The Jam

That’s Entertainment

Intro: G Em7 G Em7 Am7 Fmaj7 G Em7

Verse 1:

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A police car and a sceaming siren Pneumatic drill and ripped up concrete

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A baby wailing stray dog howling A screech of brakes a lamp light blinking

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That’s entertainment That’s entertainment

Verse 2:

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Days of speed and slow time Mondays Pissing down with rain on a boring Wednesday

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Watchin the news and not eatin your tea A freezin cold flat and damp in the walls, I say

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That’s entertainment That’s entertainment

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Verse 3:

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Waking up at 6 am on a cool warm morning Opening the windows and breathing in petrol

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An amateur band rehearsing in a nearby yard Watching the telly and thinking about your holidays

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Verse 4:

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Wakin up from bad dreams and smokin cigarettes Cuddlin a warm girl and smellin stale perfume

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A hot summer’s day and sticky black tarmac Feedin ducks in park and wishin you were far away

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That’s entertainment That’s entertainment

Verse 5:

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2 lovers kissin amongst the screams of midnight 2 lovers missin the tranquility of solitude

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Getting a cab and travelling on buses Reading the graffiti about slashed seat affairs, I say

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