Chords for Paul Weller - Soundtrack Of My Life
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Hello, I'm Paul Weller and this is the soundtrack to my life.
The first song I remember hearing was Good Golly Miss Molly by Little Richard.
My mum and dad had an old record player, like a radiogram, right, which was like a
for those younger listeners, it was like a piece of furniture almost, right.
It was like a long drinks cabinet.
You used to lift the lid up and there was a record player inside it.
You could stack up singles on it as well.
And they were quite young when they had me.
Both rock and roll generation.
Both used to be out jiving and into rock and roll.
Went to see Billie Haley and all that stuff.
So anyway, that was the first music I ever really heard, you know, rock and roll.
Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Elvis they were big on.
But Good Golly Miss Molly and Little Richard probably is my favourite out of all that.
The first song I fell in love with, [C]
almost definitely The Beatles and probably She Loves You, right.
Which is not my favourite Beatles song now, but when I was like five or whatever I was, it was then.
And that was the first time I saw The Beatles on TV.
They played the 1963 Royal Command performance thing.
And they played She Loves You on that.
And that was the first time I [N] fell in love with The Beatles really.
[G] So right from that age and that's never stopped, you know.
The first gig I went to [A] was in 1972.
And I went to see Status Quo at a place called the Guildford Civic Hall.
Which is kind of near where I live, where I come from.
[Ab] [E] [N] And me and my mates who were also in my band, we were all in a band, not my band, a band.
So we were already kind of trying to get a band together, you know.
We'd been playing, rehearsing anyway.
And so that was the first live show I went to see, Status Quo.
And then we were in the very back row upstairs.
But the sound was so loud, because we weren't used to that kind of sound.
We'd only had these little crappy record players to play records before.
And even discos weren't like they are now.
They're not even discos now.
But just the sheer volume, man.
We were just like this, pinned back in like this.
And that was the kind of message we needed really.
That's like, yeah, we're on the right path, this is it.
And it was just the most exhilarating thing really, to hear music at that level, that volume.
Well, I've been thinking about this question, what's the song I can no longer listen to?
But it would probably have to be quite a few of my own songs really.
There's very few songs I've turned me back on really, over the course of time.
But I would find it very difficult to sit down and listen to any old albums of mine.
They're kind of just things I did then, and that's where they stay for me really.
I mean, it's nice sometimes when I hear something unexpectedly on the radio.
Old song, whatever, whatever era.
That's always nice, because you hear it in a different context.
But generally, I can't listen to my [G] old records really.
But I don't know many artists who do really.
First album I ever bought was [A]
Sgt Pepper, The Beatles.
Which came out in 1967.
[Ab]
But it took me probably a year to save up for it.
So I bought it a year later in 68.
So it would have been about 10, I guess.
It took me a long time to save up for it.
I sold off all my toys, I had a bit of a sale in my bedroom, and invited friends round.
Just to raise the funds to get it, and then I got a bit more money off my mum and dad.
I think it was at the time like 30 bob, right?
Which is like, I don't know what that is in new money.
£1.50?
I don't know, something like that.
But I just thought it was amazing, man.
I mean, I loved The Beatles anyway, but that was the first album I'd owned.
And just to see the sleeve and the lyrics on the back and all that stuff,
and [Gm] the cut-out thing inside it.
So I just played the shit out of that for as long as I could.
[N]
The song that makes me want to dance is Sex Machine, James Brown.
And I first heard that in a
There used to be a dance in the Woking Football Club on a Thursday night,
when we were all little skinheads, suedeheads.
So I don't know when I heard that, probably 1970, 71, something like that.
But it's the funkiest record I've ever heard, I think.
Again, it still stands the test of time, I think.
Well, it depends, really.
If I get buried, probably going underground.
And if I get cremated, funeral pyre, maybe.
But who knows?
But perhaps I won't have a funeral, you know?
I might just evaporate.
The first song I remember hearing was Good Golly Miss Molly by Little Richard.
