Biography:
The Arkells are a Canadian rock band, formed in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. In 2008, they signed with Dine Alone Records, home to other Canadian acts such as City and Colour, Bedouin Soundclash, Black Lungs and Cancer Bats. Their first full length record,Jackson Square, was released on October 28th, 2008, and includes their biggest hit "Oh! The Boss is Coming", along with "The Ballad of Hugo Chavez", and "No Champagne Socialist."
In late 2008, Arkells toured Canada as opening act for Matt Mays & El Torpedo.
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Other songs:
- And Then Some
- Ballad Of Hugo Chavez
- John Lennon
- Knocking At The Door
- Leather Jacket
- On Paper
- 11 11
- A Little Rain A Song For Pete
- Abigail
- Agent Zero
- American Screams
- Book Club
- Coffee
- Come Back Home
- Come To Light
- Company Man
- Crawling Through The Window
- Cynical Bastards
- Deadlines
- Dirty Blonde
- Dont Be A Stranger
- Drakes Dad
- Eyes On The Prize
- Hand Me Downs
- Im Not The Sun
- Kiss Cam
- Michigan Left
- My Hearts Always Yours
- Never Thought That This Would Happen
- No Champagne Socialist
- Oh The Boss Is Coming
- Only For A Moment
- Passenger Seat
- Peoples Champ
- Private School
- Pullin Punches
- Relentless
- Round And Round
- Savannah
- Show Me Dont Tell Me
- What Are You Holding On To
- Whistleblower
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Dm* - This means to strum twice quickly
[Intro]
Dm*
[Verse 1]
Gm F C Dm
Passed down from your father,
Gm F C Dm Dm*
you come by it honestly
Gm F C Dm
Passed out from exhaustion
Gm F C Dm Dm*
Looking around for some relief
[Pre-Chorus]
Gm F
But you, put your money on the wrong horse
C Dm
All alone and in the middle of nowhere
Gm F
You put your money on the wrong horse
C Dm Dm*
Premonitions start to whisper:
[Chorus]
Gm F
When you've always been a company man
C Dm
But who did you used to be?
Gm F
You're out here flying the flag
C Dm
But lost track of what it really means
Gm F
When you've always been a company man
C Dm
Got the ground coming out from underneath
Gm F C Dm Bb Am
Hey company man, start walking on your own two feet!
[Verse 2]
Gm F
I get it, I get it, you can eat pretty good
C Dm Dm*
But just cause you can doesn't mean that you should
Gm F
I get it, I get it, you're just misunderstood
C Dm Dm*
You said, "gimmie a minute man, let me explain"
[Pre-Chorus]
Gm F
But you hitch your wagon to the wrong horse
C Dm Dm*
You turned around and asked, "How did we get here?"
Gm F
You hitch your wagon to the wrong horse
C Dm Dm*
Premonitions start to whisper:
[Chorus]
Gm F
When you've always been a company man
C Dm
But who did you used to be?
Gm F
You're out here flying the flag
C Dm
But lost track of what it really means
Gm F
When you've always been a company man
C Dm
Got the ground coming out from underneath
Gm F C Dm Bb Am
Hey company man, start walking on your own two feet!
[Bridge]
(Instrumental then same part with vocals)
Dm C Am Gm F Gm Am Dm Am C
e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|-7---5----------------|---------7---------5--|
D|-7---5---7------5--3--|-5---7---7------7--5--|
A|-5---3---7------5--3--|-5---7---5------7--3--|
E|---------5------3--1--|-3---5----------5-----|
Dm C Am Gm F Gm Am Dm
e|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|
G|-7---5----------------|---------7--------------|
D|-7---5---7------5--3--|-5---7---7----3---------|
A|-5---3---7------5--3--|-5---7---5-------5-3----|
E|---------5------3--1--|-3---5---------------5--|
Dm C Am Gm F
Dig it up, dig it up all day (all day)
Gm Am Dm Am C
Take a toll, take a toll on the body
Dm C Am Gm
Serve it up, serve it up, no shame
F Gm Am Dm
That's a pretty good deal for you
Dm C Am Gm F
Dig it up, dig it up all day (all day)
Gm Am Dm Am C
Take a toll, take a toll on the body
Dm C Am Gm
Serve it up, serve it up, no shame
F Gm Am Dm
There's a new day coming for you
[Chorus]
Gm F
When you've always been a company man
C Dm
But who did you used to be?
Gm F
You're out here flying the flag
C Dm
But lost track of what it really means
Gm F
When you've always been a company man
C Dm
Got the ground coming out from underneath
Gm F C Dm
Hey company man, start walking on your own two feet!
[Chorus]
Gm F
When you've always been a company man
C Dm
But who did you used to be?
Gm F
You're out here flying the flag
C Dm
But lost track of what it really means
Gm F
When you've always been a company man
C Dm
Got the ground coming out from underneath
Gm F C Dm Bb Am
Hey company man, start walking on your own two feet!
