Chords for Joe Jackson - Beat Crazy (vinyl LP)
Tempo:
75.825 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [A]
[F] [A] [Am] [A]
[Am] [A]
[Am] [A]
[G#] [Dm] Kids today, [Em] they're [D] all the [Em] same.
All [D] call [E] themselves some [G] crazy [Dm] name.
[F#m] Monster rockers and [D] beetle freaks.
[A] Obsessed skunks [Am] and coops and geeks.
You're looking in the mirror but you can't see [A] your face.
You're looking in the mirror but you can't see your face.
[Am] [E] [Dm] All those [E] drugs, they get you [Dm]
[E] insane.
All [Dm] that [E] noise [Dm] affects their [A] brain.
Chestnuts, [Am] beer pops, smoking blues.
[A] Whatever terrible [F#] things they do.
[A] Smoking [F#] LSD and [F#m] such.
It must be the reason why they [Cm] can't talk [E] much.
[D] And it's such a [E] crime [Dm] how they waste their [C] time.
They can't get nowhere if they've all got [Am] big
[G] Big [E] crazy!
They [D] say the [Em] world [D] is in a [Em] mess.
But [Dm] they can't [Em] talk the way [Dm] they do [A] at 6.
They can't see their needs through the [Am] hole in their jeans.
A hole in their pocket and they look so mean.
Holding a t-shirt.
What's she to say?
About as clever as a hole in their [Em] head.
Can't [D] get [E] across.
Can't [D] get across.
[Em] With [D] [Em] Satan's Stem.
[Dm]
[A] Cut your [Am] hair.
Die of grief.
See it shine.
With real grief.
A little dabble, yeah.
A little dabble, yeah.
[A] Or rob a dummy in a [Am] graveyard.
[E] And [D] it's such [E] a crime [D] how they waste their [C] time.
They can't get nowhere if they've [G] all got [A] [D] [A] [D] big [Em] crazy.
[D] And if your [Em] emotions [D] ever glow.
[E] [D] They'll all be [E] eating [Em] [Dm] bongo [A] drums.
[Am] Satan takes food.
[A] Drop down in kindergarten.
[D] Drop down in [A] school.
Really hot on the bongo drums.
Really hot on [D] the bongo [E] drums.
[D] So who'll [Em] defend?
[D] World War [E] II.
Where could [D] we [E] turn?
[G] World War [D] II.
[A] In a cellar [D] filled with [A] snog.
Laughing [D] at the latest [A] jog.
When the latest dance is [D] due.
[A] The frog and the shimmy and [D] the suzy [Em] goose.
[D] And it's such a [Em] crime [D] how they waste their [C] time.
They can't get nowhere if they've [G] all got [A] big crazy.
[D] [A] [G] Big [F#m] crazy.
In the bin in a mirror.
But [Am] there's a sheet of me.
[A] [D] La la la la la.
[A] Crazy.
You're a star.
[Am] So I can't resist [A] you.
You should [D] be my boy.
I got you.
Big [A] crazy.
La la [Am] [A] la la [G#] la.
[D#] Big crazy.
[F] [A] [Am] [A]
[Am] [A]
[Am] [A]
[G#] [Dm] Kids today, [Em] they're [D] all the [Em] same.
All [D] call [E] themselves some [G] crazy [Dm] name.
[F#m] Monster rockers and [D] beetle freaks.
[A] Obsessed skunks [Am] and coops and geeks.
You're looking in the mirror but you can't see [A] your face.
You're looking in the mirror but you can't see your face.
[Am] [E] [Dm] All those [E] drugs, they get you [Dm]
[E] insane.
All [Dm] that [E] noise [Dm] affects their [A] brain.
Chestnuts, [Am] beer pops, smoking blues.
[A] Whatever terrible [F#] things they do.
[A] Smoking [F#] LSD and [F#m] such.
It must be the reason why they [Cm] can't talk [E] much.
[D] And it's such a [E] crime [Dm] how they waste their [C] time.
