Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton, Greater Manchester, UK in 1976, led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Pete Shelley (1955 – 2018) for nearly their entire existence.
They are commonly regarded as an important influence on the Manchester music scene, the independent record label movement and the punk rock, power pop, pop punk and indie rock genres in general. They are primarily remembered for their singles, a string of would-be hits that combined a strong grasp of pop song craftsmanship with rapid-fire punk energy.
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!
Transpose -1 steps with buttons on the left for original key, (or leave like this to sing with baritones!) (actually the original seems -1.3 off from this). Ask if you want chord fingering help.
Intro: ( B-E ) x2
B - EB - EB - EB - E Well it seems so real I can see it, and it seems so real I can feel it B - EB - EB - EB - E And it seems so real I can taste it, and it seems so real I can hear it B-A-/G#-/F#A-/G#-/F#-A - EB-EB-A-/G#-/F#A-/G#-/F#-A - E So why..... can't I touch it? so why..... can't I touch it?
(B-E) x3 B - EB - EB - EB - E Then it looks so real I can see it, and it feels so real I can feel it B - EB - EB - EB - E And it tastes so real I can taste it, and it sounds so real I can hear it B-A-/G#-/F#A-/G#-/F#-A - EB-EB-A-/G#-/F#A-/G#-/F#-A - E So why..... can't I touch it? so why..... can't I touch it?
(B-E) x6 B - EB - EB - EB - E Then it looks so real I can feel it, and it feels so real I can taste it B - EB - EB - EB - E And it tastes so real I can hear it, and it sounds so real I can see it B-A-/G#-/F#A-/G#-/F#-A - EB-EB-A-/G#-/F# A-/G#-/F#-A - E So why..... can't I touch it? so why..... can't I touch it?
Solo: (B-E) x20
B - EB - EB - EB - E Now it is so real I can see it, and it is so real I can feel it B - EB - EB - EB - E And it is so real I can hear it, and it is so real I can be it B-A-/G#-/F#A-/G#-/F#-A - EB-EB-A-/G#-/F#A-/G#-/F#-A - E So why..... can't I touch it? so why..... can't I touch it?
Solo: (B-E) x20 E
** Get a friend on bass and another guitar player and be sure to do the dueling raw guitars at the end!