The Jam - Standards guitar tab

15th September 2000, 2.02pm

Heliocentric@breathe.com

Shaun Hand, Birmingham

STANDARDS

(Paul Weller)

From the LP 'This Is The Modern World'

E B A B (x2)

E B A B

Oh, we make the standards and we make the rules,

A B

And if you don't abide by them you must be a fool.

E B A B

We have the power to control the whole land,

A B

You never must question our motives or plans.

C#m B

Cos we'll outlaw your voices, do anything we want,

A B E

We've nothing to fear from the nation.

C#m B

We'll kick you out your houses if you g et too much,

A B

If we have to we'll destroy your generation.

E B A B

We've built up a frontage and we've gained respect,

A B

There's no-one to endanger our position.

E B (x3) F# A B

F# B

Standards rule OK.

F# B

Standards rule OK.

E B

Standards rule OK.

F# A

Standards rule OK.

E B A B (x2)

C#m B

And we don't like people who stand in our way,

A B E

Awareness is gonna be redundant.

C#m B

And ignorance is strength, we have God on our side,

A B

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.

E B (x3) F# A B

F# B

Standards rule OK.

F# B

Standards rule OK.

E B

Standards rule OK.

F# A B

Standards rule OK.

F# B

Standards rule OK.

F# B

Standards rule OK.

E B

Standards rule OK.

F# A G B E

Standards rule OK.