Version 1:
Transcribed by: Pasi Sauvamäki (fools_gold2000@yahoo.com)
Xylophone? for guitar:
Intro:
e------------------------------
B--5-------------5-5-----------
G-----7--5--7---------7--5--7--
D------------------------------
A------------------------------
E------------------------------
Verse (and solo):
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-5---6---5--------6--5-----------5------------5---6---5--------6--5-----------5------
G-----------7-5----------7--5---------7------------------7-5----------7--5---------7--
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- x2
Bridge:
F G C F
e--------------------------------------------
B-6---6--6----6--8---8--8----5--6--5---8--6--
G--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------- x2
Chorus:
C
e-----------------------------------------------
B-6----6--6---5----------------6---5------------
G-----------------7---5--5-------------7---5--5-
D-----------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------
Verse 1:
C
They cried the tears, they shed their fears,
C G
up and down the land.
C
They stole guitars, and used guitars,
C G
so the tape would understand.
Bridge:
F G
without even, the slightest hope,
C F
of a thousand sales
F G
Just as if, as if they were,
C F
hitsville in U.K.
Chorus:
F C
I know the boy was all alone,
C
'till the hitsville hit U.K.
Verse 2:
They say true talent,
will always emerge in time,
when lightning hits, small wonder,
its sparks for factory time
Bridge:
No expense accounts, no lunch discounts,
or hypeing up the charts
the band went in, and knocked 'em dead,
in two minutes fifty-nine
Chorus
Solo (verse w/out lyrics)
Bridge:
No slimy deals, no smarmy eels,
in hitsville U.K.
we'll shake them and say, we'll operate,
in hitsville U.K.
Chorus:
I know the boy felt all alone,
'till the hitsville hit U.K.
Verse 3:
The mutants, creeps and muscled men,
are shaking like the leaves,
it blows a hole in the radio
when it hasn't sounded good all week
Bridge:
A mighty boom, in your living room,
in hitsville U.K.
no consumer trials, no A.O.R's
in hitsville U.K.
Chorus
I know the boy felt all alone,
'till the hitsville hit U.K.
now the boys and girls are not alone,
now that hitsville hit U.K.
Version 2:
Transcribed by:
Raymond P. Sferra (72724.514@CompuServe.COM)
(The Clash)
C F/C C
They cried the tears, they shed the fears,
F/C C Dm/C C C/G G
Up and down the land,
C F/C C
They stole guitars or used guitars
F/C C Dm/C C Am
- So the tape would understand,
F G C F
Without even the slightest hope of a 1000 sales
G C F
Just as if, as if there was, a hitsville in U.K.,
C
I know the boy was all alone, til the hitsville hit U.K.
They say true talent will allways emerge in time,
When lightening hits small wonder -
Its fast rough factory trade,
No expense accounts, or lunch discounts
Or hypeing up the charts,
The band went in, 'n knocked 'em dead, in 2 min. 59
- No slimy deals, with smarmy eels - in hitsville U.K.
Lets shake'n say, we'll operate - in hitsville U.K.
The mutants, creeps and musclemen,
Are shaking like a leaf,
It blows a hole in the radio,
When it hasnt sounded good all week,
A mike'n boom, in your living room - in hitsville U.K.
No consumer trials, or A.O.R., in hitsville U.K.,
(Three times)
F C
Now the boys and girls are not alone,
F G C
Now the hitsville's hit U.K.
(Fourth time)
F C
Now the boys and girls are not alone,
F C/E Dm C/D C
Now the hitsville's hit U. K.
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