My mum and dad had an old record player, like a radiogram, right, which was like a
for those younger listeners, it was like a piece of furniture almost, right.
It was like a long drinks cabinet.
You used to lift the lid up and there was a record player inside it.
You could stack up singles on it as well.
And they were quite young when they had me.
Both rock and roll generation.
Both used to be out jiving and into rock and roll.
Went to see Billie Haley and all that stuff.
So anyway, that was the first music I ever really heard, you know, rock and roll.
Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Elvis they were big on.
But Good Golly Miss Molly and Little Richard probably is my favourite out of all that.
The first song I fell in love with, [C]
almost definitely The Beatles and probably She Loves You, right.
Which is not my favourite Beatles song now, but when I was like five or whatever I was, it was then.
And that was the first time I saw The Beatles on TV.
They played the 1963 Royal Command performance thing.
And they played She Loves You on that.
And that was the first time I [N] fell in love with The Beatles really.
[G] So right from that age and that's never stopped, you know.
The first gig I went to [A] was in 1972.
And I went to see Status Quo at a place called the Guildford Civic Hall.
Which is kind of near where I live, where I come from.
[Ab] [E] [N] And me and my mates who were also in my band, we were all in a band, not my band, a band.
So we were already kind of trying to get a band together, you know.
We'd been playing, rehearsing anyway.
And so that was the first live show I went to see, Status Quo.
And then we were in the very back row upstairs.
But the sound was so loud, because we weren't used to that kind of sound.
We'd only had these little crappy record players to play records before.
And even discos weren't like they are now.
They're not even discos now.
But just the sheer volume, man.
We were just like this, pinned back in like this.
And that was the kind of message we needed really.
That's like, yeah, we're on the right path, this is it.
And it was just the most exhilarating thing really, to hear music at that level, that volume.
Well, I've been thinking about this question, what's the song I can no longer listen to?
But it would probably have to be quite a few of my own songs really.
There's very few songs I've turned me back on really, over the course of time.
But I would find it very difficult to sit down and listen to any old albums of mine.
They're kind of just things I did then, and that's where they stay for me really.
I mean, it's nice sometimes when I hear something unexpectedly on the radio.
Old song, whatever, whatever era.
That's always nice, because you hear it in a different context.
But generally, I can't listen to my [G] old records really.
But I don't know many artists who do really.
First album I ever bought was [A]
Sgt Pepper, The Beatles.
Which came out in 1967.
[Ab]
But it took me probably a year to save up for it.
So I bought it a year later in 68.
So it would have been about 10, I guess.
It took me a long time to save up for it.
I sold off all my toys, I had a bit of a sale in my bedroom, and invited friends round.
Just to raise the funds to get it, and then I got a bit more money off my mum and dad.
I think it was at the time like 30 bob, right?
Which is like, I don't know what that is in new money.
£1.50?
I don't know, something like that.
But I just thought it was amazing, man.
I mean, I loved The Beatles anyway, but that was the first album I'd owned.
And just to see the sleeve and the lyrics on the back and all that stuff,
and [Gm] the cut-out thing inside it.
So I just played the shit out of that for as long as I could.
[N]
The song that makes me want to dance is Sex Machine, James Brown.
And I first heard that in a
There used to be a dance in the Woking Football Club on a Thursday night,
when we were all little skinheads, suedeheads.
So I don't know when I heard that, probably 1970, 71, something like that.
But it's the funkiest record I've ever heard, I think.
Again, it still stands the test of time, I think.
Well, it depends, really.
If I get buried, probably going underground.
And if I get cremated, funeral pyre, maybe.
But who knows?
But perhaps I won't have a funeral, you know?
I might just evaporate.
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Hello, I'm Paul Weller and this is the soundtrack to my life.
The first song I remember hearing was Good Golly Miss Molly by Little Richard.
My mum and dad _ had an old record player, like a radiogram, right, which was like a_
for those younger listeners, it was like a piece of furniture almost, right.
It was like a long drinks cabinet.
_ You used to lift the lid up and there was a record player inside it.
