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Intro:
                D                   C     G/B
                D                   C     G/B
Well there's a yDoung boy standingC  G/B  
              stDaring at the worldC  G/B  
  you know he caDn't control his angeCrG/B  
         you can Dsee it in his     eCyesG/B  
         Gonna sDmash the windows          C  G/Bhe's
              goDnna tear down the waCllsG/B  
       hey hey mDister you don't     CundersG/Btand it
                  Dtake a look at it Cthrough my G/Beyes
Asus4These are the kids, they're pAowerless
Asus4so you tell them soA  
Asus4These are the kids they're poAwerful
don't Asus4say   you  haven't  been    tAold
and we'll go mDarching on, Cadd9hear our sound,
G/Bhear our voice, we're Cadd9growing stronger
mDarching on, we're Cadd9not   alone now
we're kG/Beeping on, we're Cadd9marching Don
[ D-  C-  G/Bpattern:]
Take a walk round your city walls
Before they all fall down
Take a walk down any street
You're gonna feel the stares of us all
Can you feel it burning
Shame is what it's called
You'd better look at what you have created
Think of all the people who hate you
[ Asus4-  Apattern:]
These are the people that made you
When you said you cared for us all
These are the people who'll break you
Get prepared for the fall
[ D-  Cadd9-  G/Bpattern:]
and we'll go marching on, hear our sound,
hear our voice, we're growing stronger
marching on, we're not alone now
we're keeping on, we're marching on
WGe're the young who stand up, we must nDever be silenced
we've gCotta speak up now, for Dall our sakes
and lCift our voices G/Bhigher, let's sDing our song
keep on mCarching, maG/Brching, Aand never forget that when the
[ D-  C-  G/Bpattern:]
power on the right side
fights the power on the left
We have got to stand together
Forget the east and west
[ Asus4-  Apattern:]
'Cause there's another voice crying in the ghetto
Another mouth to feed
Another heart beating in the ghetto
Another soul to set free
[ D-  Cadd9-  G/Bpattern:]
and we'll go marching on, hear our sound,
hear our voice, we're growing stronger
marching on, we're not alone now
we're keeping on, we're marching on
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Chord formations:
     Dxx0232
     Cx32010
   G/Bx2003x
 Asus4x00220
     Ax02220
 Cadd9x30010
     Gx55433
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Marching On

by The Alarm

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Asus4

Cadd9

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Intro:

D C G/B

Well there's a young boy standing

D C G/B

staring at the world

D C G/B

you know he can't control his anger

D C G/B

you can see it in his eyes

D C G/B

Gonna smash the windows he's

D C G/B

gonna tear down the walls

D C G/B

hey hey mister you don't understand it

D C G/B

take a look at it through my eyes

Asus4 A

These are the kids, they're powerless

Asus4 A

so you tell them so

Asus4 A

These are the kids they're powerful

Asus4 A

don't say you haven't been told

D Cadd9

and we'll go marching on, hear our sound,

G/B Cadd9

hear our voice, we're growing stronger

D Cadd9

marching on, we're not alone now

G/B Cadd9 D

we're keeping on, we're marching on

D C G/B

[ - - pattern:]

Take a walk round your city walls

Before they all fall down

Take a walk down any street

You're gonna feel the stares of us all

Can you feel it burning

Shame is what it's called

You'd better look at what you have created

Think of all the people who hate you

Asus4 A

[ - pattern:]

These are the people that made you

When you said you cared for us all

These are the people who'll break you

Get prepared for the fall

D Cadd9 G/B

[ - - pattern:]

and we'll go marching on, hear our sound,

hear our voice, we're growing stronger

marching on, we're not alone now

we're keeping on, we're marching on

G D

We're the young who stand up, we must never be silenced

C D

we've gotta speak up now, for all our sakes

C G/B D

and lift our voices higher, let's sing our song

C G/B A

keep on marching, marching, and never forget that when the

D C G/B

[ - - pattern:]

power on the right side

fights the power on the left

We have got to stand together

Forget the east and west

Asus4 A

[ - pattern:]

'Cause there's another voice crying in the ghetto

Another mouth to feed

Another heart beating in the ghetto

Another soul to set free

D Cadd9 G/B

[ - - pattern:]

and we'll go marching on, hear our sound,

hear our voice, we're growing stronger

marching on, we're not alone now

we're keeping on, we're marching on

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Chord formations:

xx0232

x32010

G/B

x2003x

Asus4

x00220

x02220

Cadd9

x30010

x55433

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