Punks Not Dead Chords

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Punks Not Dead by Darren Hanlon is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F#. It uses the chords F#, C#, B, G#m, G#, F, E7 and Gm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Australia 
just peachy presents... 
 
punks not dead - darren hanlon 
 
 
Chords Used:  
 
    F#  C#  B  G#m  G#  F   E7 
E --2---4---2---4---4-------0-- 
B --2---6---4---4---4-------3-- 
G --3---6---4---4---5---2---1-- 
D --4---6---4---6---6---3---2-- 
A --4---4---2---6---6---3---2-- 
E --2---4---2---4---4---1------ 
 
Riff: 
 
E--1-22-222- (x4) 
 
F#					 C# 
She answered our ad wanted we had a vacancy 
   F# 				     B               C# 
We didn't know what was in store but we were soon to see 
          F#					C# 
She plays records of The Foreskins at any given hour 
    F#			       B                C# 
She turns on the hot water tap while I'm in the shower 
 
       G#m                                       G# 
And at night the house is quiet you might wonder why 
               B                       F# 
But punk's not dead she's just gone to bed 
           B                       F#  G#  B 
Punk's not dead she's just gone to bed 
 
F F#  E7 (x4) 
 
F#                 				      C# 
Couldn't give a damn about the friends of mine she'll scare 
     F#                                   B                    C# 
Some people just can't see past studs and bleached blond spiky hair 
F#				        C# 
I say 'A' for Abba she says 'A' for Anarchy 
F#                                                B                  C#   
In the morning she says "Never mind the bollocks, here's your cup of tea" 
       G#m                                       G# 
And at night the house is quiet you might wonder why 
               B                       F# 
But punk's not dead she's just gone to bed 
           B                       F#  G#  B 
Punk's not dead she's just gone to bed 
 
F F#  E7 (x4) 
 
Repeat Riff 
 
  F#                                                  C# 
I pass her in the kitchen she's got a longneck in her hand 
      F#		        B              C# 
She's playing me a dictaphone recording of her band 
    F# 					      C# 
Her drummer has been playing for nearly seven hours 
       F#     			            B              C# 
But he hits them with such passion it makes other drummers cower 
 
Gm						  G# 
When the night has come all safety pins must come undone 
                B						 F# 
If the house is quiet well that's because punk's retired for the night 
                B                                 F#  G#  B 
If the house is quiet well punk's retired for the night 
                           F#   
Yeah she's retired for the night 
                B                           F#  G#  B   C# (change rhythm) 
If the house is quiet well that's because tonight 
                             B                      F#   G#   B    C#  F# 
There's one little punk rock girl who's dead to the world 
 
 
tabbed by momo 

    	

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