D / D C /
I can see him villian,
a noose around his neck
making his grand finale,
his farewell to us all
why didn't he see a future?
why no bridges left to cross?
is all that existed in his mind
to be a star for just one day?
Bb
to reach the point of no return
C
after stardom for just one day
Bb
no turning back no after thoughts
C
just a bullet in his chest
D Bb
I ain't ever been nothin' I ain't ever 'ad nothin'
I ain't ever been nothin' I ain't ever 'ad nothin'
F G Bb C
going up in a puff of smoke going up in a puff of smoke
I'm gonna go out in a puff of smoke I wanna go out in a puff of smoke
Oooooo Oooooooooo Oooooooo Oooooooo
Oooooo Oooooooooo Oooooooo Oooooooo
F G Bb C (staccatto x2)
F G Bb C
going up in a puff of smoke going up in a puff of smoke
I'm gonna go out in a puff of smoke I wanna go out in a puff of smoke
going up in a puff of smoke going up in a puff of smoke
I'm gonna go out in a puff of smoke I wanna go out in a puff of smoke
Db slide D x 3 C
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