Biografia:
The Specials foi uma banda formada em 1977 em Coventry, Inglaterra. Eles misturavam elementos do mod e do ska e criaram um novo som que se tornaria conhecido como Two Tone. Eles ficaram famosos mais por seus compactos do que por álbums, como “Ghost Town”, “Too Much Too Young” e sua estréia com “Gangsters”. A banda era formada por Jerry Dammers, Terry Hall, Roddy Radiation, John Bradbury, Sir Horace Gentleman, Lynval Golding e Neville Staples.
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Outras músicas:
- Blank Expression
- Gangsters
- Little Bitch
- Message To You Rudi
- A Message To You Rudy
- Concrete Jungle
- Dawning Of A New Era
- Do Nothing
- Do The Dog
- Doesnt Make It Alright
- Enjoy Yourself
- Friday Night Saturday Morning
- Ghost Town
- Hey Little Rich Girl
- I Cant Stand It
- Monkey Man
- Nelson Mandela
- New Era
- Nite Club
- Pressure Drop
- Rat Race
- Rudi A Message To You
- Stereotype
- Stupid Marriage
- Stupid Marrige
- Too Hot
- Too Much Too Young
- Youre Wandering Now
- Youre Wondering Now
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
[Bass intro]
C#m G#m A B
G|------------|------------|------------|--------------|
D|------------|-------1----|------------|--------------|
A|-4--2-----2-|----2-----2-|----4--7--4-|-2--------2-2-|
E|-------4----|-4----------|-5----------|----4--2------|
[Intro]
C#m (the piano plays the notes C#, G#, G)
C#m A-A-B
C#m G#m A B
[Verse]
C#m G#m A B
You~re working at your leisure to learn the things you~ll need
C#m G#m A B
The promises you make tomorrow carry no guarantee
C#m G#m A B
I~ve seen your qualifications, you got a Ph.D.
C#m G#m A B
I~ve got one art O-level, it did nothing for me
[Chorus]
E B A
Working for the rat race
E B A
You know you~re wasting your time
E B A C#m
Working for the rat race
A A B
You~re no friend of mine
[Verse]
You plan your conversation to impress the college bar
Just talking about your mother and daddy~s Jaguar
Wear your political T-shirt and sacred college scarf
Discussing the world situation, but just for a laugh
You~ll be working for the rat race
You know you~re wasting your time
Working for the rat race
You~re no friend of mine
[Break]
C#m G#m A B
[Chorus]
Working for the rat race
You know you~re wasting your time
Working for the rat race
You~re no friend of mine
[Verse]
Just working at your leisure to learn the things you don~t need
The promises you make tomorrow carry no guarantee
I~ve seen your qualifications, you got a Ph.D.
I~ve got one art O-level, it did nothing for me
[Chorus]
Working for the rat race
You know you~re wasting your time
You~re working for the rat race
You~re no friend of mine
C#m G#m A B
G|------------|------------|------------|--------------|
D|------------|-------1----|------------|--------------|
A|-4--2-----2-|----2-----2-|----4--7--4-|-2--------2-2-|
E|-------4----|-4----------|-5----------|----4--2------|
[Intro]
C#m (the piano plays the notes C#, G#, G)
C#m A-A-B
C#m G#m A B
[Verse]
C#m G#m A B
You~re working at your leisure to learn the things you~ll need
C#m G#m A B
The promises you make tomorrow carry no guarantee
C#m G#m A B
I~ve seen your qualifications, you got a Ph.D.
C#m G#m A B
I~ve got one art O-level, it did nothing for me
[Chorus]
E B A
Working for the rat race
E B A
You know you~re wasting your time
E B A C#m
Working for the rat race
A A B
You~re no friend of mine
[Verse]
You plan your conversation to impress the college bar
Just talking about your mother and daddy~s Jaguar
Wear your political T-shirt and sacred college scarf
Discussing the world situation, but just for a laugh
You~ll be working for the rat race
You know you~re wasting your time
Working for the rat race
You~re no friend of mine
[Break]
C#m G#m A B
[Chorus]
Working for the rat race
You know you~re wasting your time
Working for the rat race
You~re no friend of mine
[Verse]
Just working at your leisure to learn the things you don~t need
The promises you make tomorrow carry no guarantee
I~ve seen your qualifications, you got a Ph.D.
I~ve got one art O-level, it did nothing for me
[Chorus]
Working for the rat race
You know you~re wasting your time
You~re working for the rat race
You~re no friend of mine
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