Cold Chisel – Getting The Band Back Together (Guitar)

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[Intro] Bm Bm Em Bm Bm Bm Bm Em Bm Bm [Verse 1]
Bm                             Em
Davo's polishing an antique Strat

Bm
That no musician could afford

Bm                                        Em
He's got himself a twin and a pork pie hat

Bm
He's got himself a new jazz chord

Em                    F             Em
He rang up Madder but Madder's not sure

Em                                       D
If his wife's gonna let him off the leash

         Bm                                    Em
He says, "Madder, I'm getting the band back together

  Bm
I need ya, brother, capiche?"
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m             G
All across town, the word's out

     C#m             F#
It's all everybody's talkin' about and they are
[Chorus]
Bm                             Em
Getting the band back together

Bm                             Em
Getting the band back together
[Verse 2]
Bm                                Em
The Mad Dog's rustled up a Tama kit

Bm
In a nitro sparkle shade o' red

Bm                                       Em
He's booking 'em out, set 'em up for a hit

Bm
In a corner of the backyard shed

Em                         F
The boot shop's kitted out bassman Viv

       Em                          D
With a bad pair of snakeskin shoes

    Bm                                     Em
His girlfriend's given him an apricot rinse

        Bm
All the better for playing the blues
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m                 G
All that fire   and all that belly

    C#m                      F#
The bottom end's tighter than Byron and Shelley (and they are)
[Chorus]
Bm                             Em
Getting the band back together

Bm                             Em
Getting the band back together   yeah they're

Bm                             Em
Getting the band back together, you know they're

Bm                             Em
Getting the band back together
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m                 G
Life is good with the kids all gone

    C#m                      F#
But it's all been too quiet,    too long and they are
[Chorus]
Bm                             Em
Getting the band back together

Bm                             Em
Getting the band back together
[Solo] Bm Bm Em Bm Bm E Bm Bm Em Bm Bm Em Em F Em A D Bm Bm Em Bm Bm [Bridge]
C                    G
Somewhere out in the great beyond

C#m7                 Bm7
Biggie is singing forever

C                   Bm7
Even now that the weekend's coming

G                        F#7
Getting the band back together
[Chorus]
Bm                             Em
Getting the band back together, getting the band

Bm                             Em
Getting the band back together, I wanna sing it

Bm                             Em
Getting the band back together, yes they are

Bm                             Em
Getting the band back together, hey (get it back together)

Bm                             Em
Getting the band back together, hey, hey, hey, hey

Bm                             Em
Getting the band back together, oh, yeah

Bm                             Em
Getting the band back together   ooooh

Bm                             Em
Getting the band back together

Bm                             Em
Getting the band back together, together, baby

Bm                             Em
Getting the band back together   ooooh

Bm                             Em
Getting the band back together, I said they're

Bm                              Bm
Getting the band back together