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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Mike DeAngelis plays everything with bar chords.
Any chord accompanied by a * means to only sturm the chord once then quickly follow it up with the next chord
[Intro]
Bb C
[Verse 1]
Dm Gm Gm* A*
You’ve got no vision for the long run
C Bb Bb* C*
You’ve got no sense of history
Dm Gm Gm* A*
You’ve got the world at your fingertips
C Bb A*
And now you have it crumblin'
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Gm C
But if you look back far enough
F Bb
And find the place you started
Gm C
Before you held a grudge
F D
Or the highest office
Gm C
You do nothing every year
F Bb
But you're showin' up on the red carpet...
[Chorus]
Gm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
Dm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
Gm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
Dm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
C* C* C*
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
Dm
And it ain’t you
Bb* C*
[Verse 2]
Dm Bb* C* Gm
I said “Give it to me straight!” - (Things are crooked)
Gm* Dm* C Gm* Dm* Bb Bb* C*
I said “Who’s sticking around?” - (For all the heavy lifting?)
Dm Bb* C*
You ain’t no robin hood -(No)
Gm Gm* Dm*
Never been in this neighbourhood -(No)
C Bb
Thought you said this would be easy
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Gm C
But I can smell it on ya
F Bb
You’re some aristocrat
Gm C
I said “It takes a village”
F D
And you can’t handle that
Gm C
Well I already know
F Bb
How the history books will react
[Chorus]
Gm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
Dm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
Gm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
Dm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
C* C* C*
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
Dm
And it ain’t you
[Bridge]
Dm
All my girls say
O-o-o-o-o-o-o-oh
O-o-o-o-o-o-o-oh
Dm
All my dudes go
O-o-o-o-o-o-o-oh
O-o-o-o-o-o-o-oh
[Verse 3]
Dm
Now here’s the official statement:
Dm/C
We’re street fighting on the pavement
Dm/Bb
I’m going dancing like I’m raving
Dm/A
There’s no service in the basement
Dm/G
Now I don’t mean to sound impatient
Dm/F
But I’ve seen the flag you’re waving
Dm/E
And I can see through all this fake shit
Dm/A
This highest office’s sitting vacant
[Pre-Chorus 3]
GM C
But if you look back far enough
F Bb
And find the place you started
Gm C
I promise you no charlatan
F D
Has ever died a martyr
Gm C
You do nothing every year
F Bb
But showing up on the red carpet
[Chorus]
Gm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
Dm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
Gm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
Dm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
Gm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
(O-o-o-o-o-o-o-oh)
Dm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
(O-o-o-o-o-o-o-oh)
Gm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
(O-o-o-o-o-o-o-oh)
Dm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
C* C* C*
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
(O-o-o-o-o-o-o-oh)
Dm
And it ain’t you
Any chord accompanied by a * means to only sturm the chord once then quickly follow it up with the next chord
[Intro]
Bb C
[Verse 1]
Dm Gm Gm* A*
You’ve got no vision for the long run
C Bb Bb* C*
You’ve got no sense of history
Dm Gm Gm* A*
You’ve got the world at your fingertips
C Bb A*
And now you have it crumblin'
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Gm C
But if you look back far enough
F Bb
And find the place you started
Gm C
Before you held a grudge
F D
Or the highest office
Gm C
You do nothing every year
F Bb
But you're showin' up on the red carpet...
[Chorus]
Gm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
Dm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
Gm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
Dm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
C* C* C*
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
Dm
And it ain’t you
Bb* C*
[Verse 2]
Dm Bb* C* Gm
I said “Give it to me straight!” - (Things are crooked)
Gm* Dm* C Gm* Dm* Bb Bb* C*
I said “Who’s sticking around?” - (For all the heavy lifting?)
Dm Bb* C*
You ain’t no robin hood -(No)
Gm Gm* Dm*
Never been in this neighbourhood -(No)
C Bb
Thought you said this would be easy
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Gm C
But I can smell it on ya
F Bb
You’re some aristocrat
Gm C
I said “It takes a village”
F D
And you can’t handle that
Gm C
Well I already know
F Bb
How the history books will react
[Chorus]
Gm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
Dm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
Gm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
Dm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
C* C* C*
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
Dm
And it ain’t you
[Bridge]
Dm
All my girls say
O-o-o-o-o-o-o-oh
O-o-o-o-o-o-o-oh
Dm
All my dudes go
O-o-o-o-o-o-o-oh
O-o-o-o-o-o-o-oh
[Verse 3]
Dm
Now here’s the official statement:
Dm/C
We’re street fighting on the pavement
Dm/Bb
I’m going dancing like I’m raving
Dm/A
There’s no service in the basement
Dm/G
Now I don’t mean to sound impatient
Dm/F
But I’ve seen the flag you’re waving
Dm/E
And I can see through all this fake shit
Dm/A
This highest office’s sitting vacant
[Pre-Chorus 3]
GM C
But if you look back far enough
F Bb
And find the place you started
Gm C
I promise you no charlatan
F D
Has ever died a martyr
Gm C
You do nothing every year
F Bb
But showing up on the red carpet
[Chorus]
Gm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
Dm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
Gm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
Dm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
Gm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
(O-o-o-o-o-o-o-oh)
Dm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
(O-o-o-o-o-o-o-oh)
Gm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
(O-o-o-o-o-o-o-oh)
Dm
I’m looking for the People’s Champ
C* C* C*
(I’m looking for the People’s Champ)
(O-o-o-o-o-o-o-oh)
Dm
And it ain’t you
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Arthur Joseph
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