Biography:
Chumbawamba were an English musical group formed in 1982 in the Leeds squatting community. They have, over a career spanning nearly three decades, played punk rock, pop-influenced music, world music, and folk music. Their vocal anarchist politics exhibit an irreverent attitude toward authority; the band have been forthright in their syndicalist, pacifist, communist, mutlicultural, and feminist social stances. The band are best known for their song “Tubthumping.
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Other songs:
- On Ebay
- The Day The Nazi Died
- Tubthumping
- Add Me
- Bella Ciao
- Charlie
- Compliments Of Your Waitress
- Day The Nazi Died
- Drip Drip Drip
- El Fusilado
- Give The Anarchist A Cigarette
- Heaven Hell
- Her Majesty
- Homophobia
- Hull Or Hell
- I Wish That Theyd Sack Me
- Just Look At Me Now
- Not The Girl I Used To Be
- Pass It Along
- Shes Got All The Friends
- The Land Of Do What Youre Told
- The Morning After
- This Girl
- Timebomb
- Torturing James Hetfield
- Untraditional
- Word Bomber
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CHUMBAWAMBA: GIVE THE ANARCHIST A CIGARETTE
brought to you by SickFish, Hungary
VERSE / BRIDGE
Dm C
CHORUS:
F G Am C
[CHORUS]
Nothing ever burns down by itself
Every fire needs a 'lil bit of help
Nothing ever burns down by itself
Every fire needs a 'lil bit of
[BRIDGE]
[VERSE]
[Give the anarchist a cigarette]
'Cause that's as close as he's ever gonna get
[Give the anarchist a cigarette]
Bobby just hasn't earned it yet
[Give the anarchist a cigarette]
The times are changing but he just forgets
[Give the anarchist a cigarette]
He's gonna choke on his harmonica Albert
[CHORUS]
[BRIDGE]
[VERSE]
[Give the anarchist a cigarette]
A candy cig to the spoilt brat
[Give the anarchist a cigarette]
We'll get Albert to write you a check
[Give the anarchist a cigarette]
And he'll be burnin' up the air in his personal jet
[Give the anarchist a cigarette]
You know I hate every pop star that I ever met
[CHORUS]
[MIDDLE] 8 + 2 [VERSE]
[VERSE]
[Give the anarchist a cigarette] x4
Burn baby burn
Burn baby burn
[CHORUS] x2
[CHORUS] a capella
[CHORUS] x2
brought to you by SickFish, Hungary
VERSE / BRIDGE
Dm C
CHORUS:
F G Am C
[CHORUS]
Nothing ever burns down by itself
Every fire needs a 'lil bit of help
Nothing ever burns down by itself
Every fire needs a 'lil bit of
[BRIDGE]
[VERSE]
[Give the anarchist a cigarette]
'Cause that's as close as he's ever gonna get
[Give the anarchist a cigarette]
Bobby just hasn't earned it yet
[Give the anarchist a cigarette]
The times are changing but he just forgets
[Give the anarchist a cigarette]
He's gonna choke on his harmonica Albert
[CHORUS]
[BRIDGE]
[VERSE]
[Give the anarchist a cigarette]
A candy cig to the spoilt brat
[Give the anarchist a cigarette]
We'll get Albert to write you a check
[Give the anarchist a cigarette]
And he'll be burnin' up the air in his personal jet
[Give the anarchist a cigarette]
You know I hate every pop star that I ever met
[CHORUS]
[MIDDLE] 8 + 2 [VERSE]
[VERSE]
[Give the anarchist a cigarette] x4
Burn baby burn
Burn baby burn
[CHORUS] x2
[CHORUS] a capella
[CHORUS] x2
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