Chords for History of the Sex Pistols: Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious
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[Cm]
[C] They weren't just pioneers, they were the pure, raw definition of punk.
I am an antichrist!
I am an [F]
[C] antichrist!
Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we'll be taking a look at the history of the Sex Pistols.
We [N] weren't the nice boys they thought we were.
We aren't nice boys.
We were f***ing nasty little bastards.
Punk rock band [C] The Sex Pistols started as The Strand [G] in London, [C] England in 1972.
[G] The name became The [C] Sex Pistols two years later, after guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul Cook were joined by bassist [F#] Glenn Matlock.
Finally in 1975, [D] The Pistols got their distinctive [C] identity when singer John [F#] Lydon, also known as Johnny Rotten, arrived on the scene,
recruited [G] by influential manager Malcolm McLaren.
I don't want a holiday in [E] the sun!
[Gm] I want to go to the new building!
The Sex [D] Pistols personified the concept of rebellion.
Their music and personalities defined punk as no other [A] group before or since.
Raw, writhing, and totally [D] undisciplined, their work was the essence of the punk aesthetic, [G] with influences from McLaren and designer [D] Vivian Westwood.
[C]
[F#] [D] The Pistols built a following [F#] with violent gigs at increasingly important venues.
Early supporters were labelled the Bromley contingent and [C] included future stars like Suzie Su and Billy Idol.
Even then, everyone who saw them knew music was forever changed.
Yet amazingly, considering their profound impact, the real Sex Pistols were together for just over two years,
released one studio album and only a handful of [F#] singles.
[G]
[F] [E]
[C] Signed to EMI in [D] late 1976, they quickly [G] unleashed anarchy in [C] the UK.
It's hard to do it today!
I promise I'll try my best!
The song was a battle cry that caught cultural fire and spurred others to use music as a political weapon.
[Em] Weeks later, the Pistols' infamous London TV [F#] appearance added fuel to [F] that fire as Jones [E] gleefully tossed off F-bombs.
[F]
Mainstream press attacked them, EMI dropped them, but that only brought the Sex Pistols more attention.
A blind acceptor [C] says a [A#] sign, a f***ing [E] troll's a standing [D#] line, [A#] like
He had a ride!
[D#]
[A#] A&M Records snatched them up [C] and dropped them ten days later.
After finally signing with [F] Virgin, the group began work on their one and only studio album.
But differences [A] between Matlock and the rest [F] resulted in his replacement by [A] Rotten's recruit John Simon Ritchie, or Sid Vicious, in [F#] 1977.
[A] From then on, it was a steady stream of violence, obscenities and scandal.
Case in point, the Sex Pistols' second single compared the Queen to a fascist regime.
F*** the [D] Queen!
[A] Fascist regime!
Its defiance spoke loud and clear to a receptive audience of [Bm] angry youth, [D] and the refrain of No [C#] Future became [B] a punk [D] catchphrase.
Now [C#m] you [A] tell my love
Even as Britain's most censored [D] song, the track surged to [C#m] number two, [B] with many believing the chart [D] was fixed to keep it out of the top [B] spot.
[D] Shortly after, the Pistols [C#] played a [Bm] controversial [A] riverboat show during Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee [D] celebrations that ended in [C#] arrests and [B] destruction.
[A] Over the next few months, two more singles hit the top ten.
[D] We're so pretty, [C] oh so pretty!
[A]
We're big, good size
[D] Finally in late 1977, [C] the buzzed-about album [A] Never Mind the Bollocks hears the Sex Pistols debut at number one in [G] the UK.
[D] A savage [A] attack on the [G] establishment and good taste, [E] the record's title made it the subject [A] of an obscenity [G] trial, as bollocks [A] is a euphemism for a male body part.
[G] Judges reluctantly ruled [E] in the Pistols' favor.
And we [A] don't care!
The group's first US tour started in early 1978, but [C] was disrupted [A] by political anxiety, illnesses, [C] and [A] tensions between volatile [E]
members.
Too [C] many problems, [A] so why am I [D] here?
I [C] need me me, [A] cause you're all too clear.
[D]
Sid Vicious' [C] girlfriend [A] Nancy Spungen was an explosive piece [C] of the puzzle, as [A] the pair had a drug-fueled, [D] codependent [C] relationship.
[Am] Things came to a head [D] following a [C] California show, [A] when Johnny Rotten left the band.
Oh bollocks, why should [D] I carry on?
