Lookin' After No. 1 The Boomtown Rats
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LOOKING AFTER NO. 1 - The Boomtown Rats
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Tabbed by: Littl'Libertine
Tuning: E A D G B E
Notes: I think this tab is pretty much correct, I apologise for the lack of solo and in
for incorrect lyrics, but I tried. Please comment and rate appropriately
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Intro: D A
[E]The world owes me a living[E] [D] [A]
[E]I waited on this dole queue too long[E] [D] [A]
[E]I've been standin' in the rain for fifteen minutes -
that's [D]a quarter of a[A]n hour too lon[E]g
[A]oh oh[E] ho, [A]oh oh[E] ho
[E]I'll take all they can give me[E] [D] [A]
[E]And then I'm gonna ask for more[E] [D] [A]
[E]Cos the money's buried deep in the bank of England
and I [D]want the [A]key to the va[E]ult
Chorus: A F#m N.C. D
[E] I'm[A] g[D]on[E]na take your money! Count your loss when I'm gone.
A F#m N.C. D E
N.C. D A
I'm alright Jack! Lookin' after number one
[E]If I want something I get it[E] [D] [A]
[E]Don't matter what I have to do[E] [D] [A]
[E]I'll step on your face, on your mother's grave
[D]never underes[A]timate [E]me I'm nobody's fool
[A]oh oh[E] ho, [A]oh oh[E] ho
[E]I don't owe no-one nothing[D] [A]
[E]If it's me, they must come to[D] [A]
[E]Stop, [E]look, [E]think, [E]baby
[D]I always [A]get what I [E]want and I want to get you
(Repeat chorus)
[E] Don't wa[A]nna be like you, [E]I don't wa[A]nna live like you
[E] Don't wa[A]nna talk l[D]ike yo[A]u, at all
One Hit Chords: E/ E/ E/ A
Solo Chords: E/ A/ E/ A/ E/ A/
A (like don't wanna be ... bit)
[E]Don't give me love thy neighbour[D] [A]
[E]Don't give me charity[D] [A]
[E]Don't give me peace and love or the good lord above,
[D]you only [A]get in my [E]way with your stupid ideas
[E]I am an island[D] [A]
[E]Entire of myself[D] [A]
[E]And when I get old, older than today
[D]I'll never [A]need anybody's [E]help in any way.
(Repeat chorus)
[E] Don't wa[A]nna be like you, [E]I don't wa[A]nna live like you
[E] Don't wa[A]nna talk l[D]ike yo[A]u, at all
[E]I'm gonna be like, [E]I'm gonna be like, [E]I'm gonna be like - [A]Me!
| N.C. no chord
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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