The Sound Of the
Suburbs,
(Carroll/Tesco)
C
G
Same old boring
Sunday morning old mans out washing the car,
C
G
Mums in the kitchen
cooking Sunday dinner her best meal moaning while it lasts,
Am
C
G
Johnnys upstairs in
his bedroom sitting in the dark,
Am
C
G
D
Annoying the
neighbours with his punk rock electric guitar,
This is the Sound,
G
B
A (CED)
This is the Sound of
the Suburbs
This is the Sound,
G
B
A
(CED)
This is the Sound of
the Suburbs
C
G
Every Lousy Monday
Morning Heathrow jets goes crashing over my home,
C
G
Ten O’clock
Broadmoor siren driving me mad won’t leave me alone,
Am
C
G
The woman next store
just sits and stares outside,
Am
C
G
D
She hasn’t come out
once ever since her husband died,
This is the Sound,
G
B
A
(CED)
This is the Sound of
the Suburbs
This is the Sound,
G
B
A
(CED)
This is the Sound of
the Suburbs
Instrumental Break
E
G
E
G
C
B C
(D D#E F F#G G# A A# B)
note just play all the semi
tones up from D
(Middle 8)
G
B
Youth club Group used
to want to be free,
G
D
Now they want
anarchy,
G
B
They play too fast,
they play out of tune,
G
B
They Practise in the
singers bedroom,
C
The Drums quite good
the bass is too loud,
Bm
D
And I… can’t hear
the words.
This is the Sound,
G
B
A
(CED)
This is the Sound of
the Suburbs
This is the Sound,
G
B
A
(CED)
This is the Sound of
the Suburbs
C
G
Saturday morning
family shoppers crowding out, the centre of town,
C
G
Young blokes sitting
on the benches shouting at the young girls walking around,
Am
C
G
Johnny stands there
at his window looking at the night,
Am
C
G
D
I said, hey what you
listening to there’s nothing there (that’s right)
This is the Sound,
G
B
A
(CED)
This is the Sound of
the Suburbs
This is the Sound,
G
B
A
(CED)
This is the Sound of
the Suburbs
Songwriters Note
There are only two
Minor Chord is this song the
A minor in the Second
part of the Verse, and the B minor in the Middle 8
It is very important that you Play B Major in the Chorus…
ENJOY
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