MI5 vs. Omar Deghages

VERSE
Omar Deghages was over in Afghanistan
There with his wife and children when the bombing began
He new the score, the start of the war

He had escaped to Lahore but was abducted in the night
By a gang of policeman who were far from polite
A private corps, through the back door

He told them a few details but they wanted it all
The fact he lived in Britain didn't matter at all
He didn't tell, he didn't tell

He thought he'd be better off with the Americans
But they turned out more violent than the Pakistans
He was wanted alive, by MI5

CHORUS

                G

If only he'd talked to us, your honour

                  C

If only he'd told the truth

               D                                                G

Instead of being evasive and telling obvious lies

But I can't give evidence about it

It's a national secret

You can torture me, but I'll never tell

VERSE

He was happy to be told he was being rendered away
A place in the Carribean called Guantanamo Bay
A living hell, a living hell

He was there for 33 months and thought he was going to die
They beat him so bad that he lost an eye
In his cell, they said he fell

Now he's suing the British government trying to get himself a trial
But they're stalling the release of over half a million files
It's taking a while, it's take a while

There are 60 lawyers working with black market pens
It'll take about nine years before they get to the end
They're working hard, they're working hard

CHORUS

MIDDLE
G
There has been torture going on
C
But we can't tell anyone 

Empire state of mind (crowd-pleasing cover)

Capo 2nd


VERSE 1 

F#
Yeah,

Yeah, I'm up at Brooklyn,

now I'm in Tribeca,

right next to DeNiro,

But i’m hood forever,


Bmaj7

I’m the new Sinatra,

and as i made it here,

i can make it anywhere,

yeah they love me everywhere,

F#
i used to cop in Harlem,

all of my dominicanos

right there up on broadway,

and back to McDonalds,

Bmaj7
took it to my stash spot,

5-60 State street,

catch me in the kitchen like a Simmons whipping Pastry,

F#
cruising down 8th street,

off white lexus,

driving so slow but BK's from Texas,

Bmaj7
me I’m up at Bed Stuy,

home of boy Biggie,

now i live on billboard,

i brought my boys with me,

F#
say wat up to Ty Ty,
still sipping Mai-tai

sitting courtside Knicks and Nets give me high fives,


BRIDGE
Bf

N-gga i be Spiked out, i can trip a referee,

tell by my attitude I most definitely from...

CHORUS

Bmaj7
New York,
                                                    F#

Concrete jungle where dreams will come true,

F#
There's nothing you can’t do,
                      Bmaj7

Now you’re in New York,

                                               F#
these streets will make you feel brand new,

Big lights will inspire you,

                     Bmaj7
lets hear it for New York, New York, New York

VERSE 2

Now I'm a super troubadour

See me on my world tour

Learning more about myself
and the world as I explore

America by car
And Europe train
Now I'm gonna go by bicycle
And a bit by plane

Gave up my home
And sold my possessions
Learnt that you don't need shit
I live for the sessions

Gotta get to a 1000
Like street fights and co.
Then I'll know, where I go, how to put on a show

I'm meeting people of all walks and breeds and creeds
And providing for their entertainment needs

BRIDGE
But while we're getting factual
You should know that I'm not actually from....

CHORUS

VERSE 3
So I made my dream true
But still I got no crew
From booking, to plugging, everything I do

And mediocrity's blocking me with people trying to play
If you've nothing new to say
Then get the fuck out of my way

N-gga try an idea?
Engage your brain
Don't just be making noise
You all sound the same

They're all trying to be twee
With meaningless poetry
Why don't you read a newspaper?
Don't be writing me me me me me

I blame the dumb hicks
All the Blunt chicks
Who don't care for  lyrics
Dare talk at my shows pricks

I'm underrated
Unappreciated
Even though I'm streets ahead
When you hear what I've created

I even went to the apple core
Looking for a big score
But I got no draw
I played to the sound guy y'all

BRIDGE
I'll have a next time, I can make it anywhere, but I got to live there, I'm talking...

