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The Essential Billy Bragg

Ukulele Song Sheets

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Contents

A NEW ENGLAND 3

THE MILKMAN OF HUMAN KINDNESS 4

TO HAVE AND TO HAVE NOT 5

A LOVER SPEAKS 6

IT SAYS HERE 7

THE SATURDAY BOY 8

BETWEEN THE WARS 9

THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN 10

LEVI STUBBS’ TEARS 11

GREETINGS TO THE NEW BRUNETTE 12

IDEOLOGY 13

THERE IS POWER IN A UNION 14

SHE’S GOT A NEW SPELL 15

THE PRICE I PAY 16

WAITING FOR THE GREAT LEAP FORWARDS 17

SEXUALITY 18

MOVING THE GOALPOSTS 19

TANK PARK SALUTE 20

YOU WOKE UP MY NEIGHBOURHOOD 21

ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN 22

UPFIELD 23

BRICKBAT 24

THE SPACE RACE IS OVER 25

THE BOY DONE GOOD 26

NO POWER WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY 27

ST. MONDAY 28

SOME DAYS I SEE THE POINT 29

TAKE DOWN THE UNION JACK 30

HANDYMAN BLUES 31

A13 TRUNK ROAD TO THE SEA 32

NOTE: All songs and chords assume a GCEA tuned ukulele. Any tab that uses the G string assumes a “low G”. These song sheets are my best attempt at transcribing the songs, but may not be totally accurate.

DISCLAIMER: All song sheets in this book are intended for private, educational, and research purposes only and not for financial gain in any form. It is acknowledged that all song copyrights belong to their respective parties.

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A New England { 1983 }

Intro: [F] / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | I was [F] twenty-one years when I wrote this song I'm [C] twenty-two now but I [Dm] won't be for long [Bb] People ask me when will you grow [F] up to be a man But all the [C] girls I loved at school are al-[Bb]-ready pushing prams [F] [F] I [F] loved you then as I love you still Though I [C] put you on a pedestal, they [Dm] put you on the pill I [Bb] don't feel bad about [F] letting you go I [C] just feel sad about [Bb] letting you know [Bb]

[Bb] I don't want to [Am] change the [F] world I'm not looking for A New [Dm] England I'm just [Bb] looking for another [Am] girl / / / [C] [Csus4] / [C] <Bb> I don't [Bb] want to [Am] change the [F] world I'm not looking for A New [Dm] England I'm just [Bb] looking for a-[C]-nother [F] girl [F]

I [F] loved the words you wrote to me But [C] that was bloody [Dm] yesterday I [Bb] can't survive on [F] what you send [C] Every time you [Bb] need a friend [F] [F] I [F] saw two shooting stars last night I [C] wished on them, but [Dm] they were only satellites It’s [Bb] wrong to wish on [F] space hardware I [C] wish, I wish I [Bb] wish you'd care [Bb]

[Bb] I don't want to [Am] change the [F] world I'm not looking for A New [Dm] England I'm just [Bb] looking for another [Am] girl / / / [C] [Csus4] / [C] <Bb> I don't [Bb] want to [Am] change the [F] world I'm not looking for A New [Dm] England I'm just [Bb] looking for a-[C]-nother [F] girl [Bb] Looking for a-[C]-nother [F] girl [Bb] Looking for a-[C]-nother [F] girl [Bb] Looking for a-[C]-nother [F] girl / [C] / [Bb] / [C] / [F] / [C] / [Bb] / [C] / [F] / [C] / [Bb] / [C] / [F] / [C] / [Bb] / [C] / <F> <F> <F> <Fmaj7>

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The Milkman of Human Kindness { 1983 }

Intro: [D] / / / | [D] / / / | [D] / / / | [Bm] / / / | [D] If you're lonely …I will [Bm] call [D] If you're poorly … I will send [Bm] poetry [G] / / / | / / [D] / |

I [D] love [A] you I am the [D] milkman of [Bm] human kindness, I will [G] leave an extra <D> pint

[D] / / / | [D] / / / | [D] / / / | [Bm] / / / | [D] / / / | [D] / / / | [D] / / / | [Bm] / / / | [D] If you are sleeping … I will [Bm] wait [D] If your bed is wet … I will dry your [Bm] tears [G] / / / | / / [D] / |

I [D] love [A] you I am the [D] milkman of [Bm] human kindness, I will [G] leave an extra <D> pint

[A] Hold my [Bm] hand for me, I'm [G] wa-[Bm]-king [D] up [A] Hold my [Bm] hand for me, I'm [G] wa-[Bm]-king [D] up [A] Hold my [Bm] hand for me, I'm [G] wa-[Bm]-king [D] up [A] Hold my [Bm] hand for me, I'm [G] waaaa-[Bm]-kingggg [D] upppp [D] [D] / / / | [D] / / / | [D] / / / | [Bm] / / / | [D] / / / | [D] / / / | [D] / / / | [Bm] / / / | [D] If you are falling … I will put out my [Bm] hand [D] If you feel bitter … I will under-[Bm]-stand [G] / / / | / / [D] / |

I [D] love [A] you I am the [D] milkman of [Bm] human kindness, I will [G] leave an extra <D> pint [D] / [C#] / [Bm] / / / [G] / / / <D>

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To Have and to Have Not { 1983 }

Intro: [G] / / / | [C] / [G] / | [Em] / / / | [D] / [G] / | (x2) [G] Up in the morning and [C] out to [G] school [Em] Mother says there'll be no [D] work next [G] year [G] Qualifications once the [C] golden [G] rule Are [Em] now just pieces of [D] .. pa-[G]-per

[G] Just because you're [C] better than [G] me [Em] Doesn't mean I'm [D] .. la-[G]-zy [G] Just because you're [C] going [G] forwards [Em] Doesn’t mean I'm [D] going [G] backwards

[G] / / / | [C] / [G] / | [Em] / / / | [D] / [G] / | (x2)

If you [G] look the part, you'll [C] get the [G] job In [Em] last year's trousers and your [D] old school [G] shoes The [G] truth is son, it's a [C] buyer's [G] market [Em] They can afford .. to [D] pick and [G] choose

[G] Just because you're [C] better than [G] me [Em] Doesn't mean I'm [D] .. la-[G]-zy [G] Just because I [C] dress like [G] this [Em] Doesn't mean I'm a [D] commu-[G]-nist

[G] / / / | [C] / [G] / | [Em] / / / | [D] / [G] / | (x2) The [G] factories are closing and the [C] army's [G] full [Em] I don't know what I'm [D] going to [G] do But I’ve [G] come to see in the [C] land of the [G] free There's [Em] only a future for the [D] chosen [G] few

[G] Just because you're [C] better than [G] me [Em] Doesn't mean I'm [D] .. la-[G]-zy [G] Just because you're [C] going [G] forwards [Em] Doesn’t mean I'm [D] going [G] backwards

[G] / / / | [C] / [G] / | [Em] / / / | [D] / [G] / | (x2)

At [G] twenty-one you're on [C] top of the [G] scrap heap At [Em] sixteen you were [D] top of the [G] class All they [G] taught you in school was how to [C] be a good [G] worker The [Em] system has failed you, don't [D] fail your-[G]-self

[G] Just because you're [C] better than [G] me [Em] Doesn't mean I'm [D] .. la-[G]-zy [G] Just because you're [C] going [G] forwards [Em] Doesn’t mean I'm [D] going <G> backwards