They can't get nowhere if they've all got [Am] big
[G] Big [E] crazy!
They [D] say the [Em] world [D] is in a [Em] mess.
But [Dm] they can't [Em] talk the way [Dm] they do [A] at 6.
They can't see their needs through the [Am] hole in their jeans.
A hole in their pocket and they look so mean.
Holding a t-shirt.
What's she to say?
About as clever as a hole in their [Em] head.
Can't [D] get [E] across.
Can't [D] get across.
[Em] With [D] [Em] Satan's Stem.
[Dm]
[A] Cut your [Am] hair.
Die of grief.
See it shine.
With real grief.
A little dabble, yeah.
A little dabble, yeah.
[A] Or rob a dummy in a [Am] graveyard.
[E] And [D] it's such [E] a crime [D] how they waste their [C] time.
They can't get nowhere if they've [G] all got [A] [D] [A] [D] big [Em] crazy.
[D] And if your [Em] emotions [D] ever glow.
[E] [D] They'll all be [E] eating [Em] [Dm] bongo [A] drums.
[Am] Satan takes food.
[A] Drop down in kindergarten.
[D] Drop down in [A] school.
Really hot on the bongo drums.
Really hot on [D] the bongo [E] drums.
[D] So who'll [Em] defend?
[D] World War [E] II.
Where could [D] we [E] turn?
[G] World War [D] II.
[A] In a cellar [D] filled with [A] snog.
Laughing [D] at the latest [A] jog.
When the latest dance is [D] due.
[A] The frog and the shimmy and [D] the suzy [Em] goose.
[D] And it's such a [Em] crime [D] how they waste their [C] time.
They can't get nowhere if they've [G] all got [A] big crazy.
[D] [A] [G] Big [F#m] crazy.
In the bin in a mirror.
But [Am] there's a sheet of me.
[A] [D] La la la la la.
[A] Crazy.
You're a star.
[Am] So I can't resist [A] you.
You should [D] be my boy.
I got you.
Big [A] crazy.
La la [Am] [A] la la [G#] la.
[D#] Big crazy.
Key:
D
A
E
Am
Em
D
A
E
[F] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G#] _ _ _ [Dm] Kids today, [Em] they're [D] all the [Em] same.
All [D] call [E] themselves some [G] crazy [Dm] name.
[F#m] Monster rockers and [D] beetle freaks.
[A] Obsessed skunks [Am] and coops and geeks.
You're looking in the mirror but you can't see [A] your face.
You're looking in the mirror but you can't see your face.
[Am] _ [E] _ [Dm] All those [E] drugs, they get you [Dm]
[E] insane.
All [Dm] that [E] noise _ [Dm] affects their [A] brain.
Chestnuts, [Am] beer pops, smoking blues.
[A] Whatever terrible [F#] things they do.
[A] Smoking [F#] LSD and [F#m] such.
It must be the reason why they [Cm] can't talk [E] much.
[D] And it's such a [E] crime [Dm] how they waste their [C] time.
They can't get nowhere if they've all got _ [Am] _ _ _ big_
[G] Big [E] crazy!
They [D] say the [Em] world [D] is in a [Em] mess.
But [Dm] they can't [Em] talk the way [Dm] they do [A] at 6.
They can't see their needs through the [Am] hole in their jeans.
A hole in their pocket and they look so mean.
Holding a t-shirt.
What's she to say?
About as clever as a hole in their [Em] head.
Can't [D] get [E] across.
Can't [D] get across.
[Em] With [D] _ _ [Em] Satan's_ Stem.
[Dm] _ _
[A] Cut your [Am] hair.
Die of grief.
See it shine.
With real grief.
A little dabble, yeah.
A little dabble, yeah.
[A] Or rob a dummy in a [Am] graveyard.
[E] And [D] it's such [E] a crime [D] how they waste their [C] time.
They can't get nowhere if they've [G] all got [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [D] big [Em] crazy.
[D] And if your _ [Em] emotions [D] ever glow.
