Lagu bergenre pop tersebut dirilis pada 1979 melalui label rekaman Chrysalis Records.
“English Boys” muncul dalam album studio mereka yang bertajuk Eat to the Beat.
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “English Boys” dari Blondie:
[Intro]
D# Em D# D
[Verse 1]
D G D
When I was 17
Em
I saw a magazine
D# D
It had those English Boys
G D
Who had long hair
G D
When I was on my own
G
They moved into my town
Em D
And I just called them up
G
And they'd be there
G D
In 1969
Em
I had a lousy time
D# D
I listened to the songs
G D
Read letters sent from Nam
D G D
Now peace and love were gone
G
The tired soldiers home
Em D
Ideal society
G
Gunned down the 70s
C D
Does it feel the same to you?
C D
Why do you act the way you do?
C D
Pack it up or pack it in
Em
There's no excuse
[Chorus]
C D
Could the hands of time reverse?
C D
Would we wake or take the ride
C D
And again speak with one voice?
D# Em D# Em D# D
[Verse 2]
D G D
We knew each other well
Em
Although we never met
D# D
Messages passed to tell
G D
Equal respect
D G D
Coincidence recurred
G
I had to laugh a lot
Em D
One week hung up superb
G
Said maybe not
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