That’s Entertainment | Chords + Lyrics (Capo 3)
Intro
| G | Em | G | Em |
| Am | F | G | Em |
Verse 1
||: G | Em :||
A police car and a screaming siren.
A pneumatic drill and ripped up concrete.
A baby wailing, stray dog howling.
The screech of brakes and lamp light blinking.
Chorus 1
| Am | F | Am | F | G | Em |
That’s entertainment, that’s entertainment.
Verse 2
||: G | Em :||
A smash of glass and the rumble of boots.
An electric train and a ripped-up phone booth.
Paint-splattered walls and the cry of a tomcat.
Lights going out and a kick in the balls.
Chorus 2
| Am | F | Am | F |
I say that’s entertainment, that’s entertainment.
| G | Em | G | Em |
Ah. La la la la la, ah. La la la la la, ah.
Verse 3
||: G | Em :||
Days of speed and slow time Mondays (La la la la la, ah).
Pissing down with rain on a boring Wednesday (La la la la la, ah).
Watching the news and not eating your tea (La la la la la, ah).
A freezing cold flat and damp on the walls (La la la la la, ah).
Chorus 3
| Am | F | Am | F | G | Em |
I say that’s entertainment, that’s entertainment.
Verse 4
||: G | Em :||
Waking up at six AM on a cool warm morning.
Opening the windows and breathing in petrol.
An amateur band rehearsing in a nearby yard.
Watching the tele and thinking about your holidays.
Chorus 4
| Am | F | Am | F |
That’s entertainment, that’s entertainment.
| G | Em | G | Em |
Ah. La la la la la, ah. La la la la la, ah.
| G | Em | Am | F | G | Em |
La la la la la, ah. La la la la la, ah.
Verse 5
||: G | Em :||
Waking up from bad dreams and smoking cigarettes.
Cuddling a warm girl and smelling stale perfume.
A hot summer’s day and sticky black tarmac.
Feeding ducks in the park and wishing you were far away.
Chorus 5
| Am | F | Am | F | G | Em |
That’s entertainment, that’s entertainment.
Verse 6
||: G | Em :||
Two lovers kissing amongst the scream of midnight.
Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude.
Gettin’ in a cab and traveling on buses.
Reading the graffiti about slashed seat affairs.
Chorus 6
| Am | F | Am | F |
I said that’s entertainment, that’s entertainment.
Outro
||: G | Em | G | Em |
Ah. La la la la la, ah. La la la la la, ah.
| G | Em | Am | F :|| to fade
La la la la la, ah. La la la la la, ah.
That’s Entertainment’s chords and progressions
Start with adding a capo to fret 3 as playing That’s Entertainment’s chords must be done using an open position G and Em chord.
Here’s TAB for the main strumming chord riff that appears throughout the tune.

For the chorus, apply the same strumming pattern as you saw above for the G chord to the Am (II) and F chord (IV).
That’s Entertainment’s chorus chords are just these four bars:
| Am | F | Am | F |
The only variation you’ll see to these two ideas is down to how many times you play G – Em before a new verse starts. Follow the chords and lyrics above to get it right.
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The Jam
Formed by Paul Weller and his classmates in 1972, The Jam was a Mod/punk/rock band that released albums between 1975-1982.
Their best tunes include Town Called Malice, Down in the Tube Station at Midnight, Going Underground, and That’s Entertainment.