Chords for Billy Bragg - Rich Men Earning North of a Million
Tempo:
119.35 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Am
F
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [C]
[G]
But if [Am] you're selling your soul, [F] working all day,
[C] Overtime hours for [G] bullshit pay, well, [Am] nothing's gonna change.
If [F] all you do is wish you could wake up and [G] it not be true,
Join [Am] a union, [F]
[C] fight for better [G] pay.
You better [Am] join a union, brother,
[C] organize [G] today.
You'll [F] see where the problem really lies [C] when the union comes around.
[Am] Rich men earning [F] north of a million [C] wanna keep the [G] working folk [F] down,
[C] Wanna keep the [G] working folk [Am] down.
[F]
[C] [G]
If [Am] you form a union, you'll [F] soon find [C] that working people [G] are all the one kind,
[Am] So we ain't gonna punch down on those who need [C] a bit of understanding [G] and some solidarity.
[Am]
[C] That ain't right, friend.
[G]
If you're [Am] struggling with your health and you're putting on the [G] [C] pounds,
Doctor gives you opiates to [G] help you get around,
[Am] Well, wouldn't it be better for folks [F] like you and me?
[C] If medicine was [G] subsidized and health care was free, [Am] join a union.
[F]
[C] Fight for better [G] pay, come on [Am] and join a union, sister,
[C] organize [G] today.
[F] It comes down to the selfsame thing if [C] you're black or white or [G] brown.
[Am] Rich men earning north of a million wanna [C] keep the [G] working [F] folk down,
Wanna [C] keep the [G] working [Am] folk down.
[C]
[G] Well, we [Am] know your culture wars are there [F] to distract,
While [C] libertarian billionaires [G] avoid paying tax.
You wanna [Am] talk about bathrooms while the [F] floodwaters rise,
[C] The forest is on fire and the [G] wind burns our [Am] eyes.
[C] Something's wrong here.
[G] Well, they [Am] wanna divide us because together [F] we're strong.
Are you [C] gonna take action now you've [G] sung your damn song?
If you [Am] don't like the rich man having total control,
[C] You better get the union [G] to roll, [Am] join a union.
[C] Fight for better [G] pay, come on and join [Am] a union,
[C] organize [G] today.
[F] Don't matter if you live in the city [C] or some little country [G]
town.
[Am] Rich men earning north of a million, rich men earning north of a million.
I say rich men earning north [C] of a million wanna keep the working folk down,
Wanna [C] keep the [G] working folk [Am] down.
[F]
[G] If [Am] you're selling your soul [F] and you're working all day,
[C]
Overtime hours for [Gm] bullshit pay, [Am] join a union.
[G]
But if [Am] you're selling your soul, [F] working all day,
[C] Overtime hours for [G] bullshit pay, well, [Am] nothing's gonna change.
If [F] all you do is wish you could wake up and [G] it not be true,
Join [Am] a union, [F]
[C] fight for better [G] pay.
You better [Am] join a union, brother,
[C] organize [G] today.
You'll [F] see where the problem really lies [C] when the union comes around.
[Am] Rich men earning [F] north of a million [C] wanna keep the [G] working folk [F] down,
[C] Wanna keep the [G] working folk [Am] down.
[F]
[C] [G]
If [Am] you form a union, you'll [F] soon find [C] that working people [G] are all the one kind,
[Am] So we ain't gonna punch down on those who need [C] a bit of understanding [G] and some solidarity.
[Am]
[C] That ain't right, friend.
[G]
If you're [Am] struggling with your health and you're putting on the [G] [C] pounds,
Doctor gives you opiates to [G] help you get around,
[Am] Well, wouldn't it be better for folks [F] like you and me?
[C] If medicine was [G] subsidized and health care was free, [Am] join a union.
[F]
[C] Fight for better [G] pay, come on [Am] and join a union, sister,
[C] organize [G] today.
[F] It comes down to the selfsame thing if [C] you're black or white or [G] brown.
[Am] Rich men earning north of a million wanna [C] keep the [G] working [F] folk down,
Wanna [C] keep the [G] working [Am] folk down.
[C]
[G] Well, we [Am] know your culture wars are there [F] to distract,
While [C] libertarian billionaires [G] avoid paying tax.
You wanna [Am] talk about bathrooms while the [F] floodwaters rise,
[C] The forest is on fire and the [G] wind burns our [Am] eyes.
[C] Something's wrong here.
[G] Well, they [Am] wanna divide us because together [F] we're strong.
Are you [C] gonna take action now you've [G] sung your damn song?
If you [Am] don't like the rich man having total control,
[C] You better get the union [G] to roll, [Am] join a union.
[C] Fight for better [G] pay, come on and join [Am] a union,
[C] organize [G] today.
[F] Don't matter if you live in the city [C] or some little country [G]
town.
[Am] Rich men earning north of a million, rich men earning north of a million.
I say rich men earning north [C] of a million wanna keep the working folk down,
Wanna [C] keep the [G] working folk [Am] down.
[F]
[G] If [Am] you're selling your soul [F] and you're working all day,
[C]
Overtime hours for [Gm] bullshit pay, [Am] join a union.
