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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- 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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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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( [email protected]( _o__ __ _o_ ( "As the road opens up (
)Peter Henriksson ) ] ' ' |/ ) in front of my eyes, )
( Ellemtel Telecom Labs ( / `---' ( the only limitation is (
)Stockholm , SWEDEN ) ' ' | ) in my mind" - The Alarm )
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
From: [email protected] (Peter Henriksson)
One Step Closer To Home - The Alarm (Twist/Sharp)
=================================================
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
-----------------------------------------------------
Chord formations:
D xx0232
A x02220
Em 022000
G 320003
Bm x24432
D/F# xx4232
E 022100
F#m 244222
======================================================
--
( [email protected]( _o__ __ _o_ ( "As the road opens up (
)Peter Henriksson ) ] ' ' |/ ) in front of my eyes, )
( Ellemtel Telecom Labs ( / `---' ( the only limitation is (
)Stockholm , SWEDEN ) ' ' | ) in my mind" - The Alarm )
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