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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Like a lot of Alarm songs the deceiver is played with the guitar tuned down a semi tone to Eb
INTRO: G#m F# C#m E X2
VERSE 1:
G#m F# C#m E
You are the power and the glory
G#m F# C#m E
You are the weakness in defeat
G#m F# C#m E
Like the rise and the fall of the British Empire
G#m F# C#m E
You make me sick with your conceit
PRE CHORUS:
A G#m
You are, you are the weakness
A G#m F#
You are, you are, you are, you are the sickness that's in my soul
CHORUS:
B E F# E
You are, you are you are the maker
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat
B E F# Gm
You are, you are, you are the deceiver
G#m E F#
You are not welcome in my life
VERSE 2:
G#m F# C#m E
You are the maker of illusions
G#m F# C#m E
You break up every dream we've ever made
G#m F# C#m E
And as I rise up from the ashes, would you believe it
G#m F# C#m E
You raise your ugly head, have you no shame, well
PRE CHORUS:
A G#m
Too long, too long you have lain there
A G#m F#
Too far, too long, too strong, well I will break your hold
CHORUS:
B E F# E
You are, you are you are the maker
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat
B E F# Gm
You are, you are, you are the deceiver
G#m E F#
You are not welcome in my life
BREAK: G#m F# C#m E X2
PRE CHORUS:
A G#m
You are, you are the weakness within us
A G#m F#
You are, you are, you are, you are the sickness that's in my soul
ENDING:
B E F# E
You are, you are you are the maker
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat
B E F# E
You are, you are, you are the deceiver
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat
B E F# E
You are, you are, you are the maker, you sow the seeds for our dest(ruction)
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat, you break up everything we've done
B G#m F# E
You are, you are, you are the deceiver, you hold you hands out for for(giveness)
B G#m F# E
You bite the hands, the hands that feed
B E F# E
You are, you are, you are the maker
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat, what profit if you gave a(way)
B E F# E
You are you, are you are the deceiver
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat, you are the down(fall)
B E F# E
You are you, are you are the deceiver, what profit if you (gave away)
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat
B E F# E
You are, you are, you are the deceiver
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat
INTRO: G#m F# C#m E X2
VERSE 1:
G#m F# C#m E
You are the power and the glory
G#m F# C#m E
You are the weakness in defeat
G#m F# C#m E
Like the rise and the fall of the British Empire
G#m F# C#m E
You make me sick with your conceit
PRE CHORUS:
A G#m
You are, you are the weakness
A G#m F#
You are, you are, you are, you are the sickness that's in my soul
CHORUS:
B E F# E
You are, you are you are the maker
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat
B E F# Gm
You are, you are, you are the deceiver
G#m E F#
You are not welcome in my life
VERSE 2:
G#m F# C#m E
You are the maker of illusions
G#m F# C#m E
You break up every dream we've ever made
G#m F# C#m E
And as I rise up from the ashes, would you believe it
G#m F# C#m E
You raise your ugly head, have you no shame, well
PRE CHORUS:
A G#m
Too long, too long you have lain there
A G#m F#
Too far, too long, too strong, well I will break your hold
CHORUS:
B E F# E
You are, you are you are the maker
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat
B E F# Gm
You are, you are, you are the deceiver
G#m E F#
You are not welcome in my life
BREAK: G#m F# C#m E X2
PRE CHORUS:
A G#m
You are, you are the weakness within us
A G#m F#
You are, you are, you are, you are the sickness that's in my soul
ENDING:
B E F# E
You are, you are you are the maker
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat
B E F# E
You are, you are, you are the deceiver
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat
B E F# E
You are, you are, you are the maker, you sow the seeds for our dest(ruction)
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat, you break up everything we've done
B G#m F# E
You are, you are, you are the deceiver, you hold you hands out for for(giveness)
B G#m F# E
You bite the hands, the hands that feed
B E F# E
You are, you are, you are the maker
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat, what profit if you gave a(way)
B E F# E
You are you, are you are the deceiver
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat, you are the down(fall)
B E F# E
You are you, are you are the deceiver, what profit if you (gave away)
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat
B E F# E
You are, you are, you are the deceiver
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat
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