He later formed Public Image Limited, while Sid Vicious recorded [A] a solo live album.
Look [D] at that!
Here she comes!
Here comes that girl again!
However, [E] [D] Vicious' life spiraled out of control after [A] he was accused of his girlfriend's murder and jailed in New [G] York.
The night of his release, February [E] 2nd, 1979, Vicious died of a heroin [G] overdose.
The others carried on, [Dm] releasing some successful singles and contributing to the soundtrack of a fictional film about the Sex Pistols,
The Great Rock [D#] and Roll Swindle.
These works did have their [B] fans, but lacked the [D#] intensely felt ferocity of the [D#m] real Sex Pistols records.
[D#] Eventually, the surviving [A#] members reunited [D#] for a lucrative 1996 tour, and played together several [G#] times afterward.
You're all playing a play!
We mean it!
Despite their [A] short existence, the Sex Pistols are consistently [D] cited as one of punk rock's most influential bands.
For a group [A] that proudly rallied around the cry of anarchy, they left a legacy that is surprisingly solid and destined to last.
Ah ha ha!
Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?
Good night!
[D] [Cm]
[N]
[C] They weren't just pioneers, they were the pure, raw definition of punk.
I am an antichrist!
I am an [F]
[C] antichrist!
Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we'll be taking a look at the history of the Sex Pistols.
We [N] weren't the nice boys they thought we were.
We aren't nice boys.
We were f***ing nasty little bastards.
Punk rock band [C] The Sex Pistols started as The Strand [G] in London, [C] England in 1972.
[G] The name became The [C] Sex Pistols two years later, after guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul Cook were joined by bassist [F#] Glenn Matlock.
Finally in 1975, [D] The Pistols got their distinctive [C] identity when singer John [F#] Lydon, also known as Johnny Rotten, arrived on the scene,
recruited [G] by influential manager Malcolm McLaren.
I don't want a holiday in [E] the sun!
[Gm] I want to go to the new building!
The Sex [D] Pistols personified the concept of rebellion.
Their music and personalities defined punk as no other [A] group before or since.
Raw, writhing, and totally [D] undisciplined, their work was the essence of the punk aesthetic, [G] with influences from McLaren and designer [D] Vivian Westwood.
[C]
[F#] [D] The Pistols built a following [F#] with violent gigs at increasingly important venues.
Early supporters were labelled the Bromley contingent and [C] included future stars like Suzie Su and Billy Idol.
Even then, everyone who saw them knew music was forever changed.
Yet amazingly, considering their profound impact, the real Sex Pistols were together for just over two years,
released one studio album and only a handful of [F#] singles.
[G]
[F] [E]
[C] Signed to EMI in [D] late 1976, they quickly [G] unleashed anarchy in [C] the UK.
It's hard to do it today!
I promise I'll try my best!
The song was a battle cry that caught cultural fire and spurred others to use music as a political weapon.
[Em] Weeks later, the Pistols' infamous London TV [F#] appearance added fuel to [F] that fire as Jones [E] gleefully tossed off F-bombs.
[F]
Mainstream press attacked them, EMI dropped them, but that only brought the Sex Pistols more attention.
A blind acceptor [C] says a [A#] sign, a f***ing [E] troll's a standing [D#] line, [A#] like
He had a ride!
[D#]
[A#] A&M Records snatched them up [C] and dropped them ten days later.
After finally signing with [F] Virgin, the group began work on their one and only studio album.
But differences [A] between Matlock and the rest [F] resulted in his replacement by [A] Rotten's recruit John Simon Ritchie, or Sid Vicious, in [F#] 1977.
[A] From then on, it was a steady stream of violence, obscenities and scandal.
Case in point, the Sex Pistols' second single compared the Queen to a fascist regime.
F*** the [D] Queen!
[A] Fascist regime!
Its defiance spoke loud and clear to a receptive audience of [Bm] angry youth, [D] and the refrain of No [C#] Future became [B] a punk [D] catchphrase.
Now [C#m] you [A] tell my love
Even as Britain's most censored [D] song, the track surged to [C#m] number two, [B] with many believing the chart [D] was fixed to keep it out of the top [B] spot.
[D] Shortly after, the Pistols [C#] played a [Bm] controversial [A] riverboat show during Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee [D] celebrations that ended in [C#] arrests and [B] destruction.
[A] Over the next few months, two more singles hit the top ten.
[D] We're so pretty, [C] oh so pretty!
