Biography:
The Arkells are a Canadian rock band, formed in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. In 2008, they signed with Dine Alone Records, home to other Canadian acts such as City and Colour, Bedouin Soundclash, Black Lungs and Cancer Bats. Their first full length record,Jackson Square, was released on October 28th, 2008, and includes their biggest hit "Oh! The Boss is Coming", along with "The Ballad of Hugo Chavez", and "No Champagne Socialist."
In late 2008, Arkells toured Canada as opening act for Matt Mays & El Torpedo.
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Other songs:
- And Then Some
- Ballad Of Hugo Chavez
- John Lennon
- Knocking At The Door
- Leather Jacket
- On Paper
- 11 11
- A Little Rain A Song For Pete
- Abigail
- Agent Zero
- American Screams
- Book Club
- Coffee
- Come Back Home
- Come To Light
- Company Man
- Crawling Through The Window
- Cynical Bastards
- Deadlines
- Dirty Blonde
- Dont Be A Stranger
- Drakes Dad
- Eyes On The Prize
- Hand Me Downs
- Im Not The Sun
- Kiss Cam
- Michigan Left
- My Hearts Always Yours
- Never Thought That This Would Happen
- No Champagne Socialist
- Oh The Boss Is Coming
- Only For A Moment
- Passenger Seat
- Peoples Champ
- Private School
- Pullin Punches
- Relentless
- Round And Round
- Savannah
- Show Me Dont Tell Me
- What Are You Holding On To
- Whistleblower
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Tabbed By: Mike
Standard Tuning, Capo 1 (all chords relative to capo)
Am Am7 C C7 F Em/C
e--0---0---0---0-----0--------|
B--1---1---1---0-----1---0----|
G--2---0---0---0-----2---0----|
D--2---2---2---2-----3---2----|
A--0---0---3---3-----3---3----|
E--------------------1---0----|
Intro:
bass |
e------------------------|-----0-------------------------|
B------------------------|-----5-------------------------|
G------------------------|-----4------------5-5---7-7----|
D------------------------|-----5-------------------------|
A------------------------|-------------------------------|
E--5---5-3-5---5-3-5-...-|-----5-------------------------|
Main riff
Am / Am7 C7 / C
e--0---0-0-0-----------------|
B--1---1-1-1-------0---1-1---|
G--2---2-0-2-------0---0-0---|
D--2---2-2-2-------2---2-2---|
A--0---0-0-0-------3---3-3---|
E----------------------------|
VERSE 1:
Am C7 C
No no really, this one's on me
G
I'll let you get the next time
Dm
We go out for coffee
Am
'Cause I wanna know
C7 C
All about your history
G
Open my eyes
Dm
We can solve this mystery
PRE-CHORUS:
F
Cause I've got all the clues
Am C7 F
And I can't piece it together
Now I'm talking to you
Dm F
So can ya clear up the record
2nd guitar riff:
repeat as needed
e------0---0------0---0----|
B--------3----------3------|
G---2--------2----------2--|
D--------------------------|
A--------------------------|
E--------------------------|
CHORUS
C
Do you hear him?
F
Do you feel him?
Em/C
Do you see him?
Am G
Do you see him when you're dreaming?
C
Does he hit you?
F
Does he hold you?
Em/C
Does he listen?
Am G
Or cut you off when you're speaking?
F G Am
'Cause I-I-I-I-I wanna know the reason
VERSE 2:
Am C7 C
You're telling everyone he is your best friend
G
And you're handing out flyers
Dm
Flyers on the weekends
Am
You're making up your mind
C7 C
You say everything is blinded by history
G
So you stay at home writing
Dm
Unauthorized biographies
PRE-CHORUS: (same as last)
F
Now I get so confused
Am C7 F
When you can't keep it together
Now I'm talking to you
Dm F
So can ya clear up the record
Play Chorus again (same as last)
Bridge (basically the same as the pre-chorus):
F Am C7 F Am G
C
little bass lick after the bridge:
e-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A---3----5/75-----7/87----8/10/12-12--5-5-3-----|
E-------------------------------------------------|
C
I-I-I-I-I wanna know the reason
I-I-I-I-I wanna know the reason
CHORUS:
C
Do you hear him?
