Biography:
The The is an alternative/new wave band formed in 1979 in London, England. Matt Johnson (vocals, multiple instruments) is the only constant band member. Releases are fairly few and far between but over the years The The has managed to sell several million albums internationally.
Johnson formed the first version of the band in 1979, with synth player Keith Laws. The group, after opening for Scritti Politti, issued its first single "Controversial Subject" on the 4AD label in 1980.
Read more on Last.fm
Other songs:
- Angels Of Deception
- Armageddon Days Are Here
- Beyond Love
- Bluer Than Midnight
- December Sunlight
- Dogs Of Lust
- Giant
- Gravitate To Me
- Heartland
- Helpline Operator
- Kingdom Of Rain
- Lonely Planet
- Love Is Stronger Than Death
- Lung Shadows
- Out Of The Blue Into The Fire
- Phantom Walls
- Slow Emotion Replay
- This Is The Day
- This Is The Night
- True Happiness This Way Lies
- Uncertain Smile
- We Cant Stop Whats Coming
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
D Fm G G
[Verse 1]
D Fm
I'm scared of the things I think of
G G
when night comes along
D Fm
Something gets hold of me
G G
Something I can't never see
[Chorus 1]
Bm D
Oh, it's a wicked world
G G
Awaits the ones our young girls bear
Bm D G G
Oh, I need somebody to hold me
[Chorus 2]
Bm D G D
In the fading light of this coming night
Bm D G D
In the fading light of this coming night
D Fm G G
D Fm G G
[Verse 2]
Bm D
How many whores have walked through that door
G D
Lain by my side and climbed in my mind
Bm D G D
and taken me down to where the heat
Bm D
blisters the skin upon my feet
G D Bm
makes me reach out and weep for the days when
D G D
I was pure of heart and slept in peace
D Fm G G
D Fm G G
D Fm G G
D Fm G G
[Chorus 1]
Bm D
Oh, it's a wicked world
G D
Awaits the ones our young girls bear
Bm D G D
Oh, I need somebody to hold me
[Outro]
Bm D G D
In the fading light of this coming night
Bm D G G
In the fading light. This coming night
D Fm G G
[Verse 1]
D Fm
I'm scared of the things I think of
G G
when night comes along
D Fm
Something gets hold of me
G G
Something I can't never see
[Chorus 1]
Bm D
Oh, it's a wicked world
G G
Awaits the ones our young girls bear
Bm D G G
Oh, I need somebody to hold me
[Chorus 2]
Bm D G D
In the fading light of this coming night
Bm D G D
In the fading light of this coming night
D Fm G G
D Fm G G
[Verse 2]
Bm D
How many whores have walked through that door
G D
Lain by my side and climbed in my mind
Bm D G D
and taken me down to where the heat
Bm D
blisters the skin upon my feet
G D Bm
makes me reach out and weep for the days when
D G D
I was pure of heart and slept in peace
D Fm G G
D Fm G G
D Fm G G
D Fm G G
[Chorus 1]
Bm D
Oh, it's a wicked world
G D
Awaits the ones our young girls bear
Bm D G D
Oh, I need somebody to hold me
[Outro]
Bm D G D
In the fading light of this coming night
Bm D G G
In the fading light. This coming night
The Thrills
The Thunders (Ne (...)
The Thyrds
The Tide (US)
The Tiger and Me