UB40 - Food for thought 1980 - Top of The Pops Chords
Tempo:
128.4 bpm
Chords used:
E
G
Am
D
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
We're in the middle of our very first Top of the Pops of 1981 and if you can see two of me on your screen,
you've been at the show again, you naughty person.
I'm just trying to confuse the cameraman and tell you that there's another big hit sound
from 1980 coming up now from an excellent band called UB40, [Am] Food for Thoughts.
I'm [E]
[G]
[D] [E]
[Am]
[E]
[G]
[D] [G] [E]
[Am] a remodeller
[E] hiding in my daughter's, [G] waiting for the manna.
[D] Running all the [G] way, [E]
[Am] my place is a bosom,
[E] empty as I rise.
[G] There's a sudden coming, [D] a cat that's from the sky.
[C] [Am]
[E]
[G]
[D] [G] [E]
[Am] Telephones is sweeping,
[E] doesn't know he's dead.
[G] Ancient times are creeping,
[D] from his infant head.
[E]
[Am] Politicians are here,
[E] sharpening their knives.
[G] Drawing up their bargain,
[D] trading baby lies.
[E]
[Am] I'm a remodeller
[E] hiding in my daughter's, [G] waiting for the manna.
[D] Coming from the west, [E]
[Am]
[E]
[G]
[D] [G] [E]
[Am] the earth has been given.
[E] Christmas on its way,
[G] hear the angels singing.
[D] What is that they say?
[E]
[Am] Don't rejoice, [E] joy is in the air.
[G] He's the son of Mary,
[D] born again [G] today.
[E]
[Am] I'm a remodeller
[E] hiding in my daughter's,
[G] waiting for the manna.
[D] Coming from the [G] west.
[E]
[Am] I'm a remodeller
[E] hiding in my daughter's,
[G] waiting for the manna.
[D] Coming from the west.
[G] [E]
[Am]
[E]
[G]
[Bb] [E]
Absolutely marvellous band.
That was UB40 [Eb] and Food for Thoughts.
Incidentally, that [Ab] record was recorded in a two-room flat in Birmingham just over a year ago.
They had to keep on putting 10p's in [G] the meter to keep
you've been at the show again, you naughty person.
I'm just trying to confuse the cameraman and tell you that there's another big hit sound
from 1980 coming up now from an excellent band called UB40, [Am] Food for Thoughts.
I'm [E]
[G]
[D] [E]
[Am]
[E]
[G]
[D] [G] [E]
[Am] a remodeller
[E] hiding in my daughter's, [G] waiting for the manna.
[D] Running all the [G] way, [E]
[Am] my place is a bosom,
[E] empty as I rise.
[G] There's a sudden coming, [D] a cat that's from the sky.
[C] [Am]
[E]
[G]
[D] [G] [E]
[Am] Telephones is sweeping,
[E] doesn't know he's dead.
[G] Ancient times are creeping,
[D] from his infant head.
[E]
[Am] Politicians are here,
[E] sharpening their knives.
[G] Drawing up their bargain,
[D] trading baby lies.
[E]
[Am] I'm a remodeller
[E] hiding in my daughter's, [G] waiting for the manna.
[D] Coming from the west, [E]
[Am]
[E]
[G]
[D] [G] [E]
[Am] the earth has been given.
[E] Christmas on its way,
[G] hear the angels singing.
[D] What is that they say?
[E]
[Am] Don't rejoice, [E] joy is in the air.
[G] He's the son of Mary,
[D] born again [G] today.
[E]
[Am] I'm a remodeller
[E] hiding in my daughter's,
[G] waiting for the manna.
[D] Coming from the [G] west.
[E]
[Am] I'm a remodeller
[E] hiding in my daughter's,
[G] waiting for the manna.
[D] Coming from the west.
[G] [E]
[Am]
[E]
[G]
[Bb] [E]
Absolutely marvellous band.
That was UB40 [Eb] and Food for Thoughts.
Incidentally, that [Ab] record was recorded in a two-room flat in Birmingham just over a year ago.
They had to keep on putting 10p's in [G] the meter to keep
Key:
E
G
Am
D
C
E
G
Am
We're in the middle of our very first Top of the Pops of 1981 and if you can see two of me on your screen,
you've been at the show again, you naughty person.
