Chords for Alistair MacDonald - John MacLean
Tempo:
103.35 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
C#
C#m
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[A] [E] [C#] [B]
[E] When [A] you've passed your resolutions and [E] you feel you've done your bit, and you [A] think there's nothing more [E] that you can do,
[A] why not act and in your actions [E] emulate [C#m] the grit [E] of the man in Peterhead who acts [C#] for you?
[E] Of the man in Peterhead who acts for you.
He [A] is grateful for your money, he [E] appreciates your cheers, [A] your sympathy is ample [E] for his needs,
but there are [A] more important things than [B] resolutions, cash or tears, [E] why not give him just a sample, [C#m] say, of deeds?
[E] Why not give him just a sample, say, of deeds?
T'was [A] for you he garnered knowledge, [E]
sacrificed his very youth, he [A] worked for you until his head was grey,
they [A] are killing him by inches [E] just because he [C#m] thought the truth, [E] and having thought it had the guts [C#] to say,
and [E] having thought it had the guts to say.
[E]
For [A] the truth's a kind of virtue [E] that the ruling [C#m] class is fear, [A] by the foulest means to crush it they [E] have tried,
for [A] truth the stones of hate were hurled at [B] prophet and at [E] seer, for truth the gentle Christ [C#] was crucified,
[E] for truth the gentle Christ was crucified.
He [A] will pay you back in plenty, it's you who stand to gain, his [A] lion heart is yours if he [E] is spared,
[A] so workers for your own sakes [E] liberate [E] Maclean, you could do it by tomorrow [C#] if you dare,
you could do it by [A] tomorrow [E] if you dare.
Will [A] you suffer his destruction [E] on the tyrant's battleground, [A] will you let the cursed wrong defeat [E] the right?
He [A] is one against an army, are you [C#m] going to see him down, are [E] you going to let him die [B] without [C#] a fight?
Are you going to let him die without a fight?
[E]
[A] He will pay you back in plenty, [E] it's you who stand to gain, [A] for his lion heart is yours if [E] he is spared,
[A] then workers for your own sakes [C#] liberate Maclean, [E] you could do it by tomorrow [C#] if you dare,
you [E] could do it by tomorrow [F#] if you dare.
[E] [G]
[A] [E] [C#] [B]
[E] When [A] you've passed your resolutions and [E] you feel you've done your bit, and you [A] think there's nothing more [E] that you can do,
[A] why not act and in your actions [E] emulate [C#m] the grit [E] of the man in Peterhead who acts [C#] for you?
[E] Of the man in Peterhead who acts for you.
He [A] is grateful for your money, he [E] appreciates your cheers, [A] your sympathy is ample [E] for his needs,
but there are [A] more important things than [B] resolutions, cash or tears, [E] why not give him just a sample, [C#m] say, of deeds?
[E] Why not give him just a sample, say, of deeds?
T'was [A] for you he garnered knowledge, [E]
sacrificed his very youth, he [A] worked for you until his head was grey,
they [A] are killing him by inches [E] just because he [C#m] thought the truth, [E] and having thought it had the guts [C#] to say,
and [E] having thought it had the guts to say.
[E]
For [A] the truth's a kind of virtue [E] that the ruling [C#m] class is fear, [A] by the foulest means to crush it they [E] have tried,
for [A] truth the stones of hate were hurled at [B] prophet and at [E] seer, for truth the gentle Christ [C#] was crucified,
[E] for truth the gentle Christ was crucified.
He [A] will pay you back in plenty, it's you who stand to gain, his [A] lion heart is yours if he [E] is spared,
[A] so workers for your own sakes [E] liberate [E] Maclean, you could do it by tomorrow [C#] if you dare,
you could do it by [A] tomorrow [E] if you dare.
Will [A] you suffer his destruction [E] on the tyrant's battleground, [A] will you let the cursed wrong defeat [E] the right?
He [A] is one against an army, are you [C#m] going to see him down, are [E] you going to let him die [B] without [C#] a fight?
Are you going to let him die without a fight?
[E]
[A] He will pay you back in plenty, [E] it's you who stand to gain, [A] for his lion heart is yours if [E] he is spared,
[A] then workers for your own sakes [C#] liberate Maclean, [E] you could do it by tomorrow [C#] if you dare,
you [E] could do it by tomorrow [F#] if you dare.