F
Do you feel him?
Em/C
Do you see him?
Am G
Do you see him when you're dreaming?
C
Does he hit you?
F
Does he hold you?
Em/C
Does he listen?
Am G
Or cut you off when you're speaking?
C F
I wanna hear what you say
Em/C
But you keep walking away
Am G
Everytime I say hey!
C
Do you hear him?
F
Do you feel him?
Em/C
Do you see him?
Am G
Do you see him when you're dreaming?
C F Em/C Am G
I-I-I-I-I wanna know the reason
C F Em/C Am G
I-I-I-I-I wanna know the reason
... fade out
Standard Tuning, Capo 1 (all chords relative to capo)
Am Am7 C C7 F Em/C
e--0---0---0---0-----0--------|
B--1---1---1---0-----1---0----|
G--2---0---0---0-----2---0----|
D--2---2---2---2-----3---2----|
A--0---0---3---3-----3---3----|
E--------------------1---0----|
Intro:
bass |
e------------------------|-----0-------------------------|
B------------------------|-----5-------------------------|
G------------------------|-----4------------5-5---7-7----|
D------------------------|-----5-------------------------|
A------------------------|-------------------------------|
E--5---5-3-5---5-3-5-...-|-----5-------------------------|
Main riff
Am / Am7 C7 / C
e--0---0-0-0-----------------|
B--1---1-1-1-------0---1-1---|
G--2---2-0-2-------0---0-0---|
D--2---2-2-2-------2---2-2---|
A--0---0-0-0-------3---3-3---|
E----------------------------|
VERSE 1:
Am C7 C
No no really, this one's on me
G
I'll let you get the next time
Dm
We go out for coffee
Am
'Cause I wanna know
C7 C
All about your history
G
Open my eyes
Dm
We can solve this mystery
PRE-CHORUS:
F
Cause I've got all the clues
Am C7 F
And I can't piece it together
Now I'm talking to you
Dm F
So can ya clear up the record
2nd guitar riff:
repeat as needed
e------0---0------0---0----|
B--------3----------3------|
G---2--------2----------2--|
D--------------------------|
A--------------------------|
E--------------------------|
CHORUS
C
Do you hear him?
F
Do you feel him?
Em/C
Do you see him?
Am G
Do you see him when you're dreaming?
C
Does he hit you?
F
Does he hold you?
Em/C
Does he listen?
Am G
Or cut you off when you're speaking?
F G Am
'Cause I-I-I-I-I wanna know the reason
VERSE 2:
Am C7 C
You're telling everyone he is your best friend
G
And you're handing out flyers
Dm
Flyers on the weekends
Am
You're making up your mind
C7 C
You say everything is blinded by history
G
So you stay at home writing
Dm
Unauthorized biographies
PRE-CHORUS: (same as last)
F
Now I get so confused
Am C7 F
When you can't keep it together
Now I'm talking to you
Dm F
So can ya clear up the record
Play Chorus again (same as last)
Bridge (basically the same as the pre-chorus):
F Am C7 F Am G
C
little bass lick after the bridge:
e-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A---3----5/75-----7/87----8/10/12-12--5-5-3-----|
E-------------------------------------------------|
C
I-I-I-I-I wanna know the reason
I-I-I-I-I wanna know the reason
CHORUS:
C
Do you hear him?
F
Do you feel him?
Em/C
Do you see him?
Am G
Do you see him when you're dreaming?
C
Does he hit you?
F
Does he hold you?
Em/C
Does he listen?
Am G
Or cut you off when you're speaking?
C F
I wanna hear what you say
Em/C
But you keep walking away
Am G
Everytime I say hey!
C
Do you hear him?
F
Do you feel him?
Em/C
Do you see him?
Am G
Do you see him when you're dreaming?
C F Em/C Am G
I-I-I-I-I wanna know the reason
C F Em/C Am G
I-I-I-I-I wanna know the reason
... fade out
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