Chords for eddie & the hot rods.1977. ignore them
Tempo:
91.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
Bb
D
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Bb] [F]
[G] [Bb] [F]
[G] [D] I lived in a town that even [C] had the house of [G] Norman Ray.
[D] We'd get beers and shout it [C] out, y'all ain't no [G] bigot's race.
[C] People, they were ballers.
They had no spout or taste.
[D] We showed them how things should be done and had to leave them [G] here.
No, they're still [Bb] very close to me [F] now.
Here's what I [G] gotta say.
They never [Bb] really mattered.
[F] Ignore them [G] anyway.
[Bb] [F]
[G] [Bb] [F]
[G] [D] The woman's three-quadrillion, [C] I remember [G] so well.
[D] The big word for fame after a month, [C] they hadn't [G] caught us yet.
[C] Come on, let's have a party.
We just got started now.
[D] I reached downtown, now holding out next to that tone and bell just [G] howl.
So, this is [Bb] a bit closer [F] now.
I'll tell you [G] what to say.
They never [Bb] really mattered.
[F] Ignore them [G] anyway.
[Bb] [F]
[G] [Bb] [F]
[G] [Bb] [F]
[G] [Bb] [F]
[G] [D] All night we'd party hard.
[C] That's how things [G] ought to be.
[D] The morning came, the police had [C] seen the red beds [G] of CB.
[C] They gunned us down, they gave us hell for all the things we'd done.
[D] We told them, sure, we did them, but we did them just for fun.
[G] So, it's a [Bb] little bit closer [F] now.
Here's what I [G] gotta say.
They never [Bb] really mattered.
[F] Ignore them [G] anyway.
[Bb] We [F]
[G] [Bb] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[G] [Bb] [F]
[G] [D] had to pay some money [C] just to keep us [G] out of jail.
[D] It had to be a collective [C] blackout, so don't even [G] blackmail.
[C] You're on your own, express that way.
Look out for number one.
[D] Don't take no shit from no one.
Just keep on having fun.
[G] So, listen to [Bb] me closer now.
[F] I'll tell you [G] what to say.
They never [Bb] really mattered.
[F] Ignore them [G] anyway.
[Bb] [F] [G] [Bb] [F]
[G] [Bb] [F]
[G] [Bb] [F]
[G] [Bb] [F]
[G] [D] I lived in a town that even [C] had the house of [G] Norman Ray.
[D] We'd get beers and shout it [C] out, y'all ain't no [G] bigot's race.
[C] People, they were ballers.
They had no spout or taste.
[D] We showed them how things should be done and had to leave them [G] here.
No, they're still [Bb] very close to me [F] now.
Here's what I [G] gotta say.
They never [Bb] really mattered.
[F] Ignore them [G] anyway.
[Bb] [F]
[G] [Bb] [F]
[G] [D] The woman's three-quadrillion, [C] I remember [G] so well.
[D] The big word for fame after a month, [C] they hadn't [G] caught us yet.
[C] Come on, let's have a party.
We just got started now.
[D] I reached downtown, now holding out next to that tone and bell just [G] howl.
So, this is [Bb] a bit closer [F] now.
I'll tell you [G] what to say.
They never [Bb] really mattered.
[F] Ignore them [G] anyway.
[Bb] [F]
[G] [Bb] [F]
[G] [Bb] [F]
[G] [Bb] [F]
[G] [D] All night we'd party hard.
[C] That's how things [G] ought to be.
[D] The morning came, the police had [C] seen the red beds [G] of CB.
[C] They gunned us down, they gave us hell for all the things we'd done.
[D] We told them, sure, we did them, but we did them just for fun.
[G] So, it's a [Bb] little bit closer [F] now.
Here's what I [G] gotta say.
They never [Bb] really mattered.
[F] Ignore them [G] anyway.
[Bb] We [F]
[G] [Bb] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[G] [Bb] [F]
[G] [D] had to pay some money [C] just to keep us [G] out of jail.
[D] It had to be a collective [C] blackout, so don't even [G] blackmail.