You could stack up singles on it as well. _ _ _
And they were quite young when they had me. _
Both rock and roll _ generation.
Both used to be out jiving and into rock and roll.
Went to see Billie Haley and all that stuff.
So anyway, that was the first music I ever really heard, you know, rock and roll.
Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Elvis they were big on.
_ But Good Golly Miss Molly and Little Richard probably is my favourite out of all that.
The first song I fell in love with, [C] _ _
almost definitely The Beatles and probably She Loves You, right.
Which is not my favourite Beatles song now, but when I was like five or whatever I was, it was then.
And _ that was the first time _ _ I saw The Beatles on TV.
They played the 1963 _ Royal Command performance thing.
_ _ _ _ And they played She Loves You on that.
And that was the first time I [N] fell in love with The Beatles really.
_ [G] So right from that age and _ that's never stopped, you know.
_ The first gig I went to [A] was in _ _ 1972. _ _
And I went to see Status Quo _ at a place called the Guildford Civic Hall.
Which is kind of near where I live, where I come from.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [E] _ _ [N] And me and my mates who were also in my band, we were all in a band, not my band, a band.
_ _ _ So we were already kind of trying to get a band together, you know.
We'd been playing, rehearsing anyway.
_ And so that was the first live show I went to see, Status Quo.
And then we were in the very back row upstairs.
_ But the sound was so loud, because we weren't used to that kind of sound.
We'd only had these little crappy record players to play records before.
And even discos weren't like they are now.
_ They're not even discos now. _
But _ just the sheer volume, man.
We were just like this, pinned back in like this.
And that was the kind of _ _ _ message we needed really.
That's like, yeah, we're on the right path, this is it.
And it was just the most exhilarating thing really, to hear music at that level, that volume.
_ Well, I've been thinking about this question, what's the song I can no longer listen to?
But it would probably have to be quite a few of my own songs really. _
There's very few songs I've turned me back on really, over _ the course of time.
But I would find it very difficult to sit down and listen to any old albums of mine. _ _
_ They're kind of just things I did then, and that's where they stay for me really.
I mean, it's nice sometimes when I hear something unexpectedly _ on the radio.
Old song, whatever, whatever era.
That's always nice, because you hear it in a different context.
_ But generally, I can't listen to my [G] old records really.
But I don't know many artists who do really.
First album I ever bought was [A] _
Sgt Pepper, _ The Beatles.
_ _ Which came out in 1967.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _
But it took me probably a year to save up for it.
So I bought it a year later in 68.
_ So it would have been about 10, I guess.
_ _ _ _ _ It took me a long time to save up for it.
_ _ _ _ I sold off all my toys, I had a bit of a sale in my bedroom, and invited friends round.
_ _ Just to raise the funds to get it, and then I got a bit more money off my mum and dad.
I think it was at the time like 30 bob, right?
Which is like, I don't know what that is in new money.
£1.50?
I don't know, something like that.
_ _ _ But I just thought it was amazing, man.
I mean, I loved The Beatles anyway, but that was the first album I'd owned.
And just to see the sleeve and the lyrics on the back and all that stuff,
and [Gm] the cut-out thing inside it. _ _
So I just played the shit out of that for as long as I could.
[N] _
The song that makes me want to dance is _ Sex Machine, James Brown.
_ _ And I first heard that in _ a_
There used to be a dance in the Woking Football Club on a Thursday night,
_ when we were all little skinheads, suedeheads.
_ _ _ So I don't know when I heard that, probably _ 1970, 71, something like that. _ _
_ But it's the funkiest record I've ever heard, I think.
_ _ _ Again, it still stands the test of time, I think. _ _ _ _
Well, it depends, really.
If I get buried, probably going underground.
_ And if I get cremated, funeral pyre, maybe.
But who knows?
But perhaps I won't have a funeral, you know?
I might just evaporate. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The first song I remember hearing was Good Golly Miss Molly by Little Richard.
My mum and dad _ had an old record player, like a radiogram, right, which was like a_
for those younger listeners, it was like a piece of furniture almost, right.
