Standards chords by The Jam

STANDARDS
(Paul Weller)

From the LP 'This Is The Modern World'

E B A B (x2)

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

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

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

E B (x3) F# A B

F#       B
Standards rule OK.
F#       B
Standards rule OK.
E        B
Standards rule OK.
F#       A
Standards rule OK.

E B A B (x2)

    C#m          B
And we don't like people who stand in our way,
 A      B     E
Awareness is gonna be redundant.
  C#m              B
And ignorance is strength, we have God on our side,
   A             B
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 B (x3) F# A B

F#       B
Standards rule OK.
F#       B
Standards rule OK.
E        B
Standards rule OK.
F#       A B
Standards rule OK.

F#       B
Standards rule OK.
F#       B
Standards rule OK.
E        B
Standards rule OK.
F#       A G B E
Standards rule OK.