Chords for Billy Bragg - The World Turned Upside Down - 3/15/2013 - Stage On Sixth
Tempo:
103.6 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
This is a song about a bunch of guys and women who were inspired by the Bible.
by the Bible to chop off the head of the King of England.
1649, up in [D] George's Hill, a [C] ragged band they called the Diggers [G] came to show the [D] people's
[G] divide the land, Lord, and [D] defy the law.
[C] were the [D] dispossessed reclaiming [G] what was theirs.
Come in peace, they said, to [D] dig and sow.
[C] come to work the land in common [G] hand to make the [D] waste ground.
[G] earth's divided, we [D] will make whole, so [C] it shall be a [D] common treasury [G] for all.
by the Bible to chop off the head of the King of England.
1649, up in [D] George's Hill, a [C] ragged band they called the Diggers [G] came to show the [D] people's
[G] divide the land, Lord, and [D] defy the law.
[C] were the [D] dispossessed reclaiming [G] what was theirs.
Come in peace, they said, to [D] dig and sow.
[C] come to work the land in common [G] hand to make the [D] waste ground.
[G] earth's divided, we [D] will make whole, so [C] it shall be a [D] common treasury [G] for all.
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_ _ This is a song about a bunch of guys and women who were inspired by the Bible.
_ _ In the 1640s they were inspired by the Bible to chop off the head of the King of England.
In 1649, up in [D] George's Hill, a [C] ragged band they called the Diggers [G] came to show the [D] people's
will to [G] divide the land, Lord, and [D] defy the law.
They [C] were the [D] dispossessed reclaiming [G] what was theirs. _
Come in peace, they said, to [D] dig and sow.
We [C] come to work the land in common [G] hand to make the [D] waste ground.
While this [G] earth's divided, we [D] will make whole, so [C] it shall be a [D] common treasury [G] for all.
The sin of property we [D] do not sustain.
No [C] man has any right to buy [G] and sell the earth for [D] private gain.
[G] By theft and murder [D] they took the land.
[C] Now everywhere the wolves [D] rise up at their [G] command. _
They made the laws to [D] chain us well.
[C] The clergy does a lot with heaven [G] or they jam us into hell.
We will not worship the God [D] they serve.
[C] The God of freedom, fear, is [G] the ritual for most of.
We work, we eat together, we [D] need no source.
We [C] will not bow to the [G] masters of [E] tyrant.
To the Lord still we [G] are free, though we [D] are poor.
You [C] diggers all stand up for [G] glory, stand up now.
From _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ the men of property the [D] orders came.
They [C] sent the hired men and traversed [G] to wipe out the [D] diggers.
They tear [G] down their cottages and [D] destroy their corn.
They [C] were dispersed, but [D] still the vision [G] lingers on.
You poor take courage, you [D] rich take care.
This [C] earth was made a common treasury [G] for everyone [A] to share all [G] things in common.
All [D] people one.
We come [C] in peace, the [A] orders came to cut [G] them down.
_ We come in peace, the orders [A] came to cut them down.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ Now the parliament, ladies and gentlemen.
The world turned upside [D] down, Leon Russell wrote that.
We had a great time here [C] at the Pace Party.
Hope you [N] had.
Listen, did anybody film that?
It was great.
_ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] How much time do we have?
[N] _
_ _ This is a song about a bunch of guys and women who were inspired by the Bible.
_ _ In the 1640s they were inspired by the Bible to chop off the head of the King of England.
In 1649, up in [D] George's Hill, a [C] ragged band they called the Diggers [G] came to show the [D] people's
will to [G] divide the land, Lord, and [D] defy the law.
They [C] were the [D] dispossessed reclaiming [G] what was theirs. _
Come in peace, they said, to [D] dig and sow.
We [C] come to work the land in common [G] hand to make the [D] waste ground.
While this [G] earth's divided, we [D] will make whole, so [C] it shall be a [D] common treasury [G] for all.
The sin of property we [D] do not sustain.
No [C] man has any right to buy [G] and sell the earth for [D] private gain.
[G] By theft and murder [D] they took the land.
[C] Now everywhere the wolves [D] rise up at their [G] command. _
They made the laws to [D] chain us well.
[C] The clergy does a lot with heaven [G] or they jam us into hell.
We will not worship the God [D] they serve.
[C] The God of freedom, fear, is [G] the ritual for most of.
We work, we eat together, we [D] need no source.
We [C] will not bow to the [G] masters of [E] tyrant.
To the Lord still we [G] are free, though we [D] are poor.
You [C] diggers all stand up for [G] glory, stand up now.
From _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ the men of property the [D] orders came.
They [C] sent the hired men and traversed [G] to wipe out the [D] diggers.
They tear [G] down their cottages and [D] destroy their corn.
They [C] were dispersed, but [D] still the vision [G] lingers on.
You poor take courage, you [D] rich take care.
This [C] earth was made a common treasury [G] for everyone [A] to share all [G] things in common.
All [D] people one.
We come [C] in peace, the [A] orders came to cut [G] them down.
_ We come in peace, the orders [A] came to cut them down.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ Now the parliament, ladies and gentlemen.
The world turned upside [D] down, Leon Russell wrote that.
We had a great time here [C] at the Pace Party.
Hope you [N] had.
Listen, did anybody film that?
It was great.
_ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] How much time do we have?
[N] _