I'm just trying to confuse the cameraman and tell you that there's another big hit sound
from 1980 coming up now from an excellent band called UB40, [Am] Food for Thoughts.
I'm [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _
[Am] _ _ a remodeller _ _
[E] _ _ hiding in my _ daughter's, [G] _ _ waiting for the manna. _ _
[D] _ Running all the [G] way, [E] _
[Am] _ _ my place is a bosom, _
[E] _ _ empty as I _ rise.
[G] _ _ There's a sudden coming, [D] a cat that's from the sky.
[C] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Telephones is sweeping, _ _
[E] _ _ doesn't know he's dead. _
[G] _ _ Ancient times are creeping, _ _
[D] from his infant head.
[E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Politicians are here, _
[E] _ _ sharpening their _ knives.
[G] _ _ Drawing up their bargain, _ _
[D] trading baby lies.
[E] _ _
[Am] _ _ I'm a remodeller _ _
[E] _ _ hiding in my _ daughter's, [G] _ _ waiting for the manna. _
[D] Coming from the west, [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _
[Am] _ _ the earth has been given. _
[E] _ _ Christmas on its way, _
[G] _ _ hear the angels singing. _
[D] What is that they say?
[E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Don't rejoice, _ [E] joy _ is in the air. _
[G] _ _ He's the son of Mary, _
[D] born again [G] today.
_ [E] _
[Am] _ _ I'm a remodeller _ _
[E] _ _ hiding in my daughter's, _
[G] _ _ waiting for the manna. _
[D] _ Coming from the [G] west.
_ [E] _
[Am] _ _ I'm a remodeller _ _
[E] _ hiding in my daughter's, _
[G] _ _ waiting for the manna. _ _
[D] Coming from the west.
_ [G] _ [E] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
Absolutely marvellous band.
That was UB40 [Eb] and Food for Thoughts.
Incidentally, that [Ab] record was recorded in a two-room flat in Birmingham just over a year ago.
They had to keep on putting 10p's in [G] the meter to keep
you've been at the show again, you naughty person.
I'm just trying to confuse the cameraman and tell you that there's another big hit sound
from 1980 coming up now from an excellent band called UB40, [Am] Food for Thoughts.
I'm [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _
[Am] _ _ a remodeller _ _
[E] _ _ hiding in my _ daughter's, [G] _ _ waiting for the manna. _ _
[D] _ Running all the [G] way, [E] _
[Am] _ _ my place is a bosom, _
[E] _ _ empty as I _ rise.
[G] _ _ There's a sudden coming, [D] a cat that's from the sky.
[C] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Telephones is sweeping, _ _
[E] _ _ doesn't know he's dead. _
[G] _ _ Ancient times are creeping, _ _
[D] from his infant head.
[E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Politicians are here, _
[E] _ _ sharpening their _ knives.
[G] _ _ Drawing up their bargain, _ _
[D] trading baby lies.
[E] _ _
[Am] _ _ I'm a remodeller _ _
[E] _ _ hiding in my _ daughter's, [G] _ _ waiting for the manna. _
[D] Coming from the west, [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _
[Am] _ _ the earth has been given. _
[E] _ _ Christmas on its way, _
[G] _ _ hear the angels singing. _
[D] What is that they say?
[E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Don't rejoice, _ [E] joy _ is in the air. _
[G] _ _ He's the son of Mary, _
[D] born again [G] today.
_ [E] _
[Am] _ _ I'm a remodeller _ _
[E] _ _ hiding in my daughter's, _
[G] _ _ waiting for the manna. _
[D] _ Coming from the [G] west.
_ [E] _
[Am] _ _ I'm a remodeller _ _
[E] _ hiding in my daughter's, _
[G] _ _ waiting for the manna. _ _
[D] Coming from the west.
_ [G] _ [E] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
Absolutely marvellous band.
That was UB40 [Eb] and Food for Thoughts.
Incidentally, that [Ab] record was recorded in a two-room flat in Birmingham just over a year ago.
They had to keep on putting 10p's in [G] the meter to keep