From: [email protected] (Peter Henriksson)
One Step Closer To Home — The Alarm (Twist/Sharp)
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Intro: (v = downstroke, ^ = upstroke, . = pick separate strings)
GGG G G G D A D ADADA Em G G
V^v v v v v v v vvvvv v…. v…….. v……..
D A
Back in seventyfive when the kid was on the line
Em G
And he felt no pain ’cause there was none
D A
He would bend in the wind, take in anything
Em G
Like sniffin’ roses, and it was all right
Em A
Until he fell and cut his hand
G Bm
He just could not understand
Em D/F# G E
He ran away, blame pretence for defence
A
Or plain innocence
Said that’s all right,
G D A Em
The harder it fights, I’m one step closer to home
G D A Em
The deeper it bites , I’m one step closer to home
G D
And you can tie my hands or whip my back
G D
I can’t give in, till the sky turns black
G D G D A D
I may get lost — I’m one step closer to home
ADADA Em G (As in the Intro.)
D A
Oh yeah, he ran, hitched rides, travelled light
Em G
Left his bags behind, said he lost them
D A
He said that’s O.K. I got money and a smile
Em G
From place to place, and they don’t mind
Em A
I’ve had the heads of businessmen
A Bm
And I just gave them right back again
Em D/F# G Em
I’ve got no need for device, disguise
A
Or plain compromise
Said that’s all right,
G D A Em
The tougher it gets, I’m one step closer to home
G D A Em
The more that I sweat, I’m one step closer to home
G D
And you can tie my hands or whip my back
G D
I can’t give in, till the sky turns black
G D G D A D
I may get lost — I’m one step closer to home
Bm D
There ain’t no need for this, at all, at all
Surely you can help me out, say
Em F#m
I know a lot of people, just like you
G Bm
Plenty to live for and nothing to lose, so
D A
Tear it all down, smash it all up
D A
Break it all down, and then just stop
D A D A
Build it up
D A
Build it up
D A
Build it up
D A
And the tougher it gets and the more that I sweat
D G
And the harder it fights and the deeper it bites
D A Em
I’m one step closer to home
G
The harder it fights
D A
I’m one step closer to home
G D
And you can tie my hands or whip my back
G D
I can’t give in, till the sky turns black
G D G D A D
I may get lost — I’m one step closer to home
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Chord formations:
D xx0232
A x02220
Em 022000
G 320003
Bm x24432
D/F# xx4232
E 022100
F#m 244222
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