To Have And To Have Not Chords by Billy Bragg

Tempo:
77.925 bpm
Chords used:

G

Em

D

C

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billy Bragg - To Have And To Have Not chords
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[Em] [D] [G]
[Em] [D] [G]
Up in the morning and [Em] out to school, mother says [G] there'll be no work next year.
Just because [C] you're better than [Em] me doesn't mean [D] I'm [G] lazy.
Just because [C] you're [G] going [E] forwards doesn't mean [D] I'm [G] going backwards.
[Em] [D] [G]
If you look the part you'll get the [Em] job.
shoes.
100%  ➙  78BPM
G
2131
Em
121
D
1321
C
3211
E
2311
G
2131
Em
121
D
1321
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To learn Billy Bragg - To Have And To Have Not chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Em, G, Em, D, G and G in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 38 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 78. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: G Major.

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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G]
Up in the morning and [Em] out to school, mother says [G] there'll be no work next year.
Qualifications like the golden rule.
[Em] I just piece [G] this off paper.
Just because [C] you're better than [Em] me doesn't mean [D] I'm [G] lazy.
Just because [C] you're [G] going [E] forwards doesn't mean [D] I'm [G] going backwards.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ [G]
If you look the part you'll get the [Em] job.
Then last year's trousers and your [G] old school shoes.
Then to this son it's a buyer's [Em] market.
They can't afford [G] to pick and choose.
Just because [Am] you're better [G] than [Em] me doesn't mean [D] I'm [G] lazy.
Just because [C] I [G] dress like [E] this doesn't mean [Em] I'm a [G] communist.
_ _ [C] _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G]
The factories are closed and the army's [Em] full.
I don't know what I'm [G] going to do.
But I've come to see in the land of the [Em] free there's only a future for the [G] chosen few.
Just [A] because you're [G] better [Em] than me doesn't mean [G] I'm lazy.
Just because you're [G] going [Em] forwards doesn't mean I'm [G] going backwards.
At [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
twenty-one you're on top of the [Em] scrappy.
At sixteen [G] you're on top of your class.
All they taught you at school was how to be a good [Em] worker.
The system has failed [G] you don't fail yourself.
Just because [Am] you're [G] better than [Em] me doesn't mean I'm [G] lazy.
Just because you're going [Em] forwards doesn't mean I'm going backwards.
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This song, written by Billy Bragg, is among the lineup of tracks on the Back to Basics album.

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