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A Lover Speaks { 1984 }

Intro: [G] / [Em] / | [G] / [Em] / | [G] / [Em] / | [G] / [Em] / | [G] .. You and [Em] I are [G] victims of a [Em] love That lost a [G] lot in [Em] the trans-[G]-la-[Em]-tion [C] When I [Am] think of all the [C] time that I spent [Am] sitting on the edge of your [G] bed in an-[Em]-tici-[G]-pation [Em] <G><D> Of you giving in <D> and us living in sin [G] [Em] [G] [Em] [G] A hot [Em] day, the [G] smell of [Em] hairspray And the [G] sound of a shower [Em] running [G] soft-[Em]-ly [C] It's things like [Am] this that re-[C]-mind me how I [Am] felt The first [G] time you came [Em] back for [G] coffee [Em] <G><D> The way you took it <D> amazed [G] me [Em] [G] [Em] [G] [Em] Walking in the park, [G] [Em] kissing in the dark [G] [Em] And my [G] head against your [Em] pillow [C] [Am] [C] Late at night a [Am] lover [G] sings [Em] [G] [Em] <D> Adam and Eve are [Em] finding out [C] all about [G] love [Em] [G] [Em] I say <D> Adam and Eve are [Em] finding out [C] all about [G] love [Em] [G] [Em] [G] [Em] [G] [Em] [G] [Em] [G] [Em] [G] There is [Em] no real [G] substi-[Em]-tute For a [G] ball struck [Em] squarely and [G] firm-[Em]-ly [C] And you're the [Am] kind of girl who [C] wants to open up the [Am] bottle of pop Too [G] early [Em] in the [G] journey [Em] <G><D> Our love went flat <D> .. just like [G] that [Em] [G] [Em] [G] It doesn't [Em] matter the [G] colour of the [Em] car But what goes [G] on be-[Em]-neath the [G] bonnet [Em] [C] Is there a [Am] flag that [C] flies above your [Am] heart And is my [G] name writ [Em] there u-[G]-pon it [Em] <G><D> Wedding cake and toothache <D> Equals love and [G] pain [Em] [G] [Em] [G] [Em] Walking in the park, [G] [Em] kissing on the carpet [G] [Em] And your [G] tights around your [Em] ankles [C] [Am] And [C] late at night a [Am] lover [G] thinks of these [Em] things [G] [Em] <D> Adam and Eve are [Em] finding out [C] all about [G] love [Em] [G] [Em] I say <D> Adam and Eve are [Em] finding out [C] all about [G] love [Em] [G] [Em] <D> Adam and Eve are [Em] finding out [C] all about <D> Adam and Eve are [Em] finding out [C] all about Te-<D>-resa and Steve are [Em] finding out [C] all about [G] love [Em] [C] / / / [G] / [Em] / | [C] / / / | [G] / [Em] / | [C] / / / | [Am] / [Em] / | <G>

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It Says Here { 1984 }

Intro: [G] / / / | / / [C] [G] | [D] / / / | / / / / | [G] / / / | / / [C] [G] | [D] / It says [C] here, that the [G] unions will never [D] learn And it says [C] here, that the e-[G]-conomy is on the [D] upturn And it says [C] here, we should be [G] proud that we are [D] free And our free [C] press reflects our de-[G]-mocracy [D] Those [G] braying [Em] voices on the [C] right of the [G] house [G] Echo [Em] down the street of [C] shame [G] Where [G] politics [Em] mix with [C] bingo and [G] tits In a [G] strictly [Em] money and [C] numbers [G] game Where they [D] offer you a feature on [Em] stockings and suspenders Next to a [D] call for stiffer penalties for [Em] sex offenders [G] / / / | / / [C] [G] | [D] / / / | / / / / | [G] / / / | / / [C] [G] | [D] / It says [C] here that [G] this year's prince is [D] born And it says [C] here "d'you ever [G] wish that you were better in-[D]-formed?" And it says [C] here that we can [G] only stop the [D] rot With a large dose of law and [C] order and a [G] touch of the short sharp [D] shock Is this does [G] not reflect your [Em] view you must [C] under-[G]-stand That [G] those who own these [Em] papers also [C] own this [G] land And they'd [G] rather you be-[Em]-lieve in Coro-[C]-nation Street [G] capers In the [G] war for circu-[Em]-lation, it [C] sells news-[G]-papers Would it [D] be an infringement of the [Em] freedom of the press to print [D] Pictures of women in [Em] states of undress? [G] / / / | / / [C] [G] | [D] / / / | / / / / | [G] / / / | / / [C] [G] | [D] / / / | / / / / | [G] / / / | / / [F] / | [C] / / / | / / / / | [G] / / / | / / [F] / | [C] / / / | / / / / | When you [D] wake up to the fact that your [Em] paper is Tory <D> Just remember, there are two sides to every story

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The Saturday Boy { 1984 }

Intro: [D] / / / | [A] / [G] [A] | (x4) [D] I'll never forget the [A] first day I [G] met [A] her [D] That September morning was [A] clear and [G] fresh [A] [D] The way she spoke and [A] laughed at my [G] jokes [A] And the [D] way she rubbed herself against the [A] edge of my [G] desk [A] [D] She became a magic my-[A]-stery to [G] me and [A] we'd [D] Sit together in double [A] history twice a [G] week [A] And [D] some days we'd walk the [A] same way [G] home [A] And it’s sur-[D]-prising how quick a little [A] rain can clear the [G] streets [A] [Bm] We dreamed of her and com-[A]-pared our [D] dreams [Bm] But that was all that I [G] ever tasted [Bm] She lied to me with her [A] body you see [D] I [G] lied to myself 'bout the chances I'd was-[A]-ted [D] The times we were close were [A] far and few be-[G]-tween [A] In the [D] darkness at the dances in the [A] school can-[G]-teen [A] Did she [D] close her eyes as I did as we [A] held each other [G] tight? [A] And <D> la la la la la la la la la … means I love you … [G] / [A] / [D] / / / | [A] / [G] [A] | [D] / / / | [A] / [G] [A] | [D] / / / | [A] / [G] [A] | [D] / / / | [A] / [G] [A] | [D] She danced with me and I still [A] hold that memory [G] soft and [A] sweet And [D] I stare up at her window as [A] I walk down her [G] street [A] But I [D] never made the first team, I just [A] made the first team [G] laugh [A] And she [D] never came to the phone, she was [A] always in the [G] bath [A] [Bm] In the end it took me a [A] diction-[D]-ary To [Bm] find out the meaning of [G] unrequited [Bm] While she was giving her-[A]-self for [D] free At a [G] party to which I was never invi-[A]-ted [D] I never understood my [A] failings [G] then [A] And I [D] hide my humble [A] hopes now [G] [A] [D] Thinking back, she made us [A] want her [G] [A] A [D] girl not old enough to shave her [A] legs [G] [A] [D] / / / | [A] / [G] [A] | [D] / / / | [A] / [G] [A] | (repeat to fade)

{Capo 2 – original in E}

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Between the Wars { 1985 }

Intro: [D] / [Em] / | [G] / [D] / | [A] / [Bm] / | [G] [A] [D] / | [D] I was a [Em] miner, [G] I was a [D] docker [A] I was a [Bm] railwayman be-[G]-tween the [A] wars [A] I raised a [Bm] family, in [G] times of aus-[D]-terity With [A] sweat at the [Bm] foundry be-[G]-tween [A] the [D] wars [A] I paid the [Bm] union, and [G] as times got [D] harder, I [A] looked to the government to help the working man But [D] they brought pros-[Em]-perity [G] down at the [D] armoury We're [A] arming for [Bm] peace, me boys, be-[G]-tween [A] the [D] wars / [G] / / / | / / [D] / | [D] I kept the [Em] faith and [G] I kept [D] voting [A] Not for the [Bm] iron fist but [G] for the helping [A] hand For [A] theirs is a [Bm] land with a [G] wall a-[D]-round it And [A] mine is a [Bm] faith in my [G] fel-[A]-low [D] man [A] Theirs is a [Bm] land of [G] hope and [D] glory [A] Mine is the greenfield and the factory floor [D] Theirs are the [Em] skies all [G] dark with [D] bombers And [A] mine is the [Bm] peace we knew be-[G]-tween [A] the [D] wars / [G] / / / | / / [D] / | [D] Call up the [Em] craftsman, [G] bring me the [D] draughtsman [A] Build me a [Bm] path from [G] cradle to [A] grave [A] And I'll give [Bm] my consent [G] to any [D] government That [A] does not de-[Bm]-ny a man a [G] liv-[A]-ing [D] wage [A] Go find the [Bm] young men, [G] never to [D] fight again [A] Bring up the banners from the days gone by [D] Sweet moder-[Em]-ation, [G] heart of this [D] nation [A] Desert us [Bm] not we are be-[G]-tween [A] the [D] wars / [G] / / / | / / <D>

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The World Turned Upside Down { 1985 }

