Punk Rock Revelation

Song Length 3:59 Genre Rock - Punk, Rock - Alternative
Tempo Medium Fast (131 - 150) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Restless Subject Musician
Language English Era 1970 - 1979

Lyrics

VERSE
C Em
40 days working for the man
Am
longest time that Ive ever done

it was over I felt like
G
my life had drained away from me

Car tail lights are burning chunks of coal
heart is heavy soul is going cold
knowledge that a little green
is all it took to sell my dreams

and its a
CHORUS
F
Punk Revelation
C
Of the shape of things to come
F
Punk Rock Revelation
C G
Just to feel the human touch
Its broken and ugly and never enough oh but I
I would give anything

C Em
Way back in 1973
Am
New York London all those local scenes

All these ugly guys, none too bright,
G
and nobody much wanted them around

Stolen mic, pawn shop bass and drums
are just tools, the music's coming from
place inside that through all this,
scream I may not be much but I exist I exist

and its a

F
Punk Revelation

C
Of the shape of things to come
F
Punk Rock Revelation
C G
Just to feel the human touch
Its broken and ugly and never enough oh but I
I would give anything

Solo -
(guitar)
C Em Am G
C Em Am G
C Em Am G
(Harmonica or Organ)
C Em Am G
C Em Am G

(quietly) VERSE
Punk rock wont stop your bleeding wrists
nor make up for the life you missed
but in a soulless sanitized world
it cries, resist resist resist!

and its a
CHORUS
F
Punk Revelation
C
Of the shape of things to come
F
Punk Rock Revelation
C G
Just to feel the human touch
Its broken and ugly and never enough oh but I
I would give anything

VERSE x 4
Its a Punk Rock Revelation
Punk Rock Revelation
Punk Rock Revelation
(its got to be something real)

ENDS ON C

Lyrics Joe Weeks Music Joe Weeks
Producer Doug Adair Publisher Joe Weeks
Label ORS

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