Biography:
The Alarm is an alternative rock band which formed in 1978 in Rhyl, Wales. For most of their career the band consisted of Mike Peters (vocals, guitar), Dave Sharp (guitar), Eddie Macdonald (bass) and Nigel Twist (drums). The band split in 1991, but reunited in 2001.
The band began in 1978 in the North-Wales town of Rhyl, under the name of 'Seventeen'. Its 4 members were Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie Macdonald and Nigel Twist. They knocked around
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Other songs:
- 68 Guns
- A New South Wales
- Absolute Reality
- Across The Border
- All Seeing
- Blaze Of Glory
- Cenotaph
- Change Ii
- Coming Backwards
- Deeside
- Direct Action
- Heroine
- How The Mighty Fall
- Lie Of The Land
- Marching On
- My Land Your Land
- No Greater Love
- One Guitar
- One Step Closer To Home
- Permanence In Change
- Presence Of Love
- Raindown
- Raw
- Right Back Where I Started From
- Rock And Roll
- Rose Beyond The Wall
- Save Your Crying
- Shelter
- Spirit Of 76
- Strength
- The Deciever
- The Drunk And The Disorderly
- The Stand
- There Must Be A Way
- Tomorrow
- Up For Murder
- Walk Forever By My Side
- We Are The Light
- Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke
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!
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!
Standard tuning or tune to Eb and transpose down one step to give you open chords.
(Mike Peters of the alarm usually tunes his guitars to Eb)
Intro
Direct Action !
C# (in feedback) C# G# F# G# C# X6
Verse 1
C#
Fire in the hold, war coming down
As Wall Street crashes to an all time low
F# G#
To find inspiration where there is none, You're going to have to take
Chorus
C# F#
Direct, direct, direct, direct, direct action
G# F# C# G# F# G# C#
Direct, direct, direct, direct action
C# F#
Direct, direct, direct, direct, direct action
B F# C# G# F# G# C# X2
Direct, direct, direct, direct action now
Verse 2
C#
Free man of this land, he knows what's going down
He's got a king James bible right by his side
F# G#
To find the truth in a web of lies, you're going to have to take
Chorus
C# F#
Direct, direct, direct, direct, direct action
G# F# C# G# F# G# C#
Direct, direct, direct, direct action
C# F#
Direct, direct, direct, direct, direct action
B F# C# G# F# G# C# X2
Direct, direct, direct, direct action now
Bridge
F# C#
I'd give my last drop of blood just to keep you alive
F# C#
Take a bullet in the head for you
F# C# G# C#
Make a stand in the court of humanity all alone
Instrumental
C# C# G# F# C# X2
Direct action!
Chorus
C# F#
Direct, direct, direct, direct, direct action
G# F# C# G# F# G# C#
Direct, direct, direct, direct action
C# F#
Direct, direct, direct, direct, direct action
B F# C# G# F# G# C# X2
Direct, direct, direct, direct action now
C# C# G# F# G# C#
Direct, direct, direct, direct action now
C# C# G# F# G# C#
Direct, direct, direct, direct action now
C# C# G# F# G# C# C#
Direct, direct, direct, direct action now
(Mike Peters of the alarm usually tunes his guitars to Eb)
Intro
Direct Action !
C# (in feedback) C# G# F# G# C# X6
Verse 1
C#
Fire in the hold, war coming down
As Wall Street crashes to an all time low
F# G#
To find inspiration where there is none, You're going to have to take
Chorus
C# F#
Direct, direct, direct, direct, direct action
G# F# C# G# F# G# C#
Direct, direct, direct, direct action
C# F#
Direct, direct, direct, direct, direct action
B F# C# G# F# G# C# X2
Direct, direct, direct, direct action now
Verse 2
C#
Free man of this land, he knows what's going down
He's got a king James bible right by his side
F# G#
To find the truth in a web of lies, you're going to have to take
Chorus
C# F#
Direct, direct, direct, direct, direct action
G# F# C# G# F# G# C#
Direct, direct, direct, direct action
C# F#
Direct, direct, direct, direct, direct action
B F# C# G# F# G# C# X2
Direct, direct, direct, direct action now
Bridge
F# C#
I'd give my last drop of blood just to keep you alive
F# C#
Take a bullet in the head for you
F# C# G# C#
Make a stand in the court of humanity all alone
Instrumental
C# C# G# F# C# X2
Direct action!
Chorus
C# F#
Direct, direct, direct, direct, direct action
G# F# C# G# F# G# C#
Direct, direct, direct, direct action
C# F#
Direct, direct, direct, direct, direct action
B F# C# G# F# G# C# X2
Direct, direct, direct, direct action now
C# C# G# F# G# C#
Direct, direct, direct, direct action now
C# C# G# F# G# C#
Direct, direct, direct, direct action now
C# C# G# F# G# C# C#
Direct, direct, direct, direct action now