Intro: [E] [E] [E] [E] In sixteen [E] forty nine … to St George's [B] Hill A ragged [A] band they called the Diggers came to [E] show the peoples' will They defied the [E] landlords … they defied the [B] laws They were the [A] dispossessed, re-[B]-claiming what was [E] theirs "We come in [E] peace" they said … to dig and [B] sow We come to [A] work the lands in common and to [E] make the waste grounds grow This earth di-[E]-vided … we will make [B] whole So it will [A] be a common [B] treasury for [E] all The sin of [E] property … we do dis-[B]-dain No man has [A] any right to buy and sell the [E] earth for private gain By theft and [E] murder … they took the [B] land Now every-[A]-where the walls spring [B] up at their com-[E]-mand They make the [E] laws … to chain us [B] well The clergy [A] dazzle us with heaven or they [E] damn us into hell We will not [E] worship … the god they [B] serve The god of [A] greed who feeds the [B] rich while poor man [E] starve We work, we [E] eat together … we need no [B] swords We will not [A] bow to the masters or pay [E] rent to the lords We are free [E] men … though we are [B] poor You diggers [A] all stand up for [B] glory stand up [E] now [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] From the men of [E] property … the orders [B] came They sent the [A] hired men and troopers to wipe [E] out the Diggers' claim Tear down their [E] cottages, destroy their [B] corn They were dis-[A]-persed, but still the [B] vision lingers [E] on You poor take [E] courage … you rich take [B] care This earth was [A] made a common treasury for [E] everyone to share All things in [E] common … all people [B] one We come in <A> peace, the orders came to cut them down … <E>

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Levi Stubbs’ Tears { 1986 }

Intro: <Bm> <F#m> <G> [A] / / / With the [Bm] money from her accident she [A] bought herself a mobile [D] home [F#m] So at [A] least she could get some en-[G]-joyment out of being a-[Bm]-lone / / / [Bm] / [A] / No one could [G] say she was left upon the [D] shelf It’s you and [A] me against the world, kid, she mumbled to herself

<G> <D><A> <G> <D><Bm> When the world falls a-<G>-part <D> Some things <A> stay in [Bm] place / / / [Bm] / [A] / [G] Levi Stubbs’ tears [A] run down his [Bm] face <F#m>

She ran a-[Bm]-way from home … [A] in her mother's best [D] coat [F#m] She was [A] married before she was [G] even entitled to [Bm] vote / / / [Bm] / [A] / And her [G] husband was one of those [D] blokes The sort who [A] only laughs at his own [Bm] jokes The sort that a [G] war takes a-[D]-way And when there [A] wasn't a war he left anyway

<G> <D><A> <G> <D><Bm> When the world falls a-<G>-part <D> Some things <A> stay in [Bm] place / / / [Bm] / [A] / [G] Levi Stubbs’ tears [A] run down his [Bm] face [F#m]

[G] Norman [D] Whitfield and [F#m] Barratt [A] Strong Are [G] here to make [D] right every-[F#m]-thing that's [A] wrong [G] Holland and [D] Holland and Lamont [F#m] Dozier [A] too Are <A> here to make it all okay with you And [Bm] one dark night he [A] came home from the [D] sea [F#m] And put a [A] hole in her body, [G] where no hole should [Bm] be / / / [Bm] / [A] / It hurt her [G] more to see him walking out the [D] door And though they [A] stitched her back together They left her heart in pieces on the [Bm] floor [A]

When the [G] world falls apart [A] some things stay in [Bm] place / / / [Bm] / [A] / She takes [G] off the Four Tops tape, [A] And puts it back in its [Bm] case / / / [Bm] / [A] / When the [G] world falls apart [A] some things stay in [Bm] place / / / [Bm] / [A] / [G] Levi Stubbs’ tears [A] / / / [Bm] / / / [Bm] / [A] / [G] / / / [A] / / / [Bm] / / / [Bm] / [A] / [G] / / / [A] / / / <Bm>

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Greetings to the New Brunette { 1986 }

Intro: [G] / [D] / | [C] / [D] / | [G] / [D] / | <Am7> / / [Am7] [G] Shir-[D]-ley, [Em] it's quite ex-[D]-citing to be [C] sleeping [D] here in this [Em] new room [Bm7] [G] Shir-[D]-ley, [Em] you're my [D] reason to [C] get out of [D] bed be-[Em]-fore noon [Bm7] [G] Shir-[D]-ley, [Em] you know [D] when we sat [C] out on the [D] fire escape [Em] talking [Bm7] [G] Shir-[D]-ley, [Em] what did you [D] say about [C] running be-[D]-fore we were [Em] walking [Bm7] [Am7] / [C] / [Am7] Some times when we're as [C] close as this, It's [G] like we're [D] in a [Em] dream [D] [Am7] How can you lie there and [C] think of England when you [D] don't even know who's in the team [G] Shir-[D]-ley, [Em] your sexual [D] politics have [C] left me [D] all of a [Em] muddle [Bm7] [G] Shir-[D]-ley, [Em] we are [D] joined in the [C] ideo-[D]-logical [Em] cud-[Bm7]-dle / [Am7] / [C] / [Am7] I'm celebrating my [C] love for you with a [G] pint of [D] beer and a [Em] new ta-[D]-ttoo [Am7] And if you haven't [C] noticed yet, I'm more im-[D]-pressionable when my cement is wet [G] / / / | [D] / / / | [C] / / / | [D] / / / | [G] / / / | [D] / / / | [C] / / / | [D] / / / | [Em] Politics and [E] pregnancy are de-[Am]-bated as we empty our [C] glasses And [G] how I [Em] love those evening [C] classes [G] / [D] / [G] Shir-[D]-ley, [Em] you really [D] know how to [C] make a [D] young man [Em] angry [Bm7] [G] Shir-[D]-ley, [Em] could we [D] get through the [C] night without [D] mentioning [Em] fami-[Bm7]-ly [Am7] / [C] / The [Am7] people from your [C] church agree it's [G] not much [D] of a car-[Em]-eer [D] [Am7] Trying the handles [C] of parked cars, [D] Whoops, there goes another year, whoops, there goes another pint of beer [G] / [D] / | [Em] / [D] / | [C] / [D] / | [Em] / [Bm7] / | [G] / [D] / | [Em] / [D] / | [C] / [D] / | [Em] / [Bm7] / | [Am7] / [C] / | [Am7] Here we are in our [C] summer years, [G] Living on [D] ice-cream and [Em] chocolate [D] kisses [Am7] Would the leaves fall [C] from the trees If I was [D] your old man and you was my missus ([G] Shir-[D]-ley), give my [Em] greetings to the [D] new brunette ([G] Shir-[D]-ley), give my [Em] greetings to the [D] new brunette ([G] Shir-[D]-ley), [Em] greetings to the [D] new brunette ([G] Shir-[D]-ley), [Em] greetings to the [D] new brunette ([G] Shir-[D]-ley), [Em] greetings to the [D] new brunette ([G] Shir-[D]-ley), / / / [G] / [D] / | [C] / [D] / | [G] / [D] / | <Am7>

{Capo 1 – original in Ab}

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Ideology { 1986 }

Intro: [E] / [Esus4] / | [E] / [Esus4] / | [E] / [Esus4] / | [E] / [Esus4] When [E] one voice rules the [Esus4] nation, just be-[E]-cause they're top of the [Esus4] pile [E] .. Doesn't mean their [Esus4] vision [B] is the [E] clearest / [Esus4] / | [E] / [Eadd9] The [E] voices of the [Esus4] people, are [E] falling on deaf [Esus4] ears [E] .. Our politicians [Esus4] all be-[B]-come ca-[E]-reerists / [Esus4] / | [E] / / /

[A] They must declare their interests … but [E] not their company cars Is there [E] more to a seat in [C#m] Parliament Than [F#m] sitting on your [B] arse

And the [E] best of all this [Esus4] bad bunch, [E] .. are shouting to be [Esus4] heard [E] Above the sound of [Esus4] ide-[B]-ologies [E] clashing / [Esus4] / | [E] / [Eadd9] Out-[E]-side the patient [Esus4] millions [E] .. who put them into [Esus4] power [E] Expect a little [Esus4] more back [B] for their [E] taxes / [Esus4] / | [E] / [Eadd9] Like [E] schools books, beds in [Esus4] hospitals, and [E] peace in our bloody [Esus4] time [E] .. All they get is [Esus4] old men [B] grinding [E] axes / [Esus4] / | [E] / / /

[A] Who've built their private fortunes … on the [E] things they can rely The [E] courts, the secret [C#m] handshake, The Stock Ex-[F#m]-change and the old school [B] tie

For [E] God and Queen and [Esus4] Country, [E] .. all things they justi-[Esus4]-fy [E] .. Above the sound of [Esus4] ide-[B]-ologies [E] clashing / [Esus4] / | [E] / [Eadd9] [E] / / / | [Esus4] / / / | [E] / / / | [Esus4] / / / | [E] / / / | [Esus4] / [B] / | [E] / [Esus4] / | [E] / / / |

[A] God bless the Civil Service, the [E] nation’s saving grace While [E] we expect de-[C#m]-mocracy They're [F#m] laughing in our [B] face

