Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: Em
π€ Intro:
Em C Em D C Em G D Em
π€ Verse :
Em G D Em
When it all comes down the line
C D Em
And the lights they turn to greed
G D/F# D C D
And you race off with your tyres screaming, "Rolling thunder"
Em G D Em
And the people choke with poison
C D Em
Children cry in fear
G D/F# D C D
But you've got your fast bullet one way ticket outta
π€ Chorus:
Am
here
G/B C F C
Fall on your knees today
Am G/B C F C Am
And pray the world will mend it's ways
G/B C F C
Get to your feet again
Am G/B C F C Em
Refugees from the heartbreak and the pain
π€ Verse 2:
Em G D Em
In the cities, in the streets
C D Em
There's a tension you can feel
G D/F# D C D
Breaking strain is fast approaching guns and riots
Em G D Em C D Em
The politicians gamble and lie to save their skins
G D/F# D C D
And the Press get fed the scapegoats public Enema number one
π€ Chorus 2:
Am
G/B C F C
Fall on your knees today
Am G/B C F C Am
And pray the world will mend it's ways
G/B C F C
Get to your feet again
Am G/B C F C
Refugees from the heartbreak and the pain
π€ Solo:
Bm A Bm A
Bm A/C# D E F#
Bm A/C# D G D
Bm A/C# D G D
Bm A/C# D G D
Bm A/C# D G D
π€ Verse 3:
Em G D Em
A million network slaves
C D Em
In an advertising new age
G D/F# D C D
I don't need a crystal ball to sell ya
Em G D Em
Your children have more brains
C D Em
Than your drug infested remains
G D/F# D C D
California dreaming as the earth dies screaming
π€ Chorus 3:
Am
G/B C F C
Fall on your knees today
Am G/B C F C Am
And pray the world will mend it's ways
G/B C F C
Get to your feet again
Am G/B C F C
Refugees from the heartbreak and the pain
Am
G/B C F C
Fall on your knees today
Am G/B C F C Am
And pray the world will mend it's ways
G/B C F C
Get to your feet again
Am G/B C F C Am
Refugees from the heartbreak and the pain
Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- Public Enema Number One (Bass)
- Public Enema Number One (Tabs)
Song History
Published: October 20, 2022
Last Updated: February 17, 2026