The Jam foi uma banda de rock britânica formada em 1976 por Bruce Foxton (baixo), Steve Brookes (guitarra), Rick Buckler (bateria) e Paul Weller (vocais).
Logo no início Brookes saiu da banda, que começou a se apresentar nos arredores de Londres. Em 1977 o Jam assinou um contrato com a Polydor Records e lançou seu primeiro compacto, "In The City", seguido por um álbum homônimo, que misturava influências mod e punk com as composições de Weller e versões de clássicos do R&B.
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
15th September 2000, 2.02pm [email protected] Shaun Hand, Birmingham
STANDARDS (Paul Weller)
From the LP 'This Is The Modern World'
EBAB (x2)
EBAB Oh, we make the standards and we make the rules, AB And if you don't abide by them you must be a fool. EBAB We have the power to control the whole land, AB You never must question our motives or plans.
C#mB Cos we'll outlaw your voices, do anything we want, ABE We've nothing to fear from the nation. C#mB We'll kick you out your houses if you g et too much, AB If we have to we'll destroy your generation.
EBAB We've built up a frontage and we've gained respect, AB There's no-one to endanger our position.
EB (x3) F#AB
F#B Standards rule OK. F#B Standards rule OK. EB Standards rule OK. F#A Standards rule OK.
EBAB (x2)
C#mB And we don't like people who stand in our way, ABE Awareness is gonna be redundant. C#mB And ignorance is strength, we have God on our side, AB Look, you know what happened to Winston.
Oh, we make the standards and we make the rules, And if you don't abide by them you must be a fool, We have the power to control the whole land, You never must question our motives or plans.
EB (x3) F#AB
F#B Standards rule OK. F#B Standards rule OK. EB Standards rule OK. F#AB Standards rule OK.
F#B Standards rule OK. F#B Standards rule OK. EB Standards rule OK. F#AGBE Standards rule OK.