Biography:
The Cramps were an American garage punk band formed in Sacramento, California in 1976. The band was influential in founding of a hybrid subgenre later known as "psychobilly," which is a fusion of punk and rockabilly. Their music is mostly in blues form, played at varying, (though usually fast) tempos, with a very minimal drumkit. An integral part of the early Cramps sound is dual guitars, without a bassist. The content of their songs and image is sleaze
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- Human Fly
- Badass Bug
- Bend Over Ill Drive
- Bop Pills
- Chicken
- Devil Behind That Bush
- Domino
- Faster Pussycat
- God Damn Rock N Roll
- Greenfuz
- How Far Can Too Far Go
- I Wanna Get In Your Pants
- Inside Out And Upside Down With You
- Its Just That Song
- Jungle Hop
- Mean Machine
- Muleskinner Blues
- Mystery Plane
- Naked Girl Falling Down The Stairs
- Sado County Auto Show
- Strychnine
- Sunglasses After Dark
- Super Goo
- Swing The Big Eyes Rabbit
- Tear It Up
- The Crusher
- The Green Fuz
- The Way I Walk
- Tv Set
- Twist And Shout
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Artist: The Crampss
Song: Sunglasses After Dark
Album: Songs The Lord Taught Us
[Intro]
(Feedback and random
trills 0:00 to 0:20) (Guitar and drums enter at 0:21)
N.C.
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[Verse 1]
(Lyrics begin at 0:49)
N.C.
I got somethin' to say to you and you better listen
G A E
I'm'a tell ya how to be cool in one easy lesson, go!
B G A B
Sunglasses after dark!
B G A B
AAAAAHHHH! They're so sharp!
N.C.
And you'll be cool
And the squares'll drool
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[Verse 2]
B B G A B
It's real simple
B G A B
Sunglasses after dark!
AAAAAHHHH! They're so sharp!
[Instrumental]
B A B A B A B A
E D E D E D E D
B A B A B A B A (x2)
E D E D E D E D (x2)
B A B A B A B A (x2)
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[Verse 3]
B B G A B
Listen to this
B G A E
Went out last Saturday night
B G A B
Got myself in a knife fight
B G A B
Everybody got cut including me
N.C.
'Cause not one of us cats could see!
We had on S.A.D.
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[Verse 4]
B B G A B
That's right
B G A E
I was hangin' around on the street
B G A B
When this great big guy ran right into me!
B G A B
I could hardly make him out, everything was so dim
N.C.
But then I seen what was wrong with him
He was wearin' sunglasses
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B
After dark
[Verse 5]
B G A B B G A E
Sunglasses after dark!
B G A B
Whooooo! They're so sharp!
B G A B
Sunglasses after dark!
Whooooo! It's so simple!
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Where am I
[Outro]
B G A B
B G A E
B G A B
Song: Sunglasses After Dark
Album: Songs The Lord Taught Us
[Intro]
(Feedback and random
trills 0:00 to 0:20) (Guitar and drums enter at 0:21)
N.C.
e|--------------------|--0-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|-------0------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|------------0-------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|-----------------0--|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--0-----------------|--------------------|
E---------------------|--------------------|-------0----0----0--|-----0--------0-----|
[Verse 1]
(Lyrics begin at 0:49)
N.C.
I got somethin' to say to you and you better listen
G A E
I'm'a tell ya how to be cool in one easy lesson, go!
B G A B
Sunglasses after dark!
B G A B
AAAAAHHHH! They're so sharp!
N.C.
And you'll be cool
And the squares'll drool
e|-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-|-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--10--|
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A|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
B B G A B
It's real simple
B G A B
Sunglasses after dark!
AAAAAHHHH! They're so sharp!
[Instrumental]
B A B A B A B A
E D E D E D E D
B A B A B A B A (x2)
E D E D E D E D (x2)
B A B A B A B A (x2)
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A|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
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[Verse 3]
B B G A B
Listen to this
B G A E
Went out last Saturday night
B G A B
Got myself in a knife fight
B G A B
Everybody got cut including me
N.C.
'Cause not one of us cats could see!
We had on S.A.D.
e|-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-|-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--10--|
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D|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
[Verse 4]
B B G A B
That's right
B G A E
I was hangin' around on the street
B G A B
When this great big guy ran right into me!
B G A B
I could hardly make him out, everything was so dim
N.C.
But then I seen what was wrong with him
He was wearin' sunglasses
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B
After dark
[Verse 5]
B G A B B G A E
Sunglasses after dark!
B G A B
Whooooo! They're so sharp!
B G A B
Sunglasses after dark!
Whooooo! It's so simple!
e|-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-|-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--10--|
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B
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Where am I
[Outro]
B G A B
B G A E
B G A B
The Crystals
The Cult
The Cure
The Czars
The Darkness
The Devil Makes (...)
The Devil Wears (...)
The Devoted Few
The Diamonds
The Dillards