CHORUS

MIDDLE
B
One hand in the air for the big city,

Street lights, big dreams all looking pretty,
C#

no place in the World that can compare,
Ebm

Put your lighters in the air, everybody say yeaaahh
come on, come,
Bf

yeah,

CHORUS

When the oil runs out

CHORUS - Denial, anger

When the oil runs out

We'll all be in denial

When the oil runs out

There will have to be a trial
When the oil runs out
We'll they'll just have to drill more
When the oil runs out
Did they look everywhere offshore?
When the oil runs out
They'll fighting in the streets
When the oil runs out

They'll be tearing up the seats

When the oil runs out

We'll be under attack

When the oil runs out

That will be that

VERSE

Dm                          G

No more umbrellas, no more wellies

No more toothpaste or petroleum jelly

Goodbye plastic, goodbye gas

Goodbye the good times you went by so fast

There must be another barrel down there somewhere

                                                                         C
Why don't they drill another hole and make a bigger well

CHORUS -  bargaining, depression

When the oil runs out

People will want proof
When the oil runs out

The price with go through the roof
When the oil runs out

Then they will fight over the last barrel
When the oil runs out
Our live's will be in peril

When the oil runs out

We'll have to cut back

When the oil runs out

That will be that

VERSE

No more batteries, no more grease

No more footballs or toilet seats

Goodbye CDs, goodbye speakers

Goodbye nice clothes and brand new sneakers

There must be other materials we'll have to look around

Maybe have to redesign the whole damn town

CHORUS - acceptance

When the oil runs out

We'll just have to go back to wood
When the oil runs out
It might turn out to be good

When the oil runs out

There won't be so much greed

When the oil runs out
And things we knew we didn't need

OUTRO
Dm                             G
What would life be like without oil?
Will the world stop without oil?
How will we fight wars without oil?
And what will we fight for without oil?

Hymn for the shareholders

Better in D

VERSE 1
         E
Dear shareholders
              Asus
Living somewhere out there
                           E
We hope you're a happy God
                        B
And that you care

Have you heard about
How we scrimp and we sacrifice
All the many corners
Cut for your 'end?

VERSE 2
Dear shareholders
We know we are the lucky ones
Unlike those colleagues
Whose jobs went abroad

We hope you spare a thought
For the people working over there
In harsher conditions
For a much lower wage

CHORUS 1

             Asus

Do you even care?

            E
Do you hear our prayers?
              Asus
Are you a man like me?
      B
Or just, another company?

VERSE 3
This hymn for the shareholders
We sing to be thankful for
Your investment in us
When we needed more

We pray for your confidence
In these hard times
And that this quarter
You will think fine

CHORUS 2

Do you even care?

Do you hear our prayers?

Do you have hopes and dreams?

Or are you just, another pension scheme?

MIDDLE

F#m                               B
It's not how it's meant to be
We were supposed to own the corporations
Now they're running society
Is it too late to undo
The soulless corporations
For the sake of me and you

VERSE 4

Dear shareholder

We hear you're not satisfied

The management tells us all

That we haven't tried

Why don't you talk to us

Can you give us a sign

Is all that you want from us

Just to send money?

CHORUS 1

Sweatshop sing-along

CHORUS
A
We're all working together
E
We're out there with a mission
D                   E               A
Trying to save you a fortune

We're pushing down prices
And never knowingly wrong
Trying to save you a fortune

VERSE
Well my supplier Ravi in India
He's only 7 years old
But already a shining star

He works for 10 cents a day
98 hours a week
Making napkin rings for you

He's running out of time
Gotta be done by Christmas
And he's making himself pretty sick

CHORUS

VERSE
Me I search for suppliers
I don't look very hard
They're all dying to get on-board

We never knowingly use children
But it's a long supply chain
And there are places it can go wrong

So I cover my back
Always asking questions
But the prices say it all

CHORUS

MIDDLE
A
You buy the cheap stuff
E
So you can't really complain

You buy the cheap stuff

We do it in your name

You buy the cheap stuff

It's you he's working for

You buy the cheap stuff

If only you'd pay more

VERSE
Ravi's one in a million
We couldn't do it without him
He makes the whole thing possible

From 9am til 11 at night
He works there without light
For money he think's sent home to his mum

It's not much of a life
But at least he's not alone
He has 200 million friends

CHORUS

Mel Gibson, bad bastard

VERSE 1

Dm                        G

"The Jews are responsible,

     C                          Am

for all the wars in the world"
Dm                                            G
"You mother fucker. I'm going to fuck you."
C                                                      Am
"What do you think you're looking at, sugar tits?"
Dm     F       C
"Are you a jew?"

