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Released at October 6th 2008 as the lead single for the Kaiser Chiefs third album
"Off With Their Heads", "Never Miss A Beat" is the 10th overall single from the band.
It reached #5 in UK Singles (making it their second UK top 5 and fifth UK top 10),
#42 in Ultratop België, #47 in ARIA Australia, #49 in Irish Singles, #63 in Ö3 Austria
Top and #74 in Nederlands MegaCharts. Due its high-energy vibe the track was widely
used in media, even as a playable track in Guitar Hero 5.
Contact at my UG profile
Lyrics by Ricky Wilson, Nick Hodgson, Andrew White, Simon Rix & Nick Baines
Music by Kaiser Chiefs
Key of C major
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NOTE: This tab is based on the next live performances:
Live at T in the Park 2012 - http://goo.gl/v8gv1i
Live at Washington DC 2013 - http://goo.gl/6P8Yil
Live at MTV Australian Music Awards 2009 - http://goo.gl/lumsfW
Live at Reading Festival 2012 - http://goo.gl/qllRjV
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Chords (low to high, in order of appearance)
G 320033 Bb 688766 F5 X8-10-10XX C#5 X466XX Eb5 X688XX F X8-10-10-10X
G* 15-17-17-16-15-15 (G on E shape an octave higher)
INTRO
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Bass arr. for guitar |1-3. |4.
|| ------------------------|---------------- || |-----------------|| ----------------- ||
|| ------------------------|---------------- || |-----------------|| ----------------- ||
||o------------------------|----------------o|| |-----------------||o-----------------o||
||o------------------------|------------5---o|| |-----------------||o-----------------o||
|| ---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10\------------ || |-10\-------------|| ----------------- ||
|| ------------------------|-----3-3--3---3- ||X4|-----3-3-3-3-3-3-|| -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- ||X4
| (\: slide down)
| Lead guitar let ring
|| ------------------------|---------------- || |---------------3-|| ------3-------3-- ||
|| ------------------------|---------------- || |-------------3---|| --3-------3------ ||
||o------------------------|----------------o|| |-----------------||o-----------------o||
||o------------------------|----------------o|| |-----------------||o-----------------o||
|| ------------------------|---------------- || |-----------------|| ----------------- ||
|| ------------------------|---------------- ||X4|-----------------|| ----------------- ||X4
VERSE I
(there isn't any guitar playing but you can stall with a palm-muted G5: 355XXX )
GWhat did you learn today? - I learnt nothing
What did you do today? - I did nothing
What did you learn at school? - I didn't go
Why didn't you go to school? - I don't know
BRIDGE
Bb G
|| -----3-6/-18-|----17-----15-----15\|------3-------3--|------3-------3-- ||
|| ---3---------|-18-----17-----15----|--3-------3------|--3-------3------ ||
||o-3-----------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|| -------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------- ||X2
(/: slide up)
It's Bbcool to know Gnothing
It's Bbcool to know Gnothing
VERSE II
(Whitey plays this on live shows)
G let ring
|-----|---------|-3---|------|-3----|------|-3----|------|------|
|-----|-------3-|-----|----3-|------|----3-|------|------|------|
|-0---|-(0)-----|-----|------|------|------|------|------|------|
|-0---|-(0)-----|-----|------|------|------|------|------|------|
|-2---|-(2)-----|-----|------|------|------|------|------|------|
|-3---|-(3)-----|-----|------|------|------|------|------|------|
(X): keep note ringing
GTelevision's on the blink - There's nothing on it
I really want a really big coat - With words on it
What do you want for tea? - I want crisps
Why don't you join the team? - I just did
BRIDGE
Bb G
|| -----3-6/-18-|----17-----15-----15\|------3-------3--|------3-------3-- ||
|| ---3---------|-18-----17-----15----|--3-------3------|--3-------3------ ||
||o-3-----------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|| -------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------- ||X2
It's Bbcool to know Gnothing
It's Bbcool to know Gnothing
G
|------3-------3--|------3-------3--|
|--3-------3------|--3-------3------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
GTake a look, take a look, take a look at the...
