Love this song, and if you get a good driving rhythm going it works well on the ukulele. Town Called Malice by the Jam.

This is actually a step down from the original key which is in D. We play it like that for a couple of reasons - the natural key is a little high for me to sing, but also the Riff on the C is easier to do that way rather than doing it with a D. If you want to play the original key, the chord changes are as followsC = DEm = F#mF = GG = ABm = DbAm = BmIn this key though - that C Riff - its a case of strumming a normal C, but then in time with the change in the organ on the original track, slide your finger up the A string to the 7th fret while still strumming.[C] x 2 (with riff)Better [Em] stop dreaming of the quiet lifeCos it's the [Dm] one we'll never knowAnd [Em] quit running for that runaway busCos those [Dm] rosy days are fewAnd [F] stop apologisingFor [Em] things you've never doneCause [G] time is short and life is cruelBut it's up to us to changeThis town called [C] malice (riff)[Em] Rows and rows of disused milk floats[Dm] stand dying in the dairy yardAnd a [Em] hundred lonely housewivesClutch empty [Dm] milk bottles to their hearts[F] Hanging out their old love letters[Em] on the lines to dryIt's [G] enough to make you stop believingWhen tears come fast and furiousIn this town called [C] malice (riff}[Em] Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba[Dm] Ba ba ba ba ba[Em] Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba[Dm] Ba ba ba ba ba[F] Struggle after struggle, year after yearThe [G] atmosphere's a fine blend of iceI'm almost stone cold deadIn this town called [C] malice (riff)A [Bm] whole street's beliefIn [Am] Sunday's roast beefGets [Bm] dashed against the [Am] Co-OpTo either [G] cut down on beer, or the kids new gearIt's a big decision in a town called malice [C] (riff)Ooooh yeah![Em] The ghost of a steam train[Dm] Echoes down my trackIt's at the [Em] moment bound for nowhere[Dm] Just going round and round[F] Playground kids and creaking swingsLost [Em] laughter in the breezeI could go [G] on for hours and I probably willBut I'd sooner put some joy back in this town called [C] malice (riff)This town called maliceThis town called maliceThis town called malice