Beat Crazy Chords by Joe Jackson
Tempo:
75.625 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Em
E
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [D] [A]
[C] [A] [D] [A]
[Am]
[Em] Kids [Dm] today, [Em] [D] they're all the [Em] same, all call [D] [E] themselves some [Dm] crazy [A] names.
Monster rockets and [Am] beetle boots, punks and skunks and coops and geeks.
You're [A] looking in the mirror but you can't [Am] see your face.
You can't see your [E] face.
[Dm] All those [Em] drugs, they [D] get you insane.
[E] [Dm] All that [Em] noise, it [Dm] hurts their brain.
[A] Just [Am] let them pop, smoking roots, whatever terrible things they do.
[A] Smoking LHB [D] and such, it must [A] be the reason why they can't [D] talk [Em] much.
And [D] it's such a [E] crime how [D] they waste [C] their time.
They can't get nowhere, they've [G] all gone [Am] big crazy.
[D]
[E] Big crazy.
They [Dm] say the [E] world is [Dm] in a [Em] mess.
Don't [Dm] think at [Em] all, what [Dm] we may do has [Am] strength.
See me through the hole in the G, hole in the pocket and it looks so mean.
Holding a t-shirt, what's that?
Sad?
Sad as clever as a hole in the [Em] head.
Can't [D] get it [E] off, can't [D] get [E] it [Em] in.
We're [D] saving [Em] the [Dm] crew [A] that
Cut your hair, [Am] dye your green, see you shine, we're real clean.
A little dabble do ya, [D] a little dabble day.
[A] Or rob a dummy in a graveyard [E] square.
[D] And it's such a [E] crime how [D] they waste their [C] time.
They can't get nowhere, they've [G] all gone big [A] crazy.
And [D] [Am] [D]
[Em] [D] if the [Em] Russians [D] ever [E] come, they'll [D] all be [E] eating [Em] pongo.
[D] [A] [Am] Big big big school, drop down to kindergarten, drop down to school.
Really [D] hot on my pongo jumps, [A] really hot on my [D] pongo [Em] jumps.
So [D] who'll defend, [Em] if [D] World War [E] III, where [D] could we [Em] turn?
Where [E] would we turn?
[D] [A] Here [Am] we're smug, laughing at the latest joke.
Doing the latest dance to do, the frog and the shimmy and the suzy [E] do.
[D] And it's such a [Em] crime [D] how they waste their [C] time.
They can't get nowhere, they've all [G] gone big [A] crazy.
[Am]
[G] Big [A] crazy.
You're looking in a [Am] mirror, but the fancy's on me.
[A] [D]
Be [A] crazy.
It's like [Am] rock and roll, it's just [A] me and you.
[G] I believe in you.
Be [A] crazy.
[Am] Big [D] [A] [D]
[C] [A] [D] [A]
[Am]
[Em] Kids [Dm] today, [Em] [D] they're all the [Em] same, all call [D] [E] themselves some [Dm] crazy [A] names.
Monster rockets and [Am] beetle boots, punks and skunks and coops and geeks.
You're [A] looking in the mirror but you can't [Am] see your face.
You can't see your [E] face.
[Dm] All those [Em] drugs, they [D] get you insane.
[E] [Dm] All that [Em] noise, it [Dm] hurts their brain.
[A] Just [Am] let them pop, smoking roots, whatever terrible things they do.
[A] Smoking LHB [D] and such, it must [A] be the reason why they can't [D] talk [Em] much.
And [D] it's such a [E] crime how [D] they waste [C] their time.
They can't get nowhere, they've [G] all gone [Am] big crazy.
[D]
[E] Big crazy.
They [Dm] say the [E] world is [Dm] in a [Em] mess.
Don't [Dm] think at [Em] all, what [Dm] we may do has [Am] strength.
See me through the hole in the G, hole in the pocket and it looks so mean.
Holding a t-shirt, what's that?
Sad?
Sad as clever as a hole in the [Em] head.
Can't [D] get it [E] off, can't [D] get [E] it [Em] in.
We're [D] saving [Em] the [Dm] crew [A] that
Cut your hair, [Am] dye your green, see you shine, we're real clean.
A little dabble do ya, [D] a little dabble day.
[A] Or rob a dummy in a graveyard [E] square.
[D] And it's such a [E] crime how [D] they waste their [C] time.
They can't get nowhere, they've [G] all gone big [A] crazy.
And [D] [Am] [D]
[Em] [D] if the [Em] Russians [D] ever [E] come, they'll [D] all be [E] eating [Em] pongo.
[D] [A] [Am] Big big big school, drop down to kindergarten, drop down to school.
Really [D] hot on my pongo jumps, [A] really hot on my [D] pongo [Em] jumps.
So [D] who'll defend, [Em] if [D] World War [E] III, where [D] could we [Em] turn?
Where [E] would we turn?
[D] [A] Here [Am] we're smug, laughing at the latest joke.
Doing the latest dance to do, the frog and the shimmy and the suzy [E] do.
[D] And it's such a [Em] crime [D] how they waste their [C] time.
They can't get nowhere, they've all [G] gone big [A] crazy.
[Am]
[G] Big [A] crazy.
You're looking in a [Am] mirror, but the fancy's on me.
[A] [D]
Be [A] crazy.
It's like [Am] rock and roll, it's just [A] me and you.
[G] I believe in you.
Be [A] crazy.