CHORUS
F5 C#5 Eb5
|| -------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
||o-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-o||
||o-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-o||
|| -8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6- ||
|| -------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------- ||X2
...F5kids on the street
No, they never miss a beat
No, they C#5never miss a beat
Never Eb5miss a beat
Never miss a F5beat - beat - beat - beat
Take a look at the C#5kids on the street
No, they Eb5never miss a beat
F5 F
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
No, they F5never miss a beat
Never miss a beat
Never miss a
FNever miss a beat
Never miss a beat - Woah!!
INTERLUDE
Bass arr. for guitar
|| ------------------------|---------------- ||
|| ------------------------|---------------- ||
||o------------------------|----------------o||
||o------------------------|------------5---o||
|| ---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10\------------ ||
|| ------------------------|-----3-3--3---3- ||X4
|
| Lead guitar
| let ring
|| ---------3-----------3--|------3------3-- ||
|| ---3-----------3--------|--3-------3----- ||
||o------------------------|----------------o||
||o------------------------|----------------o||
|| ------------------------|---------------- ||
|| ------------------------|---------------- ||X4
VERSE III
G let ring
|-----|---------|-3---|------|-3----|------|-3----|------|------|
|-----|-------3-|-----|----3-|------|----3-|------|------|------|
|-0---|-(0)-----|-----|------|------|------|------|------|------|
|-0---|-(0)-----|-----|------|------|------|------|------|------|
|-2---|-(2)-----|-----|------|------|------|------|------|------|
|-3---|-(3)-----|-----|------|------|------|------|------|------|
GHere comes the referee - With lights flashing
Best bit of the day - Now that's living
Why don't you run away? - Are you kidding?
What is the golden rule? - Is say nothing
BRIDGE
Bb G
|| -----3-6/-18-|----17-----15-----15\|------3-------3--|------3-------3-- ||
|| ---3---------|-18-----17-----15----|--3-------3------|--3-------3------ ||
||o-3-----------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|| -------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------- ||X2
It's Bbcool to know Gnothing
It's Bbcool to know Gnothing
G
|------3-------3--|------3-------3--|
|--3-------3------|--3-------3------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
GTake a look, take a look, take a look at the...
CHORUS
F5 C#5 Eb5
|| -------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
||o-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-o||
||o-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-o||
|| -8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6- ||
|| -------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------- ||X2
...F5kids on the street
No, they never miss a beat
No, they C#5never miss a beat
Never Eb5miss a beat
Never miss a F5beat - beat - beat - beat
Take a look at the C#5kids on the street
No, they Eb5never miss a beat
F5 F
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
No, they F5never miss a beat
Never miss a beat
Never miss a
FNever miss a beat
Never miss a beat - Woah!!
INTERLUDE
|| ------------------------|---------------- || |--------------------|-----------------|
|| ------------------------|---------------- || |--------------------|-----------------|
||o------------------------|----------------o|| |--------------------|-----------------|
||o------------------------|------------5---o|| |-8~8~8~8~10~10~10~8~|~8~8~7~7~7~7~7~7~| Not really sure
|| ---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10\------------ || |--------------------|-----------------| about the effect
|| ------------------------|-----3-3--3---3- ||X4|--------------------|-----------------| he uses here.
G*
|| -15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15- ||
|| -15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15- ||
||o-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-o||
||o-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-o||
|| -17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17- ||
|| -15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15- ||X2
(lyrics enter the second time)
G*
Take a look, take a look, take a look at the...
LAST CHORUS
(Guest vocals by Lily Allen!)
F5 C#5 Eb5
|| -------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
||o-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-o||
||o-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-o||
|| -8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6- ||
|| -------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------- ||X2
...F5kids on the street
No, they never miss a beat
No, they C#5never miss a beat
Never Eb5miss a beat
Never miss a F5beat - beat - beat - beat
Take a look at the C#5kids on the street
No, they Eb5never miss a beat
F5 F
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
No, they F5never miss a beat
Never miss a beat
Never miss a
FNever miss a beat
Never miss a beat
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