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Pink Floyd - Not Now John (Waters)
G D Em
Fuck all that we've got to get on with these
G D Em
Gotta compete with the wily Japanese.
G D
There's too many home fires burning
Em
And not enough trees,
G
So fuck all that
D Em
We've got to get on with these.
Can't stop Lose job Mind gone Silicon
What bomb Get away Pay day Make hay
Break down Need fix Big six
G D Em
Clickity click Hold on Oh no Brrrrrrrrrring bingo!
C/E Em D/E Em
Make 'em laugh. Make 'em cry. Make 'em dance in the aisles.
C/E Em D/E Em
Make 'em pay. Make 'em stay. Make'em feel ok.
G
Not nah John
D Em G
We've got to get on with the film show.
D Em
Hollywood waits at the end of the rainbow.
G D
Who cares what it's about
Em
As long as the kids go.
G
Not now John
D Asus
Got to get on with the show.
G D Em
Hang on John we've got to get on with this.
G
I don't know what it is
D Em
But it fits on here like.....
G D
Come at the end of the shift,
Em
We'll go and get pissed.
G
But now now John
D
I've got to get on with this.
C/E
Hold on John
Em
I think there's something good on.
D/E Em
I used to read books but.....
C/E
It could be the news,
Em
Or some other abuse,
D/E Em
Or it could be reusable shows.
G D Em
Fuck all that we've got to get on with these
G D Em
Got to compete with the wily Japanese.
G D Em
No need to worry about the Vietnamese.
G D Em
Got to bring the Russian bear to his knees.
G D
Well, maybe not the Russian bear,
Em
Maybe the Swedes.
G
We showed Argentina
D Em
Now let's go and show these.
G
Make us feel tough
D Em
And wouldn't Maggie be pleased?
G D Em
Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah!
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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John Wanna Be |
#1 by John Merritt at Jun 10, 1978 at 3:48 AM EST |
| Who sang this song; it sounds nothing like Waters? If it is Waters, then thanks for correcting me. And one more lyrical correction: "too many HELL fires burning" And I never said the album was depressing, because I like Pink Floyd for their dark nature (though my favorite is Meddle, one of their lightest). I personally think the album is (as a general rule) lyrical genius, and slightly below par musically. But as a tribute to how good it is, I will just say that I'm listening to it now, despite the fact that I have Medlle, Darkside, WYWH, Animals, The Wall, Relics, Atom Heart Mother, Ummagumma, etc. sitting right beside me. I actually wrote a series of poems inspired by this album (an excerpt of one of them can be found on the Seabirds page, though it has since been revised). A most excellent album, in case I created any confusion. | |
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tim Average |
#2 by tim martin at Jun 23, 1980 at 1:02 AM EST |
| i do have one question about this song that noone else seems to know... when roger comes back on with the fifth verse, what does he say after "i used to read books but...". it sounds something like "he caught fishing jacks". i know that's not what it is but thats what it sounds like. | |
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Michael Rhythm Player |
#3 by Michael Roache at Mar 4, 1987 at 5:01 AM EST |
| Another reason I think this is because the singer sounds vicious and driven. Lower class people are usually pretty broken and pathetic- or at least they are Roger's world -think "Sheep", then compare the guy in this song to the guy in "Dogs"..pretty similar right? Both corporate types. | |
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Jordan Lead Player |
#4 by Jordan Gadsby at May 9, 1988 at 5:09 AM EST |
| The Final Cut is such a depressing album. I normally don't like cursing in songs, but this an exception. This is an awesome song, so... powerful. Anyways, this does seem to be about the lower and middle class workers' lives. John would be just your average worker and the ones saying "not now John" are the upper class that don't care about what happens to John in the least. | |
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Micke Lead Player |
#5 by Micke Nordin at May 14, 1990 at 7:30 PM EST |
| i love the french at the end. this was probably my favorite off the final cut. not my favorite album tho. probably cus im a youngin and cant really relate to the content as well. but i like the fact that amlost nobody has heard of it. | |
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Matt Lead Player |
#6 by Matt Spencer at Jan 27, 1996 at 7:16 PM EST |
| I hear a lot of people bashing The Final Cut. You say it's too depressing, I say it's brilliant. It really shows the desperation of Roger Waters. Even if it is really Waters' solo album, (seeing as none of the other members really did much) it is great. The album shows desperation in its purest form. This song is sort of like "The Trial" from the Wall. It is the exact oposite of what Waters' actually believes. I love the absolute insanity near the end with the French and all. And no, inpraiseoffolly, Gilmour never sang leading vocals in the Cut. | |
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I fought the la Average |
#7 by I fought the law and the law kicked my ass I never learn do i...?? at Nov 21, 1997 at 5:17 PM EST |
| Thanks WorkingClassLoser. Makes sense I suppose. It is quite irritating that I have so many questions about probably the least commented Pink Floyd album on this site; months pass before you hear anything sometimes. I might start going out instead! Hmm... | |
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Joshua Wanna Be |
#8 by Joshua graham at Oct 6, 1999 at 7:03 PM EST |
| Honestly now, this is just excessive use of profanity. I liked Pink Floyd when they wrote intelligent lyrics, rather than crap like this. That means almost every song except this one at least earns my respect, whether I like it or not. This songs brings down a perfectly good album. This is the only scathing review I have ever given a Pink Floyd song, which shows that I am not biased against them. I like this album as a whole, except for this song. But honestly, let's get serious. This song simply sucks. Feel free to attack me now, but I feel this song has worked to attempt to lower PF to the ranks of rappers who can only sing by cursing every second and talking about how many 10 year olds they've raped. At least this song has a decent moral, however poorly it expresses it. | |
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NICK Wanna Be |
#9 by NICK COGHLAN at Aug 14, 2004 at 10:25 PM EST |
| i think this was the only good song on final cut... that was too damn depressing.... | |
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Nick Rhythm Player |
#10 by Nick Carrasco at May 31, 2005 at 2:18 PM EST |
| I think the song is deliberately meant to stand out from the rest of the album. The whole of TFC is very anti-war and melodic whereas this gives a big, thumping rock tune. "we showed argentina now let's go and show these" The music and lyrics contrast with the rest of TFC. | |
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