Biography:
Oi! band active from 1979 to 1984. their biggest UK hit "the greatest cockney rip-off" was a parody of Sham 69's "hersham boys". As Julie Burchill noted, "It must have been a bloody strong wind that blew the sound of Bow Bells to Surrey." Other songs were less commercial as they tended to be about street fighting and football hooliganism - except for the band's version of the famous West Ham United anthem, "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles". This violence was often mirrored at their gigs which the band sorted out themselves
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BASS INTRO: D G B A x2
ALL IN: D G B A x2
VERSE:
D G B A D G B A
Hear that cry throughout the streets, we know just what it means
D G B A D A
And even to the ignorant, it 'aint what it seems
D G B A D G B A
Through every city backstreets, the kids from all around
D G B A D A
They all come to join the fun, cause they know the sound
PRE_CHORUS:
G A B A
They all try to ignore us, but we wont let 'em win
The wankers try to put us down, but we will smash them in
G A
Cause we all say, that they're full of shit
CHORUS:
D B A G A
And we're running down the backstreets Oi! Oi! Oi!
And we're running unafraid Oi! Oi! Oi!
D B A G A A
Cause we all know that's the sound of the streets
D B A G A
And we're running down the backstreets Oi! Oi! Oi!
Got our martins on our feet Oi! Oi! Oi!
D B A G A A
And you're all running down the backstreets with me
VERSE: (same chords)
The kids they come from everywhere, the east end's all around
Cause they all know what it means, when they hear the sound
You know what to do, when you hear the call
Put on your boots and Harrington, and kick down that fucking wall
PRE-CHORUS: (same chords)
You can listen to politicians, they'll lead you astray
You're gonna see the light and your gonna see the way
And we all know that there's nothing like us
CHORUS: (same chords)
And we're running down the backstreets Oi! Oi! Oi!
And we're never giving in Oi! Oi! Oi!
Cause we all know that we're gonna fucking win
And we're running down the backstreets Oi! Oi! Oi!
And we're here to stay Oi! Oi! Oi!
And we all know that the firm are on they're way
BREAK: bass plays verse riff
SOLO: bass plays verse riff behind solo
Solo:
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------7-9b-9b----------------------7-9b-9b-----------------------7-9b-9b------------------|
D|--7-9---------7-7-7h9p7h9p7-7--7-9----------7-7-7h9p7h9p7-7--7-9----------7-7-7h9p7h9p7-7-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
B|-----------10-----10-------|
G|------7-9b----9-9b---9--7--|
D|--7-9----------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
PRE_CHORUS:
G A B A
They all try to ignore us, but we wont let 'em win
The wankers try to put us down, but we will smash them in
G A
Cause we all say, that they're full of shit
CHORUS:
D B A G A
And we're running down the backstreets Oi! Oi! Oi!
And we're running unafraid Oi! Oi! Oi!
D B A G A A
Cause we all know that's the sound of the streets
D B A G A
And we're running down the backstreets Oi! Oi! Oi!
Got our martins on our feet Oi! Oi! Oi!
D B A G A A
And you're all running down the backstreets with me
ALL IN: D G B A x2
VERSE:
D G B A D G B A
Hear that cry throughout the streets, we know just what it means
D G B A D A
And even to the ignorant, it 'aint what it seems
D G B A D G B A
Through every city backstreets, the kids from all around
D G B A D A
They all come to join the fun, cause they know the sound
PRE_CHORUS:
G A B A
They all try to ignore us, but we wont let 'em win
The wankers try to put us down, but we will smash them in
G A
Cause we all say, that they're full of shit
CHORUS:
D B A G A
And we're running down the backstreets Oi! Oi! Oi!
And we're running unafraid Oi! Oi! Oi!
D B A G A A
Cause we all know that's the sound of the streets
D B A G A
And we're running down the backstreets Oi! Oi! Oi!
Got our martins on our feet Oi! Oi! Oi!
D B A G A A
And you're all running down the backstreets with me
VERSE: (same chords)
The kids they come from everywhere, the east end's all around
Cause they all know what it means, when they hear the sound
You know what to do, when you hear the call
Put on your boots and Harrington, and kick down that fucking wall
PRE-CHORUS: (same chords)
You can listen to politicians, they'll lead you astray
You're gonna see the light and your gonna see the way
And we all know that there's nothing like us
CHORUS: (same chords)
And we're running down the backstreets Oi! Oi! Oi!
And we're never giving in Oi! Oi! Oi!
Cause we all know that we're gonna fucking win
And we're running down the backstreets Oi! Oi! Oi!
And we're here to stay Oi! Oi! Oi!
And we all know that the firm are on they're way
BREAK: bass plays verse riff
SOLO: bass plays verse riff behind solo
Solo:
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------7-9b-9b----------------------7-9b-9b-----------------------7-9b-9b------------------|
D|--7-9---------7-7-7h9p7h9p7-7--7-9----------7-7-7h9p7h9p7-7--7-9----------7-7-7h9p7h9p7-7-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
B|-----------10-----10-------|
G|------7-9b----9-9b---9--7--|
D|--7-9----------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
PRE_CHORUS:
G A B A
They all try to ignore us, but we wont let 'em win
The wankers try to put us down, but we will smash them in
G A
Cause we all say, that they're full of shit
CHORUS:
D B A G A
And we're running down the backstreets Oi! Oi! Oi!
And we're running unafraid Oi! Oi! Oi!
D B A G A A
Cause we all know that's the sound of the streets
D B A G A
And we're running down the backstreets Oi! Oi! Oi!
Got our martins on our feet Oi! Oi! Oi!
D B A G A A
And you're all running down the backstreets with me
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Coco Lee
Coco O
Coco Rapido
Coco Wash