Makin’ Some Noise
SONG INFO
Makin’ Some Noise
- Thieves Lead Vocals: Jay Wilson
- Release Date: Tuesday, July 2, 1991 (35 years ago)
- Original Key: D major
- Performers: Tom Petty
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Writers:
- Jeff Lynne
- Tom Petty
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Producers:
- Jeff Lynne
- Tom Petty
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Record Label:
- MCA Records
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Recording Studio:
- Rumbo Recorders
ALBUM INFO
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LYRICS
When I was a young boy
I was workin’ for the state
I wasn’t makin’ much money
I was stayin’ out late
Go down at nighttime and
Play music in the bars
Take my breaks out
underneath the stars
I was makin’ some noise
I was a workin’ boy
up at the top of my voice
Sayin’ “Look at me mama
I’m makin’ some noise”
I had to rock the boat,
I had to shake the tree
To see what’d fall
down on me
I thought “Maybe I can make it
if I never give in
I been down before,
I ain’t goin’ down again”
I’m makin’ some noise
I been a worried boy
up at the top of my voice
Sayin’ “Look at me mama
I’m makin’ some noise”
From across the canyon
a guitar plays
Through an amplifier
on a long delay
It was an old melody
I recognized the song
I had an amplifier too,
so I played along
I’m makin’ some noise,
I’m still a working boy
Up at the top of my voice
Sayin’ “Look at me mama
I’m makin’ some noise”
I’m makin’ some noise,
I been a long gone boy
CHORDS
[Verse 1]
C G
When I was a young boy
C G
Working for the state
Bb F
I wasn’t makin’ much money
C G
I was stayin’ out late
C G
Go down at nighttime
C G
Playing in the bars
Bb F
Takin my breaks
C G
Out underneath the stars
[Chorus 1] (Riff over the C)
C G
I was makin some noise
C G
I was a workin boy
C G
At the top of my voice
D
Saying “ Look at me Mama, I’m Making
Bb
some Noise”
[Verse 2]
C G
I had to rock the boat
C G
I had to shake the tree
Bb F
To see what’d fall
C G
down on me
C G
I thought “Maybe I can make it”
C G
if I never give in
Bb F
I’ve been down before
C G
I ain’t going down again”
[Chorus 2] (Riff over the C)
C G
I was makin some noise
C G
I was a workin boy
C G
At the top of my voice
D
Saying “ Look at me Mama, I’m Making
Bb
some Noise”
[Verse 3]
C G
From Across the Canyon A
C G
guitar plays
Bb F
Through an amplifier
C G
with a long delay
C G
It was an old melody
C G
I recognized the song
Bb F
I had an amplifier too
C G
So I played along
[Chorus 3](Riff over the C)
C G
I’m makin some noise
C G
I still a workin boy
C G
Up at the top of my voice
D
Saying “ Look at me Mama, I’m Making
Bb
some Noise”
[REPEAT CHORUS 3 THEN FADE OUT]
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