Town Called Malice
The Jam
The Gift
Standard Tuning
[Chords]
F#m Em G A Fm
E|--9---7--10--5--8---|
B|--10--8--12--5--9---|
G|--11--9--12--6--10--|
D|--11--9--12--7--10--|
A|--9---7--10--7--8---|
E|-------------5------|
(Whenever you strum the F#m, Em, or G chords, use these suspensions:
(Except in the bridge, where you only strike the chord once at a time)
F#m (sus4)<--just the name of the suspension, not included w/lyrics below)
E|--9--9--9--9-9--9--9--9---|
B|--10-10-10-1212-12-10-10--|
G|--11-11-11-9-9--9--11-11--|
D|--11-11-11-1111-11-11-11--|
A|--9--9--9--9-9--9--9--9---|
E|--------------------------|
Em (sus4)
E|--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7--|
B|--8-8-8-1010-10-8-8--|
G|--9-9-9-7-7--7--9-9--|
D|--9-9-9-9-9--9--9-9--|
A|--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7--|
E|---------------------|
G (sus#4)
E|--10-10-10-1010-10-10-10--|
B|--12-12-12-1414-14-12-12--|
G|--12-12-12-1010-10-12-12--|
D|--12-12-12-1212-12-12-12--|
A|--10-10-10-1010-10-10-10--|
E|--------------------------|
[D riff](intro/main riff)
E|-----------------------|
B|--7-7-7--7-77h8-8-8p7--|
G|--7-7-7--7-77-7-7-7-7--|
D|--7-7-7--7-77h9-9-9p7--|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
(repeat ad nauseum)
[A riff]
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-7-7p5p0-0~-7-7p5p0-0-7-7p5p0-0-7-----5---5~-|
E|-------------------------------------5h7---7----|
|__________|
also outro
over D riff
[Verse]
F#m Em
Better stop dreaming of the quiet life cos it's the one we'll never know
F#m Em
And quit running for that runaway bus cos those rosey days are few
G F#m
And stop apologising for the things you never done
A riff
Time is short and life is cruel
D riff
But it's up to us to change this town called malice.
F#m Em
Rows and rows of disused milk-floats stand dying in the dairy yard
F#m Em
And a hundred lonely housewives clutch empty milk bottles to their hearts
G F#m
Hanging out their old love letters on the line to dry
A riff
It's enough to make you stop believing when tears come fast and furious
D riff
In a town called malice, yeah
F#m Em
Ba ba ba ba bada ba, ba baba bada ba (x2)
G F#m
Struggle after struggle, year after year
A riff
The atmosphere's a fine blend of ice
D riff
I'm almost stone cold dead in a town called malice
[Bridge]
F#m (once) F#m-Fm-Em (once) Em-Fm
A whole streets belief in Sunday's roast beef
F#m (once) F#m-Fm-Em (once)
Gets dashed against the Co-Op
A
To either cut down on beer or the kids new gear
D riff
It's a big decision in a town called malice
F#m Em
Ghost of a steam train echoes down my track
F#m Em
It's at the moment bound for nowhere just going round and round
G F#m
Playground kids and creaking swings, lost laughter in the breeze
A riff
I could go on for hours and I probably will but,
D riff
I'd sooner put some joy back in this town called malice.
[Outro]
[D riff]
Town called malice
Oooh yeah, town called malice etc.
