The Stand — The Alarm
Chords and lyrics for The Stand by The Alarm (key of F).
Intro
[Am] [G] [Am] [G]
Verse 1
Oh, [Am]I have been out searching with the black book in my hand
[Am]And I've looked between the lines that lie on the pages that I tread
[Am]I met the walking dude, religious, in his worn-down cowboy boots
[Am]He walked liked no man on earth
I [G]swear he had no name (had no name) - I swear he had no name
Chorus
Come on[Am] down and meet [G]your [Am]maker
Come on[G] down[Em] and make [F]the [G]stand
Come on[F] down,[G] come on[G] down,[Em] come on [F]down - we'll make the stand
[Am] [G] [Am] [G]
Verse 2
As I [Am]crawled beneath the searchlights - looking through the floorboards of
this life
[Am]I met Doctor Strangelove's cousin - he bore the marks of time
[Am]Hey! Trashcan where you going boy - your eyes are feet apart
[Am]Is that the end you're carrying
Shall I [G]play the funeral march (play the march) Play the funeral march
Chorus
Come on[Am] down and meet [G]your [Am]maker
Come on[G] down[Em] and make [F]the [G]stand
Come on[F] down,[G] come on[G] down,[Em] come on [F]down - we'll make the stand
[Am] [G] [Am] [G]
Verse 3
When [Am]I looked out the window on the hardship that had struck
[Am]I saw the seven phials open - the plague claimed man and son
[Am]Four men at a grave in silence with hats bowed down in grace - a simple
wooden cross
It had no [G]epitaph engraved (it had no) It had no epitaph engraved
Chorus
Come on[Am] down and meet [G]your [Am]maker
Come on[G] down[Em] and make [F]the [G]stand
Come on[F] down,[G] come on[G] down,[Em] come on [F]down - we'll make the stand
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