Biography:
Formed in early 2007, Reading-based Folk-Punk outfit Smokey Bastard have been playing raucous live shows around the UK for four years. Started with the intention of being the UK’s answer to the likes of Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly, Smokey Bastard were quick to merge the energetic live shows which inspired them with a sound of their own, resulting in the wall of instrumental mayhem they gig with today.
Their forthcoming second album 'Tales From the Wasteland' is due for release in September 2011 on Bomber Records.
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INTRO:
Muted strum Am
Am C G
Am F G
VERSE 1
Am C G
Down my old local there's always a man
Am F G
With a squint in his eye and a working mans tan
Am C G
Just listen a while and you'll be entertained
Am F G
But don't interrupt, you may ne'er walk again
Am G
'Cause his hands may be cracked and his eyes may be pale
C F
He may not look long for this world
Am
When the world's on your back
G
just sit down with Old Jack
F C
And he'll tell you tall tales of old
CHORUS
F
He'll say away with you boy
don't go wasting your time
C G
y' should be living your live for yourself
F
'cause the very next day
they could take you away
C G
and you won't have no stories to tell.
F
But seein' as you're here
won't you buy us a beer
C G
and I'll tell you a favorite of mine
F G
"Go out and live your life
another time"
Am
Am C G
Am F G x2
VERSE 2
Am C G
He'll regale you with tales through the smoke of his pipe
Am F G
then he'll show you some proof of his well-traveled life
Am C G
The unicorns horn or the gold he brought back
Am F G
just keep your mouth shut when you're down with Old Jack
Am G
'Cause his hands may be cracked and his eyes may be pale
C F
He may not look long for this world
Am
When the world's on your back
G
just sit down with Old Jack
F C
And he'll tell you tall tales of old
CHORUS
F
He'll say away with you boy
don't go wasting your time
C G
y' should be living your live for yourself
F
'cause the very next day
they could take you away
C G
and you won't have no stories to tell.
F
But seein' as you're here
won't you buy us a beer
C G
and I'll tell you a favorite of mine
F G
"Go out and live your life
another time"
Am
Am C G
Am F G x2
VERSE 3
Am C G
I went down to my local just the other day
Am F G
they told me Old Jack had been taken away
Am C G
The hospital bed found him cold in the night
Am F G
and snatched him away while he clung to his pipe
Am G
and his skin was so pale and his eyes wired shut
C F
his story had come to an end
Am
As I walked out the door
G
I was shattered and torn
F C
I remembered the last words he said
CHORUS
F
He said away with you boy
don't go wasting your time
C G
y' should be living your live for yourself
F
'cause the very next day
they could take you away
C G
and you won't have no stories to tell.
F
But seein' as you're here
won't you buy us a beer
C G
and I'll tell you a favorite of mine
F G
"Go out and live your life
another time"
Am
Am C G
Am F G x2
C G Am F
C G F C
F C G x3
F G C
CHORUS
F
He said away with you boy
don't go wasting your time
C G
y' should be living your live for yourself
F
'cause the very next day
they could take you away
C G
and you won't have no stories to tell.
F
But seein' as you're here
won't you buy us a beer
C G
and I'll tell you a favorite of mine
F G
"Go out and live your life
another time"
Muted strum Am
Am C G
Am F G
VERSE 1
Am C G
Down my old local there's always a man
Am F G
With a squint in his eye and a working mans tan
Am C G
Just listen a while and you'll be entertained
Am F G
But don't interrupt, you may ne'er walk again
Am G
'Cause his hands may be cracked and his eyes may be pale
C F
He may not look long for this world
Am
When the world's on your back
G
just sit down with Old Jack
F C
And he'll tell you tall tales of old
CHORUS
F
He'll say away with you boy
don't go wasting your time
C G
y' should be living your live for yourself
F
'cause the very next day
they could take you away
C G
and you won't have no stories to tell.
F
But seein' as you're here
won't you buy us a beer
C G
and I'll tell you a favorite of mine
F G
"Go out and live your life
another time"
Am
Am C G
Am F G x2
VERSE 2
Am C G
He'll regale you with tales through the smoke of his pipe
Am F G
then he'll show you some proof of his well-traveled life
Am C G
The unicorns horn or the gold he brought back
Am F G
just keep your mouth shut when you're down with Old Jack
Am G
'Cause his hands may be cracked and his eyes may be pale
C F
He may not look long for this world
Am
When the world's on your back
G
just sit down with Old Jack
F C
And he'll tell you tall tales of old
CHORUS
F
He'll say away with you boy
don't go wasting your time
C G
y' should be living your live for yourself
F
'cause the very next day
they could take you away
C G
and you won't have no stories to tell.
F
But seein' as you're here
won't you buy us a beer
C G
and I'll tell you a favorite of mine
F G
"Go out and live your life
another time"
Am
Am C G
Am F G x2
VERSE 3
Am C G
I went down to my local just the other day
Am F G
they told me Old Jack had been taken away
Am C G
The hospital bed found him cold in the night
Am F G
and snatched him away while he clung to his pipe
Am G
and his skin was so pale and his eyes wired shut
C F
his story had come to an end
Am
As I walked out the door
G
I was shattered and torn
F C
I remembered the last words he said
CHORUS
F
He said away with you boy
don't go wasting your time
C G
y' should be living your live for yourself
F
'cause the very next day
they could take you away
C G
and you won't have no stories to tell.
F
But seein' as you're here
won't you buy us a beer
C G
and I'll tell you a favorite of mine
F G
"Go out and live your life
another time"
Am
Am C G
Am F G x2
C G Am F
C G F C
F C G x3
F G C
CHORUS
F
He said away with you boy
don't go wasting your time
C G
y' should be living your live for yourself
F
'cause the very next day
they could take you away
C G
and you won't have no stories to tell.
F
But seein' as you're here
won't you buy us a beer
C G
and I'll tell you a favorite of mine
F G
"Go out and live your life
another time"
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Smooky MarGielaa
Smooth Friction
Smooth Hound Smi (...)
Smoother
Snapbox
Snapshots Remain
Sneakbo
Sneaker
Sneakers