And al-[E]-though our cries get [Esus4] louder, [E] their laughter gets louder [Esus4] still [E] Above the sound of [Esus4] ide-[B]-ologies [E] clashing / [Esus4] / | [E] / [Eadd9] [E] Above the sound of [Esus4] ide-[B]-ologies [E] Above the sound of [Esus4] ide-[B]-ologies [E] Above the sound of [Esus4] ide-[B]-ologies [C#m] clashing / / / [A] / / / <E>

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There Is Power in a Union { 1986 }

Intro: [G] / / / | [C] / / / | [G] / / / | [D] / / / | [G] / / / | [C] / / / | [G] / / / | [D] / [G] / | There is [G] power in a factory, [C] power in the land [G] Power in the hand of the [D] worker But it [G] all amounts to nothing if to-[C]-gether we don't stand [G] There is power in a [D] Un-[G]-ion Now the [G] lessons of the past were all [C] learned with workers blood The [G] mistakes of the bosses we must [D] pay for From the [G] cities and the farmlands to [C] trenches full of mud [G] War’s always been the bosses [D] way, [G] sir

The [G] Union forever defending our rights Down with the blackleg, all [D] workers unite With our [G] brothers and our sisters from [C] many far-off lands [G] There is power in a [D] Un-[G]-ion

Now I [G] long for the morning that [C] they realise Brutali-[G]-ty and unjust laws cannot de-[D]-feat us But [G] who'll defend the workers who [C] cannot organise When the [G] bosses send their lackeys out to [D] cheat [G] us?

[G] Money speaks for money, the Devil for his own Who comes to speak for the [D] skin and the bone? What a [G] comfort to the widow, a [C] light to the child [G] There is power in a [D] Un-[G]-ion [G] / / / | / / / / | / / / / | [D] / / / | [G] / / / | [C] / / / | [G] / / / | [D] / [G] / |

The [G] Union forever defending our rights Down with the blackleg, all [D] workers unite With our [G] brothers and our sisters, to-[C]-gether we’ll stand [G] There is power in a [D] Un-<G>-ion

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She’s Got A New Spell { 1988 }

Intro: [G] / / / | / / / / | [C] / / / | [D] / / / | [G] / / / | / / / / | [C] / / / | [D] / / / | What is that [G] sound … where is it [C] coming from [D] All a-[G]-round … what are you [C] running from [D] Something [Em] you don't [D] under-[G]-stand Something [C] you cannot com-[Am]-mand, that's how I [G] know … That she's got a [C] new spell [D] … Yeah, that's how I [G] .. know … that she's got a [C] new spell [D] What's going [G] down … Who's [C] moved this room from [D] round me, where has it [G] gone … I [C] fear this night will [D] drown me, so I [Em] lie a-[D]-wake all [G] night 'Cos [C] I can't sleep with [Am] something I can't [G] fight She's got a [C] new spell [D] Yeah, that's how I [G] .. know … that she's got a [C] new spell [D] [Em] / [D] / | [G] / The laws of [C] gravity are [D] very, very [Em] strict / [D] / [G] / And you're just [C] bending them for [D] your own bene-[Em]-fit / / / | / / [D] / | [G] / / / | / / / / | [C] / / / | [D] / / / | [G] / / / | / / / / | [C] / / / | [D] / / / | [Em] / [D] / | [G] / / / | [C] / / / | [D] / / / | [G] / / / | / / / / | [C] / / / | [D] / / / | [G] / / / | / / / / | [C] / / / | [D] / / / | [Em] / [D] / | [G] / The laws of [C] gravity are [D] very, very [Em] strict / [D] / [G] / And you're just [C] bending them for [D] your own bene-[Em]-fit / / / | / / [D] / | [G] / / / | / / One minute she [G] says … She's [C] gone to get the [D] cat in, the next thing I [G] know … She's [C] mumbling in [D] Latin, she cut the [Em] stars out [D] of the [G] sky … And [C] baked them in a [D] pie, that's how I [G] know … She's got a [C] new spell [D] … yeah, that's how I [G] know … That she's got a [C] new spell [D] … She stole the [Em] scene [D] and the [G] scenery, The [C] script and the ma-[Am]-chinery That's how I [G] know … she's got a [C] new spell [D] Yeah, that's how I [G] know … that she's got a [C] new spell [D] / / / | [Em] / [D] / | <G>

Main riff:

[G] / [Gsus2] [G] | [Gsus4] [G] [Gsus2] [G] |

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The Price I Pay { 1988 }

Intro: [G] / / / | [Em] / / / | [C] / / / | [G] / [D] / | [G] My friend said she could see [Em] no way ahead And [A] I was probably better off with-[C]-out you She said to [G] face up to the fact that [Em] you weren't coming back And [A] she could make me happy like you [C] used to But I'm [G] sorry to say I [B7] turned her away [C] Knowing everything she said was [Abmaj7] true And that's the [G] price I pay for [Em] loving you the way that [C] I do / / / | [G] / [D] / There's [G] something inside that [Em] hurts my foolish pride To [A] visit the places we used to go to-[C]-gether Not a [G] day goes by that I don't [Em] sit and wonder why Your [A] feelings for me didn't last for-[C]-ever Girl I [G] love you so much that [B7] sometimes it's such I'd walk a [C] mile with a stone in my [Abmaj7] shoe And that's that [G] price I pay for [Em] loving you the way that [C] I do / / / | [G] / [D] / Yeah, that's that [G] price I pay for [Em] loving you the way that [C] I do / / / | [G] / [D] / [G] / / / | [Em] / / / | [A] / / / | [C] / / / | [G] / / / | [Em] / / / | [A] / / / | [C] / / / | So keep that [G] phone out of my way for the [B7] things I must say Are [C] empty if you don't believe they're ‹Abmaj7› true And that's that [G] price I pay for [Em] loving you the way that [C] I do / / / | [G] / [D] / Yeah, that's that [G] price I pay for [Em] loving you the way that [C] I do / / / | [G] / [D] / Girl, I [G] love you so much, that [Em] baby it's such I'd walk a [A] mile with a stone in my [C] shoe And that's that [G] price I pay for [Em] loving you the way that [C] I do / / / | [G] / [D] / Yeah, that's that [G] price I pay for [Em] loving you the way that [C] I do / / / | [G] / [D] / And that's that ‹G› price I pay for ‹Em› loving you the way that ‹C› I do / / / | ‹G› / ‹D› / Yeah, that's that ‹G› price I pay for ‹Em› loving you the way that ‹C› I do / / / | ‹G› / ‹D› / And that's that [G] price I pay for [Em] loving you the way that [C] I do / / / | [G] / [D] / Yeah, that's that [G] price I pay for [Em] loving you the way that [C] I do / / / | [G] / [D] / That's that ‹G› price I pay for ‹Em› loving you the way that ‹C› I do / / / ‹G›

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Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards { 1988 }

Intro: [D] [D] [Bm] [Bm] [D] [D] [Bm] [Bm] [D] It may have been Camelot for [Bm] Jack and Jacque-[A]-line Or on the [D] Che Guevara highway filling [Bm] up with gaso-[A]-line [D] Fidel Castro's brother spies a [Bm] rich lady who's [A] crying Over [D] luxury's disappointment so he walks [Bm] over and he's [A] trying To [G] sympathise with [A] her but he [D] thinks that he should [Bm] warn her [A] That the [G] third world is [A] just around the [D] corner [D] [Bm] [Bm] [D] [D] [Bm] [Bm] [D] In the Soviet Union, a [Bm] scientist is [A] blinded By the [D] resumption of nuclear testing [Bm] and he is re-[A]-minded That [G] Doctor Robert [A] Oppenheimer's [D] optimism [Bm] fell [A] [G] … [A] At the first [D] hurdle [D] [Bm] [Bm] [D] [D] [Bm] [Bm] [D] In the cheese pavilion, the [Bm] only noise I [A] hear Is the [D] sound of someone stacking chairs and [Bm] mopping up spilled [A] beer And [G] someone asking [A] questions and [D] basking in the [Bm] light [A] Of the [G] fifteen fame filled [A] minutes of the fanzine [D] writer [D] [Bm] [Bm] [D] [D] [Bm] [Bm] [D] Mixing pop and politics, he [Bm] asks me what the [A] use is I [D] offer him embarrassment and my [Bm] usual ex-[A]-cuses While [G] looking down the [A] corridor out to [D] where the van is [Bm] waiting [A] I'm [G] looking for the [A] great leap [D] forwards [D] [Bm] [Bm] [D] [D] [Bm] [Bm] [D] Jumble sales are organised and [Bm] pamphlets have been [A] posted [D] Even after closing time, there's still [Bm] parties to be [A] hosted You can be [G] active with the [A] activists or [D] sleep in with the [Bm] sleepers [A] While you're [G] waiting for the [A] great leap [D] forwards [D] Oh [G] one leap forwards [A] two leaps back, Will [D] politics get [Bm] me the [A] sack [G] Waiting for the [A] great leap [D] forwards [D]