[A]
We're big, good size
[D] Finally in late 1977, [C] the buzzed-about album [A] Never Mind the Bollocks hears the Sex Pistols debut at number one in [G] the UK.
[D] A savage [A] attack on the [G] establishment and good taste, [E] the record's title made it the subject [A] of an obscenity [G] trial, as bollocks [A] is a euphemism for a male body part.
[G] Judges reluctantly ruled [E] in the Pistols' favor.
And we [A] don't care!
The group's first US tour started in early 1978, but [C] was disrupted [A] by political anxiety, illnesses, [C] and [A] tensions between volatile [E]
members.
Too [C] many problems, [A] so why am I [D] here?
I [C] need me me, [A] cause you're all too clear.
[D]
Sid Vicious' [C] girlfriend [A] Nancy Spungen was an explosive piece [C] of the puzzle, as [A] the pair had a drug-fueled, [D] codependent [C] relationship.
[Am] Things came to a head [D] following a [C] California show, [A] when Johnny Rotten left the band.
Oh bollocks, why should [D] I carry on?
He later formed Public Image Limited, while Sid Vicious recorded [A] a solo live album.
Look [D] at that!
Here she comes!
Here comes that girl again!
However, [E] [D] Vicious' life spiraled out of control after [A] he was accused of his girlfriend's murder and jailed in New [G] York.
The night of his release, February [E] 2nd, 1979, Vicious died of a heroin [G] overdose.
The others carried on, [Dm] releasing some successful singles and contributing to the soundtrack of a fictional film about the Sex Pistols,
The Great Rock [D#] and Roll Swindle.
These works did have their [B] fans, but lacked the [D#] intensely felt ferocity of the [D#m] real Sex Pistols records.
[D#] Eventually, the surviving [A#] members reunited [D#] for a lucrative 1996 tour, and played together several [G#] times afterward.
You're all playing a play!
We mean it!
Despite their [A] short existence, the Sex Pistols are consistently [D] cited as one of punk rock's most influential bands.
For a group [A] that proudly rallied around the cry of anarchy, they left a legacy that is surprisingly solid and destined to last.
Ah ha ha!
Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?
Good night!
[D] [Cm]
[N]
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_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] They weren't just pioneers, they were the pure, raw definition of punk.
I _ _ am an _ antichrist!
I am an [F] _
[C] antichrist!
Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we'll be taking a look at the history of the Sex Pistols.
We [N] weren't the nice boys they thought we were.
We aren't nice boys.
We were f***ing nasty little bastards.
Punk rock band [C] The Sex Pistols started as The Strand [G] in London, [C] England in 1972.
[G] The name became The [C] Sex Pistols two years later, after guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul Cook were joined by bassist [F#] Glenn Matlock.
Finally in 1975, [D] The Pistols got their distinctive [C] identity when singer John [F#] Lydon, also known as Johnny Rotten, arrived on the scene,
recruited [G] by influential manager Malcolm McLaren.
I don't want a holiday in [E] the sun!
[Gm] I want to go to the new building!
The Sex [D] Pistols personified the concept of rebellion.
Their music and personalities defined punk as no other [A] group before or since.
Raw, writhing, and totally [D] undisciplined, their work was the essence of the punk aesthetic, [G] with influences from McLaren and designer [D] Vivian Westwood.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F#] _ _ [D] The Pistols built a following [F#] with violent gigs at increasingly important venues.
Early supporters were labelled the Bromley contingent and [C] included future stars like Suzie Su and Billy Idol.
Even then, everyone who saw them knew music was forever changed.
Yet amazingly, considering their profound impact, the real Sex Pistols were together for just over two years,
released one studio album and only a handful of [F#] singles.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ Signed to EMI in [D] late 1976, they quickly [G] unleashed anarchy in [C] the UK. _ _ _ _
It's hard to do it today!
I promise I'll try my best!
The song was a battle cry that caught cultural fire and spurred others to use music as a political weapon.
[Em] Weeks later, the Pistols' infamous London TV [F#] appearance added fuel to [F] that fire as Jones [E] gleefully tossed off F-bombs. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ Mainstream press attacked them, EMI dropped them, but that only brought the Sex Pistols more attention.
A blind acceptor [C] says a [A#] sign, a f***ing [E] troll's a standing [D#] line, _ [A#] like_
He had a ride!
[D#] _
[A#] A&M Records snatched them up [C] and dropped them ten days later.
After finally signing with [F] Virgin, the group began work on their one and only studio album.
But differences [A] between Matlock and the rest [F] resulted in his replacement by [A] Rotten's recruit John Simon Ritchie, or Sid Vicious, in [F#] _ 1977.
[A] From then on, it was a steady stream of violence, obscenities and scandal.
Case in point, the Sex Pistols' second single compared the Queen to a fascist regime.
F*** the [D] Queen!
_ [A] _ _ Fascist regime!
_ Its defiance spoke loud and clear to a receptive audience of [Bm] angry youth, [D] and the refrain of No [C#] Future became [B] a punk [D] catchphrase.
Now [C#m] _ _ you [A] tell my love_
Even as Britain's most censored [D] song, the track surged to [C#m] number two, [B] with many believing the chart [D] was fixed to keep it out of the top [B] spot.
[D] Shortly after, the Pistols [C#] played a [Bm] controversial [A] riverboat show during Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee [D] celebrations that ended in [C#] arrests and [B] destruction.
_ [A] Over the next few months, two more singles hit the top ten.
[D] We're so pretty, [C] oh so pretty!
[A] _ _ _
_ We're big, good size_
[D] Finally in late 1977, [C] the buzzed-about album [A] Never Mind the Bollocks hears the Sex Pistols debut at number one in [G] the UK.
[D] A savage [A] attack on the [G] establishment and good taste, [E] the record's title made it the subject [A] of an obscenity [G] trial, as bollocks [A] is a euphemism for a male body part.
[G] Judges reluctantly ruled [E] in the Pistols' favor.
And we [A] don't care! _ _ _ _ _
The group's first US tour started in early 1978, but [C] was disrupted [A] by political anxiety, illnesses, [C] and [A] tensions between volatile [E]
members.
Too [C] many problems, [A] so why am I [D] here?
I [C] need me me, [A] cause you're all too clear.
[D]
Sid Vicious' [C] girlfriend [A] Nancy Spungen was an explosive piece [C] of the puzzle, as [A] the pair had a drug-fueled, [D] codependent [C] relationship.
[Am] Things came to a head [D] following a [C] California show, [A] when Johnny Rotten left the band.
Oh bollocks, why should [D] I carry on?
He later formed Public Image Limited, while Sid Vicious recorded [A] a solo live album.
Look [D] at that!
Here she comes! _
_ Here comes that girl again!
However, [E] [D] Vicious' life spiraled out of control after [A] he was accused of his girlfriend's murder and jailed in New [G] York.
The night of his release, February [E] 2nd, 1979, Vicious died of a heroin [G] overdose. _
The others carried on, [Dm] releasing some successful singles and contributing to the soundtrack of a fictional film about the Sex Pistols,
The Great Rock [D#] and Roll Swindle.
These works did have their [B] fans, but lacked the [D#] intensely felt ferocity of the [D#m] real Sex Pistols records.
[D#] Eventually, the surviving [A#] members reunited [D#] for a lucrative 1996 tour, and played together several [G#] times afterward.
You're all playing a play!
_ _ _ We mean it!
_ _ _ Despite their [A] short existence, the Sex Pistols are consistently [D] cited as one of punk rock's most influential bands.
For a group [A] that proudly rallied around the cry of anarchy, they left a legacy that is surprisingly solid and destined to last. _
_ _ Ah ha ha!
Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?
_ Good night! _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] They weren't just pioneers, they were the pure, raw definition of punk.
I _ _ am an _ antichrist!
I am an [F] _
[C] antichrist!
Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we'll be taking a look at the history of the Sex Pistols.
We [N] weren't the nice boys they thought we were.
We aren't nice boys.
We were f***ing nasty little bastards.
Punk rock band [C] The Sex Pistols started as The Strand [G] in London, [C] England in 1972.
[G] The name became The [C] Sex Pistols two years later, after guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul Cook were joined by bassist [F#] Glenn Matlock.
Finally in 1975, [D] The Pistols got their distinctive [C] identity when singer John [F#] Lydon, also known as Johnny Rotten, arrived on the scene,
recruited [G] by influential manager Malcolm McLaren.
I don't want a holiday in [E] the sun!
[Gm] I want to go to the new building!
The Sex [D] Pistols personified the concept of rebellion.
Their music and personalities defined punk as no other [A] group before or since.
Raw, writhing, and totally [D] undisciplined, their work was the essence of the punk aesthetic, [G] with influences from McLaren and designer [D] Vivian Westwood.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F#] _ _ [D] The Pistols built a following [F#] with violent gigs at increasingly important venues.
