Biography:
The The is an alternative/new wave band formed in 1979 in London, England. Matt Johnson (vocals, multiple instruments) is the only constant band member. Releases are fairly few and far between but over the years The The has managed to sell several million albums internationally.
Johnson formed the first version of the band in 1979, with synth player Keith Laws. The group, after opening for Scritti Politti, issued its first single "Controversial Subject" on the 4AD label in 1980.
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Other songs:
- Angels Of Deception
- Armageddon Days Are Here
- Beyond Love
- Bluer Than Midnight
- December Sunlight
- Dogs Of Lust
- Giant
- Gravitate To Me
- Heartland
- Helpline Operator
- Kingdom Of Rain
- Lonely Planet
- Love Is Stronger Than Death
- Lung Shadows
- Out Of The Blue Into The Fire
- Phantom Walls
- Slow Emotion Replay
- This Is The Day
- This Is The Night
- True Happiness This Way Lies
- Uncertain Smile
- We Cant Stop Whats Coming
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Heartland – The The
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Written by: Matt Johnson
From: "Infected" (1986)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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capo: 5th fret
play: Em
key: Am
For original chords transpose this tab +5 to Am.
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[Intro]
Em A6(add9) F#m7 Em/B
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----0-----2-----|3---2-----0-----|
B|----0-----0-----|----------0-----|
G|----0-----2-----|----2-----0-----|
D|----2-----2-----|----2-----------|
A|2-------0-------|--------2-------|
E|0-----0---------|2-----2---------|
[Verse]
Em A6(add9) F#m7 Em/B
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|
B|----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|
G|----0-----2-----|----2-----0-----|
D|----2-----2-----|----2-----------|
A|2-------0-------|--------2-------|
E|0-----0---------|2-----2---------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
A6(add9) x-0-2-2-0-2
Em/B x-2-x-0-0-0
Asus2 x-0-2-2-0-0
B7aug x-2-1-0-0-x
Asus2/B x-2-x-2-0-0
C x-3-x-0-1-x
D5 x-x-0-2-3-x
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[Intro]
| Em A6(add9)| F#m7 Em/B |
| Em A6(add9)| F#m7 Em/B |
| Em A6(add9)| F#m7 Em/B |
| Em A6(add9)| F#m7 Em/B |
| Em A6(add9)| F#m7 Em/B |
| Em A6(add9)| F#m7 Em/B |
[Verse]
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
Beneath the old iron bridges, across the Victorian parks
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
And all the frightened people running home before dark
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
Past the Saturday morning cinema that lies crumbling to the ground
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
And the piss stinking shopping center in the new side of town
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
I've come to smell the seasons change
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
And watch the city as the sun goes down again
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| Em Asus2 | F#m7 Baug |
[Chorus]
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
Here comes another winter of long shadows
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
And hi-i-igh hopes
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
Here comes another winter waitin' for utopia
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B [ Asus2 ]
Waitin' for hell to freeze over
[Interlude]
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em C |
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em C |
[Middle 8]
Asus2 Asus2/B Em C
This is the land where nothing changes
Asus2 Asus2/B Em C
The land of red buses and blue blooded babies
Asus2 Asus2/B Em D5
This is the place, where pensioners are raped
Asus2 Asus2/B Em C
And the hearts are being cut from the welfare state
Asus2 Asus2/B Em D5
Let the poor drink the milk while the rich eat the honey
Asus2 Asus2/B Em C
Let the bums count their blessings while they count the money
[Solo]
| C D5 | Em | C D5 | Em |
| C D5 | Em | C D5 | Em |
| C D5 | [ Em ]
[Verse]
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
So many people can't express what's on their minds
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
Nobody knows them and nobody ever will
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
Until their backs are broken and their dreams are stolen
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
And they can't get what they want then they're gonna get angry
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
Well it ain't written in the papers, but it's written on the walls
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
The way this country is divided to fall
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
So the cranes are moving on the skyline
Em Asus2 F#m7 Baug
Trying to ... knock down ... this town
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
But the stains on the heartland, can never be removed
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
From this country that's sick, sad, and confused
[Interlude]
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em C |
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em C |
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em D5 |
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em C |
[Chorus]
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
Here comes another winter of long shadows
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
And hi-i-igh hopes
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
Here comes another winter waitin' for utopia
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B [ Asus2 ]
Waitin' for hell to freeze over
[Solo]
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em C |
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em C |
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em D5 |
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em C |
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em D5 |
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em C |
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em D5 |
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em C |
[Middle 8]
Asus2 Asus2/B Em C
The ammunition's being passed and the lords been praised
Asus2 Asus2/B Em C
But the wars on the televisions will never be explained
Asus2 Asus2/B Em D5
All the bankers gettin' sweaty beneath their white collars
Asus2 Asus2/B Em C
As the pound in our pocket turns ... into a dollar
[Outro]
Asus2 Asus2/B Em D5 Asus2 Asus2/B Em C
This is the 51st sta-a-ate of the U- u- u. S.A.
