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Cause For Alarm – The Heavy
Reggae Style (off beat strumming) - For an easy version try capo 3 and transpose 
this page down 3 semitones.
Intro:  Cm  
CmYou must listen to this story 
Pay attention to this tale
For you to bathe in glory 
You must be Gdoomed to Cmfail
FmLet you in on no secret
Give yourself no head start
CmTaking in the breath is easy
Making is the Ghardest Cmpart
Chorus:
G#This is a cause for alaGrm
CmGet on your knees and pray
G#Don't be a knight in aGrmour
CmWithout a beast to slay
Verse 2:
CmThere is no dress rehearsal
There's no easy lesson learned
Better to be breathing fire
Than to have your Gbridges Cmburned
FmLet it be your only duty
Dedicate it to your own
CmIf you gonna fight like lion
Someone ought get murdered off
[Chorus x2]
[Interlude]           Fm        Cm        Fm       Cm  G  
CmFire fall upon us
And lighting shall strike the Earth
For you to reach salvation
You must value whGat it's wCmorth
FmWhen there are great expectation
There is no one else to blame
CmYou can either shoot for freedom
Or you drag a Gball and cCmhain
[Chorus x2]
(Requested by Tom and Geordie from Laugh and Learn Guitar)

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Cause For Alarm

by The Heavy

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cause For Alarm – The Heavy

Reggae Style (off beat strumming) - For an easy version try capo 3 and transpose

this page down 3 semitones.

Intro:

You must listen to this story

Pay attention to this tale

For you to bathe in glory

G Cm

You must be doomed to fail

Let you in on no secret

Give yourself no head start

Taking in the breath is easy

G Cm

Making is the hardest part

Chorus:

G# G

This is a cause for alarm

Get on your knees and pray

G# G

Don't be a knight in armour

Without a beast to slay

Verse 2:

There is no dress rehearsal

There's no easy lesson learned

Better to be breathing fire

G Cm

Than to have your bridges burned

Let it be your only duty

Dedicate it to your own

If you gonna fight like lion

Someone ought get murdered off

[Chorus x2]

Fm Cm Fm Cm G

[Interlude]

Fire fall upon us

And lighting shall strike the Earth

For you to reach salvation

G Cm

You must value what it's worth

When there are great expectation

There is no one else to blame

You can either shoot for freedom

G Cm

Or you drag a ball and chain

[Chorus x2]

(Requested by Tom and Geordie from Laugh and Learn Guitar)

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