Well [G] here comes the future and you [A] can’t run from it If [D] you've got a blacklist I [Bm] wanna be [A] on it [G] Waiting for the [A] great leap [D] forwards [D]

Well it’s a [G] mighty long way down [A] rock and roll From [D] Top of the Pops to [Bm] drawing the [A] dole You're [G] waiting for the [A] great leap [D] forwards [D]

If [G] no-one out there [A] understands, Start your [D] own revolution and [Bm] cut out the [A] middle man [G] Waiting for the [A] great leap [D] forwards [D]

In a [G] perfect world we'd all [A] sing in tune But [D] this is reality so [Bm] give me some [A] room [G] Waiting for the [A] great leap [D] forwards [D]

So [G] join the struggle [A] while you may The [D] revolution is just a [Bm] T-shirt a-[A]-way [G] Waiting for the [A] great leap [D] forwards [D] (repeat to end)


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Sexuality { 1991 }

Intro: [G] / / / | [C] / [D] / | [G] / / / | [C] / [D] / | I've had re-[G]-lations … [C] .. with [D] girls from many [G] nations [C] [D] I've made [G] passes … [C] .. at [D] women of all [G] classes [C] [D] And [G] just because you're [C] gay [D] .. I [G] won't turn you a-[C]-way [D] [G] If you stick a-[C]-round [D] .. I'm [G] sure that we can find some [C] .. common [D] ground

[Em7*] Sexuali-[D]-ty … [G] strong and warm and [C] wild and free [Em7*] Sexuali-[D]-ty … your [Em] laws do not ap-[C]-ply to [D] me

A [G] nuclear submarine [C] sinks off the [D] coast of [G] Sweden [C] [D] [G] Headlines give me [C] headaches [D] when I [G] read them [C] [D] I had an [G] uncle who once [C] played [D] … [G] for Red Star Bel-[C]-grade [D] He said that [G] some things are really best [C] left un-[D]-spoken But [G] I prefer it all to be [C] out in the [D] open

[Em7*] Sexuali-[D]-ty … [G] strong and warm and [C] wild and free [Em7*] Sexuali-[D]-ty … your [Em] laws do not ap-[C]-ply to [D] me [Em7*] Sexuali-[D]-ty … Don't [G] threaten me with [C] misery [Em7*] Sexuali-[D]-ty … [Em] I demand equ-[C]-ali-[D]-ty

I'm [Bm] sure that every-[Em]-body knows how [C] much my body [D] hates me It [Bm] lets me down most [Em] every time and [C] makes me rash and [D] hasty I [Bm] feel a total [Em] jerk … before your [Bm] naked body of [C] work / / / | / / / / | [D] / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | I'm getting <G> weighed down (weighed down) [C] with [D] all this infor-[G]-mation [C] [D] (information)

[G] Safe sex doesn't mean [C] no sex it [D] just means [G] use your imagi-[C]-nation [D] Stop [G] playing with your-[C]-selves [D] .. in hard [G] currency hot-[C]-els [D] I [G] look like Robert De [C] Niro, [D] .. I drive a [G] Mitsubishi [C] Zero [D]

[Em7*] Sexuali-[D]-ty … [G] strong and warm and [C] wild and free [Em7*] Sexuali-[D]-ty … your [Em] laws do not ap-[C]-ply to [D] me [Em7*] Sexuali-[D]-ty … Come [G] eat and drink and [C] sleep with me [Em7*] Sexuali-[D]-ty … We [Em] can be what we [C] want to [D] be [Em7*] / / / | [D] / / / | [G] / / / | [C] / / / | [Em7*] / / / | [D] / / / | [Em] / / / | [C] / [D] / | <G>

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Moving the Goalposts { 1991 }

Intro: [G] / / / | [A] / / / | [G] / / / | [D] / / / | I [G] put on my raincoat to [A] make it rain And [Bm] sure enough the skies opened [A] up again I [G] dreamed of you as I [A] walked to the shops, You were [F#m] dancing with the wallies on [Bm] Top of the Pops [G] Once in a [A] while [G] Gennady Gerasimov [A] drops his smile And [G] you can see that his [A] aim's A port-[F#m]-folio pregnant with [Bm] gains He's [G] been up all [A] night, moving the [G] goalposts / / / [D] / / / Like a [F#m] jackdaw with a fiery brand, [Bm] Spread the news all over this land [Em] Robin Hood and his merry men Are [A] never, never, never, coming back .. a- .. gain / / / [D] / / / | / / / / | [G] / / / | [A] / / / | [D] / / / | / / / / | [G] / / / | [A] / / / | [F#m] / / / | / / / / | [Bm] / / / | / / / / | [G] / / / | [A] / / / | [G] / / / | [D] / / / | I [G] don't believe that [A] love should be pain So [Bm] would you please rub my [A] back again I [G] think it's safe to leave [A] them in the park Let's [F#m] blow out the candles and [Bm] kiss in the dark [G] .. Heavens a-[A]-bove Could this [G] sticky stuff really be [A] love [G] .. Don't [A] get .. dressed [F#m] yet … not [Bm] yet We've [G] been up all [A] night, moving the [G] goalposts / / / [D] / / / We've [G] been up all [A] night moving the [G] goalposts / / / <D>

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Tank Park Salute { 1991 }

Intro: [G] / / / | [D6] / / / | [Em] / / / | [Cmaj7] / / / | (x2) [G] Kiss me goodnight and [D6] say my prayers [Em] Leave the light on at the [Cmaj7] top of the stairs [G] Tell me the names of the [D6] stars up in the [Em] sky [Cmaj7] A [G] tree taps on the [D6] window pane That [Em] feeling smothers [Cmaj7] me again [G] Daddy, is it true that [D6] we all have to [Em] die [Cmaj7]

[D] / [Cmaj7] At the top of the [D] stairs [Cmaj7] Is dark-[D]-ness [Cmaj7] At the top of the [D] stairs [Cmaj7] Is dark-[G]-ness [D6] [Em] [Cmaj7] [G] [D6] [Em] [Cmaj7]

I [G] closed my eyes and [D6] when I looked Your [Em] name was in the me-[Cmaj7]-morial book And [G] what had become of [D6] all the things we [Em] planned [Cmaj7] I [G] accepted the com-[D6]-miserations Of [Em] all your friends and [Cmaj7] your relations But [G] there's some things I [D6] still don't under-[Em]-stand [Cmaj7]

[D] / [Cmaj7] You were so [D] tall / [Cmaj7] How could you [D] fall? / [Cmaj7] / [D] / [Cmaj7] / [G] [D6] [Em] [Cmaj7] [G] [D6] [Em] [Cmaj7]

Some [G] photographs of a [D6] summer's day A [Em] little boy's life-[Cmaj7]-time away Is [G] all I've left of [D6] everything we've [Em] done [Cmaj7] Like a [G] pale moon in a [D6] sunny sky Death [Em] gazes down as [Cmaj7] I pass by To re-[G]-mind me that I'm [D6] but my father's [Em] son [Cmaj7]

[D] / [Cmaj7] I offer up to [D] you / [Cmaj7] This trib-[D]-ute / [Cmaj7] I offer up to [D] you .. this [Cmaj7] tank park sal-[G]-ute [D6] [Em] [Cmaj7] [G] [D6] [Em] [Cmaj7] [G] [D6] [Em] [Cmaj7] [G] [D6] [Em] [Cmaj7] <G>

Piano riff:

xA|-------------2---------------2-|

xE|-3---------------3-------2-----|

xC|-----2---4-----------2---------|

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You Woke Up My Neighbourhood { 1991 }

Intro: [G] / / / | / / / / | [Em] / / / | / / / / | [G] As I wait for sleep to drag me [Em] under [G] In the evening gloom I sit and [Em] wonder [D] The words I should [C] have said to you [D] The things I al-[C]-ways meant to do [D] The bad dreams that [C] all came true

[G] You woke [D] up my [C] neighbourhood [G] Night after [D] night we would [C] row [G] You woke [D] up my [C] neighbourhood [Am] Things and pretty quiet round here now

