WHERE WERE YOU HIDING WHEN THE STORM BROKE? - THE ALARM

Written by Eddie Macdonald and Mike Peters
As performed by THE ALARM on the album DECLARATION
www.thealarm.com
Tuning: 1/2 step down


Intro (twice)

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B -3/15-----12P10-------------------------|
G ------------------11-9---7-----7--9--7--|
D -----------------------------9----------|
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D///           Em///
Born into a war and peace
          D///                            GD GForced (320003@1)to choose between a right and wrong

D///           Em///
Each man kills a thing he loves
    D///               GD GFor (320003@1)better or for worse

Em/ (022000@1)   /    /      DFace (xx0232@1)to face with a ragged truth
G (320003@1)                     AMixed (x02220@1)up and torn in two
Em (022000@1)                 DAnd (xx0232@1)turned your back on the only thing
           G (320003@1)                   AThat (x02220@1)could save you from yourself


                  D///
WHERE WERE YOU HIDING
         G///
WHEN THE STORM BROKE
         D///              GD GWHEN (320003@1)THE RAIN BEGAN TO FALL

Em/ (022000@1)    /       /   DWHEN (xx0232@1)THE THUNDER AND THE LIGHTNING STRUCK
        G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)               DC 
DAND (xx0232@1)THE RAIN AND THE FOUR WINDS DID HOWL

D///                Em///
After all time building up
        D///
Comes inevitable knocking down

G D G
(ONE BY ONE)

D///  Em///
Come receivers, liars, gamblers
D///
Pick pocket entourage

G D G
(TWO BY TWO)

Em/ (022000@1)   /   /    DSelling (xx0232@1)out is a cardinal sin
G (320003@1)                      ASinning (x02220@1)with a safety net (THREE BY THREE)
Em (022000@1)                     DThey (xx0232@1)say that all things come in threes
G (320003@1)                        AHere (x02220@1)comes the third degree



D (let ring)
All cards are marked
And all fates will collide

>
D///
The truth is the truth
Or the truth is surely a lie
Bm///            A///
Get back in your shelter
            G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1) A/ / // /
If you can't come down off the fence
Bm///        A///
And one more question
           GD GWhere (320003@1)were you?
G/ (320003@1)  /    /
Where were you?





A (x02220@1)            DWHERE (xx0232@1)WERE YOU HIDING
         GWHEN (320003@1)THE STORM BROKE
         DWHEN (xx0232@1)THE RAIN BEGAN TO FALL
G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1) EmWHERE (022000@1)WERE YOU HIDING

      D (xx0232@1)    GD GFOUR. (320003@1)WINDS. HOWL.

D///