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