[E] [D] They'll all be [E] eating [Em] [Dm] bongo [A] drums.
[Am] Satan takes food.
[A] Drop down in kindergarten.
[D] Drop down in [A] school.
Really hot on the bongo drums.
Really hot on [D] the bongo [E] drums.
[D] So who'll [Em] defend?
[D] World War [E] II.
Where could [D] we [E] turn?
[G] World War [D] II.
[A] In a cellar [D] filled with [A] snog.
Laughing [D] at the latest [A] jog.
When the latest dance is [D] due.
[A] The frog and the shimmy and [D] the suzy [Em] goose.
[D] And it's such a [Em] crime [D] how they waste their [C] time.
They can't get nowhere if they've [G] all got [A] big crazy.
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [G] Big [F#m] crazy.
In the bin in a mirror.
But [Am] there's a sheet of me.
[A] [D] La la la la la.
[A] Crazy.
You're a star.
[Am] So I can't resist [A] you.
You should [D] be my boy.
I got you.
Big [A] crazy.
La la [Am] _ [A] la la [G#] la.
[D#] Big crazy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G#] _ _ _ [Dm] Kids today, [Em] they're [D] all the [Em] same.
All [D] call [E] themselves some [G] crazy [Dm] name.
[F#m] Monster rockers and [D] beetle freaks.
[A] Obsessed skunks [Am] and coops and geeks.
You're looking in the mirror but you can't see [A] your face.
You're looking in the mirror but you can't see your face.
[Am] _ [E] _ [Dm] All those [E] drugs, they get you [Dm]
[E] insane.
All [Dm] that [E] noise _ [Dm] affects their [A] brain.
Chestnuts, [Am] beer pops, smoking blues.
[A] Whatever terrible [F#] things they do.
[A] Smoking [F#] LSD and [F#m] such.
It must be the reason why they [Cm] can't talk [E] much.
[D] And it's such a [E] crime [Dm] how they waste their [C] time.
They can't get nowhere if they've all got _ [Am] _ _ _ big_
[G] Big [E] crazy!
They [D] say the [Em] world [D] is in a [Em] mess.
But [Dm] they can't [Em] talk the way [Dm] they do [A] at 6.
They can't see their needs through the [Am] hole in their jeans.
A hole in their pocket and they look so mean.
Holding a t-shirt.
What's she to say?
About as clever as a hole in their [Em] head.
Can't [D] get [E] across.
Can't [D] get across.
[Em] With [D] _ _ [Em] Satan's_ Stem.
[Dm] _ _
[A] Cut your [Am] hair.
Die of grief.
See it shine.
With real grief.
A little dabble, yeah.
A little dabble, yeah.
[A] Or rob a dummy in a [Am] graveyard.
[E] And [D] it's such [E] a crime [D] how they waste their [C] time.
They can't get nowhere if they've [G] all got [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [D] big [Em] crazy.
[D] And if your _ [Em] emotions [D] ever glow.
[E] [D] They'll all be [E] eating [Em] [Dm] bongo [A] drums.
[Am] Satan takes food.
[A] Drop down in kindergarten.
[D] Drop down in [A] school.
Really hot on the bongo drums.
Really hot on [D] the bongo [E] drums.
[D] So who'll [Em] defend?
[D] World War [E] II.
Where could [D] we [E] turn?
[G] World War [D] II.
[A] In a cellar [D] filled with [A] snog.
Laughing [D] at the latest [A] jog.
When the latest dance is [D] due.
[A] The frog and the shimmy and [D] the suzy [Em] goose.
[D] And it's such a [Em] crime [D] how they waste their [C] time.
They can't get nowhere if they've [G] all got [A] big crazy.
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [G] Big [F#m] crazy.
In the bin in a mirror.
But [Am] there's a sheet of me.
[A] [D] La la la la la.
[A] Crazy.
You're a star.
[Am] So I can't resist [A] you.
You should [D] be my boy.
I got you.
Big [A] crazy.
La la [Am] _ [A] la la [G#] la.
[D#] Big crazy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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