[G] When I think of how we were to-[Em]-gether I [G] know we couldn't be like that for-[Em]-ever [D] Beneath the Se-[C]-ven Sister stars [D] The night we let [C] it go too far [D] I slept out [C] in the car

[G] You woke [D] up my [C] neighbourhood [G] Night after [D] night we would [C] row [G] You woke [D] up my [C] neighbourhood [Am] Things and pretty quiet round here now

[Bb] I remember skip-[Am]-ping on the porch [C] till it grew cold [G] [Bb] I remember feel-[Am]-ing like I was [C] eight years [D] old [D]

[G] Somersaults a-[D]-cross the lawn, [C] singing dancing up till dawn [G] Every now and [D] then we'd have a [C] row [G] You woke [D] up my [C] neighbourhood [Am] Things and pretty quiet round here now

[G] You woke [D] up my [C] neighbourhood [G] Night after [D] night we would [C] row [G] You woke [D] up my [C] neighbourhood [Am] Things and pretty quiet round here now [G] You woke [D] up my [C] neighbourhood [G] Night after [D] night we would [C] row [G] You woke [D] up my [C] neighbourhood [Am] Things and pretty quiet round here now Around here <G> now

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Accident Waiting To Happen { 1991 }

Intro: [D] / / / | [Em] / / / | [Bm] / / / | [G] / / / | (x2) I’ve [D] always been impressed with the girl Who could [D] sing for her supper and get breakfast as well [G] That’s the way I [Em] am, heaven [D] help me [D] She said we [D] don’t like peace campaigners round here As she [D] nailed another one to the wall And [G] that’s what gets me in [Em] trouble, heaven [D] help me [D]

[G] Goodbye and [A] good luck, to all the [D] rubbish that you’ve [G] spoken [G] Goodbye and [A] good luck, to all the [D] promises you’ve [G] broken Your [G] life has lost its dig-[A]-nity, its beau-[D]-ty and its pa-[G]-ssion You’re an ac-[G]-cident … [A] waiting to [D] happen [Em] [Bm] [G] [D] [Em] [Bm] [G]

[D] There you are standing at the bar And you’re [D] giving me grief about the DDR And that [G] chip on your shoulder gets [Em] bigger as you get [D] older [D] [D] One of these nights you’re gonna get caught It’ll [D] give you a pregnant pause for thought You’re a [G] dedicated [Em] swallower of [D] fascism [D]

[G] Time up and [A] time out, for all the [D] liberties you’ve [G] taken [G] Time up and [A] time out, for all the [D] friends that you’ve for-[G]-saken And [G] if you choose to [A] waste away like [D] death is back in [G] fashion You’re an ac-[G]-cident … [A] waiting to [D] happen [Em] [Bm] [G] [D] [Em] [Bm] [G] [D] [Em] [Bm] [G] [D] [Em] [Bm] [G]

And my [D] sins are so unoriginal I have [D] all the self-loathing of a wolf in sheep’s clothing In this car-[G]-nival of car-[Em]-nivores heaven [D] help me [D]

[G] Goodbye and [A] good luck, to all the [D] rubbish that you’ve [G] spoken [G] Goodbye and [A] good luck, for all the [D] promises you’ve [G] broken Your [G] life has lost its dig-[A]-nity, its beau-[D]-ty and its pa-[G]-ssion You’re an ac-[G]-cident … [A] waiting to [D] happen [Em] You’re an ac-[G]-cident … [A] waiting to [D] happen [Em] You’re a [G] dedicated [A] swallower of [D] fascism [Em] You’re an ac-[G]-cident … [A] waiting to [D] happen [Em] [Bm] [G] [D] [Em] [Bm] [G] [D] [Em] [Bm] [G] [D] [D] [D] <D>

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Upfield { 1996 }

Intro: [G] / / / | [C] / / / | [Em] / / / | [D] / / / | (x2)

I'm going [G] upfield [C] … way up on the [Em] hillside [D] I'm going [G] higher [C] … than I've ever been be-[Em]-fore [D] That’s where you’ll [G] find me [C] … over the hor-[Em]-izon [D] Wading in the [G] river, [C] reaching for that [D] other [G] shore [C] [D]

I [Em] dreamed I [D] saw a tree full of [G] angels, [C] up on Primrose [G] Hill [D] And I [Em] flew with [D] them over the [G] Great Wen till [C] I had seen my [Am] fill [D] Of such [Em] pover-[D]-ty and [G] misery, sure to [C] tear my soul a-[G]-part [D] I've got a [Em] so-[D]-cia-[G]-lism [C] of the [G] heart [D] I've got a [Em] so-[D]-cia-[G]-lism [C] of the [G] heart [D]


The [Em] angels [D] asked me [G] how I felt about [C] all I'd seen and [G] heard [D] That they [Em] spoke to [D] me, a [G] pagan, gave me [C] cause to doubt their [Am] word [D] But they [Em] laughed and said [D] it doesn't [G] matter, if you [C] help us in our [G] art [D] You've got a [Em] so-[D]-cia-[G]-lism [C] of the [G] heart [D] You've got a [Em] so-[D]-cia-[G]-lism [C] of the [G] heart [D]


Their [Em] faces [D] shone and [G] they were gone and [C] I was left a-[G]-lone [D] And I [Em] walked these [D] ancient [G] empire streets till I came [C] tearful to my [Am] home [D] And [Em] when I [D] woke next [G] morning, I [C] vowed to play my [G] part [D] I've got a [Em] so-[D]-cia-[G]-lism [C] of the [G] heart [D] I've got a [Em] so-[D]-cia-[G]-lism [C] of the [G] heart [D]

I'm going [G] upfield [C] … way up on the [Em] hillside [D] I'm going [G] higher [C] … than I've ever been be-[Em]-fore [D] That’s where you’ll [G] find me [C] … over the hor-[Em]-izon [D] Wading in the [G] river, [C] reaching for that [D] other [G] shore [C] Reaching for that [D] other [G] shore [C] Reaching for that [D] other <G> shore

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Brickbat { 1996 }

Intro: [G] / / [D] | [Em] / / [D] | [G] / / [D] | [Em] / / [D] | [G] I ought to leave [D] [Em] enough hot water [D] [G] For your morning bath [D] [Em] but I'd not thought, I [D] [C] Hate to hear you [Am] talk that way But [C] I can't bring my-[Am]-self to say I'm [G] sorry / / [D] | [Em] / / [D] | [G] The past is always [D] [Em] knocking incessant [D] [G] Trying to break through [D] [Em] into the present [D] We [C] have to work to [Am] keep it out And [C] I won't be the [Am] first to shout it's [G] over / / [D] | [Em] / / [D] |

[Am] I used to [C] wanna plant bombs [Am] … at the [C] last night of the [G] proms / / [D] | [Em] / / [D] | But [Am] now you'll .. [C] find me .. with the [Am] baby .. in the [C] bathroom .. With that [Am] big shell listening to the [C] sound of the [D] sea / / [C] | [D] / / [C]

[G] I steal a kiss from you [D] [Em] in the supermarket [D] [G] I walk you down the aisle [D] [Em] you fill my basket [D] And [C] through it all the [Am] stick I take Is [C] worth it with the [Am] love we make [G] / / [D] | [Em] / / [D] |

[Am] I used to [C] wanna plant bombs [Am] … at the [C] last night of the [G] proms / / [D] | [Em] / / [D] | But [Am] now you'll .. [C] find me .. with the [Am] baby .. in the [C] bathroom .. With that [Am] big shell listening to the [C] sound of the [D] sea / / The [C] baby and [D] me / / [C]

[G] I stayed in bed [D] [Em] alone, uncertain [D] [G] Then I met you [D] [Em] you pulled the curtain [D] The [C] sun came up, the [Am] trees began to sing And [C] light shone in on [Am] everything, I [G] love you / / [D] | [Em] / / [D] | The [C] sun came up, the [Am] trees began to sing And [C] light shone in on [Am] everything, I [G] love you / / [D] | [Em] / / [D] | <G>

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The Space Race is Over { 1996 }

Intro: [D] / [Em] [D] | [F#m] [Em] [D] / | (x2) [D] When I was [Em] young [D] I [F#m] told [Em] my [D] mum [A] Gonna walk on the moon [G] someday [D] Armstrong and [Em] Al-[D]-drin [F#m] spoke [Em] to [D] me [A] Through Houston and Cape [G] Kennedy And I [Bm] watched the [G] Eagle [D] landing, on a [G] night when the moon was [D] full And as it [G] tugged at the [F#m] tides, I knew that [G] deep in-[D]-side I [A] too could feel its [G] pull [D] / [Em] [D] | [F#m] [Em] [D] / | [D] / [Em] [D] | [F#m] [Em] [D] / | I [D] lie in my [Em] bed [D] and [F#m] dreamed [Em] I [D] walked [A] On the sea of tran-[G]-quillity I knew that [D] someday [Em] soon [D] we'd all [F#m] sail [Em] to the [D] moon [A] On the high tide of tech-[G]-nology But the [Bm] dreams had [G] all been [D] taken, and the [G] window seats taken [D] too And Two [G] Thousand and [F#m] One has almost [G] come and [D] gone What am [A] I supposed to do?

