Artist: The Jam
Song: Going underground
Artist: The Jam
Composer: Paul Weller
Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' on ultimateGuitar.com)
5th April 2015
A version for acoustic guitar players
CAPO: 2nd fret (Sounds in the key of D)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
C = x32010 D = xx0232 E4 = 022200
C6 = x32210 E = 022100 B = x24442
A = 577655 C#m = x46654 D#m = x68876
C#m/G# = 446654 Bm = x24432 F# = 244322
Bm7 = x24232 E6 = 022120
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[Intro]
C C C C C6
e |-----------|----------------------|------------------------|
B |-----------|-----1--1------1--1---|-----1-------1--p0------|
G |-----------|-----0--0------0--0---|-----2--------------2---|
D |-----------|-----2--2------2--2---|-----2------------------|
A |-----------|-----3--3------3--3---|-----3------------------|
E |--3--1--3--|----------------------|------------------------|
/ /__/ / /__/ / / /___/ /___/
C C C C C6
e |----------------------|------------------------|
B |-----1--1------1--1---|-----1-------1--p0------|
G |-----0--0------0--0---|-----2--------------2---|
D |-----2--2------2--2---|-----2------------------|
A |-----3--3------3--3---|-----3------------------|
E |----------------------|------------------------|
/ /__/ / /__/ / / /___/ /___/
[Verse 1]
C C6 C
Some people might say my life is in a rut,
C6 C
But I'm quite happy with what I got,
C6 C
People might say that I should strive for more,
C6 A C#m/G#
But I'm so happy I can't see the point!
Something's happening here today,
A C#m/G#
A show of strength with your Boy's Brigade,
A C#m/G#
And I'm so happy, and you're so kind,
A C#m/G#
You want more money, of course I don't mind,
D E
To buy nuclear textbooks for a - tomic crimes,
A C#m
And the public gets what the public wants,
D E
But I want nothing this so - ciety's got!
[Chorus 1]
A C#m
I'm going underground, (Going underground!)
D E
Well, let the brass bands play, and feet start to pound,
A C#m
Going underground, (Going underground!)
D
Well, let the boys all sing,
E A C#m/G# D E
And let the boys all shout for to - morrow!
[Verse 2]
C C6 C
Some people might get some pleasure out of hate,
C6 C
Me? I've enough al - ready on my plate,
C6 C
People might need some tension to re - lax,
C6 A C#m/G#
Me? I'm too busy dodging 'tween the flak!
What you see is what you get,
A C#m/G#
You've made your bed, you better ...lie in it,
A C#m/G#
You choose your leaders, and place your trust,
A C#m/G#
As their lies wash you down, and their promises rust,
D E
You'll see kidney machines replaced by rockets and guns,
A C#m
And the public wants what the public gets,
D E
But I don't care what this so - ciety wants!
[Chorus 2]
A C#m
I'm going underground, (Going underground!)
D E
Well, let the brass bands play, and feet start to pound,
A C#m D
Going underground,(Going underground!) so, let the boys all sing,
E Bm
And let the boys all shout for to - morrow!
[Break 1]
Bm7 Bm A Bm Bm7 Bm A
(Hoh!) La, la-la, la! (Hoh!) La, la-la, la!
Bm A
We talk, and we talk, until my head explodes,
Bm A
I turn on the news, and my body froze,
C#m D
These braying sheep on my TV screen,
E E4 E
Make this boy shout, make this boy scream!
[Bridge]
B D#m E F#
Going underground,
B D#m E F#
I'm going underground,
A C#m D E
I'm going underground,
A C#m D E
I'm going underground------!
[Break 2]
Bm Bm7 Bm A
||: (Hoh!) La, la - la, la!:|| [x4]
C#m D
Braying sheep on my TV screen,
E E4 E
Make this boy shout, make this boy scream!
[Chorus 4]
B D#m
Going underground, (Going underground!)
E F#
Well, let the brass bands play, and feet start to pound,
B D#m
Going underground, (Going underground!)
E F#
Well, let the boys all sing, and let the boys all shout!
[Chorus 5]
B D#m
Going underground, (Going underground!)
E F#
Well, let the brass bands play, and feet go pound, pound, pound,
B D#m E
Going underground,(Going underground!)so, let the boys all sing,
F# E6
And let the boys all shout for to -morrow!
e |--0--|------------------------||
B |--2--|------------------------||
G |--1--|------------------------||
D |--2--|------------------------||
A |--2--|--2-0-h2-0-h2-0-h2-0-h2-||
E |--0--|------------------------||