Biography:
Dum Dums; A Brief History...
"Who are Britain's most important guitar band ? JJ72? Coldplay? Muse? But look at that list and tell me whether those bands are really changing peoples lives? Because, believe it or not, Dum Dums are. ...where others preach to the converted, they are leading an increasingly significant segment of the pop massive up the dark slopes of indie" - MELODY MAKER
From their formation in 1997 to their farewell show in August 2001
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Other songs:
- Army Of Two
- Cant Get You Out Of My Thoughts
- Equal Spread Of Sunshine
- Everything
- Hole In Your Heart
- Killing Me With Kindness
- Kind Of Day Ive Had
- Lonely Hearts Company
- Lucys About To Beach
- Mr Executive
- Photographs
- Plastic Flowers
- Running Away
- Setting Sail
- The Ghost Gets Around
- Travelling At Speed
- Until My Ship Comes In
- Who Knows The Way
- You Do Something To Me
- You Knock Me Off My Feet
Dum Dums-Killing Me With Kindness
Intro
<-riff 1-> F C/E G F C/E G
E|---------|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------------|
B|---------|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------------|
G|---------|--------------|-0---0----------|--------------|-0-0-0-0-0---|
D|-3-2-0---|-3---3--2---2-|-0---0--3-2-0---|-3---3--2---2-|-0-0-0-0-0---|
A|-------3-|-3---3--3---3-|-2---2--------3-|-3---3--3---3-|-2-2-2-2-2---|
E|---------|-1---1--0---0-|-3---3----------|-1---1--0---0-|-3-3-3-3-3---|
Verse
C G C G <----------riff 2---------->
Turned down three crap jobs, now they're cutting off my money G|-4-5-5--5--5-4-|-4--4-5-7-5-4--|
D|-5-5-5--5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5--|
C G C G riff 2
And they only say they do it 'cause they know what's best for me
C G C G riff 2
Mum and Dad wanting me to sell my brains to a factory
C G C G riff 2
Well it feels so good, all these people looking out for me
Bridge
F C/E G Am
Now they're getting on my back because they know best
F C/E G Am
But I know I'm better than settling for less
Chorus
riff 1 F C/E G
They're killing me with kindness again
riff 1 F C/E Am
Everybody says they're your friend
riff 1 F C/E G
They're killing me with kindness again
riff 1 F C/E Am G F
Everybody says they're your friend
Am G F
Friend
Verse
I've got a box full of reject letters worded carefully
Tearing out my heart with a smile and a handshake
They don't have the faith I can learn to make a milkshake
As they tear down the park and build a fast food earthquake
Bridge
I couldn't stop laughing as the businessman stood
Telling us progress could only do good
Chorus
Middle
NC F5 A5 G5
You can kill with a handshake
NC F5 A5 G5
Or a pen and dotted line
NC F5 A5 G5
Or a kick in the balls
F5 A5 G5
If it's at the right time
riff 3 (see below)
And I know people
riff 3
Who will stab you in the back
riff 3
And pregnant schoolgirls
riff 3
Who give their Dad a heart attack
Bridge
F C/E G Am
But if something's killing me it's my lack of meaning
F C/E G Am
Everybody's smiling but I don't have any feelings
F C/E G Am
I'm not breaking down on account of executive
Bb
Stress
Chorus x3 fade out 3rd time
riff 3
e|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------------|
G|-----------------------|--------5---------------|
D|--------5----3----5----|--3--5-------7--7--5----|
A|--3--5-----------------|-------------7--7--5----|
E|-----------------------|-------------5--5--3----|
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Intro
<-riff 1-> F C/E G F C/E G
E|---------|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------------|
B|---------|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------------|
G|---------|--------------|-0---0----------|--------------|-0-0-0-0-0---|
D|-3-2-0---|-3---3--2---2-|-0---0--3-2-0---|-3---3--2---2-|-0-0-0-0-0---|
A|-------3-|-3---3--3---3-|-2---2--------3-|-3---3--3---3-|-2-2-2-2-2---|
E|---------|-1---1--0---0-|-3---3----------|-1---1--0---0-|-3-3-3-3-3---|
Verse
C G C G <----------riff 2---------->
Turned down three crap jobs, now they're cutting off my money G|-4-5-5--5--5-4-|-4--4-5-7-5-4--|
D|-5-5-5--5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5--|
C G C G riff 2
And they only say they do it 'cause they know what's best for me
C G C G riff 2
Mum and Dad wanting me to sell my brains to a factory
C G C G riff 2
Well it feels so good, all these people looking out for me
Bridge
F C/E G Am
Now they're getting on my back because they know best
F C/E G Am
But I know I'm better than settling for less
Chorus
riff 1 F C/E G
They're killing me with kindness again
riff 1 F C/E Am
Everybody says they're your friend
riff 1 F C/E G
They're killing me with kindness again
riff 1 F C/E Am G F
Everybody says they're your friend
Am G F
Friend
Verse
I've got a box full of reject letters worded carefully
Tearing out my heart with a smile and a handshake
They don't have the faith I can learn to make a milkshake
As they tear down the park and build a fast food earthquake
Bridge
I couldn't stop laughing as the businessman stood
Telling us progress could only do good
Chorus
Middle
NC F5 A5 G5
You can kill with a handshake
NC F5 A5 G5
Or a pen and dotted line
NC F5 A5 G5
Or a kick in the balls
F5 A5 G5
If it's at the right time
riff 3 (see below)
And I know people
riff 3
Who will stab you in the back
riff 3
And pregnant schoolgirls
riff 3
Who give their Dad a heart attack
Bridge
F C/E G Am
But if something's killing me it's my lack of meaning
F C/E G Am
Everybody's smiling but I don't have any feelings
F C/E G Am
I'm not breaking down on account of executive
Bb
Stress
Chorus x3 fade out 3rd time
riff 3
e|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------------|
G|-----------------------|--------5---------------|
D|--------5----3----5----|--3--5-------7--7--5----|
A|--3--5-----------------|-------------7--7--5----|
E|-----------------------|-------------5--5--3----|
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