Chords for Ted Leo - Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone
Tempo:
84.75 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
Bm
A
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
This song is sort of a
well, forget it.
This song is called Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone.
Times like these when you're necklaced for a knife, wrist for a razor, heart is [B] longing for bullets.
[G] [A]
Tension is high on the ceiling of the sky.
Rats should drop before the [B] actors do.
[G] Hey, hey, hey!
[Bm]
Oh, but it's easy to say.
Oh, they could [A] dance and be free.
[Bm]
Oh, they've got children and [D] me.
But it looks like it's [B] gone, gone, gone.
[E]
[A]
Gangsters and clowns with a stereotype sound.
It's coming like a ghost town.
So what?
[B] Why wait?
You, [G]
well
[A] Hey, hey, hey!
[B] Oh, [G]
[Bm] but it's [D] easy to say.
[B]
Oh, they could [A] dance and be free.
[B] Oh, they've got [D] children and me.
But it [B] looks like it's gone, [A#] gone, gone.
[E] [F#m]
When I asked [E] Jerry, he told [B] Terry.
[Bm] Terry sang a [F#m] song just for [E] me.
Linville gave a [Bm] message to [B] me.
Rhoda screamed and asked [D] me, Why have all the lute [A] boys gone?
[E] [A]
[E]
[A]
[F#m] When I asked Jerry, [E] he told Terry.
[Bm]
Terry sang [F#m] a song just for me.
[E]
Linville gave [Bm] a message to me.
[F#m]
Wrote a screen [E] and then she asked [Bm] me
I asked Jerry, [F#m] he told Terry
[E]
Jerry sang [Bm] a song just for [F#m] me
Linville gave [E] a message to [Bm] me
Wrote a screen [F#m] and then she asked [E] me
I asked [Bm] Jerry, he told [F#m] Terry
Jerry [E] sang a song just for [B] me
Linville [F#m] gave a message to [E] me
Wrote a screen [Bm] and then she [F#m] asked me
I asked Jerry, [E] he told Terry
[Bm]
[B] Jerry sang [F#m] a song just for me
Linville [B] gave a message to me
Wrote a screen and then she asked me
[D] Where have all [Dm] the rude boys [A] gone?
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[A]
[N]
well, forget it.
This song is called Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone.
Times like these when you're necklaced for a knife, wrist for a razor, heart is [B] longing for bullets.
[G] [A]
Tension is high on the ceiling of the sky.
Rats should drop before the [B] actors do.
[G] Hey, hey, hey!
[Bm]
Oh, but it's easy to say.
Oh, they could [A] dance and be free.
[Bm]
Oh, they've got children and [D] me.
But it looks like it's [B] gone, gone, gone.
[E]
[A]
Gangsters and clowns with a stereotype sound.
It's coming like a ghost town.
So what?
[B] Why wait?
You, [G]
well
[A] Hey, hey, hey!
[B] Oh, [G]
[Bm] but it's [D] easy to say.
[B]
Oh, they could [A] dance and be free.
[B] Oh, they've got [D] children and me.
But it [B] looks like it's gone, [A#] gone, gone.
[E] [F#m]
When I asked [E] Jerry, he told [B] Terry.
[Bm] Terry sang a [F#m] song just for [E] me.
Linville gave a [Bm] message to [B] me.
Rhoda screamed and asked [D] me, Why have all the lute [A] boys gone?
[E] [A]
[E]
[A]
[F#m] When I asked Jerry, [E] he told Terry.
[Bm]
Terry sang [F#m] a song just for me.
[E]
Linville gave [Bm] a message to me.
[F#m]
Wrote a screen [E] and then she asked [Bm] me
I asked Jerry, [F#m] he told Terry
[E]
Jerry sang [Bm] a song just for [F#m] me
Linville gave [E] a message to [Bm] me
Wrote a screen [F#m] and then she asked [E] me
I asked [Bm] Jerry, he told [F#m] Terry
Jerry [E] sang a song just for [B] me
Linville [F#m] gave a message to [E] me
Wrote a screen [Bm] and then she [F#m] asked me
I asked Jerry, [E] he told Terry
[Bm]
[B] Jerry sang [F#m] a song just for me
Linville [B] gave a message to me
Wrote a screen and then she asked me
[D] Where have all [Dm] the rude boys [A] gone?
