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Nobody Knows the Road ( Madchester )

V6-WILD

[Intro – 24 bars: breakbeat groove, bouncy bass, wah guitar scratching on the off-beat, tambourine, piano stab every 4 bars] [Verse 1 – deadpan talk-singing, close and nasal, loose behind the beat] Morning in the same old room Same hands reaching for the same old thing Nobody asks what it's for Nobody asks what it's for [Pre-chorus – female backing vocals enter, drums tighten, guitar rises] Everybody's got a plan Nobody's got a clue [Chorus – full groove, handclaps, organ, big group chant] Everybody wants the wheel Nobody knows the road Everybody wants the wheel Nobody knows the road [Verse 2 – drums drop to kick and tambourine, bass stays bouncy] I read the news at breakfast It tells me what I think I read it twice for comfort And I still don't know what I think [Pre-chorus] Everybody's got a plan Nobody's got a clue [Chorus] Everybody wants the wheel Nobody knows the road Everybody wants the wheel Nobody knows the road [Bridge – half-time feel, hazy organ, female voice alone, then the band slams back in] Hold my hand while the shadows go Tell me what you see Tell me what you see [Instrumental break – 32 bars: wah guitar solo, piano house stabs, percussion fills, organ swells, one stop in the middle with only the tambourine, then restart] [Verse 3 – talk-singing, more urgent] Indecision's in my head Static on the screen Everybody's shouting orders Nobody's in between [Final chorus – repeat twice, second time with all backing vocals and crowd handclaps] Everybody wants the wheel Nobody knows the road Everybody wants the wheel Nobody knows the road [Outro – 32 bars: groove continues, elements drop out one by one, chant loops, fade to end] Nobody knows the road Nobody knows the road