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That's Entertainment ~ The Jam

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A police car and a screamin' siren Pneumatic drill and ripped-up concrete A baby wailing, a stray dog howling The screech of brakes and lamplight blinking That's entertainment That's entertainment A smash of glass and the rumble of boots An electric train and a ripped-up phone booth Paint-splattered walls and the cry of a tomcat Lights going out and a kick in the balls I say that's entertainment That's entertainment La la la la la, ah La la la la la, ah Days of speed and slow-time Mondays Pissing down with rain on a boring Wednesday Watching the news and not eating your tea A freezing cold flat with damp on the walls I say that's entertainment That's entertainment La la la la la La la la la la Waking up at 6 A.M. on a cool warm morning Opening the windows and breathing in petrol An amateur band rehearsing in a...

QUICKSAND ~ David Bowie

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  INTRO: G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 C I'm closer to the golden dawn G Gsus4 G Immersed in Crowley's uniform of imagery C I'm living in a silent film G Portraying Himmler's sacred realm of dream reality Eb I'm frightened by the total goal F* Drawing to the ragged hole G Em C And I ain't got the power any more G Am7 Am7add9 Am7add9* A no I ain't got the power any more D I'm the twisted name on Garbo's eyes A Asus4 A Living proof of Churchills lies I'm destiny D I'm torn between the light and dark A Asus4 A Where others see their target divine symmetry F Should I kiss the vipers fang G Or herald loud the death of man? A F#m7 Em7 D I...

I Will ~ The Beatles

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  E - C#m - F#m - B7 Verse E C#m F#m B7 Who knows how long I've loved you E C#m Abm You know I love you still E7 A B C#m E7 Will I wait a lonely lifetime A B E C#m F#m B7 If you want me to, I will E C#m F#m B7 For if I ever saw you E C#m Abm I didn't catch your name E7 A B C#m E7 But it never really mattered A B E E7 I will always feel the same Chorus A Abm C#m Love you forever and forever F#m B7 E E7 Love you with all my heart A Abm C#m Love you whenever we're together F# B7 Love you when we're apart Verse E C#m F#m B7 And when at last I find you E C#m Abm Your song will fill the air E7 A B C#m A* Sing it loud so I can hear you Abm A B C#m A* Make it e...

Stranger in a Strange Land ~ Leon Russell

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Track 1 off of Leon Russell and the Shelter People, 1971. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQbk2C4ZmsE Leon does it in Bb, this tab is in A. Capo 1 to play along. The chorus is the same chords as "With A Little Help From My Friends". I think the riff is tasty. A: x0222x D/A: x0423x G6/A: x0545x [Intro] F#m E B D C#m B E [Verse] A E G C G How many days has it been since I was born? A E D How many days until I die? A E G Do I know any ways that I can make you laugh? A E F#m Or do I only know how to make you cry? [Prechorus] Bm E When the baby looks around him Bm E it's such a sight to see. C#m F#m D He shares a simple secret with the wise man. [Chorus] G D A He's a stranger in a strange land G D A ...