That's Entertainment - by The Jam

Originally released on the Album “Sound Effects” – 1980
A slightly different “Demo” version was released in 1983 on the Greatest Hits album “SNAP!”

This TAB based on the demo version which can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHfehqgg5Ws

Chords   EADGBe
        230033
      x22033
       x22003
      x02010
    x33210

The Em could be considered optional but it adds a nice touch and it does represent what is 
actually played by Paul Weller.

Tempo  138 to 140 BPM

Capo 3.


[Intro]
           
           
     
           

[Verse 1]
             
A police car a

           
nd a screaming

 
 siren
             
A pneumatic dr

           
ill and ripped

    
 up concrete
             
A baby wailing

           
 and stray dog

 
 howling
             
The screech of

            
 brakes and la

        
mp light blink

ing


[Chorus]
         
That's enterta


inment 
         
That's enterta

 
inment  
         


[Verse 2]
             
A smash of gla

           
ss and a rumbl

     
e of boots 
             
An electric tr

           
ain and a ripp

      
ed up phone bo

oth 
             
Paint splatter

              
ed walls and t

         
he cry of a to

mcat 
             
Lights going o

           
ut and a kick 

       
in the balls, 

I say

 
[Chorus]
         
That's enterta


inment 
         
That's enterta

       
inment,   Ahhh

,
           
Sha la la la, 

          
la, la-ah
           
Sha la la la, 

  
la, la-ah


[Verse 3]
             
Days of speed 

           
and slow time 

  
Mondays 
             
Pissing down w

           
ith rain on a 

         
boring Wednesd

ay 
             
Watching the n

            
ews and not ea

           
ting your tea 
             
A freezing col

           
d flat and dam

           
p on the walls

, I say


[Chorus]
         
That's enterta


inment 
         
That's enterta

       
inment,   
           
Sha la la la, 

          
la
           
Sha la la la, 

  
la 


[Verse 4]
             
Waking up at 6

           
am on a cool w

      
arm morning 
             
Opening the wi

           
ndows and brea

           
thing in petro

l 
             
An amateur ban

              
d rehearsing i

         
n a nearby yar

 
d 
             
Watching the t

           
elly and think

              
ing 'bout your

   
 holidays 


[Chorus]
         
That's enterta


inment 
         
That's enterta

       
inment,   Ahhh

,
           
Sha la la la, 

          
la, la-ah
           
Sha la la la, 

  
la, la-ah
           
Sha la la la, 

    
la, la-ah
     
La la la la, 
         


[Verse 5]
             
Waking up from

              
 a bad dream a

         
nd smoking cig

 
arettes 
             
Cuddling a war

           
m girl and sme

            
lling stale pe

rfume 
             
A hot summer's

           
 day and stick

        
y black tarmac

 
             
Feeding ducks 

              
in the park an

           
d wishing you 

      
were far away 


[Chorus]
         
That's enterta


inment 
         
That's enterta

       
inment     
         


[Verse 6]
             
Two lovers kis

              
sing amongst t

          
he scream of m

  
idnight  
             
Two lovers mis

           
sing the tranq

          
uility of soli

tude 
             
Getting a cab 

           
and travelling

    
 on buses 
             
Reading graffi

           
ti 'bout slash

          
ed seat affair

s, I say


[Chorus]
         
That's enterta


inment 
         
That's enterta

         
inment,   Ahhh

,
           
Sha la la la, 

          
la, la-ah
           
Sha la la la, 

  
la, la-ah
           
Sha la la la, 

          
la, la-ah
         
La la la la, 



           
Sha la la la, 

          
la, la-ah  (re

peat to fade)

.