BETWEEN THE WARS - February 28, 1985 and BACK TO BASICS - 1987
WORDS and MUSIC: Billy Bragg - 1984?
Notes
From OLGA. Chords: Nic.Boulton@bn.cwplc.com
Chords:This is tabbed from a live arrangement. Play these chord shapes with a capo at the 5th fret to be in key (C) with the recording.
G Am C (G) D Em C D G C
e -------------------------------2*-------------(2)---------------------
B ---------1----1----------------3*----0------1--3----------------------
G ----0---2----0-----------------2*----0------0--2--0-------------------
D ---0---2----2----0-----------0-------2------2--0--0--2--222222-2------
A --2---0----3--------3--2bp0---------2-------3-----2--3--333333-3-2-0--
E -3---------------------------------0--------------3------------------3
[----muted----]G Am C (G) D Em C D G
e -------------------------------2--------------(2)---------------2-3-2-
B --------11---1-----------------3-3---0------1--3----------------3-3-3-
G ----0---20---00----------------2-2---0------0--2--0-------------2-2-2-
D ---0---2----2----0-----------0-------2------2--0--0-------------------
A --22--0----3--------3--2bp0---------2-------3-----2-------------------
E -3---------------------------------0--------------3-------------------
I w miner I a do-o-ck-er I rlwymn btwn t warsD Em C (G) D Em C D G
e ----2--------0--------------------------2--------------2--------------
B ----3-3------0-------1------------------3----0*-----1--3--------------
G --2---2------0-0-----0------------------2----0*-----0--2--0-----------
D -0-------------0---2---2--0-0---------0------2*-----2--0--0-----------
A -----------2------3-----------3-2bp0--------2-------3-----2-----------
E ----------0--------------------------------0--------------3-----------
I raised family times aus--terity swt fndry btwn the warsD Em C G D
e -2-2--0---------------0---------2-----------------------------------2*
B -3-3--0-----0----1-1---0--(0)---3-[let ring]------------------------3*
G -2-2---0----0----0-0---0---0----2-----------------------------------2*
D -0-0---0----2----2-2----0--0----0-----------------------------------0-
A -----------2-----3-3----0--2------------------------------------------
E ----------0--------------0-3------------------------------------------
I pd the union as tms gt hdr I looked to t govt to help working manG Am C (G) D Em C D G
e -------------------------------2*---------------(2)-------------------
B ---------1----1----------------3*----0--------1--3--------------------
G ----0---2----0-----------------2*----0--------0--2--0-----------------
D ---0---2----2----0-----------0-------2--------2--0--0----2-2222222----
A --2---0----3--------3--2bp0---------2---------3-----2----3-3333333-20-
E -3---------------------------------0----------------3----------------3
bt thy pty down ar-mou--ry armng pce boys btwn the wars
G Am C G D Em C D
I was a miner, I was a docker, I was a railwayman between the warsD Em C G D Em C D G
I raised a family, in times of austerity, with sweat at the foundry between the warsD Em C G D
I paid the union,then as times got harder,I looked to the government to help the workingG Am C G D Em C D G C
but they brought prosperity down at the armoury, we're arming for peace, see boys, between the wars
G Am C G D Em C D
I kept the faith and I kept voting, not for the iron fist but for the helping hand
D Em C G D Em C D G
for theirs is a land with a wall around it and mine is a faith in my fellow man
D Em G D
theirs is a land of hope and glory, mine is the greenfield and the factory floorG Am C G D Em C D G
theirs are the skies all dark with bombers and mine is the peace we knew between the warsG Am C G D Em C D
call up the craftsman, bring me the draughtsman, build me a path from cradle to graveD Em C G D Em C D G
and I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wageD Em C G D
go find the young men, never to fight again, bring up the banners from thedays gonebyG Am C G D Em C D G C G
cast moderation, heart of this nation, desert us not we are between the warsOn the first couple of bars of the intro, rest the heel of your hand on
the bridge/bass strings,to mute them a bit* means strum hard then mute the strings immediately after hitting them
--2bp0-- means slightly bend the string as you do the pull-off
