The Jam – The Combine (Guitar)
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"The Combine" off the Jam's 1977 album This Is The Modern World. Scroll down if you
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[Chords]
E* = 0221xx Esus4 = 0022xx
A = x02220 D = x57775
E = 022100 A7sus4 = x02030
B = x2444x Asus4 = x02230
G# = 466544 B/E = 779997
A* = 577655 Bsus4 = 779977
B* = 799877
[Riff 1] e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| *Played in D|-------------2----------0--------|---------2----------0------------| the chorus. A|---------------------0h2---------|-----------------0h2-----0h2-0---| E|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a [Riff 2] e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------6---7---9---7---6h7p6---| *Played in D|-----7---------------------------| the bridge. A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a [Outro Riff] B* B/E B* Bsus4 B* e|-7-----6---------|-----------------|-7-----6-----0---|-----------------| B|-7---------------|-9-----7---------|-7-------------0-|-----------------| G|-8---------9-----|-----------------|-8---------9-----|-9p8-------------| *Play through- D|-9---------------|-----------9-----|-9---------------|-------9---------| out the outro. A|-9---------------|-----------------|-9---------------|-----------------| E|-7---------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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[Chorus]
E*
A E And life is very different B E When you're in a crowd E A When you're in a crowd, B E (riff 1) You see things as they really are A The smell of fear and hate B E (riff 1) Gene-rated by all a-round
[Verse 1]
G# A* B* Esus4 E I wanna break a-way, but the tides are too strong G# A* B* A* B* A* B* I wanna go on holi-day, but the crowd says I can't
[Chorus]
A E See, life is very difficult B E Esus4 E When you're in a crowd E A Sometimes in the night, B E (riff 1) I wish I was far a-way A But then I rea-lise B E (riff 1) Even e-scape would be in vain
[Verse 2]
G# A* B* Esus4 E I wanna close my eyes and be like the rest G# A* B* A* B* A* B* I mean, nobody wants to die, though the crowd say they do
[Chorus]
A E Look, life is very intricate B* D A A7sus4 When you're in a cro - owd
[Bridge]
D E A (riff 2) And life be-comes the movies, D E A (riff 2) And every-one has a role D E A (riff 2) It's easy being the actors D E A Asus4 When the combine's the only star
[Outro]
B* B/E B* Bsus4 B*
B* B/E Sunday papers and the dailies B* Bsus4 B* Ena Sharples, Page 3 girls
B* B/E B* Bsus4 B*
B* B/E News at ten, war in Rhodesia B* Bsus4 B* Far away, in a distant land,
B* B/E B* Bsus4 B*
B* B/E But we're alright, we're nice and warm here, B* Bsus4 B* A (final riff) No one to hurt us except our friends G|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| D|/7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4---------|----------------| *Bass: Play E|-----------------|---------7-7-7-7-|-5--------------| on the last A. E|-----------------|-----------------|-----5----------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|---------------------5--------------------| B|--------------------------8b11-8----------| G|------------------------------------10----| *Final riff. D|------------------------------------------| Play after A|------------------------------------------| bassline. E|------------------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up
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