[Intro - No drums - Starts with bass] [D] Xxx Xxx Xxx xxX - xxX xxX xxX XxX - twice
[Key part- Just play bass drum] - twice E ---------------14---------- B 15--------15---15------14-- G 14--14-16---16-14----16--16 D 0------------------------- A (0)----------------------- E X-------------------------
[Verse 1- Full drums] Better stop[F#m] dreaming of a quiet life, ´Cause it´s the one we'll [Em] never know And quit[F#m] running for that runaway bus `Cause those rosy days [Em] are few And stop[G] apologizing, For the things[F#m] you´vre never done ´Causet Time is [A] short and life is cruel [A] But it´s up to us to change This town called Malice [D]
[Intro riff] x 2 [D]
[Verse 2] [F#m] Rows and rows of disused milk Floats stand dying in [Em] the dairy yard And a hundred [F#m] lonely house wifes Clutch empty milk bott [Em] les to their hearts Hang [G] ing out their old love letters [F#m] On the lines to dry It´s enough [A] to make you stop believing [A] When tears come fast and furious [A] In this town called Malice
[Intro riff] x 2 [D] Yeah yeah yeah yeah
[Bah bah bah bit] [F#m] Ba ba ba ba badaba [Em] Ba ba ba da dad [F#m] Ba ba ba ba badaba [Em] Ba ba ba da dad
[Chorus] [G] Struggle after struggle [F#m] Year after year The [A]atmosphere´s a fine blend of ice I´m [A] almost stone cold [A] dead In this town called [D] Malice
[Intro riff] X 2 [D] Ooh yeah
[Middle Eight?] A whole[Dbm] street´s belief in Sun[Bm]day´s roast beef Gets dashed[Dbm] against the Co[Bm]-Op
[Chorus] To either cut down [A] on beer Or the [A] kid´s new gear [A] It´s a big decision in this town called Malice
[Intro riff] [D] Oh, yeah
[Stop as per intro] [D] x 2 - bass riff x 2 [Intro] riff x 2 - big fill back in
[Verse 3] [F#m] ghost of a steam train [Em]Echoes down my track [F#m] It´s at the moment bound for nowhere [Em]Just going round and round oeeee [G]Playground kids and creaking swings [F#m] Lost laughter in the breeze I could [A]go on for hours and I propably will But I´d [A]sooner put some joy back in [A] This town called Malice
[Outro] [D] This town called Malice This town called Malice [Improv ending]
[Intro - Sustain high B as much as possible on E string to simulate the keys] 1 BAR PER CHORD [B-799877][B/A-x04447][E/G# - 4x6x57][E-0-x-9-9-12-x] [B-799877][B/A-x04447][E/G# - 4x6x57 x 0x9999 0-x-9-9-12-x][E-0-x-9-9-12-x] Final riff - 0x9999 0x9912x between E/G# and E
[Verse 1] I bought a [B] toothbrush, some [D#m/A#-668876] toothpaste, a [G#m] flannel for my face [G#m] [C#/E#-x8666x] Pyjamas, a [C#/E#] hairbrush, new [Em] shoes and a [Em] case .... I [Bm] said to my re [Bm] flection, let's get [F#m] out of this [F#m] place ([G/A][G/A][A][D]) Passed the [E] church and the [E] steeple, the [G] laundry on the [G] hill [B] Billboards and the [B] buildings [A/E] Memories of it [C#/E#] still keep [Bm/F#-224322] Calling [Bm/F#] and [E] calling ....[E] But [Bm/F#] forget it all [G/F] I know I [E] will [E/D-xx0100]
[Chorus] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] What's been [C#] going on .. [C#] now that [F#] you have gone .. [F#] There's no [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted by the [E] fruit of an [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted but the [E] truth is dis [C#m] covered [Em][Em] (E string - 3 2 3 5 - 3 2 3 .)
[Verse 2] I'm at the [B] carpark, the [D#m/A#] airport, the [G#m] baggage carousel [C#/E#] The people keep on [C#/E#] grabbing, ain't [Em] wishing I was [Em] well .. I [Bm] said, "It's no [Bm] occasion, it's no [F#m] story I can [F#m] tell" ([G/A][G/A][A][D]) At my [E] bedside, empty [E] pocket, a [G] foot without a [G] sock .. Your [B] body gets much [B] closer I [A/E] fumble for the [C#/E#] clock Al [Bm/F#] armed .. .[Bm/F#]...by the se [E] duction [E] I [Bm/F#] wish [G/F] that it would [E] stop [E/D]
[Chorus] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] What's been [C#] going on .. [C#] now that [F#] you have gone .. [F#] There's no [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted by the [E] fruit of an [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted but the [E] truth is dis [C#m] covered [Em][Em] (E string - 3 2 3 5 - 3 2 3 .)
[Verse 3] (half-length) I bought a [B] novel, some [D#m/A#] perfume, a [G#m] fortune all for [G#m] you [C#/E#] But it's not my [C#/E#] conscience that [Em] hates to be un [Em] true .. I [Bm] asked of my re [Bm] flection, tell me [F#m] what is there to [F#m] do ([G/A][G/A][A][D])
[Chorus] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] What's been [C#] going on [C#] Now that [F#] you have gone [F#] There's no [B] other [B/A] [E/G#] Tempted by the [E] fruit of an [B] other [B/A] [E/G#] Tempted but the [E] truth is dis [C#m] covered [C#m] Huhhh!
[Chorus hook to fade] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] (fade end eventually on [B])