heliocentric@breathe.com
22nd February 2001, 11.11am

A STONES THROW AWAY by THE STYLE COUNCIL

Written by Paul Weller

From the LP 'Our Favourite Shop' (Polydor, 1985)

Chords used:

Em:    022000    Am:     x02210
D:     xx0232    Fmaj7:  xx3210
G:     320033    D7sus4: xx0213
Cmaj7: x32000    C6:     x32210
C:     x32010

Em D G Cmaj7

Em Cmaj7 C D

Em (022000@1)               D (xx0232@1)For liberty there is a cost;
Cmaj7 (x32000@1)                 Em (022000@1)It's broken skulls and leather cosh
Em (022000@1)              D (xx0232@1)From the boys in uniform.
Cmaj7 (x32000@1)             Em (022000@1)Now you know whose side they're on,
     Am (x02210@1)        EmWith (022000@1)backing and blessing
     Am (x02210@1)              EmFrom (022000@1)earthly gods, not Heaven.
  Cmaj7 (x32000@1)        D (xx0232@1)       Cmaj7A (x32000@1)Stone's Throw Away to it all.

Em Cmaj7 Em

Em (022000@1)               D (xx0232@1)Whatever pleasure those who get
Cmaj7 (x32000@1)                   Em (022000@1)From stripping skin with rhino whip
Em (022000@1)               D (xx0232@1)Are the kind that must be stopped
Cmaj7 (x32000@1)                 Em (022000@1)Before their kind take all we've got.
     Am (x02210@1)         EmWith (022000@1)loving, with caring,
     Am (x02210@1)                EmThey (022000@1)take great pride in working.
    Cmaj7 (x32000@1)        D (xx0232@1)       Cmaj7 (x32000@1)Fmaj7The (1x3210@1)Stone's Throw Away to it all.

Em    Am  Cmaj7  Fmaj7  D7sus4
All.

Em (022000@1)           D (xx0232@1)Wherever honesty persists
Cmaj7 (x32000@1)                  Em (022000@1)You'll hear the snap of broken ribs
Em (022000@1)               D (xx0232@1)Of any one who'll take no more
Cmaj7 (x32000@1)       Em (022000@1)Of the lying bastards roar.
   Am (x02210@1)      EmIn (022000@1)Chile, in Poland,
  Am (x02210@1)              EmJohannesburg, (022000@1)South Yorkshire.
  Cmaj7 (x32000@1)        D (xx0232@1)            Cmaj7 (x32000@1) C6A (03221x@1)Stone's Throw Away; Now we're there.