Biography:
Graham Parker (born November 18, 1950 in London) is a British rock singer and songwriter. He continues to be best-known as the leader (and singer) of the popular British band Graham Parker & the Rumour, though he has has a number of solo albums to his name. Despite moderate commercial success, he has consistently been hailed by critics as one the most prominent musicians of his generation, with his wittily-heated, often class-conscious lyrics and energy-fueled music preceding the arrival punk rock and new wave music.
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Other songs:
- A Change Is Gonna Come
- Always Greener
- Area 51 In Your Heart
- Back Door Love
- Back In Time
- Between You And Me
- Bring Me A Heart Again
- Broken Skin
- Christmas Is For Mugs
- Discovering Japan
- First Responder
- Get Started Start A Fire
- Girl In Need
- Head On Straight
- Hold Back The Night
- Hotel Chambermaid
- Imaginary Television
- Its My Party But I Wont Cry
- Local Girls
- More Questions Than Answers
- Nation Of Shopkeepers
- New York Shuffle
- Nothings Gonna Pull Us Apart
- Protection
- See Things My Way
- Snowgun
- Something Youre Going Through
- Stick To Me
- Stop Cryin About The Rain
- The Kid With The Butterfly Net
- Three Martini Lunch
- Watch The Moon Come Down
- Weather Report
- What Do You Like
- You Cant Be Too Strong
- Youre Not Where You Think You Are
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[Chorus]
Dm Bb F
Hey, can you tell me
C
What everybody plans to do
Dm Bb F
Hey, can you tell me
C
Where's everybody's going to
[Verse 1]
(improvise a bit with the basic chords during each verse)
G#m
They're out there on the street
N.C.
They must be elite
F#
They got shoes I can't afford on their
G#m
Quick fast feet
N.C.
They have modified irises
N.C.
Behind opaque lens
F#
They're hiding equipment
G#m
Behind barbed wire fences
N.C.
They have somewhere to go
N.C.
They have somewhere to lurk
F#
They have this high-end electronic stuff
G#m
I wouldn't know how to work
[Chorus]
Dm Bb F
Hey, can you tell me
C
What everybody plans to do
Dm Bb F
Hey, can you tell me
C
Where's everybody's going to
[Verse 2]
G#m
I'm sitting here on my couch
N.C.
My enthusiasm sinking
F#
I don't know where anybody's going
G#m
I don't know what they're thinking
N.C.
There seems to be some secret
N.C.
That everybody's onto
F#
But I just don't seem to get it man
G#m
Not even if I want to
[Chorus 2]
Dm Bb F
Hey, can you tell me
C
What everybody plans to do
[Guitar solo]
G#m F# G#m
Am G Am Bb
[Chorus]
Dm Bb F
Hey, can you tell me
C
What everybody plans to do
Dm Bb F
Hey, can you tell me
C
Where's everybody's going to
[Verse 3]
G#m
I got an upright piano
That is blocking my door
F#
But my fingers don't obey me
G#m
So I don't play it anymore
N.C.
I got chains around my ankles
N.C.
That are made out of spaghetti
F#
My newspaper's shredded
G#m
Into so much confetti
N.C.
I tried to make sense of it
N.C.
But my eyes start to bleed
F# G#m
Every single page is impossible to read
[Chorus]
Dm Bb F
Hey, can you tell me
C
What everybody plans to do
Dm Bb F
Hey, can you tell me
C
Where's everybody's going to
[Outro]
G#m
Just sittin’ here waitin’ on the weather report
G#m F# G#m
N.C.
(Repeat until fade, improvising with each repeat)
Dm Bb F
Hey, can you tell me
C
What everybody plans to do
Dm Bb F
Hey, can you tell me
C
Where's everybody's going to
[Verse 1]
(improvise a bit with the basic chords during each verse)
G#m
They're out there on the street
N.C.
They must be elite
F#
They got shoes I can't afford on their
G#m
Quick fast feet
N.C.
They have modified irises
N.C.
Behind opaque lens
F#
They're hiding equipment
G#m
Behind barbed wire fences
N.C.
They have somewhere to go
N.C.
They have somewhere to lurk
F#
They have this high-end electronic stuff
G#m
I wouldn't know how to work
[Chorus]
Dm Bb F
Hey, can you tell me
C
What everybody plans to do
Dm Bb F
Hey, can you tell me
C
Where's everybody's going to
[Verse 2]
G#m
I'm sitting here on my couch
N.C.
My enthusiasm sinking
F#
I don't know where anybody's going
G#m
I don't know what they're thinking
N.C.
There seems to be some secret
N.C.
That everybody's onto
F#
But I just don't seem to get it man
G#m
Not even if I want to
[Chorus 2]
Dm Bb F
Hey, can you tell me
C
What everybody plans to do
[Guitar solo]
G#m F# G#m
Am G Am Bb
[Chorus]
Dm Bb F
Hey, can you tell me
C
What everybody plans to do
Dm Bb F
Hey, can you tell me
C
Where's everybody's going to
[Verse 3]
G#m
I got an upright piano
That is blocking my door
F#
But my fingers don't obey me
G#m
So I don't play it anymore
N.C.
I got chains around my ankles
N.C.
That are made out of spaghetti
F#
My newspaper's shredded
G#m
Into so much confetti
N.C.
I tried to make sense of it
N.C.
But my eyes start to bleed
F# G#m
Every single page is impossible to read
[Chorus]
Dm Bb F
Hey, can you tell me
C
What everybody plans to do
Dm Bb F
Hey, can you tell me
C
Where's everybody's going to
[Outro]
G#m
Just sittin’ here waitin’ on the weather report
G#m F# G#m
N.C.
(Repeat until fade, improvising with each repeat)
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