Biography:
The Alarm is an alternative rock band which formed in 1978 in Rhyl, Wales. For most of their career the band consisted of Mike Peters (vocals, guitar), Dave Sharp (guitar), Eddie Macdonald (bass) and Nigel Twist (drums). The band split in 1991, but reunited in 2001.
The band began in 1978 in the North-Wales town of Rhyl, under the name of 'Seventeen'. Its 4 members were Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie Macdonald and Nigel Twist. They knocked around
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Other songs:
- 68 Guns
- A New South Wales
- Absolute Reality
- Across The Border
- All Seeing
- Blaze Of Glory
- Cenotaph
- Change Ii
- Coming Backwards
- Deeside
- Direct Action
- Heroine
- How The Mighty Fall
- Lie Of The Land
- Marching On
- My Land Your Land
- No Greater Love
- One Guitar
- One Step Closer To Home
- Permanence In Change
- Presence Of Love
- Raindown
- Raw
- Right Back Where I Started From
- Rock And Roll
- Rose Beyond The Wall
- Save Your Crying
- Shelter
- Spirit Of 76
- Strength
- The Deciever
- The Drunk And The Disorderly
- The Stand
- There Must Be A Way
- Tomorrow
- Up For Murder
- Walk Forever By My Side
- We Are The Light
- Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke
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Lie of the Land - The Alarm
(Intro fill)
Am---------------------F-----------
Too young to care, too old to fight
------Dm------------------Am--
Ain't bothered about your life
-Am-------------------------F--------
Drop out, far out, don't go to school
----Dm--------------------Am--
Get out while the going's good
----------------Dm--------------
Sign up for the dole, dig a hole
---------F--------C----------Am----------
For your bone and moan ain't got any cash
-----------Dm---------------
Hedonistic man with your can
---------F-------C---
And your head of sand
---------Am-------------
Take the lie of the land
---------------Dm--------F----Am---
LET'S KEEP THE FLAMES OF HOPE ALIVE
----------Dm------F--------
And never let the fires die
(Intro riff, but only 1 Am-Asus2-Asus4-Am sequence)
Take the LIE OF THE LAND
Today don't wait don't hesitate
Get out there and join a march
Join hands make plans and take a chance
On the right hand side of the road
Avoid the gang of the man named Vicious Henry
And his friend called Billy Whizz
Don't stay in the dark where the sharks
Will rip you off they're gonna tear you apart
LET'S KEEP THE FLAMES OF HOPE ALIVE
And never let the fires die
(Intro riff, but only 1 Am-Asus2-Asus4-Am sequence)
Take the LIE OF THE LAND
(Harmonica solo here over, Dm-F-C-Am pattern twice, as in second part of verse above)
(Continue using Dm-F-C-Am pattern)
And at home you're alone you're the people
That your parents warned you about
And all your walls are adomed with protest
And you always quote the........
LET'S KEEP THE FLAMES OF HOPE ALIVE
And never let the fires die
Take the LIE OF THE LAND
----
Intro Fill (This pattern is used repeatedly at the end of each chorus)
E--------------------------------------|
B-----1-----1-----1------1-------------|
G---2-----0-----0------0-----0---0-----| (This is followed by [Am - Asus2 - Asus4 - Am] riff twice)
D-3-----2-----0------------------------|
A--------------------3-----2---3---0---|
E--------------------------------------|
from the 'RED' Acoustic album as performed by Mike Peters
Chords:
Am: x02210
Asus2: x02200
Asus4: x02230
Dm: xx0231
F: xx3211
Tabbed by The Rock (KM)
(Intro fill)
Am---------------------F-----------
Too young to care, too old to fight
------Dm------------------Am--
Ain't bothered about your life
-Am-------------------------F--------
Drop out, far out, don't go to school
----Dm--------------------Am--
Get out while the going's good
----------------Dm--------------
Sign up for the dole, dig a hole
---------F--------C----------Am----------
For your bone and moan ain't got any cash
-----------Dm---------------
Hedonistic man with your can
---------F-------C---
And your head of sand
---------Am-------------
Take the lie of the land
---------------Dm--------F----Am---
LET'S KEEP THE FLAMES OF HOPE ALIVE
----------Dm------F--------
And never let the fires die
(Intro riff, but only 1 Am-Asus2-Asus4-Am sequence)
Take the LIE OF THE LAND
Today don't wait don't hesitate
Get out there and join a march
Join hands make plans and take a chance
On the right hand side of the road
Avoid the gang of the man named Vicious Henry
And his friend called Billy Whizz
Don't stay in the dark where the sharks
Will rip you off they're gonna tear you apart
LET'S KEEP THE FLAMES OF HOPE ALIVE
And never let the fires die
(Intro riff, but only 1 Am-Asus2-Asus4-Am sequence)
Take the LIE OF THE LAND
(Harmonica solo here over, Dm-F-C-Am pattern twice, as in second part of verse above)
(Continue using Dm-F-C-Am pattern)
And at home you're alone you're the people
That your parents warned you about
And all your walls are adomed with protest
And you always quote the........
LET'S KEEP THE FLAMES OF HOPE ALIVE
And never let the fires die
Take the LIE OF THE LAND
----
Intro Fill (This pattern is used repeatedly at the end of each chorus)
E--------------------------------------|
B-----1-----1-----1------1-------------|
G---2-----0-----0------0-----0---0-----| (This is followed by [Am - Asus2 - Asus4 - Am] riff twice)
D-3-----2-----0------------------------|
A--------------------3-----2---3---0---|
E--------------------------------------|
from the 'RED' Acoustic album as performed by Mike Peters
Chords:
Am: x02210
Asus2: x02200
Asus4: x02230
Dm: xx0231
F: xx3211
Tabbed by The Rock (KM)
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