Now that the [G] space race is [D] over, it’s [G] been and it’s [D] gone And I'll [G] never get [D] to the [A] moon Now that the [G] space race is [D] over and I [G] can't help but [D] feel That we've [A] all grown up too [G] soon [D] / [Em] [D] | [F#m] [Em] [D] / | [A] / / / | [G] / / / | (x2)

Now my [Bm] dreams have [G] all been [D] shattered, and my [G] wings are tattered [D] too And I [G] can still [F#m] fly but not [G] half as [D] high as [A] once I wanted to

Now that the [G] space race is [D] over, it’s [G] been and it’s [D] gone And I'll [G] never get [D] to the [A] moon Now that the [G] space race is [D] over and I [G] can't help but [D] feel That we've [A] all grown up too [G] soon [D] / [Em] [D] | [F#m] [Em] [D] / | [D] / [Em] [D] | [F#m] [Em] [D] / |

My [D] son and I [Em] stand be-[D]-neath the [F#m] great [Em] night [D] sky [A] And we gaze up in [G] wonder I [D] tell him the [Em] tale [D] of [F#m] A-[Em]-pol-[D]-lo And he says [A] “why did they [G] ever go?” It may [Bm] look like [G] some empty [D] gesture , to go [G] all that way just to come [D] back But don't [G] offer me a [F#m] place out in [G] cyber [D] space, ‘Cos [A] where in the hell's that at?

Now that the [G] space race is [D] over, it’s [G] been and it’s [D] gone And I'll [G] never get [D] out of my [A] room Now that the [G] space race is [D] over and I [G] can't help but [D] think That we're [A] all just going [A] nowhere [A] [A] [A] [A] <A>

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The Boy Done Good { 1997 }

Intro: [D] / / / | [E] / / / | [F#m] / / / | [D] / / / | / / / / | [E] / / / | [F#m] / / / | / / / / | [F#m] Strange as it may seem, I once [D] had my football dreams But I was always the [A] last one, the last to get chosen When my [E] classmates picked their teams I guess [F#m] that was the way it stayed, in [D] every game I played Life just [A] kicked me, and clattered and tripped me Till you [E] picked me from the parade Now I [C#m] feel like I've won the cup, every [F#m] time that we make love Forty [D] five minutes each way, at half-[E]-time I hear a brass band [C#m] play

The [D] boy done good, the [E] girl done better The [F#m] seasons [E] turn, [D] we're still together The sky's still blue, and to-[E]-morrow is another [F#m] day [F#m] The [D] boy done good, the [E] girl done better The [F#m] seasons [E] turn, [D] we're still together The sky's still blue, and to-[E]-morrow is another [F#m] day [F#m]

You [F#m] weren't that kind of a bird who likes her [D] studs to be covered in mud Taking you to the [A] pictures was a regular fixture For one of [E] life's eternal subs I [F#m] tried hard acting tough, but I just [D] can't stand the taste of that stuff Like some macho park [A] player I got in the way of In some [E] grudge match against his pub Still I'm [C#m] happier than I am today, now I've [F#m] put my boots away I guess I'll [D] never get picked to play my [E] song on Match of the [C#m] Day

The [D] boy done good, the [E] girl done better The [F#m] seasons [E] turn, [D] we're still together The sky's still blue, and to-[E]-morrow is another [F#m] day [F#m] The [D] boy done good, the [E] girl done better The [F#m] seasons [E] turn, [D] we're still together The sky's still blue, and to-[E]-morrow is another [F#m] day [F#m]

The [D] boy done good, the [E] girl done better The [F#m] seasons [E] turn, [D] we're still together The sky's still blue, and to-[E]-morrow is another [F#m] day [F#m] The [D] boy done good, the [E] girl done better The [F#m] seasons [E] turn, [D] we're still together The sky's still blue, and to-[E]-morrow is another [F#m] day <F#m> A C#m D E F#m

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No Power Without Accountability { 2002 }

Intro: [Em] / / / | [A] / / / | [D] / [A] / | [Em] / / / | (x2) [Em] I grew up, [A] in a company town [D] And I work real [A] hard ‘til the [Em] company closed down [Em] They gave my job, [A] to another man [D] On half my [A] wages in some [Em] foreign land [Em] And when I asked, [A] how could that be, [D] Any [A] good for our e-[Em]-conomy, [Em] I was told, [A] nobody cares, So [D] long as they make [A] money when they [Em] sell their shares

Can you [Em] hear us, are you [A] listening, No [D] power with-[A]-out a-[Em]-ccountability [Em] / / / | [A] / / / | [D] / [A] / | [Em] / / / |

[Em] I lost my job, my [A] car and my house When [D] 10,000 [A] miles away some [Em] guy clicked on a mouse [Em] He didn't know me, [A] we never spoke He [D] didn't ask my o-[A]-pinion or [Em] canvas for my vote [Em] I guess it's true, [A] nobody cares [D] ‘Til those [A] petrol bombs come [Em] spinning through the air [Em] I gotta find a way to [A] hold them to account Be-[D]-fore they find a [A] way to [Em] snuff our voices out

Can you [Em] hear us, are you [A] listening No [D] power with-[A]-out a-[Em]-ccountability [Em] / / / | [A] / / / | [D] / [A] / | [Em] / / / |

[Bm] The ballot box is no guarantee, [Am] that we achieve democracy [Bm] Our leaders claim their victory when only [G] half the people have [C] spoken [Bm] There is no job security, [Am] in this global economy [Bm] Our borders closed to refugees, but our [G] markets .. forced [C] open [Em] / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | [Em] The World banks says to [A] Mexico [D] We'll cut you [A] off if you don't [Em] keep your taxes low [Em] But they have no right [A] to wield that sword [D] They take their [A] orders from the [Em] chairman of the board [Em] IMF, [A] WTO, [D] I hear these [A] words just [Em] every place I go [Em] Who are these people, [A] who elected them And <D> how do I re-<A>-place them with [Em] some of my friends

Can you [Em] hear us, are you [A] listening No [D] power with-[A]-out a-[Em]-ccountability [Em] … are you [A] listening No [D] power with-[A]-out a-[Em]-ccountability [Em] … are you [A] listening No <D> power with-<A>-out accountability

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St. Monday { 2002 }

Intro: [G] / / / | [D] / / / | [C] / / / | [G] / [D] / | [G] Monday and the [Am] afternoon .. is baring [C] down on [G] me [D] [G] I'm watching the [Am] clock and .. the [C] clock is watching [G] me [D] [Em] Don’t have to be [Am] cool but you know I am [C] Don’t have to be here but you know that I’m a

[G] hard [D] worker but I ain't [F] working on a [C] Monday I'm a [G] hard [D] worker but I ain't [F] working on a [C] Monday A [G] hard working [D] fellow, I ain't [F] working on a [C] Monday St. Monday's still the weekend to [D] me [D]

[G] Two dozen in-[Am]-quiries are on [C] hold for [G] me [D] [G] My shift super-[Am]-visor is staring [C] hard at [G] me [D] [Em] Nobody can [Am] say what the matter is [C] I’m trying to recharge my batteries

I’m a [G] hard [D] worker but I ain't [F] working on a [C] Monday I'm a [G] hard [D] worker but I ain't [F] working on a [C] Monday A [G] hard working [D] fellow, I ain't [F] working on a [C] Monday St. [F] Monday's the [Ab] weekend to [C] me [C]

[Bb] Somewhere out on the [F] road, I just wanna be [C] free [C] I [Bb] don't wanna do as I’m [F] told Don’t wanna work [D] 4, 5, 6 days and [G] turnaround Want to get [D] high on life, but first I got to get me back [G] home / / / | [Am] / / / | [C] / / / | [G] / [D] / | [G] / / / | [Am] / / / | [C] / / / | [G] / [D] / | [Em] Nobody can [Am] say what the matter is [C] I’m trying to recharge my batteries

I’m a [G] hard [D] worker but I ain't [F] working on a [C] Monday I'm a [G] hard [D] worker but I ain't [F] working on a [C] Monday A [G] hard working [D] fellow, I ain't [F] working on a [C] Monday A [G] hard working [D] fellow, I ain't [F] working on a [C] Monday <G> No!

