Junkie

Chocolate, kisses, Pokemon
Hit em while they're young, it's true
She needs lovers round the block
He works around the clock, it's true

I know it's gonna make it better
Just know it's gonna make it better
We can hold the light of grace
Instead we flake and choose to lose

TV, football, sex and killing
Without war, life's not worth living
We play our games with knowing smiles
Unattached we can choose
We choose to lose it every time

Now were heading for a fall
And a double takes it all
A stranger rolls a double 5
And everyone's a junkie
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Everyone's a junkie
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Everyone's a junkie
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Everyone's a junkie
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I know it's gonna make it better
Just know it's gonna make it better

I'm so wound up in my own ball
I loved my life so small
I've lived a life so small

I've done my best
It's time to crawl sideways
To crawl sideways

To leave this apparition
To leave this apparition doll
'Cos everyone's a junkie
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Everyone's a Junkie
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Everyone's a junkie
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Everyone's a junkie
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Everyone's a junkie
Everyone's a junkie
Everyone's a junkie
Everyone's a junkie

Open in Spotify

• 9 Tracks from Pleased To Meet You (CDR) :Promo, Album, 2001
• Five Tracks From The Forthcoming Album :Promo, Album, 2001
• Space (a.k.a Pleased To Meet You) (UK CDR) :Promo, Album, 2001
• Pleased To Meet You (UK CDR promo) :Promo, Album, 2001
• Pleased To Meet You (US CDR promo) :Promo, Album, 2001
• Pleased To Meet You (Europe) :Studio, Album, 2001
• Pleased To Meet You :Studio, Album, 2001
• The Gathering Sound :Compilation, Box Set, 2012

Played at:

• Barcelona Razzmatazz – 6th May 2008
• London Hoxton Bar And Grill – 31st March 2008
• Porto Coliseum – 24th November 2001
• T In The Park – 7th July 2001
• Grimsby Auditorium – 6th July 2001
• London Leicester Square Sound – 18th June 2001
• London Brixton Academy – 8th November 2000
• Leeds University – 21st October 2000
• Stafford V Festival – 19th August 2000
• London Shepherd’s Bush Empire – 8th May 2000

James - Junkie

Taken from the album Pleased To Meet You

Written and performed by James


Saul's Acoustic Guitar Line:

e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------1-----1-----1------------1----------3-----------
G---------2-----2-----2--------0---0------0---0---------
D-----2-----2-----2-----2----2----------2---------------
A---0----------------------3----------2-----------------
E-------------------------------------------------------

Adrian's Riff:

e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A----7--5----5-----7--5--7--5---------------------------
E----------8----8---------------------------------------


Song Structure:

Saul plays his line above until just before Tim statrs to sing
"I'm so wound up in my own ball," at which point he starts struming
the chords Am, C, Em7. At about this point Adrian's riff starts to
fade in, and it repeats until the end of the song.

Lyrics/Chords:


Am C
Chocolate, kisses, pokemon

Em7
Hit them while they're young

Am
It's true

C Em7

Am C
She has lovers round the block

Em7
He works around the clock

Am
It's true

C Em7


I know it's gonna make it better

Just know it's gonna make it better



We could hold a light of grace

Instead we flake

And choose to lose



TV, football, sex and killing

Without war, life's not worth living

We play our games with knowing smiles

Unattached we can choose

We choose to lose it every time



Now we're heading for a fall

And a double takes it all

A stranger rolls a double five

And everyone's a junkie



(I know it's gonna make it better)

Everyone's a junkie

(I know it's gonna make it better)

Everyone's a junkie

(I know it's gonna make it better)

Everyone's a junkie

(I know it's gonna make it better)

I know it's gonna make it better

Just know it's gonna make it better


(Riff)
I'm so wound up

In my own ball

I love my life so small

I've lived a life so small

I've done my best

It's time to crawl sideways

To crawl sideways

To leave this apparition

(I know it's gonna make it better)

To leave this apparition

(I know it's gonna make it better)

Cos everyone's a junkie

(I know it's gonna make it better)

Everyone's a junkie

(I know it's gonna make it better)

[repeat to fade]



Transcribed by Alex Carter 2001.

alex@shandy3000.fsnet.co.uk