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Going Underground Chords

Music by: The Jam · 1979
Genre Rock Tone B major BPM 170 Views 859
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[Intro 1]
[C][Am][C][Am]

[Verse 1]
[C]Some people might say [Am]my life is in a rut
[C]I'm quite happy [Am]with what I got
[C]People might say
[Am]that I should strive for more
[C]But I'm so hap[Am]py I can't see the...
[A]Something's happening [C#m]here today
A [A]show of strength with your [C#m]boy's brigade
And [A]I'm so happy and [C#m]you're so kind
You [A]want more money, of [C#m]course I don't mind
To buy [D]nuclear textbooks for a[E]tomic crimes
And the [A]public gets what the [C#m]public wants
But [D]I want nothing this soc[E]iety's got

[Chorus 1]
I'm going [A]underground (going [A]underground)
Well, if the [D]brass bands play
and feet [E]start to pound
Going [A]underground (going [A]underground)
Well, let the [D]boys all sing and
let the [E]boys all shout for to[A]morrow
[A][D][E]

[Verse 2]
[C]Some people might get
[Am]some pleasure out of hate
[C]Me, I've enough [Am]already on my plate
[C]People might need som[Am]e tension to relax
[C]Me? I'm too bus[Am]y dodging between the...
[A]What you see is [C#m]what you get
You've [A]made your bed, you [C#m]better lie in it
You [A]choose your leaders and [C#m]place your trust
As their [A]lies wash you down
and their [C#m]promises rust
You'll see [D]kidney machines
replaced by [E]rockets and guns
And the [A]public wants what the [C#m]public gets
But [D]I don't get what this soc[E]iety wants

[Chorus 2]
I'm going [A]underground (going [A]underground)
Well, if the [D]brass bands play
and feet [E]start to pound
Going [A]underground (going [A]underground)
So let the [D]boys all sing
and let the [E]boys all shout for

[Interlude 1]
(to[Bm]morrow) (Oh) [A]la, la, la, la
[Bm](Oh) la, l[A]a, la, la

[Bridge 1]
We [Bm]talk and we talk until my [A]head explodes
I [Bm]turn on the news and my [A]body froze
These [C#m]braying sheep on my [D]TV screen
Make [E]this boy shout, make this boy scream
Going [B]underground[E][F#]
I'm going [B]underground[E][F#]
I'm going [A]underground
[C#m][D][E]
I'm going [A]underground
[C#m][D][E]

[Interlude 2]
[Bm](Oh) la, l[A]a, la, la
[Bm](Oh) la, l[A]a, la, la
[Bm](Oh) la, l[A]a, la, la
[Bm](Oh) la, l[A]a, la, la
[C#m]Braying sheep on my [D]TV screen
Make [E]this boy shout,
make this boy scream

[Outro 1]
Going [B]underground (going underground)
Well, if the [E]brass bands play
and feet [F#]start to pound
Going [B]underground (going underground)
Well, let the [E]boys all sing
and let the [F#]boys all shout
Going [B]underground (going underground)
Well, if the [E]brass bands play
and feet go [F#]pound, pound, pound
Going [B]underground (going underground)
So let the [E]boys all sing
and let the [F#]boys all shout for to[E]morrow
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