Spirit of '76 — The Alarm
Chords and lyrics for Spirit of '76 by The Alarm (key of C).
Intro
[G] [D] [Am] [G] [D] [C] [G] [G]
Verse
Well I [G]find myself in [C]reverie
'Bout what we [G]might have had
And what might have [C]been
[G]We had something going [C]once
That was such a [D]long, long time ago
It was [G]way back in [C]'76
Our [G]friendship formed of [C]pure innocence
[G]We first met in [C]Mathew Street
Where we heard [D]something that would set us free
[Em]A sign stands over [G]a door, it says
[D]"Four lads who shook the world"
[Am]In the depths of those [C]heady nights
[Em]We would dream of [C]those bright lights
[D]Oh my friend, [D]Oh my friend, [D]Oh my friend
Instrumental
[G] [G] [G] [D] [G] [C] [C] [C] [D] [C] [D]
[G] [G] [G] [D] [G] [C] [C] [C] [D] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [C] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [C]
Verse
And [G]my friend John, he went [C]away
He [G]made some mistakes
Spent time in [C]Walton jail
And[G] now when I see him we still[C] talk
But there's no [D]light shining in his eyes
And [G]Susie, she was [C]seventeen
And more [G]beauty in this world
I [C]swear you'll never see
[G]I was gonna be king
And [C]she was gonna be queen
But [Em]now all she does is [D]hide behind the tears
[Em]If there was more [G]sense in this world
And[D] work wasn't so hard to find
[Am]You would not be [C]going your way
[Em]I would not be [C]going mine
[D]Oh my friend,[D] Oh my friend, [D]Oh my friend
Chorus
[G][G/F#]Somewhere [C/E]tonight out[D] on the [G]street
[G][G/F#]Somewhere [C/E]beneath this[D] city's [Em7]heat
In the eyes of [C]strangers [D]who pass [Em]me by
[D]Life is [D]cruel [D/E]and so[Em] unkind
[C]Oh, Oh the [C]SPIRIT OF '76
Instrumental
[G] [G] [G] [D] [G] [C] [C] [C] [D] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [C] [D] [G] [D]
Verse
And [G]Pete has seen his [C]dreams come true
But that don't [G]make him no hero
He's just [C]one of the lucky few
If a man[G] can't change the world these [C]days
[D]I still believe a man can change his own destiny
But the [G]price is high that has [C]got to be paid
For [G]everyone who survives there are [C]many who fail
I've seen my[G] friends caught out in that [C]crossfire
All their [Em]dreams and hopes smashed on the [D]funeral pyre
I[Em] will [G]never give [D]in until the day I die
[Am]Get myself [C]some independence
[Em]Carve out a future with my [C]two bare hands
[D]Oh my friend, [D]Oh my friend, [D]Oh my friend
Chorus
[G][G/F#]Somewhere [C/E]tonight out[D] on the [G]street
[G][G/F#]Somewhere [C/E]beneath this[D] city's [Em7]heat
In the eyes of [C]strangers [D]who pass [Em]me by
[D]Life is [D]cruel [D/E]and so[Em] unkind
[C]Oh, Oh the [C]SPIRIT OF '76
Instrumental
[G] [G] [G] [D] [G] [C] [C] [C] [D] [C] [D]
[G] [G] [G] [D] [Em]
Bridge
[Em]Mersey lights [C]shine in the distance [D]same as they did for us [Em]then
[Em]Mersey lights shine [C]bright in the distance [D]where are you now my [Em]friend?
You see [G]some nights when I can't[C] sleep, I still [D]think of you
[Am]Of all the promises, [Am]all the dreams we [G]shared
[A]I know those lights [C]still [G]call to you
I can hear them [G]now, [G/D] [C] I can hear them [G][G/D]now[C]
[G] [G/D] [C](ohhhh [G]Still [G/D][C]shining for [G]us) [G/D](Let em [C]shine)
[G](Can[G/D] you [C]hear them) [G](Can [G/D]you [C]hear them)
Instrumental
[G] [G] [G] [D] [G] [C] [C] [C] [D] [C] [D]
[G] [G] [G] [D] [G] [C] [C] [C] [D] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [D] [G] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [D] [G] [D]
(Lights are still shining)
Chorus
[G][G/F#]Somewhere [C/E]tonight out[D] on the [G]street
[G][G/F#]Somewhere [C/E]beneath this[D] city's [Em7]heat
In the eyes of [C]strangers [D]who pass [Em]me by
[D]Life is [D]cruel [D/E]and so[Em] unkind
[C]Oh, Oh (where's it gone) [C]the SPIRIT OF '76
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