Chords with lyrics
Written by: Eddie MacDonald & Mike Peters
Artist: The Alarm
Album: Change (LP record, EIRSAX 1020)
Record Label: I.R.S. Records (1989)
Transcriber: Glyn Hunt
All my own work!
This is the last song on the Alarm's Album "Change",
different from the rest of album's tracks by it's "chapel
song" feel. The recording itself has the Morriston Orpheus
Male Voice Choir and members of the Welsh Symphony
Orchestra singing/playing alongside the band. I haven't
been able to create tabs yet for the orchestral part yet,
but anyone else please feel free to contribute as this is
my first time at writing chords/tabs.
As it stands, the song can be played as a slow guitar
ballad. It tells the story of life for people from the
valley communities of South Wales following the closure of
their mining industries. It should be sung thus as a sad
song, lifting towards the end. Otherwise, it's one of my
favourites, so enjoy!
A augmentedA New South Wales by The Alarm
Chord String
name EADGBE
A minorAm X02210
F minorFm XX3211
G5G5 355XXX
G minorGm 355333
Am/GAm/G X02010
FF 244322
C majorC 032010
Cmaj7Cmaj7 032000
E MajorE 022100
G+G 320003
DSus2/C XX0555
Am/F XX2211
A augmentedA X03330
Intro:
A minorAm F minorFm G5G5
G minorGm Am/GAm/G A minorAm
Verse 1:
A minorAm
Pit Shaft...
F minorFm G5G5
in the...
G minorGm
The Davey...
Am/GAm/G A minorAm
there's no...
A minorAm
As the...
F minorFm G5G5
from the...
G minorGm
A augmentedA man...
Am/GAm/G A minorAm
past a...
Bridge 1:
FF
Throughout...
C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 C majorC
fought, he...
G5G5 G minorGm
In tears...
A minorAm E MajorE A minorAm
"Cwm Rhondda...
Chorus 1:
G+G
Great...
DSus/C A minorAm
fair country.
F minorFm E MajorE
To Botany...
C majorC A minorAm
deportation...
G+G
Great...
DSus/C A minorAm
fair...
F minorFm E MajorE
Great...
C majorC A minorAm Am/F A minorAm
for a...
Verse 2:
A minorAm
The Slack...
F minorFm G5G5
It keeps...
G minorGm
The stale...
Am/GAm/G A minorAm
Their...
A minorAm
A augmentedA choir...
F minorFm G5G5
"where's the...
G minorGm
The question...
NO CHORDS
- all eyes...
Bridge 2:
FF
In another...
C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 C majorC
hard...
G5G5 G minorGm
For the...
A minorAm E MajorE A minorAm
"Cwm Rhondda...
Chorus 2:
G+G
Great...
DSus2/C A minorAm
fair...
F minorFm E MajorE
the future...
C majorC A minorAm
South...
G+G
Say, say...
DSus2/C A minorAm
fair...
F minorFm E MajorE
great...
C majorC A minorAm Am/F A minorAm
for...
- Orchestral Link -
Chorus 3:
G+G
Great...
DSus2/C A minorAm
fair...
F minorFm E MajorE
the future...
C majorC A minorAm
South...
G+G
Say, say...
DSus2/C A minorAm
fair...
F minorFm E MajorE
great...
C majorC A minorAm Am/F A minorAm
for a...
Outro:
C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7
Oooooh, someone...
Cmaj7Cmaj7 F minorFm C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7
Oooooh, someone...
Cmaj7Cmaj7 F minorFm C majorC F minorFm Am/GAm/G
Oooooh, someone...
Cmaj7Cmaj7 F minorFm C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7
Oooooh, someone...
A minorAm Am/F E MajorE E MajorE A augmentedA
for a...