Biography:
The Members were formed in 1977 by Nicky Tesco. Tesco was a graduate who, having failed to emigrate to Canada, had returned to Camberley, Surrey, UK, and had been working in a variety of jobs when the opportunity arose to form a band. Linking up with a friend and local guitarist Gary Baker an initial four piece was formed. Tesco soon added trainee merchant banker Jean Marie Carroll, known as JC, to the lineup having been a long admirer of his style and songwriting abilities.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Here's a great song from 1978 by The Members
SOUND OF THE SUBURBS
Intro G/D x 3
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C5 G/D
Same old boring Sunday morning, Old man's out washing the car
C5
Mum's in the kitchen cooking Sunday dinner,
G/D
Her best meal, only one she does
Am C G
Johnnys upstairs in his bedroom sitting in the dark
Am C G D D
Annoying the neighbours with his punk rock electric guitar
Chorus
NC G B A
This is the sound, This is the sound of the suburbs
G B A C, E,D
This is the sound of the suburbs
Verse 2
C5
Every lousy Monday morning, Heathrow jets go crashing
G/D
Over our home
C5
Ten o'clock, Broadmoor siren, Driving me mad
G/D
Won't leave me alone
Am C G
The woman next door just sits there and stares outside
Am C G D
She hasn't come out once ever since her husband died
Chorus
NC G B A
This is the sound, This is the sound of the suburbs
G B A C, E,D
This is the sound of the suburbs
Break
E G E G
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C B5 C5 P/slide
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D5 D#5 E5, F5 F#5 G5, G#5 A5, A#5, B5 C5
Just keep going up the fretboard C5 is at fret 15.
Bridge
G B G D
Youth Club groups used to wanna be free, Now they want ANARCHY!
G B G D
They play to fast, They play out of tune, practice in the singers bedroom
C B A
Drums quite good, the bass is too loud, and I can't hear the words
Chorus
G
This is the sound
B A
This is the sound of the suburbs
G B A C, E D
This is the sound of the suburbs
Verse 3
C5 G/D
Saturday morning family shoppers, crowding out, the centre of town
C5
Young blokes sitting on benches, shouting at the young girls
G/D
Walking around
Am C G
And johnny stands there at his window looking at the night
Am C
Say's 'Hey what you listening to?
G D NC
There's nothing there!' That's right.
Chorus
G B A
This is the sound of the suburbs
G B A
This is the sound of the suburbs
Bass solo
G, B, A, A x2
Outro
G
This is the sound
B A
This is the sound
G
This is the sound
B A
This is the sound
G
This is the sound
B A
This is free sound
G
This is the sound
B A
This is the sou-ou-ou-ou-nd
G B A
This is the sound of the suburbs (Can you hear?)
G B A
This is the sound of the suburbs (Yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah)
G B A
This is the sound of the suburbs (The one that I want)
G B A C, E D
This is the sound of the suburbs
D, D, D, G NC.
Fill - use this in the outro section
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SOUND OF THE SUBURBS
Intro G/D x 3
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C5 G/D
Same old boring Sunday morning, Old man's out washing the car
C5
Mum's in the kitchen cooking Sunday dinner,
G/D
Her best meal, only one she does
Am C G
Johnnys upstairs in his bedroom sitting in the dark
Am C G D D
Annoying the neighbours with his punk rock electric guitar
Chorus
NC G B A
This is the sound, This is the sound of the suburbs
G B A C, E,D
This is the sound of the suburbs
Verse 2
C5
Every lousy Monday morning, Heathrow jets go crashing
G/D
Over our home
C5
Ten o'clock, Broadmoor siren, Driving me mad
G/D
Won't leave me alone
Am C G
The woman next door just sits there and stares outside
Am C G D
She hasn't come out once ever since her husband died
Chorus
NC G B A
This is the sound, This is the sound of the suburbs
G B A C, E,D
This is the sound of the suburbs
Break
E G E G
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C B5 C5 P/slide
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|------------2-------|----------------------4-4----------------------/----|
|---------------2----|--4-44-44-44-44-44-44-----5-55-55-55-55-55-55-/-----|
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D5 D#5 E5, F5 F#5 G5, G#5 A5, A#5, B5 C5
Just keep going up the fretboard C5 is at fret 15.
Bridge
G B G D
Youth Club groups used to wanna be free, Now they want ANARCHY!
G B G D
They play to fast, They play out of tune, practice in the singers bedroom
C B A
Drums quite good, the bass is too loud, and I can't hear the words
Chorus
G
This is the sound
B A
This is the sound of the suburbs
G B A C, E D
This is the sound of the suburbs
Verse 3
C5 G/D
Saturday morning family shoppers, crowding out, the centre of town
C5
Young blokes sitting on benches, shouting at the young girls
G/D
Walking around
Am C G
And johnny stands there at his window looking at the night
Am C
Say's 'Hey what you listening to?
G D NC
There's nothing there!' That's right.
Chorus
G B A
This is the sound of the suburbs
G B A
This is the sound of the suburbs
Bass solo
G, B, A, A x2
Outro
G
This is the sound
B A
This is the sound
G
This is the sound
B A
This is the sound
G
This is the sound
B A
This is free sound
G
This is the sound
B A
This is the sou-ou-ou-ou-nd
G B A
This is the sound of the suburbs (Can you hear?)
G B A
This is the sound of the suburbs (Yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah)
G B A
This is the sound of the suburbs (The one that I want)
G B A C, E D
This is the sound of the suburbs
D, D, D, G NC.
Fill - use this in the outro section
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