Billy rapped all night about his suicide, How he'd kick it in the head when he was twenty-five Speed jive, don't wanna stay alive when you're twenty-five And Wendy's stealing clothes from Mark's & Sparks and Freddy's got spots from ripping off the stars From his face - a funky little boat race PRE-Chorus: The television man is crazy sayin' we're juvenile delinquent wrecks Oooh, man, I need a TV when I've got T. Rex Oh brother, ya guessed - I'm a dude yeah {In the Chorus, the words in ( ) is the stuff that the lead singer's saying.} Chorus: {see below for the electric guitar} All the young dudes (hey, dudes) Carry the news (where are ya?) Boogaloo dudes (stand up, c'mon) Carry the news All the young dudes (I wanna hear you) Carry the news (I wanna see you) Boogaloo dudes (I wanna talk to you, all of you) Carry the news What the electric guitar is doing in the Chorus is basically just picking out the bass line. If you're playing this in a band with an electric, the electric should play this: Chorus-RIFF: E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--5---------4---------2---------0---------0--------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------3----------| E--------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------| A-------------3---------2---3---4---5--| E---1----------------------------------| VERSE 2: {play like verse 1} Lucy's looking sweet, coz he dresses like a queen, but he can kick like a mule, its a real mean team But we can love, oh yes, we can love And my brother's back at home with his Beatles and his Stones We never got it off on that revolution stuff What a drag - too many snags PRE-Chorus: {play like first pre-Chorus} Well I drunk a lotta wine and I'm feelin' fine Gonna race some cat to bed Is that concrete all around or is it in my head? Yeah, I'm a dude yeah
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