Biography:
Hudson Ford was the name of the band formed by Richard Hudson and John Ford when they split from the Strawbs in 1973. Playing a mixture of folk and rock not unlike the Strawbs they had left, they had a UK chart hit with Pick Up the Pieces peaking at number 8 (not the same song as the Average White Band hit of the same name).
The original lineup featured Hudson (playing guitar rather than drums) and Ford, along with Chris Parren on keyboards, Mickey Keen on guitars, and Gerry Conway on drums.
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No 15 in the UK charts in 1974. Capo on 1 for correct key = C#.
Intro = C F G C C F G C
Verse 1
C G
Now I don't mean to be a stick in the dirt
Am D
The world is changing only in reverse
Am D G
And you cant live your life for what it's worth
C Am G
'Cos it's a hell on earth
Verse 2
C G
The world today in which we all endear
Am D
Has taken us about a thousand years
Am D G
To ghost ball all the things we had right here
C Am G C
'Cos it's a hell on earth
Chorus
Am Em
Burn baby burn when you going to learn
C Am G
It's time to put out the fire so
Am Em
Burn baby burn when you going to learn
Am D
The earth is getting dryer
Am G
The flames are growing higher
Verse 3
C G
My clothes are dirty and the sky is grey
Am D
And I've not anything to wash my hair
Am D G
Because all the detergents are on the river bed
C Am G
And it's a hell on earth
Verse 4
C G
Taken all your money so I'll tell you the facts
Am D
You join everybody trying to live with the tax
Am D G
If you don't get down they try and call you back
C Am G C
'Cos it's a hell on earth
Chorus
Am Em
Burn baby burn when you going to learn
C Am G
It's time to put out the fire so
Am Em
Burn baby burn when you going to learn
Am D
The earth is getting dryer
Am G
The flames are growing higher
Chords as per verse
C G Am D Am D G C Am G
Verse 5
C G
Another child is not the thing to attain
Am D
But family planning get you work again
Am D G
Another mouth to feed is all in vain
C Am G C
'Cos it's a hell on earth
Chorus
Am Em
Burn baby burn when you going to learn
C Am G
It's time to put out the fire so
Am Em
Burn baby burn when you going to learn
Am D
The earth is getting dryer
Am G
The flames are growing higher
C Am G C
'Cos it's a hell on earth
Repeat chorus to fade
Chorus
Am Em
Burn baby burn when you going to learn
C Am G
It's time to put out the fire so
Am Em
Burn baby burn when you going to learn
Am D
The earth is getting dryer
Am G
The flames are growing higher
Intro = C F G C C F G C
Verse 1
C G
Now I don't mean to be a stick in the dirt
Am D
The world is changing only in reverse
Am D G
And you cant live your life for what it's worth
C Am G
'Cos it's a hell on earth
Verse 2
C G
The world today in which we all endear
Am D
Has taken us about a thousand years
Am D G
To ghost ball all the things we had right here
C Am G C
'Cos it's a hell on earth
Chorus
Am Em
Burn baby burn when you going to learn
C Am G
It's time to put out the fire so
Am Em
Burn baby burn when you going to learn
Am D
The earth is getting dryer
Am G
The flames are growing higher
Verse 3
C G
My clothes are dirty and the sky is grey
Am D
And I've not anything to wash my hair
Am D G
Because all the detergents are on the river bed
C Am G
And it's a hell on earth
Verse 4
C G
Taken all your money so I'll tell you the facts
Am D
You join everybody trying to live with the tax
Am D G
If you don't get down they try and call you back
C Am G C
'Cos it's a hell on earth
Chorus
Am Em
Burn baby burn when you going to learn
C Am G
It's time to put out the fire so
Am Em
Burn baby burn when you going to learn
Am D
The earth is getting dryer
Am G
The flames are growing higher
Chords as per verse
C G Am D Am D G C Am G
Verse 5
C G
Another child is not the thing to attain
Am D
But family planning get you work again
Am D G
Another mouth to feed is all in vain
C Am G C
'Cos it's a hell on earth
Chorus
Am Em
Burn baby burn when you going to learn
C Am G
It's time to put out the fire so
Am Em
Burn baby burn when you going to learn
Am D
The earth is getting dryer
Am G
The flames are growing higher
C Am G C
'Cos it's a hell on earth
Repeat chorus to fade
Chorus
Am Em
Burn baby burn when you going to learn
C Am G
It's time to put out the fire so
Am Em
Burn baby burn when you going to learn
Am D
The earth is getting dryer
Am G
The flames are growing higher
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