Standards chords by The Jam

Chords with lyrics

STANDARDS
(Paul Weller)

From the LP 'This Is The Modern World'

E MajorE BB A augmentedA BB (x2)

  E MajorE      BB       A augmentedA      BB
Oh, we make the standards and we make the rules,
  A augmentedA               BB
And if you don't abide by them you must be a fool.
E MajorE      BB      A augmentedA       BB
We have the power to control the whole land,
  A augmentedA            BB
You never must question our motives or plans.

     C# minorC#m          BB
Cos we'll outlaw your voices, do anything we want,
   A augmentedA     BB       E MajorE
We've nothing to fear from the nation.
   C# minorC#m               BB
We'll kick you out your houses if you g et too much,
   A augmentedA               BB
If we have to we'll destroy your generation.

   E MajorE     BB      A augmentedA        BB
We've built up a frontage and we've gained respect,
    A augmentedA            BB
There's no-one to endanger our position.

E MajorE BB (x3) F#F# A augmentedA BB

F#F#       BB
Standards rule OK.
F#F#       BB
Standards rule OK.
E MajorE        BB
Standards rule OK.
F#F#       A augmentedA
Standards rule OK.

E MajorE BB A augmentedA BB (x2)

    C# minorC#m          BB
And we don't like people who stand in our way,
 A augmentedA      BB     E MajorE
Awareness is gonna be redundant.
  C# minorC#m              BB
And ignorance is strength, we have God on our side,
   A augmentedA             BB
Look, you know what happened to Winston.

Oh, we make the standards and we make the rules,
And if you don't abide by them you must be a fool,
We have the power to control the whole land,
You never must question our motives or plans.

E MajorE BB (x3) F#F# A augmentedA BB

F#F#       BB
Standards rule OK.
F#F#       BB
Standards rule OK.
E MajorE        BB
Standards rule OK.
F#F#       A augmentedA BB
Standards rule OK.

F#F#       BB
Standards rule OK.
F#F#       BB
Standards rule OK.
E MajorE        BB
Standards rule OK.
F#F#       A augmentedA G+G BB E MajorE
Standards rule OK.