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_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
But if [Am] you're selling your soul, [F] working all day,
[C] _ Overtime hours for [G] bullshit pay, well, [Am] nothing's gonna change.
If [F] all you do is wish you could wake up and [G] it not be true,
Join [Am] a union, _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] fight for better [G] pay.
You better [Am] join a union, brother, _
_ [C] _ _ _ organize _ [G] today.
_ You'll [F] see where the problem really lies [C] when the union comes _ around.
_ [Am] Rich men earning [F] north of a million [C] wanna keep the [G] working folk [F] down,
[C] Wanna keep the [G] working folk [Am] down.
_ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
If [Am] you form a union, you'll [F] soon find [C] that working people [G] are all the one kind,
[Am] So we ain't gonna punch down on those who need [C] a bit of understanding [G] and some solidarity.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] That ain't right, friend.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
If you're [Am] struggling with your health and you're putting on the [G] [C] pounds,
Doctor gives you opiates to [G] help you get around,
[Am] Well, wouldn't it be better for folks [F] like you and me?
[C] If medicine was [G] subsidized and health care was free, [Am] join a union.
_ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] Fight for better [G] pay, come on [Am] and join a union, sister, _ _
_ [C] _ _ organize [G] today. _
[F] It comes down to the selfsame thing if [C] you're black or white or [G] brown. _
[Am] Rich men earning north of a million wanna [C] keep the [G] working [F] folk down,
Wanna [C] keep the [G] working [Am] folk down. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ Well, we [Am] know your culture wars are there [F] to distract,
While [C] libertarian billionaires [G] avoid paying tax.
You wanna [Am] talk about bathrooms while the [F] floodwaters rise,
[C] The forest is on fire and the [G] wind burns our [Am] eyes. _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Something's wrong here. _ _
[G] _ _ Well, they [Am] wanna divide us because together [F] we're strong.
Are you [C] gonna take action now you've [G] sung your damn song?
If you [Am] don't like the rich man having total control,
[C] You better get the union [G] to roll, [Am] join a union. _ _ _
_ _ [C] Fight for better [G] pay, come on and join [Am] a union, _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ organize _ [G] today.
_ [F] Don't matter if you live in the city [C] or some little country [G] _
town.
[Am] Rich men earning north of a million, rich men earning north of a million.
I say rich men earning north [C] of a million wanna keep the working folk down,
Wanna [C] keep the [G] working folk [Am] down. _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ If [Am] you're selling your soul [F] and you're working all day,
[C] _ _
Overtime hours for [Gm] bullshit pay, [Am] join a union. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
But if [Am] you're selling your soul, [F] working all day,
[C] _ Overtime hours for [G] bullshit pay, well, [Am] nothing's gonna change.
If [F] all you do is wish you could wake up and [G] it not be true,
Join [Am] a union, _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] fight for better [G] pay.
You better [Am] join a union, brother, _
_ [C] _ _ _ organize _ [G] today.
_ You'll [F] see where the problem really lies [C] when the union comes _ around.
_ [Am] Rich men earning [F] north of a million [C] wanna keep the [G] working folk [F] down,
[C] Wanna keep the [G] working folk [Am] down.
_ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
If [Am] you form a union, you'll [F] soon find [C] that working people [G] are all the one kind,
[Am] So we ain't gonna punch down on those who need [C] a bit of understanding [G] and some solidarity.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] That ain't right, friend.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
If you're [Am] struggling with your health and you're putting on the [G] [C] pounds,
Doctor gives you opiates to [G] help you get around,
[Am] Well, wouldn't it be better for folks [F] like you and me?
[C] If medicine was [G] subsidized and health care was free, [Am] join a union.
_ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] Fight for better [G] pay, come on [Am] and join a union, sister, _ _
_ [C] _ _ organize [G] today. _
[F] It comes down to the selfsame thing if [C] you're black or white or [G] brown. _
[Am] Rich men earning north of a million wanna [C] keep the [G] working [F] folk down,
Wanna [C] keep the [G] working [Am] folk down. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ Well, we [Am] know your culture wars are there [F] to distract,
While [C] libertarian billionaires [G] avoid paying tax.
You wanna [Am] talk about bathrooms while the [F] floodwaters rise,
[C] The forest is on fire and the [G] wind burns our [Am] eyes. _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Something's wrong here. _ _
[G] _ _ Well, they [Am] wanna divide us because together [F] we're strong.
Are you [C] gonna take action now you've [G] sung your damn song?
If you [Am] don't like the rich man having total control,
[C] You better get the union [G] to roll, [Am] join a union. _ _ _
_ _ [C] Fight for better [G] pay, come on and join [Am] a union, _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ organize _ [G] today.
_ [F] Don't matter if you live in the city [C] or some little country [G] _
town.
[Am] Rich men earning north of a million, rich men earning north of a million.
I say rich men earning north [C] of a million wanna keep the working folk down,
Wanna [C] keep the [G] working folk [Am] down. _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ If [Am] you're selling your soul [F] and you're working all day,
[C] _ _
Overtime hours for [Gm] bullshit pay, [Am] join a union. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _