• Song:

    A Song For Orwell

  • Artist:

    Not Half Bad

                            ASONG (x02220@1)FOR ORWELL

Ok, guys, another great folk punk song carrying a great message, 
and it is also easy to play!
So, here we go: the main chord progression is G E A C 
all to be played as power chords.

-During the chorus the strumming pattern used should be something like
d d   u d u d u u u d  For every chord (u= strum up - d=strum down)

-For the verse, you can play it the way you like it and it will sound good,
as long as you have an acoustic guitar and you play it loud and hard.
But if you want to match the original strumming pattern you'll have to use a 
lot of muting with your left hand:
just keep your hand on the strings without pushing, so that no sound comes
out and the strumming will result in an aggressive percussive sound.
If you play it this way, for chord changes you should strum
the chord you were playing once and then change to the the next one with a little 
muting in between: 
G *muted strumming* G - E *muted strumming* E - A *muted strumming* A - C
and so on.

All this sounds more complicated than it actually is - it is a simple song - so here we go:

intro: G E A C x2
(the second time drums go in)

GUnder (320003@1)The Spreading Chestnut Tree,
EI (022100@1)sold you and you sold me,
AThere (x02220@1)lie they and here lie we,
CUnder (x32010@1)The Spreading Chestnut Tree.

GI (320003@1)look at the administration 
Ethey (022100@1)do everything they can
ATo (x02220@1)make sure that things go their way
Cit (x32010@1)always seems to get to me
GListen (320003@1)to what I've said
Eat (022100@1)this rate soon we'll all be dead
AIf (x02220@1)things continue on this way
CWe'll (x32010@1)soon be facing judgement day.

-Chorus

GThey (320003@1)will start wars at their will,
ETrain (022100@1)the youth to KILL KILL KILL
Abrainwash (x02220@1)the impressionable
CAll (x32010@1)who question's fate is sealed
GBig (320003@1)brother is watching you,
EIs (022100@1)there nothing we can do?
ABe (x02220@1)conscious and end their reign,
CWe (x32010@1)no longer play your game.



-Chorus

-little spoken part, in wich you can play the same chords anyway you want

GThey (320003@1)think all of us are blind,
EAny (022100@1)battlefield they'll find
A (x02220@1)                                COf (x32010@1)the earth or on the ground or in the sea or in your mind
G*PM* (320003@1)                                                     
and as your good friend Orwell said
E *PM*
"don't let yourself their lies be fed,"
A *PM*
be well versed and be well learned
C *slowly release PM*
and you will never be mislead.

-Chorus x2

-Chorus two last times only with vocals
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