All Fall Down chords by Midge Ure

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Am

Intro:
Em D Em D Em Bm A D

Verse:
   Em           D
When I was a boy there's a dream that I had
    Em             D
That a war if it's fought was for good against bad
   Em            Bm
And I woke up to find that the world had gone mad
     A     D
And we'd all fall down
    Em           D
And I feel like a child again sitting observing
    Em           D
You're toying with power, your fingers are burning
   Em             Bm
You're pushing so hard that the worms won't be turning
   A     D
We'll all fall down
      Em           D
While you try to pretend you're a god upon high
      Em           D
With your party ideals and your squeaky clean lies
   Em                 Bm
When it comes to the crunch you're not smarter than I
     A     D
And we'll all fall down

    Em           D
If it's colour or creed or your old time religion
   Em            D
Well fighting for that shows a pure lack of vision
   Em             Bm
The fight that we strive is the fight to survive
     A     D
And we'll all fall down
   Em           D
Well look in the mirror and what do you see
   Em         D
An American, Russian, a soldier or me
      Em               Bm
When you've all pressed the buttons just where will you be
     A     D
When we all fall down

Instrumental:
Am C G Em Am C G Am  2x

Verse:
     Em           D
It gets harder to see just what future's in store for us
 Em             D
Hard to see through all the wool you pull over us
 Em              D
Words that you give are just words to console us
   A     D
We'll all fall down
   Em             D
And what will you do when you've pulled the release
     Em            D
When the sound of the thunder has drowned out the pleas
  Em           Bm
Cos after all that was your idea of peace
    A     D
When we all fall down
  Em          D
No sun for a world that once stood so tall
  Em             D
No wind's going to blow and no rain's going to fall
   Em             Bm
No flowers for graves, in fact no graves at all
    A     D
When we all fall down

Instrumental:
Am C G Em Am C G Am  8x