Sixty Eight Guns Chords by The Alarm

Tempo:
70.9 bpm
Chords used:

F#

B

C#

A#m

D#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Alarm - Sixty Eight Guns chords
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[C#] [B] [F#] [G#] [F#]
[G#] [A#m] [B] [A#m] [C#]
[F#] And now they're trying to take [A#m] my life away
[B] Forever young I [F#] cannot stay
[C#]
On [F#] every corner [A#m] I can see
They [B] don't know my name.
They [F#] don't know my
[C#]
[A#m] They're after you [B] with that promises
[C#] Promises of love.
They're after you to [B] sign your life away
[F#] [C#] Yeah, yeah!
[F#] [B] 68 guns you'll [A#m] never write
[C#m] 68 guns [F#] I'll battle cry [B] 68 [D#m] guns [G#m] [B] 68 [C#] [G#m] guns
[F#] 68
Living in the back streets
[A#m] That's our home from home
[B] The painted walls are [F#] all we've [C#] ever known
[F#] Guns forever, [A#m] that's our battle cry
[B] It is the [F#] flag that we fly so [C#] high
If they, they'll [B] try and drag us down
[C#] Drag us down
Langer, I [B] have no cry
[A#] [C#] Yeah, yeah!
[F#] 68 guns we'll [A#m] never die
68 [C#m] guns I'll [F#] battle cry
68 [B]
guns we'll [A#m] never die
[C#m] 68 guns I'll [F#] battle cry [B] 68 [A#m] guns [G#m] 68 [B] [G#m] guns
[D#] It's [C#] 68!
[D#m]
[N]
Upon the terrace I can hear the crowd [A#m] roar 68 [D#m] guns
[Am] On the subway I can hear [F#m] them whisper
[D#m] Through all the rage and glory [C#] of the years
We never once thought of the fears [B] for what we'd do
When the battle [A#m] cry was over
[G#m] Nothing lasts [B] forever
[C#] It's all they seem [D#m] to tell you when you're young
[A#] I, [D#m] [F#]
I look back
[A#] [G#] [C] To unravel the promise
[A] To [D#m] [D#] unravel the past
[A] [D#] [D#m] [D#]
Who will you?
[D#m] I have no [B] reason No [C#] decision
[F#] [C#] Unravel the promise
Unravel the past
Upon the white [F#] glass
[A#m]
[B] [C#] [C#] [F#] [C#] 68 [F#] [C#]
[F#] [B] guns we'll [A#m] never die
[C#m] 68 guns [F#] I'll battle cry
[B] 68 guns [A#m] we'll never die
[C#m] 68 guns [F#] I'll battle cry [B] 68 [F#] [G#m] guns
[B] 68 [G#m] guns
It's [F#] 68 guns!
68 guns!
It's 68 guns!
Key:  
F#
134211112
B
12341112
C#
12341114
A#m
13421111
D#m
13421116
F#
134211112
B
12341112
C#
12341114
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To learn The Alarm - Sixty Eight Guns chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - C#m, F#, B, A#m, F#, C#, F#, A#m, B and F# of chords. Start with a comfortable 35 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 71. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: G Major.

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[C#] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [G#] _ [F#] _
[G#] _ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A#m] _ [C#] _
_ [F#] And now they're trying to take [A#m] my life away
_ [B] _ Forever young I [F#] cannot stay
[C#]
On [F#] _ every corner [A#m] I can see
They _ [B] _ don't know my name.
They [F#] don't know my
[C#] _
_ [A#m] They're after you [B] with that promises
[C#] Promises of love.
They're after you to [B] sign your life away
[F#] _ [C#] _ Yeah, yeah!
_ [F#] _ [B] 68 guns you'll [A#m] never write
[C#m] 68 guns [F#] I'll battle cry [B] 68 [D#m] guns [G#m] _ [B] 68 [C#] [G#m] guns _ _
[F#] 68
Living in the back streets
[A#m] That's our home from home
_ [B] The painted walls are [F#] all we've [C#] ever known
[F#] Guns forever, [A#m] that's our battle cry
[B] It is the [F#] flag that we fly so [C#] high
_ _ If they, they'll [B] try and drag us down
[C#] Drag us down
_ Langer, I [B] have no cry
[A#] _ [C#] Yeah, yeah!
_ [F#] _ 68 guns we'll [A#m] never die
68 [C#m] guns I'll [F#] battle cry
68 [B]
guns we'll [A#m] never die
[C#m] 68 guns I'll [F#] battle cry [B] 68 [A#m] guns [G#m] 68 [B] [G#m] guns _ _
[D#] It's [C#] 68!
[D#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N]
Upon the terrace I can hear the crowd [A#m] roar 68 [D#m] guns _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ On the subway I can hear [F#m] them whisper
[D#m] _ Through _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ all the rage and glory [C#] of the years
We never once thought of the fears [B] for what we'd do
When the battle [A#m] cry was over
[G#m] _ _ Nothing lasts [B] forever
[C#] It's all they seem [D#m] to tell you when you're young _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] I, _ _ [D#m] _ [F#] _
I look back
[A#] _ [G#] _ [C] To unravel the promise
[A] To [D#m] _ _ [D#] unravel the past
_ _ [A] _ [D#] _ [D#m] _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Who will you? _ _
[D#m] _ _ _ I have no [B] reason No [C#] decision
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ Unravel _ the promise
Unravel the past
Upon the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
white [F#] glass
_ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _
_ [B] _ [C#] _ [C#] _ [F#] [C#] 68 [F#] _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] guns we'll [A#m] never die
[C#m] 68 guns [F#] I'll battle cry
[B] 68 guns [A#m] we'll never die
[C#m] 68 guns [F#] I'll battle cry [B] 68 [F#] [G#m] guns
[B] 68 [G#m] _ guns
It's [F#] 68 guns!
68 guns!
It's 68 guns! _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song is part of Declaration 1984-1985 album.

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