[Am] Big [D] [A] [D]
Key:
D
A
Em
E
Am
D
A
Em
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ [C] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ Kids [Dm] today, [Em] _ [D] they're all the [Em] same, all call [D] [E] themselves some [Dm] crazy [A] names.
Monster rockets and [Am] beetle boots, punks and skunks and coops and geeks.
You're [A] looking in the mirror but you can't [Am] see your face.
You can't see your [E] face.
_ [Dm] All those [Em] drugs, they [D] get you insane.
[E] _ [Dm] All that [Em] noise, it [Dm] hurts their brain.
[A] Just [Am] let them pop, smoking roots, whatever terrible things they do.
[A] Smoking LHB [D] and such, it must [A] be the reason why they can't [D] talk [Em] much.
And [D] it's such a [E] crime how [D] they waste [C] their time.
They can't get nowhere, they've [G] all gone [Am] big crazy.
_ _ _ _ _ [D]
[E] Big crazy.
They [Dm] say the [E] world is [Dm] in a [Em] mess.
Don't [Dm] think at [Em] all, what [Dm] we may do has [Am] strength.
See me through the hole in the G, hole in the pocket and it looks so mean.
Holding a t-shirt, what's that?
Sad?
Sad as clever as a hole in the [Em] head.
Can't [D] get it [E] off, can't [D] get [E] it [Em] in.
We're [D] saving _ [Em] the [Dm] crew [A] that_
Cut your hair, [Am] dye your green, see you shine, we're real clean.
A little dabble do ya, [D] a little dabble day.
[A] Or rob a dummy in a graveyard [E] square.
[D] And it's such a [E] crime how [D] they waste their [C] time.
They can't get nowhere, they've [G] all gone big [A] crazy.
And _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ [D] if the [Em] Russians [D] ever [E] come, they'll [D] all be [E] eating [Em] pongo.
[D] _ [A] _ [Am] Big big big school, drop down to kindergarten, drop down to school.
Really [D] hot on my pongo jumps, [A] really hot on my [D] pongo [Em] jumps.
So [D] who'll defend, [Em] if [D] World War [E] III, where [D] could we [Em] turn?
Where [E] would we turn?
[D] _ [A] _ Here [Am] we're smug, laughing at the latest joke.
Doing the latest dance to do, the frog and the shimmy and the suzy [E] do.
[D] And it's such a [Em] crime [D] how they waste their [C] time.
They can't get nowhere, they've all [G] gone big [A] crazy.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] Big [A] crazy.
You're looking in a [Am] mirror, but the fancy's on me.
[A] _ [D]
Be [A] crazy.
It's like [Am] rock and roll, it's just [A] me and you.
[G] I believe in you.
Be [A] crazy.
[Am] _ Big [D] _ [A] _ [D] _
_ [C] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ Kids [Dm] today, [Em] _ [D] they're all the [Em] same, all call [D] [E] themselves some [Dm] crazy [A] names.
Monster rockets and [Am] beetle boots, punks and skunks and coops and geeks.
You're [A] looking in the mirror but you can't [Am] see your face.
You can't see your [E] face.
_ [Dm] All those [Em] drugs, they [D] get you insane.
[E] _ [Dm] All that [Em] noise, it [Dm] hurts their brain.
[A] Just [Am] let them pop, smoking roots, whatever terrible things they do.
[A] Smoking LHB [D] and such, it must [A] be the reason why they can't [D] talk [Em] much.
And [D] it's such a [E] crime how [D] they waste [C] their time.
They can't get nowhere, they've [G] all gone [Am] big crazy.
_ _ _ _ _ [D]
[E] Big crazy.
They [Dm] say the [E] world is [Dm] in a [Em] mess.
Don't [Dm] think at [Em] all, what [Dm] we may do has [Am] strength.
See me through the hole in the G, hole in the pocket and it looks so mean.
Holding a t-shirt, what's that?
Sad?
Sad as clever as a hole in the [Em] head.
Can't [D] get it [E] off, can't [D] get [E] it [Em] in.
We're [D] saving _ [Em] the [Dm] crew [A] that_
Cut your hair, [Am] dye your green, see you shine, we're real clean.
A little dabble do ya, [D] a little dabble day.
[A] Or rob a dummy in a graveyard [E] square.
[D] And it's such a [E] crime how [D] they waste their [C] time.
They can't get nowhere, they've [G] all gone big [A] crazy.
And _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ [D] if the [Em] Russians [D] ever [E] come, they'll [D] all be [E] eating [Em] pongo.
[D] _ [A] _ [Am] Big big big school, drop down to kindergarten, drop down to school.
Really [D] hot on my pongo jumps, [A] really hot on my [D] pongo [Em] jumps.
So [D] who'll defend, [Em] if [D] World War [E] III, where [D] could we [Em] turn?
Where [E] would we turn?
[D] _ [A] _ Here [Am] we're smug, laughing at the latest joke.
Doing the latest dance to do, the frog and the shimmy and the suzy [E] do.
[D] And it's such a [Em] crime [D] how they waste their [C] time.
They can't get nowhere, they've all [G] gone big [A] crazy.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] Big [A] crazy.
You're looking in a [Am] mirror, but the fancy's on me.
[A] _ [D]
Be [A] crazy.
It's like [Am] rock and roll, it's just [A] me and you.
[G] I believe in you.
Be [A] crazy.
[Am] _ Big [D] _ [A] _ [D] _
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