Early supporters were labelled the Bromley contingent and [C] included future stars like Suzie Su and Billy Idol.
Even then, everyone who saw them knew music was forever changed.
Yet amazingly, considering their profound impact, the real Sex Pistols were together for just over two years,
released one studio album and only a handful of [F#] singles.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ Signed to EMI in [D] late 1976, they quickly [G] unleashed anarchy in [C] the UK. _ _ _ _
It's hard to do it today!
I promise I'll try my best!
The song was a battle cry that caught cultural fire and spurred others to use music as a political weapon.
[Em] Weeks later, the Pistols' infamous London TV [F#] appearance added fuel to [F] that fire as Jones [E] gleefully tossed off F-bombs. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ Mainstream press attacked them, EMI dropped them, but that only brought the Sex Pistols more attention.
A blind acceptor [C] says a [A#] sign, a f***ing [E] troll's a standing [D#] line, _ [A#] like_
He had a ride!
[D#] _
[A#] A&M Records snatched them up [C] and dropped them ten days later.
After finally signing with [F] Virgin, the group began work on their one and only studio album.
But differences [A] between Matlock and the rest [F] resulted in his replacement by [A] Rotten's recruit John Simon Ritchie, or Sid Vicious, in [F#] _ 1977.
[A] From then on, it was a steady stream of violence, obscenities and scandal.
Case in point, the Sex Pistols' second single compared the Queen to a fascist regime.
F*** the [D] Queen!
_ [A] _ _ Fascist regime!
_ Its defiance spoke loud and clear to a receptive audience of [Bm] angry youth, [D] and the refrain of No [C#] Future became [B] a punk [D] catchphrase.
Now [C#m] _ _ you [A] tell my love_
Even as Britain's most censored [D] song, the track surged to [C#m] number two, [B] with many believing the chart [D] was fixed to keep it out of the top [B] spot.
[D] Shortly after, the Pistols [C#] played a [Bm] controversial [A] riverboat show during Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee [D] celebrations that ended in [C#] arrests and [B] destruction.
_ [A] Over the next few months, two more singles hit the top ten.
[D] We're so pretty, [C] oh so pretty!
[A] _ _ _
_ We're big, good size_
[D] Finally in late 1977, [C] the buzzed-about album [A] Never Mind the Bollocks hears the Sex Pistols debut at number one in [G] the UK.
[D] A savage [A] attack on the [G] establishment and good taste, [E] the record's title made it the subject [A] of an obscenity [G] trial, as bollocks [A] is a euphemism for a male body part.
[G] Judges reluctantly ruled [E] in the Pistols' favor.
And we [A] don't care! _ _ _ _ _
The group's first US tour started in early 1978, but [C] was disrupted [A] by political anxiety, illnesses, [C] and [A] tensions between volatile [E]
members.
Too [C] many problems, [A] so why am I [D] here?
I [C] need me me, [A] cause you're all too clear.
[D]
Sid Vicious' [C] girlfriend [A] Nancy Spungen was an explosive piece [C] of the puzzle, as [A] the pair had a drug-fueled, [D] codependent [C] relationship.
[Am] Things came to a head [D] following a [C] California show, [A] when Johnny Rotten left the band.
Oh bollocks, why should [D] I carry on?
He later formed Public Image Limited, while Sid Vicious recorded [A] a solo live album.
Look [D] at that!
Here she comes! _
_ Here comes that girl again!
However, [E] [D] Vicious' life spiraled out of control after [A] he was accused of his girlfriend's murder and jailed in New [G] York.
The night of his release, February [E] 2nd, 1979, Vicious died of a heroin [G] overdose. _
The others carried on, [Dm] releasing some successful singles and contributing to the soundtrack of a fictional film about the Sex Pistols,
The Great Rock [D#] and Roll Swindle.
These works did have their [B] fans, but lacked the [D#] intensely felt ferocity of the [D#m] real Sex Pistols records.
[D#] Eventually, the surviving [A#] members reunited [D#] for a lucrative 1996 tour, and played together several [G#] times afterward.
You're all playing a play!
_ _ _ We mean it!
_ _ _ Despite their [A] short existence, the Sex Pistols are consistently [D] cited as one of punk rock's most influential bands.
For a group [A] that proudly rallied around the cry of anarchy, they left a legacy that is surprisingly solid and destined to last. _
_ _ Ah ha ha!
Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?
_ Good night! _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _