Biography:
John Graham Mellor (21 August 1952 – 22 December 2002), better known by his stage name Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the English punk rock band The Clash. He was also a member of the The 101'ers and Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros.
Following the end of the Clash, Joe spent a period moving from project to project. He acted in films like Walker and Straight to Hell, and OF COURSE his most unforgettable role as the awesome Johnny aka Elvis in the Jim Jarmusch masterpiece, "Mystery Train.
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JOE STRUMMER – IT’S A ROCKIN’ WORLD
It's not a very well known Strummer song, but I really like it. It is not a
Mescaleros song as it seems to get said a lot. The guys in this once off
collaboration actually include Flea and Tom Morello. I'm sure no-one cares but I
thought I'd throw it out there anyway. The future is unwritten.
A F# D E
Well it's a rockin' world, make no mistake about
A F# D E
It's a shockin' world, could be what's so great about it
A F# D E A
It's a rockin' world, there ain't nothing fake about it
A F# D E
Whoa whoa, now welcome to this Earth bro
A F# D E
Whoa whoa, we're tryin' to find an answer
A F# D E A E
Whoa whoa, we got a surface module and a belly-dancer
D G D G
On a sidewalk surf, a boy is tryin' to show a girl what he is worth
D G A
Both arms in plaster, but he's still gonna
D E
Go right up and ask her
A F# D E
Why is love magnetic is it, biological?
A F# D E
Why is it frenetic is it astrophysological?
A F# D E
It's an epidemic, there's nothing logically
A E
Logical, logical, logical
A F# D E
Well it's a rockin' world, make no mistake about
A F# D E
It's a shockin' world, could be what's so great about it
A F# D E A
It's a rockin' world, there ain't nothing fake about it
DGDG
DGAD
A F# D E
Now why do babies cry? I asked the crow today
A F# D E
but all he did was fly And he took the cynic way
A F# D E A
The laws of chaos, left us all in disarray
A F# D E
Now take the bumblebee, a lousy rotten bum
A F# D E
Not a shred of money just a lazy buzzin' hum
A F# D E A
He takes all our honey and it's the Garden of Eden that's got to pay
E
that's who...
D G
Earth probe, back to base
D G
Can't make no head or no tail of this place
D G A D E
Earth probe we're returning back to base, ase
A F# D E
Can we be notified when, love comes of age
A F# D E
Does a cell divide in the - in the initial phase
A F# D E A
It's all codified in the - DNA stage
A F# D E
Well it's a rockin' world, make no mistake about
A F# D E
It's a shockin' world, could be what's so great about it
A F# D E A
It's a rockin' world, there ain't nothing fake about it
Finish with a couple of stabs on the A
It's not a very well known Strummer song, but I really like it. It is not a
Mescaleros song as it seems to get said a lot. The guys in this once off
collaboration actually include Flea and Tom Morello. I'm sure no-one cares but I
thought I'd throw it out there anyway. The future is unwritten.
A F# D E
Well it's a rockin' world, make no mistake about
A F# D E
It's a shockin' world, could be what's so great about it
A F# D E A
It's a rockin' world, there ain't nothing fake about it
A F# D E
Whoa whoa, now welcome to this Earth bro
A F# D E
Whoa whoa, we're tryin' to find an answer
A F# D E A E
Whoa whoa, we got a surface module and a belly-dancer
D G D G
On a sidewalk surf, a boy is tryin' to show a girl what he is worth
D G A
Both arms in plaster, but he's still gonna
D E
Go right up and ask her
A F# D E
Why is love magnetic is it, biological?
A F# D E
Why is it frenetic is it astrophysological?
A F# D E
It's an epidemic, there's nothing logically
A E
Logical, logical, logical
A F# D E
Well it's a rockin' world, make no mistake about
A F# D E
It's a shockin' world, could be what's so great about it
A F# D E A
It's a rockin' world, there ain't nothing fake about it
DGDG
DGAD
A F# D E
Now why do babies cry? I asked the crow today
A F# D E
but all he did was fly And he took the cynic way
A F# D E A
The laws of chaos, left us all in disarray
A F# D E
Now take the bumblebee, a lousy rotten bum
A F# D E
Not a shred of money just a lazy buzzin' hum
A F# D E A
He takes all our honey and it's the Garden of Eden that's got to pay
E
that's who...
D G
Earth probe, back to base
D G
Can't make no head or no tail of this place
D G A D E
Earth probe we're returning back to base, ase
A F# D E
Can we be notified when, love comes of age
A F# D E
Does a cell divide in the - in the initial phase
A F# D E A
It's all codified in the - DNA stage
A F# D E
Well it's a rockin' world, make no mistake about
A F# D E
It's a shockin' world, could be what's so great about it
A F# D E A
It's a rockin' world, there ain't nothing fake about it
Finish with a couple of stabs on the A
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