It was like a long drinks cabinet.
_ You used to lift the lid up and there was a record player inside it.
You could stack up singles on it as well. _ _ _
And they were quite young when they had me. _
Both rock and roll _ generation.
Both used to be out jiving and into rock and roll.
Went to see Billie Haley and all that stuff.
So anyway, that was the first music I ever really heard, you know, rock and roll.
Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Elvis they were big on.
_ But Good Golly Miss Molly and Little Richard probably is my favourite out of all that.
The first song I fell in love with, [C] _ _
almost definitely The Beatles and probably She Loves You, right.
Which is not my favourite Beatles song now, but when I was like five or whatever I was, it was then.
And _ that was the first time _ _ I saw The Beatles on TV.
They played the 1963 _ Royal Command performance thing.
_ _ _ _ And they played She Loves You on that.
And that was the first time I [N] fell in love with The Beatles really.
_ [G] So right from that age and _ that's never stopped, you know.
_ The first gig I went to [A] was in _ _ 1972. _ _
And I went to see Status Quo _ at a place called the Guildford Civic Hall.
Which is kind of near where I live, where I come from.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [E] _ _ [N] And me and my mates who were also in my band, we were all in a band, not my band, a band.
_ _ _ So we were already kind of trying to get a band together, you know.
We'd been playing, rehearsing anyway.
_ And so that was the first live show I went to see, Status Quo.
And then we were in the very back row upstairs.
_ But the sound was so loud, because we weren't used to that kind of sound.
We'd only had these little crappy record players to play records before.
And even discos weren't like they are now.
_ They're not even discos now. _
But _ just the sheer volume, man.
We were just like this, pinned back in like this.
And that was the kind of _ _ _ message we needed really.
That's like, yeah, we're on the right path, this is it.
And it was just the most exhilarating thing really, to hear music at that level, that volume.
_ Well, I've been thinking about this question, what's the song I can no longer listen to?
But it would probably have to be quite a few of my own songs really. _
There's very few songs I've turned me back on really, over _ the course of time.
But I would find it very difficult to sit down and listen to any old albums of mine. _ _
_ They're kind of just things I did then, and that's where they stay for me really.
I mean, it's nice sometimes when I hear something unexpectedly _ on the radio.
Old song, whatever, whatever era.
That's always nice, because you hear it in a different context.
_ But generally, I can't listen to my [G] old records really.
But I don't know many artists who do really.
First album I ever bought was [A] _
Sgt Pepper, _ The Beatles.
_ _ Which came out in 1967.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _
But it took me probably a year to save up for it.
So I bought it a year later in 68.
_ So it would have been about 10, I guess.
_ _ _ _ _ It took me a long time to save up for it.
_ _ _ _ I sold off all my toys, I had a bit of a sale in my bedroom, and invited friends round.
_ _ Just to raise the funds to get it, and then I got a bit more money off my mum and dad.
I think it was at the time like 30 bob, right?
Which is like, I don't know what that is in new money.
£1.50?
I don't know, something like that.
_ _ _ But I just thought it was amazing, man.
I mean, I loved The Beatles anyway, but that was the first album I'd owned.
And just to see the sleeve and the lyrics on the back and all that stuff,
and [Gm] the cut-out thing inside it. _ _
So I just played the shit out of that for as long as I could.
[N] _
The song that makes me want to dance is _ Sex Machine, James Brown.
_ _ And I first heard that in _ a_
There used to be a dance in the Woking Football Club on a Thursday night,
_ when we were all little skinheads, suedeheads.
_ _ _ So I don't know when I heard that, probably _ 1970, 71, something like that. _ _
_ But it's the funkiest record I've ever heard, I think.
_ _ _ Again, it still stands the test of time, I think. _ _ _ _
Well, it depends, really.
If I get buried, probably going underground.
_ And if I get cremated, funeral pyre, maybe.
But who knows?
But perhaps I won't have a funeral, you know?
I might just evaporate. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _