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14th September 2000, 10.56pm
Heliocentric@breathe.com
Shaun Hand, Birmingham.
THE COMBINE
(Paul Weller)
From the LP 'This Is The Modern World'
A E B E
And life is very difficult, when you're in the crowd.
A B E
When you're in the crowd, you see things as they really are.
A B E
You can smell the fear and hate, generated by all around.
G# A B E
I wanna breakway, but the ties are too strong.
G# A B A B A B
I wanna go on holiday, but the crowd says I can't.
A E B E
See life is very different, when you're in the crowd.
A B E
Sometimes in the night, I wish I was faraway.
A B E
But then I realise, even escape will be in vain.
G# A B E
I wanna close my eyes, and be like the rest.
G# A B A B A B
I mean, nobody wants to die. Although the crowd say they do.
A E B D
Look, life is very intricate, when you're in the crowd.
D E A D E A
And life becomes the movies, and everyone has a role,
D E A D E A
It's easy being the actors, when the combines the only star.
B
B
Sunday papers, and the dailies, Ena Sharples, page three girls.
B
News at ten, war in Rhodesia, far away in a distant land.
B
But we're alright, we're nice and warm here, no-one to hurt us,
B A /G# /G /F# /F /E A
Except ourselves
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