Biography:
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are a ska-core band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States (Bosstones is a play on Boston). They are credited with creating the ska-core genre, a form of music that mixes, to various degrees, elements of modern third-wave ska along with hardcore punk, jazz, and other influences. Their current lineup is Dicky Barrett (vocals), Joe Gittleman (bass), Lawrence Katz (guitar), Ben Carr (dancer, "Bosstone"), Joe Sirois (drums)
Read more on Last.fm
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Tuning: Standard or Half-Step-Down
[Chords]
E (022100)
A (002220)
B (x24442)
G#m (466444)
C#m (x46654)
F#5 (24(4x)xx)
Asus2 (002200)
[Intro]
(2x) E, (2x) B, (2x) E, (2x) G#m, (2x) A, (4x) C#m, (2x) B
[Verse 1]
E B
Have you ever been close to tragedy
C#m A
Or been close to folks who have
E B
Have you ever felt a pain so powerful
C#m A
So heavy you collapse
[Pre-Chorus]
F#5 Asus2
No..
[Chorus]
E B
I never had to knock on wood
G#m
But I know someone who has
A
Which makes me wonder if I could
It makes me wonder if I
E B
Never had to knock on wood
G#m
And I'm glad I haven't yet
A
Because I'm sure it isn't good
E
That's the impression that I get
[Solo]
E C#m
[Verse 3]
E B
Have you ever had the odds stacked up so high
C#m A
You need a strength most don't possess
E B
Or has it ever come down to do or die
C#m A
You've got to rise above the rest
[Pre-Chorus]
F#5 Asus2
No..
[Chorus]
E B
I never had to knock on wood
G#m
But I know someone who has
A
Which makes me wonder if I could
It makes me wonder if I
E B
Never had to knock on wood
G#m
And I'm glad I haven't yet
A
Because I'm sure it isn't good
E
That's the impression that I get
[Solo]
E C#m
[Verse 4]
E B
I'm not a coward, I've just never been tested
C#m A
I'd like to think that if I was, I would pass
E B
Look at the tested and think there but for the grace go I
C#m
might be a coward,
A
I'm afraid of what I might find out
[Chorus]
E B
I never had to knock on wood
G#m
But I know someone who has
A
Which makes me wonder if I could
It makes me wonder if I
E B
Never had to knock on wood
G#m
And I'm glad I haven't yet
A
Because I'm sure it isn't good
E
That's the impression that I get
[Solo]
E C#m
E C#m
E C#m
E C#m
[Chorus]
E B
Never had to, I better knock on wood
C#m
Cause I know someone who has
A
Which makes me wonder if I could
It makes me wonder if I
E B
Never had to, I better knock on wood
C#m
Cause I'm sure it isn't good
A
And I'm glad I haven't yet
E
That's the impression that I get
[Chords]
E (022100)
A (002220)
B (x24442)
G#m (466444)
C#m (x46654)
F#5 (24(4x)xx)
Asus2 (002200)
[Intro]
(2x) E, (2x) B, (2x) E, (2x) G#m, (2x) A, (4x) C#m, (2x) B
[Verse 1]
E B
Have you ever been close to tragedy
C#m A
Or been close to folks who have
E B
Have you ever felt a pain so powerful
C#m A
So heavy you collapse
[Pre-Chorus]
F#5 Asus2
No..
[Chorus]
E B
I never had to knock on wood
G#m
But I know someone who has
A
Which makes me wonder if I could
It makes me wonder if I
E B
Never had to knock on wood
G#m
And I'm glad I haven't yet
A
Because I'm sure it isn't good
E
That's the impression that I get
[Solo]
E C#m
[Verse 3]
E B
Have you ever had the odds stacked up so high
C#m A
You need a strength most don't possess
E B
Or has it ever come down to do or die
C#m A
You've got to rise above the rest
[Pre-Chorus]
F#5 Asus2
No..
[Chorus]
E B
I never had to knock on wood
G#m
But I know someone who has
A
Which makes me wonder if I could
It makes me wonder if I
E B
Never had to knock on wood
G#m
And I'm glad I haven't yet
A
Because I'm sure it isn't good
E
That's the impression that I get
[Solo]
E C#m
[Verse 4]
E B
I'm not a coward, I've just never been tested
C#m A
I'd like to think that if I was, I would pass
E B
Look at the tested and think there but for the grace go I
C#m
might be a coward,
A
I'm afraid of what I might find out
[Chorus]
E B
I never had to knock on wood
G#m
But I know someone who has
A
Which makes me wonder if I could
It makes me wonder if I
E B
Never had to knock on wood
G#m
And I'm glad I haven't yet
A
Because I'm sure it isn't good
E
That's the impression that I get
[Solo]
E C#m
E C#m
E C#m
E C#m
[Chorus]
E B
Never had to, I better knock on wood
C#m
Cause I know someone who has
A
Which makes me wonder if I could
It makes me wonder if I
E B
Never had to, I better knock on wood
C#m
Cause I'm sure it isn't good
A
And I'm glad I haven't yet
E
That's the impression that I get
The Moffatts
The Moldy Peache (...)
The Monkees
The Moody Blues
The Morning Bend (...)
The Music Explos (...)
The Music Man
The Mystics
The N-11
The Naked And Fa (...)