New Model Army are an English post-punk/alternative rock band formed in Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1980 by its lead singer and main composer Justin Sullivan. Their name was taken form Oliver Cromwell's anti-royalist military force.
New Model Army played their first gig in Bradford on October 23rd 1980. Its founding members were Justin Sullivan, Stuart Morrow and Phil Tompkins. The threesome had already been together for a couple of years in a number of Bradford bands with other musicians and singers but in the Autumn of 1980
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------------------------------------------------- No Rest / NEW MODEL ARMY (No Rest For The Wicked) -------------------------------------------------
[Special] F Four o'clock in the morning, Am and still we cannot sleep F turning over turning round Am twisting in our sweat
[Chorus] E (G) they say there is no rest for the wicked ones EAm dear god - what have we done? E (G) there is no rest for the wicked ones EAm dear god - what is this evil that we've done?? E (G) there is no rest for the wicked ones EAm dear god - what is this evil that we've done??
[Verse 1] Am Is it that we wanted Am more than you gave Am why did you put us then Am in this smalltown grave Am humility - is that what you want? Am why did you make us then the way you did?? Am yes,we have pride Am yes,we have pride - Am is this our sin? Am is this our sin?!
[Special] F Four o'clock in the morning, Am and still we cannot sleep F turning over turning round Am twisting in our sweat
[Chorus] E (G) they say there is no rest for the wicked ones EAm dear god - what have we done? E (G) there is no rest for the wicked ones EAm dear god - what is this evil that we've done?? E (G) there is no rest for the wicked ones EAm dear god - what is this evil that we've done??
[Chorus]
Is it the times that we've been out fighting? well i'll tell you all those times - we never really hurt anybody or is it that we were eating while other people were starving is this our crime? is this our crime??!
[Special] F Four o'clock in the morning, ...
[Chorus] E (G) they say there is no rest for the wicked ones ...
Is it the times we laughed about it all through all those whisky nights so far away yes,we have betrayed you yes,we have betrayed you - is this our crime? is this our crime?!
[Special] F Four o'clock in the morning, ..
[Chorus] E (G) they say there is no rest for the wicked ones EAm dear god - what have we done? E (G) there is no rest for the wicked ones EAm dear god - what is this evil that we've done E (G) there is no rest for the wicked ones EAm dear god - this is this evil that we must have done