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Some Days I See the Point { 2002 }

Intro: [G] / / / | / / / / | [G] Never saw a meaningful TV advert, I don’t think shopping is a metaphor for [Em] life / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | [G] Don’t waste my time at the gym in the morning, Try to keep trim by living my [Em] life / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | [Bm7] Wanna feel the wind [C] blowing in my hair [Bm7] Wanna hear the waves [C] crashing on the beach [A7] I’m not seeking easy answers or inner peace I’m just looking for some re-[G]-lease / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | [G] I want to help to make the world better But I can’t do it all on my [Em] own / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | [G] Try to keep the lid on my disappointment ‘Cos cynicism’s such a cop out I [Em] know / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | [Bm7] Watch the shadows of clouds [C] moving on the hill [Bm7] Open my eyes [C] and drink my [A7] fill On those days that I feel dejected I come up here for a bit of perspective [G] / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | [C] / / / | [Bm] / [Em] / | [C] / / / | [Bm] / [Em] / | [C] / / / | [Bm] / [G] / | [A7] / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | [G] / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | [Em] / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | [Bm7] Gonna follow the path [C] that climbs up through the trees [Bm7] Walk along the cliff [C] top and gaze out to [A7] sea I feel free when I come up here And if it's clear some days I see the po-[G]-int / / / | / / / / | [C] / / / | [Bm] / [Em] / | (repeat to fade)

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Take Down the Union Jack { 2002 }

Intro: [C] / / / | [F] [Fadd9] [C] / | [G] / [Dm] / | [F] / [C] / | [C] Take down the Union Jack, it [F] clashes [Fadd9] with the [C] sunset And [G] put it in the [Dm] attic with the [F] Emperors old [C] clothes [C] When did it fall apart? [F] Sometime [Fadd9] in the [C] 80s When the [C] great and the [Dm] good gave way to the [F] greedy and the [C] mean / / / [Bb] Britain isn’t cool you know, and it’s [F] really not that [C] great It’s [Bb] not a proper [F] country, it doesn’t even [C] have a patron [G] saint It’s just an [Bb] economic [F] union That’s [Db] past its [Eb] sell-by [G] date / / / [G7] / / / [C] Take down the Union Jack, it [F] clashes [Fadd9] with the [C] sunset And [G] ask our Scottish [Dm] neighbours if inde-[F]-pendence looks any [C] good ‘Cos [C] they just might have a clue how to [F] take an [Fadd9] abstract [C] notion Of [G] personal i-[Dm]-dentity and turn it [F] into nation-[C]-hood / / / [Bb] Is this the 19th Century that I’m [F] watching on T-[C]-V ? The [Bb] dear old Queen of [F] England handing [C] out those MB-[G]-Es [Bb] Member of the British [F] Empire That doesn’t [Db] sound too [Eb] good to [G] me / / / [A] / / / [F] Gilbert and [G] George are taking the [Am] piss aren’t they? [F] Gilbert and [F] George are taking the [Am] piss [F] What could be more [G] British than here’s a [AM] picture of me bum [F] Gilbert and [G] George are taking the [Am] piss [C] Take down the Union Jack, it [F] clashes [Fadd9] with the [C] sunset And [G] pile up all those [Dm] history books but [F] don’t throw them a-[C]-way ‘Cos [C] they just might have a clue about [F] what it [Fadd9] really [C] means To be an [G] Anglo hyphen [Dm] Saxon in England [F] dot co dot U-[C]-K To be an [G] Anglo hyphen [Dm] Saxon in England [F] dot co dot U-<C>-K

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Handyman Blues { 2013 }

Intro: [C] / [Cmaj9] / | [Am] / [Am7] / | [F] / [Fmaj9] / | [C] / / / | (x2) I'm [C] never gonna [Cmaj9] be the handy-[Am]-man a-[Am7]-round the [F] House my [Fmaj9] father [C] was [C] So don't be [Cmaj9] asking me to [Am] hang a [Am7] curtain [F] rail for [Fmaj9] you, be-[D7]-cause [Am] Screwdriver [Am7] business just gets [D7] me confused [Am] It takes me [Am7] half an hour to [D7] change a fuse [C] And when I [Cmaj9] flicked the switch the [Am] lights all [Am7] blew I'm [F] not your [Fmaj9] handy-[C]-man [C] Don't be ex-[Cmaj9]-pecting me to [Am] put up [Am7] shelves or [F] Build a [Fmaj9] garden [C] shed [C] But I can [Cmaj9] write a song that [Am] tells the [Am7] world How much [F] I love [Fmaj9] you in-[D7]-stead [Am] I'm not [Am7] any good at [D7] pottery So let's [Am] lose the [Am7] 't' and just shift [D7] back the 'e' And I'll [C] find a [Cmaj9] way to make my [Am] poe-[Am7]-try Build a [F] roof o-[Fmaj9]-ver our [C] heads [C] / [Cmaj9] / | [Am] / [Am7] / | [F] / [Fmaj9] / | [C] / / / | [C] / [Cmaj9] / | [Am] / [Am7] / | [F] / [Fmaj9] / | [D7] / / / | I [Am] know it looks like [Am7] I'm just read-[D7]-ing the paper [Am] But these i-[Am7]-deas I'll turn to [D7] gold dust later [C] Cause I'm a [Cmaj9] writer not a [Am] décor-[Am7]-ator I'm [F] not your [Fmaj9] handy-[C]-man [C] / [Cmaj9] / | [Am] / [Am7] / | [F] / [Fmaj9] / | [C] / / / | [C] / [Cmaj9] / | [Am] / [Am7] / | [F] / [Fmaj9] / | <C>

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A13 Trunk Road to the Sea { 1983 }

Intro: [A] [Asus4] / [A] | [Asus4] / / [A] / | (x2) If [A] you ever have to [D] go to Shoebury-[A]-ness (Asus4 riff) Take the [D] A road, the okay road that's the [A] best (Asus4 riff) Go motor-[E]-in' on [D] the A13 [A]-[Asus4] [E] If [A] you're looking [D] for a thrill that's [A] new (Asus4 riff) Take in [D] Fords, Dartford Tunnel and the river [A] too (Asus4 riff) Go motor-[E]-in' on [D] the A13 [A]-[Asus4] [E] It <A> starts down in Wapping, <A> there ain't no stopping <A> By-pass Barking and straight through Dagenham [D] Down to Grays Thurrock And [A] rather near Basildon [E] Pitsea, Thundersley, Hadleigh, Leigh-On-Sea, Chalkwell, Prittlewell, <E> Southend's the end If [A] you ever have to [D] go to Shoebury-[A]-ness (Asus4 riff) Take the [D] A road, the okay road that's the [A] best (Asus4 riff) Go motor-[E]-in' on [D] the A13 [A]-[Asus4] [E] [A] [D] [A] [E] [D] [D] [A] [A] [E] [D] [A] [E] It <A> starts down in Wapping, <A> there ain't no stopping <A> By-pass Barking and straight through Dagenham [D] Down to Grays Thurrock And [A] rather near Basildon [E] Pitsea, Thundersley, Hadleigh, Leigh-On-Sea, Chalkwell, Prittlewell, <E> Southend's the end If [A] you ever have to [D] go to Shoebury-[A]-ness (Asus4 riff) Take the [D] A road, the okay road that's the [A] best (Asus4 riff) Go motor-[E]-in' on [D] the A13 [A]-[Asus4] [E] Go motor-[E]-in' on [D] the A13 [A]-[Asus4] [E] Go motor-[E]-in' on [D] the A13 [A] / [D] / | [G] [G#] <A>

A New England The Milkman of Human Kindness To Have and to Have Not A Lover Speaks It Says Here The Saturday Boy Between the Wars The World Turned Upside Down Levi Stubbs’ Tears Greetings to the New Brunette Ideology There Is Power in a Union She’s Got a New Spell The Price I Pay Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards Sexuality Moving the Goalposts Tank Park Salute You Woke up My Neighbourhood Accident Waiting to Happen Upfield Brickbat The Space Race Is Over The Boy Done Good NPWA St. Monday Some Days I See the Point Take Down the Union Jack Handyman Blues

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