Bass run in before intro is &4&1 & 4 & D ----- A ----- E 5-3-5
[Intro riff - 91 BPM - Play twice] E ------------------------- B --------------------3-2-0 G ----2-2---2-2---4-------- D ----0-0---0-0---0-------- X 2 A ------------------------- D ------------------------- DrB---S-----S-----S-----S--- (but just play bass drum)
[Verse 1 + D Riff - lyrics follow riff - just bass drum for first 2 lines] [D] Some(on 1) people might say my (life is in a) rut, I'm quite happy with (what I got) [D] (People might say) that I should (strive for more) but I'm so happy I can't see the (point - sung same time as Somethings on next line) (full drums)
[B] Somethings happening [D#m] here today, a [B] show of strength with your [D#m] boys brigade And [B] I'm so happy and you're [D#m] so kind, you [B] want more money, of course [D#m] I don't mind
To [E] buy nuclear textbooks for [F#] atomic crimes and the [B] public gets what the [D#m] public wants But [E] I want nothing this so [F#] cietys got, I'm going
[B] underground, going [D#m] underground Well let [E] the brass bands play and feet [F#] start to pound, going [B] underground, going [D#m] underground Well let the [E] boys all sing and the [F#] boys all shout for to [B] morrow [D#m][E][F#]
[Verse 2 + D Riff] [D] Some(on 1) people might get some (pleasure out of) hate, me, I've enough al(ready on my plate) [D] Some people might need some (tension to relax), me, I'm too busy (dodging tween the) (flak - sung same time as What on next line)
[B] What you see is what [D#m] you get, you [B] made your bed, you better [D#m] lie in it You [B] choose your leaders and place [D#m] your trust as their [B] lies wash you down and their [D#m] promises rust
You'll see [E] kidney machines replaced by [F#] rockets and guns and the [B] public wants what the [D#m] public gets But [E] I don't care what this [F#] society wants, I'm going
[B] underground, going [D#m] underground Well [E] the brass band play and feet [F#] start to pound, going [B] underground, going [D#m] underground So let the [E] boys all sing and let the [F#] boys all shout for to [C#m] morrow, [B] la la la la, [C#m][B] la la la la
[Middle Eight] We [C#m] talk and we talk until my [B] head explodes, I [C#m] turn on the news and my [B] body froze [D#m] Braying sheep on my [E] TV screen, make [F#] this boy shout, make this boy scream..Going
(riffy bit) [C#5][B5] La la la la [C#5][B5] La la la la [C#5][B5] La la la la [C#5][B5] La la la la [D#m] Braying sheep on my [E] TV screen, make this [F#] boy shout, make this boy scream
[Outro] Going [C#] underground, going [Fm] underground, well let the [F#] brass band play and feet [G#] start to pound Going [C#] underground, going [Fm] underground, well let the [F#] boys all sing and let the [G#] boys all shout Going [C#] underground, going [Fm] underground, well let the [F#] brass band play and feet go [G#] pow, pow, pow Going [C#] underground, going [Fm] underground, well let the [F#] boys all sing and let the bo [G#] ys all shout for to [F#] morrow
[Verse 1] [A] You could never know what it's [D/A] like. Your blo [E/A] od like winter freezes [A] just like ice. And there's a [Bm7/A-557777] cold lonely light that [D/A-557775] shines from you. [E] You'll [F#m] wind up like the wreck you [D] hide behind that [A] mask [Bm/A-5xx777] you [A] use. [A] And did you think this fool could [D/A] never win? Well [E/A] look at me, I'm coming [A] back again. I got a [Bm7/A] taste of love in a [D/A] simple [E] way. And if you [F#m] need to know while I'm still [D] standing you just [A] fade [Bm7/A] a [A] way.
[Chorus] Don't you know [Am7] I'm still [Am] standing better than I [Em/G] ever did. Looking like a [Dm7] true survivor, feeling like a [Fmaj7] little kid. [G] [Am7] I'm still [Am] standing after [Em/G] all this time. Picking up the [Dm7] pieces of my life without you [E7] on my mind. I'm still [Am] standing. [Dm7] Yeah [Dm7] Yeah ye [E7] Yeah! I'm still [Am] standing. [Dm7] Yeah [Dm7] Yeah ye [E7] Yeah! [F/E-0-x-10-10-10-x][G/E-0-x-12-12-12-x]
[Verse 2] [A] Once I never could hope to [D/A] win. You [E/A] starting down the road leaving [A] me again. The [Bm7/A] threats you made were meant to [D/A] cut me [E] down. And if our [F#m] love was just a [D] circus you'd be a [A] clown [Bm7/A] by now [A]
[Chorus] Don't you know [Am7] I'm still [Am] standing better than I [Em/G] ever did. Looking like a [Dm7] true survivor, feeling like a [Fmaj7] little kid. [G] [Am7] I'm still [Am] standing after [Em/G] all this time. Picking up the [Dm7] pieces of my life without you [E7] on my mind. I'm still [Am] standing. [Dm7] Yeah [Dm7] Yeah ye [E7] Yeah! I'm still [Am] standing. [Dm7] Yeah [Dm7] Yeah ye [E7] Yeah! [F/E-0-x-10-10-10-x][G/E-0-x-12-12-12-x]
[Chorus/Outro] Don't you know [Am7] I'm still [Am] standing better than I [Em/G] ever did. Looking like a [Dm7] true survivor, feeling like a [Fmaj7] little kid. [G] [Am7] I'm still [Am] standing after [Em/G] all this time. Picking up the [Dm7] pieces of my life without you [E7] on my mind. I'm still [Am] standing. [Dm7] Yeah [Dm7] Yeah ye [E7] Yeah! I'm still [Am] standing. [Dm7] Yeah [Dm7] Yeah ye [E7] Yeah!