Asus2 Asus2/B Em D5 Asus2 Asus2/B Em C
This is the 51st sta-a-ate of the U- u- u. S.A.
Asus2 Asus2/B Em D5 Asus2 Asus2/B Em C
This is the 51st sta-a-ate of the U- u- u. S.A.
Asus2 Asus2/B Em D5 Asus2 Asus2/B Em C
This is the 51st sta-a-ate of the U- u- u. S.A.
(repeat and fade)
Heartland – The The
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Written by: Matt Johnson
From: "Infected" (1986)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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capo: 5th fret
play: Em
key: Am
For original chords transpose this tab +5 to Am.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
Em A6(add9) F#m7 Em/B
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----0-----2-----|3---2-----0-----|
B|----0-----0-----|----------0-----|
G|----0-----2-----|----2-----0-----|
D|----2-----2-----|----2-----------|
A|2-------0-------|--------2-------|
E|0-----0---------|2-----2---------|
[Verse]
Em A6(add9) F#m7 Em/B
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|
B|----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|
G|----0-----2-----|----2-----0-----|
D|----2-----2-----|----2-----------|
A|2-------0-------|--------2-------|
E|0-----0---------|2-----2---------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
A6(add9) x-0-2-2-0-2
Em/B x-2-x-0-0-0
Asus2 x-0-2-2-0-0
B7aug x-2-1-0-0-x
Asus2/B x-2-x-2-0-0
C x-3-x-0-1-x
D5 x-x-0-2-3-x
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[Intro]
| Em A6(add9)| F#m7 Em/B |
| Em A6(add9)| F#m7 Em/B |
| Em A6(add9)| F#m7 Em/B |
| Em A6(add9)| F#m7 Em/B |
| Em A6(add9)| F#m7 Em/B |
| Em A6(add9)| F#m7 Em/B |
[Verse]
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
Beneath the old iron bridges, across the Victorian parks
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
And all the frightened people running home before dark
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
Past the Saturday morning cinema that lies crumbling to the ground
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
And the piss stinking shopping center in the new side of town
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
I've come to smell the seasons change
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
And watch the city as the sun goes down again
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| Em Asus2 | F#m7 Baug |
[Chorus]
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
Here comes another winter of long shadows
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
And hi-i-igh hopes
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
Here comes another winter waitin' for utopia
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B [ Asus2 ]
Waitin' for hell to freeze over
[Interlude]
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em C |
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em C |
[Middle 8]
Asus2 Asus2/B Em C
This is the land where nothing changes
Asus2 Asus2/B Em C
The land of red buses and blue blooded babies
Asus2 Asus2/B Em D5
This is the place, where pensioners are raped
Asus2 Asus2/B Em C
And the hearts are being cut from the welfare state
Asus2 Asus2/B Em D5
Let the poor drink the milk while the rich eat the honey
Asus2 Asus2/B Em C
Let the bums count their blessings while they count the money
[Solo]
| C D5 | Em | C D5 | Em |
| C D5 | Em | C D5 | Em |
| C D5 | [ Em ]
[Verse]
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
So many people can't express what's on their minds
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
Nobody knows them and nobody ever will
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
Until their backs are broken and their dreams are stolen
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
And they can't get what they want then they're gonna get angry
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
Well it ain't written in the papers, but it's written on the walls
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
The way this country is divided to fall
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
So the cranes are moving on the skyline
Em Asus2 F#m7 Baug
Trying to ... knock down ... this town
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
But the stains on the heartland, can never be removed
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
From this country that's sick, sad, and confused
[Interlude]
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em C |
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em C |
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em D5 |
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em C |
[Chorus]
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
Here comes another winter of long shadows
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
And hi-i-igh hopes
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B
Here comes another winter waitin' for utopia
Em Asus2 F#m7 Em/B [ Asus2 ]
Waitin' for hell to freeze over
[Solo]
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em C |
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em C |
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em D5 |
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em C |
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em D5 |
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em C |
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em D5 |
| Asus2 Asus2/B | Em C |
[Middle 8]
Asus2 Asus2/B Em C
The ammunition's being passed and the lords been praised
Asus2 Asus2/B Em C
But the wars on the televisions will never be explained
Asus2 Asus2/B Em D5
All the bankers gettin' sweaty beneath their white collars
Asus2 Asus2/B Em C
As the pound in our pocket turns ... into a dollar
[Outro]
Asus2 Asus2/B Em D5 Asus2 Asus2/B Em C
This is the 51st sta-a-ate of the U- u- u. S.A.
Asus2 Asus2/B Em D5 Asus2 Asus2/B Em C
This is the 51st sta-a-ate of the U- u- u. S.A.
Asus2 Asus2/B Em D5 Asus2 Asus2/B Em C
This is the 51st sta-a-ate of the U- u- u. S.A.
Asus2 Asus2/B Em D5 Asus2 Asus2/B Em C
This is the 51st sta-a-ate of the U- u- u. S.A.
(repeat and fade)
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The Thyrds
The Tide (US)
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The Top Shelf
The Topp Twins
The Torches
The Tornadoes
The Tossers