The Alarm - Spirit of 76

Well I f^Gind myself in r^Ceverie 'Bout what we ^Gmight have had And what might have ^Cbeen ^GWe had something going ^Conce That was such a l^Dong, long time ago It was ^Gway back in '^C76 Our fr^Giendship formed of ^Cpure innocence W^Ge first met in M^Cathew Street Where we heard so^Dmething that would set us free ^EmA sign stands over ^Ga door, it says ^D"Four lads who shook the world" ^AmIn the depths of those h^Ceady nights ^EmWe would dream of th^Cose bright lights ^DOh my friend, O^Dh my friend, ^DOh my friend

And ^Gmy friend John, he went ^Caway He ma^Gde some mistakes Spent time in Wa^Clton jail And^G now when I see him we still^C talk But there's no ^Dlight shining in his eyes And S^Gusie, she was se^Cventeen And more b^Geauty in this world I ^Cswear you'll never see ^GI was gonna be king And ^Cshe was gonna be queen But no^Emw all she does is ^Dhide behind the tears I^Emf there was more ^Gsense in this world And^D work wasn't so hard to find Y^Amou would not be ^Cgoing your way ^EmI would not be g^Coing mine ^DOh my friend,^D Oh my friend, O^Dh my friend

^GSomewh^G/F#ere tonig^C/Eht out^D on the str^Geet ^GSomew^G/F#here bene^C/Eath this^D city's h^Em7eat In the eyes of st^Crangers wh^Do pass m^Eme by ^DLife is ^Dcruel ^D/Eand so^Em unkind O^Ch, Oh the SP^CIRIT OF '76

And ^GPete has seen his d^Creams come true But that don't m^Gake him no hero He's just o^Cne of the lucky few If a man^G can't change the world these ^Cdays ^DI still believe a man can change his own destiny But the p^Grice is high that has g^Cot to be paid For ev^Geryone who survives there are ^Cmany who fail I've seen my^G friends caught out in that c^Crossfire All their ^Emdreams and hopes smashed on the ^Dfuneral pyre I^Em will nev^Ger give i^Dn until the day I die G^Amet myself som^Ce independence ^EmCarve out a future with my ^Ctwo bare hands O^Dh my friend, ^DOh my friend, O^Dh my friend

^GSomewh^G/F#ere tonig^C/Eht out^D on the str^Geet ^GSomew^G/F#here bene^C/Eath this^D city's h^Em7eat In the eyes of st^Crangers wh^Do pass m^Eme by ^DLife is ^Dcruel ^D/Eand so^Em unkind O^Ch, Oh the SP^CIRIT OF '76

^EmMersey lights ^Cshine in the distance ^Dsame as they did for us ^Emthen ^EmMersey lights shine ^Cbright in the distance ^Dwhere are you now my f^Emriend? You see ^Gsome nights when I can't^C sleep, I still ^Dthink of you ^AmOf all the promises, a^Amll the dreams we s^Ghared ^AI know those lights st^Cill c^Gall to you I can hear them n^Gow, ^{G/D C} I can hear them ^Gnow ^{G/D C G G/D} (oh^Chhh St^Gill ^G/Dshini^Cng for ^Gus) (^G/DLet em sh^Cine) ^G(Can^G/D you ^Chear them) (^GCan ^G/Dyou h^Cear them)

^GSomewh^G/F#ere tonig^C/Eht out^D on the str^Geet ^GSomew^G/F#here bene^C/Eath this^D city's h^Em7eat In the eyes of st^Crangers wh^Do pass m^Eme by ^DLife is ^Dcruel ^D/Eand so^Em unkind O^Ch, Oh (where's it gone) th^Ce SPIRIT OF '76