Town Called Malice
The Jam
The Gift
Saw a lot of half-baked tabs for this, figured it out myself, and put this together.
Enjoy!
Standard Tuning
Chords:
E|--9---7--10--5--8---|
B|--10--8--12--5--9---|
G|--11--9--12--6--10--|
D|--11--9--12--7--10--|
A|--9---7--10--7--8---|
E|-------------5------|
Whenever you strum the F#m, Em, or G chords, use these suspensions:
(Except in the bridge, where you only strike the chord once at a time)
F#m (sus4)<--just the name of the suspension, not included w/lyrics below
E|--9--9--9--9-9--9--9--9---|
B|--10-10-10-1212-12-10-10--|
G|--11-11-11-9-9--9--11-11--|
D|--11-11-11-1111-11-11-11--|
A|--9--9--9--9-9--9--9--9---|
E|--------------------------|
Em (sus4)
E|--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7--|
B|--8-8-8-1010-10-8-8--|
G|--9-9-9-7-7--7--9-9--|
D|--9-9-9-9-9--9--9-9--|
A|--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7--|
E|---------------------|
G (sus#4)
E|--10-10-10-1010-10-10-10--|
B|--12-12-12-1414-14-12-12--|
G|--12-12-12-1010-10-12-12--|
D|--12-12-12-1212-12-12-12--|
A|--10-10-10-1010-10-10-10--|
E|--------------------------|
D riff (intro/main riff)
E|-----------------------|
B|--7-7-7--7-77h8-8-8p7--|
G|--7-7-7--7-77-7-7-7-7--|
D|--7-7-7--7-77h9-9-9p7--|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
(repeat ad nauseum)
A riff
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-7-7p5p0-0~-7-7p5p0-0-7-7p5p0-0-7-----5---5~-|
E|-------------------------------------5h7---7----|
|__________|
also outro
over D riff
Verse:
Better stop dreaming of the quiet life cos it's the one we'll never know
And quit running for that runaway bus cos those rosey days are few
And stop apologising for the things you never done
A riff
Time is short and life is cruel
D riff
But it's up to us to change this town called malice.
Rows and rows of disused milk-floats stand dying in the dairy yard
And a hundred lonely housewives clutch empty milk bottles to their hearts
Hanging out their old love letters on the line to dry
A riff
It's enough to make you stop believing when tears come fast and furious
D riff
In a town called malice, yeah
Ba ba ba ba bada ba, ba baba bada ba (x2)
Struggle after struggle, year after year
A riff
The atmosphere's a fine blend of ice
D riff
I'm almost stone cold dead in a town called malice
(Bridge)
F#m (once) F#m-Fm-Em (once) Em-Fm
A whole streets belief in Sunday's roast beef
F#m (once) F#m-Fm-Em (once)
Gets dashed against the Co-Op
To either cut down on beer or the kids new gear
D riff
It's a big decision in a town called malice
Ghost of a steam train echoes down my track
It's at the moment bound for nowhere just going round and round
Playground kids and creaking swings, lost laughter in the breeze
A riff
I could go on for hours and I probably will but,
D riff
I'd sooner put some joy back in this town called malice.
Outro/D riff
Town called malice
Oooh yeah, town called malice etc.