Between The Wars Chords by Billy Bragg
Tempo:
90.5 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
Bm
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] This really is an evocative [D] song, live in the studio, would you welcome Billy Bragg.
[E] [G] [D]
[A] [Bm] [G] [D]
I was [G] a miner, I was a [A] docker, I was [Bm] a [G] railwayman.
Between [Am] the wars [G] I raised a family, in time of austerity [A] with sweats [Bm] at the foundry.
[G] Between [D] the wars [Am] [G] I paid [Bm] the [G] union, as times [D] got harder [A] I looked to the government
to help the [D] working man, but they brought [G] prosperity.
Down at [A] the armoury [Bm] we're arming for peace me [G] boys, between [D] the [G] wars [D]
[Em] I kept the faith,
[G] and I kept [Bm] voting [Em] not for the iron [G] fist, but for the [A] helping hand.
Oh [G] this is a land with a [Bm] wall around it, and mine is a faith [G] in [D] my fellow man.
[Am] This [Bm] is a land [G] of [D] hope and glory, [A] mine is the green field and the factory [D] floor.
[G] This is a land of fears out of skies, [Bm] dark with bombers and mines,
the peace we [G] knew [D] between the [G] wars.
[D]
[G] Call up the craftsmen, bring me the [A] draftsmen, [G] build me a path from cradle [A] to grave,
[G] and I'll give my consent to any government [A] that does not [Bm] deny a [G] man a [D] living wage.
[Bm] Go find the young men, [G] never [D] to fight [A] again, bring up the banners from the [D] days gone [A] by.
[D] [Bm] Sweet moderation, [G] heart [D] of this [A] nation, [Bm] desert us not, we [G] are [D] between the [G] wars.
[D]
[E] [G] [D]
[A] [Bm] [G] [D]
I was [G] a miner, I was a [A] docker, I was [Bm] a [G] railwayman.
Between [Am] the wars [G] I raised a family, in time of austerity [A] with sweats [Bm] at the foundry.
[G] Between [D] the wars [Am] [G] I paid [Bm] the [G] union, as times [D] got harder [A] I looked to the government
to help the [D] working man, but they brought [G] prosperity.
Down at [A] the armoury [Bm] we're arming for peace me [G] boys, between [D] the [G] wars [D]
[Em] I kept the faith,
[G] and I kept [Bm] voting [Em] not for the iron [G] fist, but for the [A] helping hand.
Oh [G] this is a land with a [Bm] wall around it, and mine is a faith [G] in [D] my fellow man.
[Am] This [Bm] is a land [G] of [D] hope and glory, [A] mine is the green field and the factory [D] floor.
[G] This is a land of fears out of skies, [Bm] dark with bombers and mines,
the peace we [G] knew [D] between the [G] wars.
[D]
[G] Call up the craftsmen, bring me the [A] draftsmen, [G] build me a path from cradle [A] to grave,
[G] and I'll give my consent to any government [A] that does not [Bm] deny a [G] man a [D] living wage.
[Bm] Go find the young men, [G] never [D] to fight [A] again, bring up the banners from the [D] days gone [A] by.
[D] [Bm] Sweet moderation, [G] heart [D] of this [A] nation, [Bm] desert us not, we [G] are [D] between the [G] wars.
[D]
Key:
G
D
A
Bm
Am
G
D
A
[G] This really is an evocative [D] song, live in the studio, would you welcome Billy Bragg.
_ _ _ [E] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ I was [G] a miner, _ I was a [A] docker, I was [Bm] a [G] railwayman.
Between [Am] the wars [G] I raised a family, in time of austerity [A] with sweats [Bm] at the foundry.
[G] Between [D] the wars [Am] [G] I paid [Bm] the [G] union, as times [D] got harder [A] I looked to the government
to help the [D] working man, but they brought [G] prosperity.
Down at [A] the armoury [Bm] we're arming for peace me [G] boys, between [D] the [G] wars _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] I kept the faith,
[G] and I kept [Bm] voting [Em] not for the iron [G] fist, but for the [A] helping hand.
Oh [G] this is a land with a [Bm] wall around it, and mine is a faith [G] in [D] my fellow man.
[Am] This [Bm] is a land [G] of [D] hope and glory, [A] mine is the green field and the factory [D] floor.
[G] This is a land of fears out of skies, [Bm] dark with bombers and mines,
the peace we [G] knew [D] between the _ [G] wars.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] Call up the craftsmen, bring me the [A] draftsmen, [G] build me a path from cradle [A] to grave,
[G] and I'll give my consent to any government [A] that does not [Bm] deny a [G] man a [D] living wage.
[Bm] Go find the young men, [G] never [D] to fight [A] again, bring up the banners from the [D] days gone [A] by.
[D] _ [Bm] Sweet moderation, _ [G] heart [D] of this [A] nation, [Bm] desert us not, we [G] are [D] between the [G] wars.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ I was [G] a miner, _ I was a [A] docker, I was [Bm] a [G] railwayman.
Between [Am] the wars [G] I raised a family, in time of austerity [A] with sweats [Bm] at the foundry.
[G] Between [D] the wars [Am] [G] I paid [Bm] the [G] union, as times [D] got harder [A] I looked to the government
to help the [D] working man, but they brought [G] prosperity.
Down at [A] the armoury [Bm] we're arming for peace me [G] boys, between [D] the [G] wars _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] I kept the faith,
[G] and I kept [Bm] voting [Em] not for the iron [G] fist, but for the [A] helping hand.
Oh [G] this is a land with a [Bm] wall around it, and mine is a faith [G] in [D] my fellow man.
[Am] This [Bm] is a land [G] of [D] hope and glory, [A] mine is the green field and the factory [D] floor.
[G] This is a land of fears out of skies, [Bm] dark with bombers and mines,
the peace we [G] knew [D] between the _ [G] wars.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] Call up the craftsmen, bring me the [A] draftsmen, [G] build me a path from cradle [A] to grave,
[G] and I'll give my consent to any government [A] that does not [Bm] deny a [G] man a [D] living wage.
[Bm] Go find the young men, [G] never [D] to fight [A] again, bring up the banners from the [D] days gone [A] by.
[D] _ [Bm] Sweet moderation, _ [G] heart [D] of this [A] nation, [Bm] desert us not, we [G] are [D] between the [G] wars.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
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