Lirik dan Chord Lagu Going Underground dari The jam

Lagu bergenre post-punk tersebut dirilis pada 1980 melalui label Polydor Records.

"Going Underground" muncul dalam album studio keempat mereka yang bertajuk Setting Son.

Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "Going Underground" dari The Jam.

INTRO:

D (or riff)

D
Some people might say my life is in a rut, but I'm quite happy with what I got
D
People might say that I should strive for more but I'm so happy I can't see the point
B                                   D#m                B                                       D#m
Somethings happening here today, a show of strength with your boys brigade
        B                                  D#m               B                                        D#m
And I'm so happy and you're so kind, you want more money, of course I don't mind
            E                                F#                                 B                              D#m
To buy nuclear textbooks for atomic crimes and the public gets what the public wants
      E                                F#                                B                               D#m
But I want nothing this societys got, I'm going underground, going underground
             E                                             F#                               B                               D#m
Well let the brass bands play and feet start to pound, going underground, going underground
                   E                                F#                         B          D#m E F#
Well let the boys all sing and the boys all shout for tomorrow

D
Some people might get some pleasure out of hate, me, I've enough already on my plate
D
People might need some tension to relax, me, I'm too busy dodging between the flak
B                                D#m               B                                     D#m
What you see is what you get, you made your bed, you better lie in it
        B                                              D#m                      B                                             D#m
You choose your leaders and place your trust as their lies wash you down and their promises rust
                 E                                             F#                                    B                                  D#m
You'll see kidney machines replaced by rockets and guns and the public wants what the public gets
       E                               F#                                    B                              D#m
But I don't care what this society wants, I'm going underground, going underground
        E                                            F#                              B                               D#m
Well the brass band play and feet start to pound, going underground, going underground
                  E                                    F#                          C#m      B           C#m B
So let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout for tomorrow, la la la la,         la la la la

     C#m                                  B                         C#m                                B
We talk and we talk until my head explodes, I turn on the news and my body froze
D#m                            E                          F#
Braying sheep on my TV screen, make this boy shout, make this boy scream
            C#              Fm F# G#           C#                Fm F# G#
Going underground,                going underground
                B                  D#m E F#                B                  D#m E F#
I'm going underground,               I'm going underground
C#5 B5            C#5 B5              C#5 B5             C#5
        La la la la          La la la la           La la la la
D#m                            E                          F#
Braying sheep on my TV screen, make this boy shout, make this boy scream

            C#                           Fm                                   F#                                    G#
Going underground, going underground, well let the brass band play and feet start to pound
            C#                           Fm                                   F#                                    G#
Going underground, going underground, well let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout
            C#                           Fm                                   F#                                     G#
Going underground, going underground, well let the brass band play and feet go pow, pow, pow
            C#                           Fm                                   F#                                      G#                       F#
Going underground, going underground, well let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout for tomorrow