CHORUS
Em                  Am                        C
What goes through Mel Gibson's mind?
Em                 Am                          C
What goes through Mel Gibson's mind?
Em                Am                           F
What goes through Mel Gibson's tiny tiny
G          Em       Am
tiny tiny tiny tiny mind?
F      G     C
God only knows

VERSE 2
"I am going to come and burn the house down
but you will blow me first."

"You look like a pig in heat,
and if you're raped it will be your fault."
"Are you a jew?"

CHORUS

MIDDLE
Am                                 C
"How dare you act like a bitch
F                                    C
when I have been so f***ing nice."
Am   G
I need a drink

C                            Em
The world is against me
F                          G      C
Now I know how Jesus felt

CHORUS

Eindhoven: The city of light

VERSE 1
G
Well I grew up, in a town called Eindhoven
C
It means the last farm, in the South of North Brabant
G
It is ok there, there are a few things to do
C
But I wouldn't live there too, no not if I were you
Em
But you should spend at least one night
D/F#
In the city of light
C
Go down tonight, ho ho
D/F#
To the city of light

VERSE 2
If you want music, you don't have to walk very far
They get a lot of good bands there at the Effenaar
Or you want to party now? Well there's the Dans Salon
You can get your freak on, and maybe something more on
Be warned the girls are all a little uptight
In the city of light
But they're polite, oh ho
In the city of light
 
CHORUS
G                 C
Go, go, go - if you're around there, but
G                         C
Don't, don't, don't - settle down
Em                                   D/F#
There are many better places to be
 
VERSE 3
If you're a pothead, there are some coffee shops
You can get damaged, trying all kinds of crops
Or you're on a pub crawl, go down the Stratumseind
You'll have a whale of a time, with the people you find
And you'll very rarely ever see a fight
In the city of light
You'll be alright, oh ho
In the city of light
 
CHORUS (many, many, many, many....)
 
MIDDLE
G
You may get offered 
Em
A fancy job at Philips
G
You may decide that
C
The living standards are so good
G
You may get married
Em
To a nice girl named Yvette
G
You may be happy
D/F#
But in time you will regret it
 
Repeat VERSE 2

CHORUS

Another dead man in Afghanistan

VERSE

Dm                                                             G

Every day we're wearing the insurgents down

There are casualties but our strategy is sound

We have a timetable to leave and will out when the time is right

We need momentum to take us on to the next fight, and we know we're right

CHORUS

Dm

It's all part of a bigger plan

G

Another dead man in Afganistan

(Audience repeats) Another dead man in Afganistan

VERSE 2

We're marching today to stop this so called war
We know what they're really fighting for
They're turning the country into a pit of drugs and corruption and death
It's all about exploitation and theft, 'til there's nothing left

CHORUS

VERSE

We're waging a war against the infidels

As our fathers and grandfathers did

The time will come when you have to withdraw

And that's the moment that we'll keep fighting for

CHORUS

VERSE

The army was the only way out for a guy like me

My friends fight in gangs, I fight for my country

When I'm out I'll build a future you will see

Going to make life better for me, and my family

CHORUS

OUTRO

Ain't you learnt nothing from Vietnam

(Audience) Another dead man in Afghanistan

It's our duty to stop the Taliban

(Audience) Another dead man in Afghanistan

How many must die 'til you understand?

(Audience) Another dead man in Afghanistan

We will end what we began

(Audience) Another dead man in Afghanistan

Tell me if you've got a better plan

(Audience) Another dead man in Afghanistan

Beautiful girl (if you shaved your moustache)

VERSE
D
You're really quite pretty
G                                       A
You've got a wonderful sense of humour

You seem very intelligent
You're almost perfect in many ways

But you're doing some dumb things
Which are really holding you back

CHORUS
D
If you shaved
A
And lost a bit of weight
G                                    A
You'd be the prettiest girl in the state

VERSE
Sure you've got good with the makeup
And you do your hair really nice

But you know you're just moving
Leftovers round the plate

You need to cut to the source
Cut down what goes in your mouth

CHORUS

VERS
And if you eat a little healthier
You'd save a lot of money

You wouldn't need the spot cream
Or the shampoo for your scalp

The pills that you're popping
Would be unnecessary

CHORUS

MIDDLE
G                   A
It's so sad to see
Your talents being hidden from view

VERSE
And what's with the moustache?
Has anybody told you it looks good?

Not even in the right light
Would I say that it looks cool

You're thinking of dying it
It's not the colour that's the problem

CHORUS

The Foundation

VERSE
C
I wasn't expecting
Am
Such a wonderful night
C
I'm overcome by you
G
You've been a delight

There's so much to remember
About you
And the thing that we have
Just been through

CHORUS
F

But you'd be a little clearer in my

G
Memory

F                              G
If you walk over to me

              C
And buy a CD
G  C

VERSE 2
The color of your eyes
The way you wore your hair
Your special smell
Your quiet stare

Yes the way you undressed me with those
Bedroom eyes
It's just a shame the room is
Mostly guys

This is an audience
That knows what's funny
I just hope you bought
Plenty of money

I'll even sign yours
To show I care
But it's worth more without
Those ones are rare

CHORUS
The only way that I could be

More happy

Is if you walk over to me

And buy a CD

VERSE 3

If you don't want the clutter
Just make a donation
I am after all a
Charitable foundation

There is no middle man
It goes straight to me
And I won't spend it on drinks
I get them for free

I don't have possessions
All the money goes
On making albums and
Getting me to shows

CHORUS
So if you can help me on
To my next destination
Well then please.... make a donation

Anglo-Saxon attitude

VERSE

C

It's a maddening, childish, joke

Em

How you float through life on a wave

I find you so infuriating

With that stupid ever-present grin

The cards always falling your way

                                         Am

It can't always be your lucky day

BRIDGE

                                       F

Doesn’t it strike you as strange

                                                     C

That you’re happy when we’re all in pain

                                                    F

I want to wipe that smile of your face

                                                 G

You need to be shown your place

CHORUS

C

I want you to fail

G

I've been praying so hard

F

Only with your demise, will my spirits rise

G

I long for you to lose

I want you to fall / I want to see a tear

Flat on your face / Roll down your face

If I had one wish, it would be this

Failure for you

VERSE

It would mean so much to me

More than I'd let you know

Your wild and careless air

Is too much for me to bare

It goes against the world that we live in

It’s not a good beginning

BRIDGE

You need to see that life is hard

That happiness is just a façade

Imagine if we all acted so free

What would happen to society?

CHORUS

MIDDLE

F                                                                         Am

You can't just go through life letting nothing get to you

People will think you’re looking down on them

F

You’ve got an attitude

G

You’re riding for a fall

CHORUS

The girl with the perfect posture

VERSE
F#
Some men like big girls, some like 'em small
F#
Some men like  short ones, others like 'em tall
B
Some are into bottoms, others into breasts
F#
But she's got something that's by far the best

BRIDGE
C#
She's so fine
B
Make her mine
F#
It's her spine

CHORUS
B
I'm in love with her perfect posture
E
She's like a ray in a darkened night
B
And you know that I want to get with her
E
It's so sexy how she stands up so straight

I'm in love with her perfect posture
It's like she's powered by some strength inside
That's the reason a girl was made for
That's a back that I want to ride

VERSE
While other girls cower and other girls bow
With rounded backs and heads bent low
She's like a beacon         tall in the night
A bright example of how it's done right

BRIDGE

CHORUS

SOLO 

VERSE
I've tried to emulate but it might be too late
I've rounded shoulders, my back isn't straight
I know that she is out of my reach
But I   want to learn if she's willing to teach

BRIDGE
The way she stands
It's so grand
Please command

The great boredom battle

VERSE 1

D

I'm boring myself

Bm

Slowly to death

G

And I'm taking you with me

A

We've not much time left

My mother said, "Only the boring get bored"

But you need to accept some of the blame

We're in this together, this is our show

You can determine how well it goes

BRIDGE

E

I know something

G

Has to change

CHORUS

D

I'm bored by you, I'm bored by me

A

I'm bored by everything I see

G

The repetition, the carrying on

A

While we pretend there’s nothing wrong

I’m bored by love, I’m bored by hate

It’s all too slow, we’re all too late

While the sands they won’t be stopped

I need my world to be rocked

VERSE 2

I need an accident

A near-death experience

To shake me up and make me appreciate

All the things I've got

That's why I take risks

To nearly lose it all

To look over the edge into the abyss

And back at the world I'd miss

BRIDGE

CHORUS (1^st part)

CHORUS

I'm bored by travel, I'm bored by change

It makes no difference, I'm still the same

I’m the problem all along

But most of all I’m bored by this song

CHORUS (2^nd part)

The great boredom battle by thejackstaffordfoundation

Renee Vancouver

VERSE

G                                     D

I traversed the continent from East to West

C

When I finally ran out of land

The dusk streets of Vancouver were dusty and dry

The red sun dripped out of the sky

I took my meal up on main street in a greek restaurant

From a waitress with powder blue eyes

CHORUS

Em

Hey there Renee

C

Well I wish I could stay

D

But my wings will wilt quickly on the land

We'll meet up one day

In a far away place

When my feathers make a bed on the ground

VERSE

She was house-sitting in a penthouse flat

We made love to a cityscape

An aspiring actress with time on her side

Not shy of 23

10 years my junior but travel years ahead

I've only been soaring 9 months

From a cabin in the Yukon to the

Learnt the sitar in India

All in all the kind of girl than no sane man would leave

I have no case for sanity

CHORUS

MIDDLE

C                            Am/B

When I think of the faces and places

C                           Am/B

I wouldn’t have met if I didn’t take off

My heart it grows heavy

My blood rises up

That I didn't fly years ago
Years ago

VERSE

My nice shoes are worn, my zip suit is torn

And my bad back wants to lie in your bed

But every stab and crack is a reminder I have

Of a weight I'm not built to bear

CHORUS

Renee Vancouver by thejackstaffordfoundation

Super easy classic rock

VERSE 1
F
Super easy classic rock
Rudy radio never stops

It's only Classics nothing new
They've got the tunes to get you through

CHORUS

C                                  F

Ohhhhhh... classic rock radio

VERSE 2
Miles from nowhere, no CDs
Classic rock is all you need

Better like it, better choose it

It's either that or country music

CHORUS

VERSE 3
Slowing down now into town
It's time to cruise and look around

Windows down and elbows out
You know what is blasting out

CHORUS 2
C                                    F
Oh ohhhh... classic rock radio
C                                    F

Oh ohhhh... the mood to cruise

MIDDLE

Bf                                C

On a roadtrip across America

F                                          Bf

The soundtrack takes care of itself

C

Let's go

Down the road

VERSE
Super easy classic rock
Rudy radio never stops

It might be Sabbath it might be Zep
Whatever it you're always set

CHORUS

Misogyny in D

VERSE
Cm
I've travelled the world
F
Seen the wildest of things
Cm
But the creature that is woman
Dm               F
Is the meanest I've seen

CHORUS
Cm
Why are they like, the way they are?
F
Why are they so mean?
Cm
How'd they get so angry?
F
It's just so obscene

VERSE
Then you meet a new one
You think this one is nice
But wait for the dark side
There's always a price

CHORUS

MIDDLE
Cm
They love to battle, they love to fight
F
They'll rough you up, they spit and they bite
Cm
So much anger, so much hate
F
They'll work you over 'til you break

VERSE
It's just one of life's mysteries
That will never be solved
Just sit down your son
He needs to be told

CHORUS
They're just like the way they are
Insecurity and pride
Don't let them get to you
Keep cold inside

They're just like the way they are
Vindictive and petty
Enjoy it as a show
Just pick one that's pretty

The way they are by thejackstaffordfoundation

The bitch behind blue eyes

Capo 2nd

VERSE
Am
Your hard luck story
Em
Is written all over your face
Am
Doomed with trancing beauty
Em
In a worshipping world
Am
Fated with a face
Em
That pleases

BRIDGE
It's hard, it's hard, they don't realise how hard

CHORUS
Still as high as you go
NO NEED TO GROW
You can aspire to shallow
NO NEED TO KNOW
Will be forever callow
LAUGH AND GLOW
What the Gods will bestow
ANGEL DOUGH
Solo

VERSE
You don't make the mind poo
That we all wade through
You have a hardened thick skin
With a sickly heart within
You're pleasing on the eyes
Much harder on the ears

BRIDGE

CHORUS

MIDDLE
Why, should you try?
You far from needy
To try for more than beauty
Would just seem greedy

CHORUS

Bittersweetheart by thejackstaffordfoundation

Music for a mountain top

Capo 5th

VERSE
G
Maybe I'm older or maybe I'm wiser
C
And maybe me doubt myself
G
What am I playing and what am I saying?
C
I'm becoming very tired of words
A
It's time to give the people what they want

CHORUS
G
And they want music for a mountain top
C
Lyrics that mean nothing at all
Em
Ignore the indications and all the conversations
A
Avoid the complications

Just play music for a mountain top
Cliches at a dollar a pop
Just keep on the melody, subjects are a malady
Pander to the gallery

Verse 2
I've played to blank faces in all different places
All that changes is the scenery

"We came here to talk and we came here to drink
And we're not in the mood to think"

I need to give the people what they want

CHORUS

MIDDLE
Em
If you're having ideas but nobody hears
D
Are they really ideas at all?

CHORUS
Music for a mountain top
Move your head around in a bop
And don't put thought into your next rhyme, that's just a waste of time
All of it is all fine

Just play music for a mountain top
Something for the Starbuck's shop
And just sing rather quietly, mumble rather silently
I want to give it to them violently

Music for a mountain top
Smile while you look at the clock
Leave them in a good mood, don't let yourself be getting rude
Think about the good food

Music for a mountain top by thejackstaffordfoundation

Anglophone

VERSE 1
Am                                          Dm
After 5 weeks of driving round North America
Am                                          Dm
I thought I’d seen all it had to give
Am                                          Dm
But then I arrived in Riviere du Loup
Am
The way they looked, the way they talked
Dm                E
J’e suite en anglophone

VERSE 2
After 5 weeks of shows in North America
My act was perfected and refined
I told my jokes and stories for an hour and a half
But nobody cried, nobody laughed
J’e suite en anglophone

MIDDLE
E                                  Am
What kind of a place is this?
E                                                 Am
I think they’re playing a game with me
E                                                   Am
Surely they get their English from the TV
Dm                 E
I am still in North America

VERSE 3
A few days later in Montreal at the Cagibi
A beautiful young lady lands a look on me
The kind the language barrier can't hold back
“Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?”
Ja
J’e suite en anglophone

A cruel beginning to my decline and inevitable death

VERSE 1
F                                  Fsus
I start every day with a forlorn sigh
As it's shown to me that I'm going to die

It's hours now 'til I can face the day

Convincing myself that it's still OK

My mantra's got better now the more I've rehearsed

"It'll be alright if it doesn't get worse"

CHORUS

         Bf
It's not fair
                        F
I'm losing my hair

VERSE 2
I feel a little better now I've said it out loud
In front of this forgiving crowd

Men out there know what I'm going through
Trying to work out what I should do

Some will shave, some where a hat
I wish there was a way that I could get it back

CHORUS

MIDDLE
F
I'm sure
C
They'll have a cure
Bf
Quite soon
Dm               C
Too late for us

F
So we struggle on
C
Being brave
Bf
Our only solace
C                       F
Our Bruce Willis posters

VERSE 3
It will never grow back, this I know

Too many arrows have left the bow

I'll always wonder if it was fate or fault
My lifestyle or a natural malt

If I'd slowed myself down, not been in such a hurry

With all the bad things, all the worries

CHORUS

Fsus
Losing my hair x3