The Jam – Going Underground (Guitar)

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The Jam - "Going Underground" from 1980 I have tabbed the riff used in the into and at the start of each verse, you can just play a D chord but it doesn't sound at all 'right'. The rest should be pretty accurate but, as usual, any comments are more than welcome. [Intro Riff]
e|------------------------|
B|------------------3-2-0-|
G|--2-2---2-2---4---------|
D|--0-0---0-0---0---------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
[Intro] D (or riff)
D
Some people might say my life is in a rut, but I'm quite happy with what I got

D
People might say that I should strive for more but I'm so happy I can't see the point

B                     D#m           B                          D#m
Something's happening here today, a show of strength with your boy's brigade

    B                      D#m           B                         D#m
And I'm so happy and you're so kind, you want more money, of course I don't mind

       E                      F#                    B                    D#m
To buy nuclear textbooks for atomic crimes and the public gets what the public wants

    E                     F#                     B                  D#m
But I want nothing this society's got, I'm going underground, going underground

              E                         F#                    B                  D#m
Well, let the brass bands play and feet start to pound, going underground, going underground

              E                     F#                   B      D#m E F#
Well, let the boys all sing and the boys all shout for tomorrow

D
Some people might get some pleasure out of hate, me, I've enough already on my plate

D
People might need some tension to relax, me, I'm too busy dodging 'tween the flak

B                    D#m          B                         D#m
What you see is what you get, you made your bed, you better lie in it

    B                             D#m                 B                            D#m
You choose your leaders and place your trust as their lies wash you down and their promises rust

           E                           F#                       B                     D#m
You'll see kidney machines replaced by rockets and guns and the public wants what the public gets

    E                      F#                       B                  D#m
But I don't care what this society wants, I'm going underground, going underground

              E                        F#                    B                  D#m
Well, let the brass band play and feet start to pound, going underground, going underground

           E                         F#                   C#m         B           C#m     B
So let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout for tomorrow, ho! la la la la,    ho! la la la la

   C#m                       B                C#m                     B
We talk and we talk until my head explodes, I turn on the news and my body froze

D#m                 E               F#
Braying sheep on my TV screen, make this boy shout, make this boy scream

      C#          Fm F# G#       C#          Fm F# G#
Going underground,         going underground

          B          D#m E F#          B          D#m E F#
I'm going underground,      I'm going underground

C#5     B5         C#5     B5         C#5     B5          C#5     B5
    Ho! La la la la    Ho! La la la la    Ho! La la la la     Ho! La la la la

D#m                 E                    F#
Braying sheep on my TV screen, make this boy shout, make this boy scream

      C#                 Fm                        F#                       G#
Going underground, going underground, well let the brass band play and feet start to pound

      C#                 Fm                        F#                        G#
Going underground, going underground, well let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout

      C#                 Fm                        F#                          G#
Going underground, going underground, well let the brass band play and feet go pow, pow, pow

      C#                 Fm                        F#                          G#                 F#
Going underground, going underground, well let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout for tomorrow