[C] You're on your own, express that way.
Look out for number one.
[D] Don't take no shit from no one.
Just keep on having fun.
[G] So, listen to [Bb] me closer now.
[F] I'll tell you [G] what to say.
They never [Bb] really mattered.
[F] Ignore them [G] anyway.
[Bb] [F] [G] [Bb] [F]
[G] [Bb] [F]
[G] [Bb] [F]
Key:
G
F
Bb
D
C
G
F
Bb
_ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ [D] I lived in a town that even [C] had the house of [G] Norman Ray.
[D] We'd get beers and shout it [C] out, y'all ain't no [G] bigot's race.
[C] People, they were ballers.
They had no spout or taste.
[D] We showed them how things should be done and had to leave them [G] here.
No, they're still [Bb] very close to me [F] now.
Here's what I [G] gotta say.
They never [Bb] really mattered.
[F] Ignore them [G] anyway.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] The woman's three-quadrillion, [C] I remember [G] so well.
[D] The big word for fame after a month, [C] they hadn't [G] caught us yet.
[C] Come on, let's have a party.
We just got started now.
[D] I reached downtown, now holding out next to that tone and bell just [G] howl.
So, this is [Bb] a bit closer [F] now.
I'll tell you [G] what to say.
They never [Bb] really mattered.
[F] Ignore them [G] anyway.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ [D] All night we'd party hard.
[C] That's how things [G] ought to be.
[D] The morning came, the police had [C] seen the red beds [G] of CB.
[C] They gunned us down, they gave us hell for all the things we'd done.
[D] We told them, sure, we did them, but we did them just for fun.
[G] So, it's a [Bb] little bit closer [F] now.
Here's what I [G] gotta say.
They never [Bb] really mattered.
[F] Ignore them [G] anyway.
_ _ [Bb] We _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ [D] had to pay some money [C] just to keep us [G] out of jail.
[D] It had to be a collective [C] blackout, so don't even [G] blackmail.
[C] You're on your own, express that way.
Look out for number one.
[D] Don't take no shit from no one.
Just keep on having fun.
[G] So, listen to [Bb] me closer now.
[F] I'll tell you [G] what to say.
They never [Bb] really mattered.
[F] Ignore them [G] anyway.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ [D] I lived in a town that even [C] had the house of [G] Norman Ray.
[D] We'd get beers and shout it [C] out, y'all ain't no [G] bigot's race.
[C] People, they were ballers.
They had no spout or taste.
[D] We showed them how things should be done and had to leave them [G] here.
No, they're still [Bb] very close to me [F] now.
Here's what I [G] gotta say.
They never [Bb] really mattered.
[F] Ignore them [G] anyway.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] The woman's three-quadrillion, [C] I remember [G] so well.
[D] The big word for fame after a month, [C] they hadn't [G] caught us yet.
[C] Come on, let's have a party.
We just got started now.
[D] I reached downtown, now holding out next to that tone and bell just [G] howl.
So, this is [Bb] a bit closer [F] now.
I'll tell you [G] what to say.
They never [Bb] really mattered.
[F] Ignore them [G] anyway.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ [D] All night we'd party hard.
[C] That's how things [G] ought to be.
[D] The morning came, the police had [C] seen the red beds [G] of CB.
[C] They gunned us down, they gave us hell for all the things we'd done.
[D] We told them, sure, we did them, but we did them just for fun.
[G] So, it's a [Bb] little bit closer [F] now.
Here's what I [G] gotta say.
They never [Bb] really mattered.
[F] Ignore them [G] anyway.
_ _ [Bb] We _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ [D] had to pay some money [C] just to keep us [G] out of jail.
[D] It had to be a collective [C] blackout, so don't even [G] blackmail.
[C] You're on your own, express that way.
Look out for number one.
[D] Don't take no shit from no one.
Just keep on having fun.
[G] So, listen to [Bb] me closer now.
[F] I'll tell you [G] what to say.
They never [Bb] really mattered.
[F] Ignore them [G] anyway.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _