A Town Called Malice - The Jam
[Drum/Scratch/Bass Intro] x2
[Instrumental & ukes]
C C
C C
[Verse 1]
Em Dm
Stop dreaming of a quiet life, it's the one we'll never know
Em Dm
Running for the runway bus 'cos those rosey days are few, well!
F Em
Stop apologising for things you've never done
G
'Cos time is short and life is cruel
G7 C
It's up to us to change this town called malice
C
Yeahhhh
[Instrumental]
C C
[Verse 2]
Em Dm
Rows of disused milk floats in the dairy yard
Em Dm
A hundred lonely housewives....clutch milk bottles to their hearts
F Em
Hanging out their old love letters on the line to dry
G
It's enough to make you stop believing
G7 C
When tears come fast and furious, in a town called malice,
C
Yeahhhh
[Instrumental]
C C
[Verse 3]
Em Dm
Ba ba ba ba ba da ba, ba ba ba da ba woah!
Em Dm
Ba ba ba ba ba da ba, ba ba ba da ba
F Em
Struggle after struggle, year after year
G
The atmosphere's a blend of ice,
G7 C
I'm almost stone cold dead In a town called malice
C
ooo yeah
C
[Bridge]
Bm Am
A whole street's belief in Sunday's roast beef
Bm Am
Gets dashed against the co-op
G
Either cut down on beer or the kids' new gear
G7 C
It's a big decision in a town called Malice ...oo oo yeah [Ukes stop]
[Drum/Scratch/Bass Intro] x2
[Instrumental & ukes]
C C
C C
[Verse 4]
Em Dm
The ghost of a steam train echoes down my track
Em Dm
At the moment bound for nowhere just going 'round and 'round
F Em
Playground kids and creaking swings laughter in the breeze
G
Could go on for hours and probably will
G7 C
But I'd sooner put some joy in this town called malice yeah
[Instrumental - Outro]
[C] [C] [C] [C - Single Strum]
A Town Called Malice [C]The Jam
Drum/Scratch/Bass Introx2
Instrumental & ukes CC CC
Verse 1 Em Stop dreaming of a quiet life, it's the Dm one we'll never know Em Running for the runway bus 'cos those Dm rosey days are few, well! F Stop apologising for Em things you've never done G 'Cos time is short and life is cruel G7 It's up to us to change this town called C malice CYeahhhh
Instrumental CC
Verse 2 Em Rows of disused milk floats Dm in the dairy yard Em A hundred lonely housewives....clutch Dm milk bottles to their hearts F Hanging out their old love letters Em on the line to dry G It's enough to make you stop believing When G7 tears come fast and furious, in a town called C malice, CYeahhhh
Instrumental CC
Verse 3 Em Ba ba ba ba ba da ba, Dm ba ba ba da ba woah! Em Ba ba ba ba ba da ba, Dm ba ba ba da ba F Struggle after struggle, Em year after year G The atmosphere's a blend of ice, I'm G7 almost stone cold dead In a town called C malice Cooo yeah
C
Bridge Bm A whole street's belief in Am Sunday's roast beef Gets Bm dashed against the Am co-op Either G cut down on beer or the kids' new gear It's G7 a big decision in a town called Malice C ...oo oo yeah Ukes stop
Drum/Scratch/Bass Introx2
Instrumental & ukes CC CC
Verse 4 The Em ghost of a steam train Dm echoes down my track Em At the moment bound for nowhere Dm just going 'round and 'round F Playground kids and creaking swings Em laughter in the breeze G Could go on for hours and probably will But I'd G7 sooner put some joy in this town called malice C yeah