[E] [G]
Key:
E
A
C#
C#m
B
E
A
C#
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ When [A] you've passed your resolutions and [E] you feel you've done your bit, and you [A] think there's nothing more [E] that you can do,
_ [A] why not act and in your actions [E] emulate [C#m] the grit [E] of the man in Peterhead who acts [C#] for you?
_ [E] Of the man in Peterhead who acts for you.
He [A] is grateful for your money, he [E] appreciates your cheers, [A] your sympathy is ample [E] for his needs,
but there are [A] more important things than [B] resolutions, cash or tears, [E] why not give him just a sample, [C#m] say, of deeds?
_ [E] Why not give him just a sample, say, of deeds?
T'was [A] for you he garnered knowledge, [E]
sacrificed his very youth, he [A] worked for you until his head was grey,
_ they [A] are killing him by inches [E] just because he [C#m] thought the truth, [E] and having thought it had the guts [C#] to say, _
and [E] having thought it had the guts to say.
[E]
For [A] the truth's a kind of virtue [E] that the ruling [C#m] class is fear, [A] by the foulest means to crush it they [E] have tried,
for [A] truth the stones of hate were hurled at [B] prophet and at [E] seer, for truth the gentle Christ [C#] was crucified,
_ [E] for truth the gentle Christ was crucified.
_ He [A] will pay you back in plenty, it's you who stand to gain, his [A] lion heart is yours if he [E] is spared,
[A] so workers for your own sakes [E] liberate [E] Maclean, you could do it by tomorrow [C#] if you dare,
you could do it by [A] tomorrow [E] if you dare.
_ Will [A] you suffer his destruction [E] on the tyrant's battleground, [A] will you let the cursed wrong defeat [E] the right? _
He [A] is one against an army, are you [C#m] going to see him down, are [E] you going to let him die [B] without [C#] a fight? _
Are you going to let him die without a fight?
[E] _
[A] He will pay you back in plenty, [E] it's you who stand to gain, [A] for his lion heart is yours if [E] he is spared,
_ [A] then workers for your own sakes [C#] liberate Maclean, [E] you could do it by tomorrow [C#] if you dare,
you [E] could do it by tomorrow [F#] if you dare.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ When [A] you've passed your resolutions and [E] you feel you've done your bit, and you [A] think there's nothing more [E] that you can do,
_ [A] why not act and in your actions [E] emulate [C#m] the grit [E] of the man in Peterhead who acts [C#] for you?
_ [E] Of the man in Peterhead who acts for you.
He [A] is grateful for your money, he [E] appreciates your cheers, [A] your sympathy is ample [E] for his needs,
but there are [A] more important things than [B] resolutions, cash or tears, [E] why not give him just a sample, [C#m] say, of deeds?
_ [E] Why not give him just a sample, say, of deeds?
T'was [A] for you he garnered knowledge, [E]
sacrificed his very youth, he [A] worked for you until his head was grey,
_ they [A] are killing him by inches [E] just because he [C#m] thought the truth, [E] and having thought it had the guts [C#] to say, _
and [E] having thought it had the guts to say.
[E]
For [A] the truth's a kind of virtue [E] that the ruling [C#m] class is fear, [A] by the foulest means to crush it they [E] have tried,
for [A] truth the stones of hate were hurled at [B] prophet and at [E] seer, for truth the gentle Christ [C#] was crucified,
_ [E] for truth the gentle Christ was crucified.
_ He [A] will pay you back in plenty, it's you who stand to gain, his [A] lion heart is yours if he [E] is spared,
[A] so workers for your own sakes [E] liberate [E] Maclean, you could do it by tomorrow [C#] if you dare,
you could do it by [A] tomorrow [E] if you dare.
_ Will [A] you suffer his destruction [E] on the tyrant's battleground, [A] will you let the cursed wrong defeat [E] the right? _
He [A] is one against an army, are you [C#m] going to see him down, are [E] you going to let him die [B] without [C#] a fight? _
Are you going to let him die without a fight?
[E] _
[A] He will pay you back in plenty, [E] it's you who stand to gain, [A] for his lion heart is yours if [E] he is spared,
_ [A] then workers for your own sakes [C#] liberate Maclean, [E] you could do it by tomorrow [C#] if you dare,
you [E] could do it by tomorrow [F#] if you dare.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _