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From: euaphe@eua.ericsson.se (Peter Henriksson)

One Step Closer To Home - The Alarm (Twist/Sharp)
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Intro: (v = downstroke, ^ = upstroke, . = pick separate strings)

GGG G (320003@1)name="chord_320003@1">G G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D A (x02220@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D ADADA Em (022000@1)   G (320003@1)       Gv^v (320003@1)v v v v v v vvvvv v....  v........ v........

        D (xx0232@1)                  ABack (x02220@1)in seventyfive when the kid was on the line
       Em (022000@1)                      Gand (320003@1)he felt no pain 'cause there was none
         D (xx0232@1)                    AHe (x02220@1)would bend in the wind, take in anything
              Em (022000@1)              Glike (320003@1)sniffin' roses, and it was all right
         Em (022000@1)             Auntil (x02220@1)he fell and cut his hand
        G (320003@1)             BmHe (x24432@1)just could not understand
         Em (022000@1)      D/F# (200232@1)       G (320003@1)      EHe (022100@1)ran away, blame pretence for defence
         Aor (x02220@1)plain innocence

Said that's all right,
              G (320003@1)                   D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)   Emthe (022000@1)harder it fights, I'm one step closer to home
              G (320003@1)                   D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)   EmThe (022000@1)deeper it bites , I'm one step closer to home
                   G (320003@1)              DAnd (xx0232@1)you can tie my hands or whip my back
             G (320003@1)                    DI (xx0232@1)can't give in, till the sky turns black
           G (320003@1)                 D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A DI (xx0232@1)may get lost - I'm one step closer to home


ADADA Em G  (As in the Intro.)


            D (xx0232@1)                  AOh (x02220@1)yeah, he ran, hitched rides, travelled light
         Em (022000@1)                 Gleft (320003@1)his bags behind, said he lost them
        D (xx0232@1)               AHe (x02220@1)said that's O.K. I got money and a smile
     Em (022000@1)                     Gfrom (320003@1)place to place, and they don't mind
             Em (022000@1)             AI've (x02220@1)had the heads of businessmen
           A (x02220@1)                    Bmand (x24432@1)I just gave them right back again
         Em (022000@1)        D/F# (200232@1)  G (320003@1)        EmI've (022000@1)got no need for device, disguise
         Aor (x02220@1)plain compromise

Said that's all right,
               G (320003@1)                 D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)   Emthe (022000@1)tougher it gets, I'm one step closer to home
                G (320003@1)                  D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)   Emthe (022000@1)more that I sweat, I'm one step closer to home
                   G (320003@1)              DAnd (xx0232@1)you can tie my hands or whip my back
             G (320003@1)                    DI (xx0232@1)can't give in, till the sky turns black
           G (320003@1)                 D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A DI (xx0232@1)may get lost - I'm one step closer to home


Bm (x24432@1)                                        D (xx0232@1)  There ain't no need for this, at all, at all

   surely you can help me out, say
Em (022000@1)                       F#m (244222@1)  I know a lot of people, just like you
G (320003@1)                    Bmplenty (x24432@1)to live for and nothing to lose, so
D (xx0232@1)                Atear (x02220@1)it all down, smash it all up
D (xx0232@1)                               Abreak (x02220@1)it all down, and then just stop
            D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
build it up
            D (xx0232@1)Abuild (x02220@1)it up
            D (xx0232@1)Abuild (x02220@1)it up
                   D (xx0232@1)                      Aand (x02220@1)the tougher it gets and the more that I sweat
                   D (xx0232@1)                      Gand (320003@1)the harder it fights and the deeper it bites


              D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)   EmI'm (022000@1)one step closer to home
              Gthe (320003@1)harder it fights
              D (xx0232@1)      AI'm (x02220@1)one step closer to home
                   G (320003@1)              DAnd (xx0232@1)you can tie my hands or whip my back
             G (320003@1)                    DI (xx0232@1)can't give in, till the sky turns black
           G (320003@1)                 D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A DI (xx0232@1)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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( euaphe@eua.ericsson.se(   _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 )