[Outro]
Dm C Am Gm F Gm Am Dm Am C
e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|-7---5----------------|---------7---------5--|
D|-7---5---7------5--3--|-5---7---7------7--5--|
A|-5---3---7------5--3--|-5---7---5------7--3--|
E|---------5------3--1--|-3---5----------5-----|
Dm C Am Gm F Gm Am Dm
e|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|
G|-7---5----------------|---------7--------------|
D|-7---5---7------5--3--|-5---7---7----3---------|
A|-5---3---7------5--3--|-5---7---5-------5-3----|
E|---------5------3--1--|-3---5---------------5--|
Dm C Am Gm F Gm Am Dm Am C
e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|-7---5----------------|---------7---------5--|
D|-7---5---7------5--3--|-5---7---7------7--5--|
A|-5---3---7------5--3--|-5---7---5------7--3--|
E|---------5------3--1--|-3---5----------5-----|
Dm C Am Gm F Gm Am Dm
e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|-7---5----------------|---------7------------|
D|-7---5---7------5--3--|-5---7---7------------|
A|-5---3---7------5--3--|-5---7---5------------|
E|---------5------3--1--|-3---5----------------|
[Intro]
Dm*
[Verse 1]
Gm F C Dm
Passed down from your father,
Gm F C Dm Dm*
you come by it honestly
Gm F C Dm
Passed out from exhaustion
Gm F C Dm Dm*
Looking around for some relief
[Pre-Chorus]
Gm F
But you, put your money on the wrong horse
C Dm
All alone and in the middle of nowhere
Gm F
You put your money on the wrong horse
C Dm Dm*
Premonitions start to whisper:
[Chorus]
Gm F
When you've always been a company man
C Dm
But who did you used to be?
Gm F
You're out here flying the flag
C Dm
But lost track of what it really means
Gm F
When you've always been a company man
C Dm
Got the ground coming out from underneath
Gm F C Dm Bb Am
Hey company man, start walking on your own two feet!
[Verse 2]
Gm F
I get it, I get it, you can eat pretty good
C Dm Dm*
But just cause you can doesn't mean that you should
Gm F
I get it, I get it, you're just misunderstood
C Dm Dm*
You said, "gimmie a minute man, let me explain"
[Pre-Chorus]
Gm F
But you hitch your wagon to the wrong horse
C Dm Dm*
You turned around and asked, "How did we get here?"
Gm F
You hitch your wagon to the wrong horse
C Dm Dm*
Premonitions start to whisper:
[Chorus]
Gm F
When you've always been a company man
C Dm
But who did you used to be?
Gm F
You're out here flying the flag
C Dm
But lost track of what it really means
Gm F
When you've always been a company man
C Dm
Got the ground coming out from underneath
Gm F C Dm Bb Am
Hey company man, start walking on your own two feet!
[Bridge]
(Instrumental then same part with vocals)
Dm C Am Gm F Gm Am Dm Am C
e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|-7---5----------------|---------7---------5--|
D|-7---5---7------5--3--|-5---7---7------7--5--|
A|-5---3---7------5--3--|-5---7---5------7--3--|
E|---------5------3--1--|-3---5----------5-----|
Dm C Am Gm F Gm Am Dm
e|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|
G|-7---5----------------|---------7--------------|
D|-7---5---7------5--3--|-5---7---7----3---------|
A|-5---3---7------5--3--|-5---7---5-------5-3----|
E|---------5------3--1--|-3---5---------------5--|
Dm C Am Gm F
Dig it up, dig it up all day (all day)
Gm Am Dm Am C
Take a toll, take a toll on the body
Dm C Am Gm
Serve it up, serve it up, no shame
F Gm Am Dm
That's a pretty good deal for you
Dm C Am Gm F
Dig it up, dig it up all day (all day)
Gm Am Dm Am C
Take a toll, take a toll on the body
Dm C Am Gm
Serve it up, serve it up, no shame
F Gm Am Dm
There's a new day coming for you
[Chorus]
Gm F
When you've always been a company man
C Dm
But who did you used to be?
Gm F
You're out here flying the flag
C Dm
But lost track of what it really means
Gm F
When you've always been a company man
C Dm
Got the ground coming out from underneath
Gm F C Dm
Hey company man, start walking on your own two feet!
[Chorus]
Gm F
When you've always been a company man
C Dm
But who did you used to be?
Gm F
You're out here flying the flag
C Dm
But lost track of what it really means
Gm F
When you've always been a company man
C Dm
Got the ground coming out from underneath
Gm F C Dm Bb Am
Hey company man, start walking on your own two feet!
[Outro]
Dm C Am Gm F Gm Am Dm Am C
e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|-7---5----------------|---------7---------5--|
D|-7---5---7------5--3--|-5---7---7------7--5--|
A|-5---3---7------5--3--|-5---7---5------7--3--|
E|---------5------3--1--|-3---5----------5-----|
Dm C Am Gm F Gm Am Dm
e|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|
G|-7---5----------------|---------7--------------|
D|-7---5---7------5--3--|-5---7---7----3---------|
A|-5---3---7------5--3--|-5---7---5-------5-3----|
E|---------5------3--1--|-3---5---------------5--|
Dm C Am Gm F Gm Am Dm Am C
e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|-7---5----------------|---------7---------5--|
D|-7---5---7------5--3--|-5---7---7------7--5--|
A|-5---3---7------5--3--|-5---7---5------7--3--|
E|---------5------3--1--|-3---5----------5-----|
Dm C Am Gm F Gm Am Dm
e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|-7---5----------------|---------7------------|
D|-7---5---7------5--3--|-5---7---7------------|
A|-5---3---7------5--3--|-5---7---5------------|
E|---------5------3--1--|-3---5----------------|
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