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[A]
[N]
Key:
E
B
Bm
A
F#m
E
B
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ This song is sort of a_
well, forget it.
This song is called Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Times like these when you're necklaced for a knife, wrist for a razor, heart is [B] longing for bullets.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A]
Tension is high on the ceiling of the sky.
Rats should drop before the [B] actors do.
_ _ [G] Hey, hey, hey!
_ [Bm]
Oh, but it's easy to say.
Oh, they could [A] dance and be free.
[Bm]
Oh, they've got children and [D] me.
But it looks like it's [B] gone, gone, gone.
[E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Gangsters and clowns with a stereotype sound.
It's coming like a ghost town.
So what?
[B] Why wait?
You, _ _ [G] _
well_
_ [A] Hey, hey, hey! _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ Oh, _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] but it's [D] easy to say.
[B]
Oh, they could [A] dance and be free.
[B] Oh, they've got [D] children and me.
But it [B] looks like it's gone, [A#] gone, gone.
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#m]
When I asked [E] Jerry, he told [B] Terry.
[Bm] Terry sang a [F#m] song just for [E] me.
Linville gave a [Bm] message to [B] me.
Rhoda screamed and asked [D] me, Why have all the lute [A] boys gone? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] When I asked Jerry, [E] he told Terry.
[Bm]
Terry sang [F#m] a song just for me.
[E]
Linville gave [Bm] a message to me.
[F#m]
Wrote a screen [E] and then she asked [Bm] me
I asked Jerry, [F#m] he told Terry
[E]
Jerry sang [Bm] a song just for [F#m] me
Linville gave [E] a message to [Bm] me
Wrote a screen [F#m] and then she asked [E] me
I asked [Bm] Jerry, he told [F#m] Terry
Jerry [E] sang a song just for [B] me
Linville [F#m] gave a message to [E] me
Wrote a screen [Bm] and then she [F#m] asked me
I asked Jerry, [E] he told Terry
[Bm]
[B] Jerry sang [F#m] a song just for me
Linville [B] gave a message to me
Wrote a screen and then she asked me
[D] Where have all [Dm] the rude boys [A] gone? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ This song is sort of a_
well, forget it.
This song is called Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Times like these when you're necklaced for a knife, wrist for a razor, heart is [B] longing for bullets.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A]
Tension is high on the ceiling of the sky.
Rats should drop before the [B] actors do.
_ _ [G] Hey, hey, hey!
_ [Bm]
Oh, but it's easy to say.
Oh, they could [A] dance and be free.
[Bm]
Oh, they've got children and [D] me.
But it looks like it's [B] gone, gone, gone.
[E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Gangsters and clowns with a stereotype sound.
It's coming like a ghost town.
So what?
[B] Why wait?
You, _ _ [G] _
well_
_ [A] Hey, hey, hey! _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ Oh, _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] but it's [D] easy to say.
[B]
Oh, they could [A] dance and be free.
[B] Oh, they've got [D] children and me.
But it [B] looks like it's gone, [A#] gone, gone.
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#m]
When I asked [E] Jerry, he told [B] Terry.
[Bm] Terry sang a [F#m] song just for [E] me.
Linville gave a [Bm] message to [B] me.
Rhoda screamed and asked [D] me, Why have all the lute [A] boys gone? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] When I asked Jerry, [E] he told Terry.
[Bm]
Terry sang [F#m] a song just for me.
[E]
Linville gave [Bm] a message to me.
[F#m]
Wrote a screen [E] and then she asked [Bm] me
I asked Jerry, [F#m] he told Terry
[E]
Jerry sang [Bm] a song just for [F#m] me
Linville gave [E] a message to [Bm] me
Wrote a screen [F#m] and then she asked [E] me
I asked [Bm] Jerry, he told [F#m] Terry
Jerry [E] sang a song just for [B] me
Linville [F#m] gave a message to [E] me
Wrote a screen [Bm] and then she [F#m] asked me
I asked Jerry, [E] he told Terry
[Bm]
[B] Jerry sang [F#m] a song just for me
Linville [B] gave a message to me
Wrote a screen and then she asked me
[D] Where have all [Dm] the rude boys [A] gone? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _