If You Want Blood (You've Got It) – English Lyrics

• By: AC/DC

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw energy of Australian rock with AC/DC's 'If You Want Blood (You've Got It).' This song is a fantastic entry point to learning English through music, offering a lesson in direct, powerful expression and vivid, confrontational language. Its straightforward, hard-hitting lyrics and unforgettable chorus make it a special and empowering track to sing along to and understand.

[English]

(upbeat music)

♪ It's criminal ♪

♪ There ought to be a law ♪

♪ Criminal ♪

♪ There ought to be a whole lot more ♪

♪ You get nothin' for nothin' ♪

♪ Tell me who can you trust ♪

♪ We got what you want ♪

♪ And you got the lust ♪

♪ If you want blood, you got it ♪

♪ If you want blood, you got it ♪

♪ Blood on the streets ♪

♪ Blood on the rocks ♪

♪ Blood in the gutter ♪

♪ Every last drop ♪

♪ You want blood ♪

♪ You got it ♪

♪ Yes, you have ♪

♪ It's animal ♪

♪ Livin' in the human zoo ♪

♪ Animal ♪

♪ The shit that they toss to you ♪

♪ Feelin' like a Christian ♪

♪ Locked in a cage ♪

♪ Thrown to the lions ♪

♪ On the second page ♪

♪ If you want blood, you got it ♪

♪ If you want blood, you got it ♪

♪ Blood on the street ♪

♪ Blood on the rocks ♪

♪ Blood in the gutter ♪

♪ Every last drop ♪

♪ You want blood ♪

♪ You got it ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ O positive ♪

(upbeat music)

♪ Whoa ♪

(upbeat music)

♪ Blood on the rocks ♪

♪ Blood on the streets ♪

♪ Blood in the sky ♪

♪ Blood on the sheets ♪

♪ If you want blood ♪

♪ You got it ♪

♪ I want you to bleed for me ♪

♪ If you want blood, you got it ♪

♪ If you want blood, you got it ♪

♪ If you want blood, you got it ♪

♪ If you want blood, you got it ♪

♪ If you want blood, you got it ♪

♪ If you want blood, you got it ♪

♪ If you want blood, you got it ♪

♪ If you want blood, you got it ♪

♪ If you want blood, you got it ♪

♪ If you want blood, you got it ♪

♪ If you want blood, you got it ♪

♪ If you want blood, you got it ♪

♪ If you want blood, you got it ♪

♪ If you want blood, you got it ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
blood /blʌd/ A2	noun - the red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans and animals
criminal /ˈkrɪmɪnəl/ B2	adjective - relating to crime noun - a person who commits a crime
trust /trʌst/ B1	verb - to believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you noun - the belief that someone is good and honest
lust /lʌst/ B2	noun - a strong desire for something, especially sexual desire
animal /ˈænɪml/ A2	noun - a living organism that feeds on organic matter
cage /keɪdʒ/ B1	noun - a structure of bars or wires in which animals or birds are confined
gutter /ˈɡʌtər/ B2	noun - a channel at the side of a street for carrying off rainwater
drop /drɒp/ A2	noun - a small amount of liquid that falls in a spherical shape verb - to let something fall
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the expanse of air over the Earth
sheet /ʃiːt/ B1	noun - a large piece of paper or cloth
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to be alive
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to have a desire to possess or do something
thrown /θroʊn/ B2	verb - past participle of throw; to propel something with force through the air

Key Grammar Structures

• If you want blood, you got it

  ➔ Conditional sentence with 'if' and result clause

  ➔ 'If' introduces a conditional clause, and the main clause states the result or consequence.

• There ought to be a law

  ➔ Modal verb 'ought to' used to express moral obligation or advice

  ➔ 'Ought to' indicates that there is a moral duty or recommendation to do something.

• Livin' in the human zoo

  ➔ Gerund ('Livin'') used as a noun to describe continuous action or state

  ➔ The -ing form ('Livin'') functions as a noun, emphasizing ongoing action or existence.

• Blood on the streets

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating location or situation

  ➔ Prepositional phrase used to specify the location where the action (bloodshed) occurs.

• Feel like a Christian

  ➔ Phrase with 'like' to make comparisons or express similarity

  ➔ 'Like' introduces a comparison, showing a similarity between feeling and a 'Christian' (symbolic or literal).

• Blood in the gutter

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating metaphorical or literal location

  ➔ Prepositional phrase describing a location associated with violence or death, metaphorically or literally.

• I want you to bleed for me

  ➔ Infinitive clause 'to bleed' acting as the object of 'want' and 'you' as the subject

  ➔ An infinitive form ('to bleed') functions as the object of the verb 'want,' with 'you' as the subject performing the action.