Biography:
The Blow Monkeys is a British pop and blue eyed soul group that is best known for its 80s work, particularly the international top 20 pop hit "Digging Your Scene". With their snappy dress sense and androgynous image, the band drew comparisons to new wave and art rock contemporaries such as The Style Council and Roxy Music. Fronted by lead singer and songwriter Dr. Robert (born Bruce Robert Howard, in Haddington, Scotland, on 2 May 1961), the group formed in 1981 upon Howard's return to the U.
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The Blow Monkeys It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way
UK No 5
Year: 1987
Tabbed by Jack Delonge
[Intro]
D U D
e|-8-/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-8/9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-|
B|-9-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10—|-8/9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-|-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|-10/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11—|-8/9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-|-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-| x2
A|-------------------------------|------------------------|-----------|-----------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------|-----------|-----------|
[Verse 1]
Bm E
It doesn't have to be this way
Bm E
Just count the hours
Bm E
Cos when your bed is made
A
Then baby it's too late
F#m Bm
Yeah...
[Verse 2]
Bm E
There's no hope for the hungry child
Bm E
Whose joker is wild
Bm E
They take all hope away
A
And by the end of the day
[Chorus]
F#m
Well I just about have enough of the sunshine
Dmaj7 A
Hey! What did I hear you say?
Dmaj7 A
You know, it doesn't have to be that way
Dmaj7 A
You! When you walk out the door
Dmaj7
You're gonna ask for more
F#m Bm
You’re gonna ask for more
[Verse 3]
Bm E
It doesn't have to hurt that way
Bm E
Just count the pain
Bm E
You've only got yourselves to blame
A F#m Dmaj7
For playing the game
[Verse 4]
Dmaj7 A
There's no hope for the hungry child
Dmaj7 A
Whose joker is wild
Bm
And they take all hope away
E
And I just can’t see the sense
A
And my minds a haze
[Chorus]
F#m
Well I just about have enough of the sunshine
Dmaj7 A
Hey! What did I hear you say?
Dmaj7 A
You know, it doesn't have to be that way
Dmaj7 A
You! When you walk out the door
Dmaj7
You're gonna ask for more
A F#m Bm
But society take a dip from me now
[Bridge]
F#m
Do you want it?
F#m
Do you want it?
F#m
Don't you know that I got it baby?
Bm F#m
Don't you know I got it baby?
[Saxophone solo]
Dmaj7 E A F#m
Dmaj7 E A
[Chorus]
F#m
Well I just about have enough of the sunshine
Bm E
Hey! What did I hear you say?
C#m F#m Dmaj7
You know, it doesn't have to be that way
Bm E
You! When you walk out the door
A
You better ask for more
F#m
Baby, baby, baby
[Chorus reprise]
F#m
Well I just about have enough of the sunshine
Dmaj7 A
Hey! What did I hear you say?
Dmaj7 A
You know, it doesn't have to be that way
Dmaj7 A
You! When you walk out the door
Dmaj7
You're gonna ask for more
F#m
You’re gonna ask for more
F#m
I said ‘Hey’!
Dmaj7 A
Hey! What did I hear you say?
Dmaj7 A
You know, it doesn't have to be that way
Dmaj7 A
You! When you walk out the door
Dmaj7
You're gonna ask for more
F#m
You’re gonna ask for more
******************************
| b - bend
| r - release
| / - slide up
| - slide down
| R - whole rest
| ~ - vibrato
| D-U-D - Down-Up-Down strokes
*****************************
UK No 5
Year: 1987
Tabbed by Jack Delonge
[Intro]
D U D
e|-8-/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-8/9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-|
B|-9-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10—|-8/9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-|-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|-10/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11—|-8/9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-|-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-| x2
A|-------------------------------|------------------------|-----------|-----------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------|-----------|-----------|
[Verse 1]
Bm E
It doesn't have to be this way
Bm E
Just count the hours
Bm E
Cos when your bed is made
A
Then baby it's too late
F#m Bm
Yeah...
[Verse 2]
Bm E
There's no hope for the hungry child
Bm E
Whose joker is wild
Bm E
They take all hope away
A
And by the end of the day
[Chorus]
F#m
Well I just about have enough of the sunshine
Dmaj7 A
Hey! What did I hear you say?
Dmaj7 A
You know, it doesn't have to be that way
Dmaj7 A
You! When you walk out the door
Dmaj7
You're gonna ask for more
F#m Bm
You’re gonna ask for more
[Verse 3]
Bm E
It doesn't have to hurt that way
Bm E
Just count the pain
Bm E
You've only got yourselves to blame
A F#m Dmaj7
For playing the game
[Verse 4]
Dmaj7 A
There's no hope for the hungry child
Dmaj7 A
Whose joker is wild
Bm
And they take all hope away
E
And I just can’t see the sense
A
And my minds a haze
[Chorus]
F#m
Well I just about have enough of the sunshine
Dmaj7 A
Hey! What did I hear you say?
Dmaj7 A
You know, it doesn't have to be that way
Dmaj7 A
You! When you walk out the door
Dmaj7
You're gonna ask for more
A F#m Bm
But society take a dip from me now
[Bridge]
F#m
Do you want it?
F#m
Do you want it?
F#m
Don't you know that I got it baby?
Bm F#m
Don't you know I got it baby?
[Saxophone solo]
Dmaj7 E A F#m
Dmaj7 E A
[Chorus]
F#m
Well I just about have enough of the sunshine
Bm E
Hey! What did I hear you say?
C#m F#m Dmaj7
You know, it doesn't have to be that way
Bm E
You! When you walk out the door
A
You better ask for more
F#m
Baby, baby, baby
[Chorus reprise]
F#m
Well I just about have enough of the sunshine
Dmaj7 A
Hey! What did I hear you say?
Dmaj7 A
You know, it doesn't have to be that way
Dmaj7 A
You! When you walk out the door
Dmaj7
You're gonna ask for more
F#m
You’re gonna ask for more
F#m
I said ‘Hey’!
Dmaj7 A
Hey! What did I hear you say?
Dmaj7 A
You know, it doesn't have to be that way
Dmaj7 A
You! When you walk out the door
Dmaj7
You're gonna ask for more
F#m
You’re gonna ask for more
******************************
| b - bend
| r - release
| / - slide up
| - slide down
| R - whole rest
| ~ - vibrato
| D-U-D - Down-Up-Down strokes
*****************************
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