"Tenement Funster" is Taylor's song on the album, and he also performed lead vocals. The backing track consisted of his drums, Mercury's piano, John Deacon's bass and May's Red Special guitar. It's a typical Taylor track about youth and rebellion. In addition to showcasing the out-of-phase tone capabilities of the Red Special, it also includes echo effects with May's guitar, like in "Brighton Rock". The last couple of guitar notes overlap into "Flick of the Wrist". The original working titles for the song were "Teen Dreams" and "Young and Crazy".
Intro: Em Am
Em Am
My new purple shoes
Em G
'bin amazing the people next door
G C
And my rock'n'roll 45's
Cm D Dmaj7
D7
'bin enraging the folks on the lower floor
Em Am
I got a way with the girls on my
block
Em
Am
Tryin' my best be a real individual
Em G G7
And when we go down to Smokies
and rock
C Cm D7
They light up like it's some kinda ritual
Chorus:
Em Am
Ooh give me a good guitar
Em Am
and you can say that my hair's a disgrace
Em G
or just find me an open car
G7 C
Cm D7
I'll make the speed of light
out of this place
Solo Em G (G#m
Bm)x3 (Cm or Eb)
Em Am
I like the good things in
life
Em Am
But most of the best things ain't free
Em
G7
Its the same situation just cuts like a knife
C
Cm D Dmaj7 D7
When you 're young and you're poor and you're crazy
Chorus:
Em Am
Ooh give me a good guitar
Em Am
and you can say that my hair's a disgrace
Em G
or just find me an open car
C Cm D7
I'll make the speed of light
out of this place
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