Statues And Liberties chords

Alan Hull

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Simplify chords 

  			
Intro: D  Am  D  Am  D  Am  D  Am 

verse 1 
D               Am        D         Am 
Hoi polloi and aristocrats own your life 
D                  Am            D         Am     C 
Ne'er do wells and city fat-cats, call the price 
            G                     Am    G/B C  D 
Put on your uniform, you've gotta fight to  be free 
           C G/B  Am  G                   D       C        G 
While your majors and generals talk about statues and liberties 


Interlude: D  Am  D  Am 


verse 2 
  D                   Am             D         Am 
A sad old woman and a stupid old geek own your land 
     D               Am                     D                Am    C 
They smile at you so scornfully, while they shake you by the hand 
            G                     Am    G/B C  D 
Put on your uniform, you've gotta fight to  be free 
           C G/B  Am  G                   D       C        G 
While your majors and generals talk about statues and liberties 

 
            Em      D      A    
And they've got you on the run 
Em    D      A 
Every single one 
Em       D        C      
Even the People's Party___ 
     D                C           G 
Look down through the barrel of a gun 

         
Interlude: D  Am  D  Am 


verse 3 
D              Am           D         Am 
Read a book or study poetry, get some wise 
D                   Am             D                    Am 
Don't believe their stupid bigotry, don't believe their lies 
            G                     Am    G/B C  D 
Put on your uniform, you've gotta fight to  be free 
           C G/B  Am  G                   D       C        G 
While your majors and generals talk about statues and liberties 

 
            Em      D      A    
And they've got you on the run 
Em    D      A 
Every single one 
Em       D        C      
Even the People's Party___ 
     D                C           G 
Look down through the barrel of a gun 


Interlude: D  Am  D  Am 


verse 4 
D                    Am     D                     Am 
Tough luck if you're black, hard cheese if you're poor 
D                   Am                 D                    Am     C 
Well done if you've got a stack, let's raise a glass to the whore 
            G             Am  G/B C   D 
Put on your uniform, your top hat and tails 
   C     G/B Am G                D      C         G 
My motto is  to serve you all, I am the Prince of Wales 
  

Outro    
         D  Am  D  Am  D  Am  D  Am 
Look out!