• Song:

    Days Like These

  • Artist:

    Billy Bragg

  • Album:

    1987-03-07: Victoria Un...

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From rousseaf@nil.IRO.UMontreal.CA (Francois Rousseau)
Subject: TAB: Days Like These - Billy Bragg
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1993 21:32:03 GMT


                                Days Like These
                                (Billy Bragg)

intro: G Em G Em

      G (320003@1)                 Em (022000@1)         Am (x02210@1)            CThe (x32010@1)party that became so powerful by sinkin' foreign boat
G (320003@1)                     Em (022000@1)           Am (x02210@1)        A7He's (x02020@1)dreaming up new promises cause promises win vote
      D (xx0232@1)          Em (022000@1)           C (x32010@1)       AmIn (x02210@1)resoluting conference, the headman's expertise
        Em (022000@1)             C (x32010@1)          DThe (xx0232@1)majority by their silence should pay for days like these

      G (320003@1)              Em (022000@1)          Am (x02210@1)               CThe (x32010@1)right to build communities, is back behind closed doors
G (320003@1)                      Em (022000@1)                Am (x02210@1)            A7Between (x02020@1)governements and people stands the right arm of the law
      D (xx0232@1)             Em (022000@1)           C (x32010@1)                   AmAnd (x02210@1)shame upon the patriot when the mark of the bulldog breath
      Em (022000@1)                C (x32010@1)         DHe's (xx0232@1)a familly without a home, in a pentionnary need.


  G (320003@1)                          Em (022000@1)       Am (x02210@1)          CThose (x32010@1)whose life is ruled by dogma, are waitin' for a sign
G (320003@1)                     Em (022000@1)              Am (x02210@1)          A7The (x02020@1)better dead than red brigade, are listenin' on the line
        D (xx0232@1)                   Em (022000@1)          C (x32010@1)          AmAnd (x02210@1)the liberal of the small "L" cries in front of the TV
         Em (022000@1)          C (x32010@1)   D (xx0232@1)               GAnd (320003@1)another demonstration passes on to history

G (320003@1)Em (022000@1)Am (x02210@1)C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)Em (022000@1)Am (x02210@1)A7 (x02020@1)  D (xx0232@1)                    EmPeace, (022000@1)bread, work and freedom
         C (x32010@1)           AmIs (x02210@1)the best we can achieve
   Em (022000@1)            CWairing (x32010@1)badges is not enough
D (xx0232@1)               GIn (320003@1)days like these


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Francois Rousseau
Laboratoire Incognito (Computer Languages)
Universite de Montreal, Canada
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