Billy Bragg – Rich Men Earning North Of A Million (Guitar)

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[Intro] Am | F | C | G | [Verse 1]
          Am                  F
If you’re selling your soul, working all day

C                   G
Overtime hours for bullshit pay

      Am                        F
Well, nothing’s gonna change if all you do

    C                             G
Is wish you could wake up and it not be true
[Chorus]
       Am    F
Join a union

 C                G
Fight for better pay

                  Am             F
You better join a union, brother

C           G
Organise today
[Post-Chorus]
             F
You’ll see where the problem really lies

         C              G
When the union comes around

Am                F
Rich men earning north of a million

       C       G             F
Wanna keep the working folk down

       C       G           (Am)
Wanna keep the working folk down
[Instrumental] Am | F | C | G | [Verse 2]
              Am              F
       If you form a union, you’ll soon find

             C                 G
       That working people are all of one kind

             Am                          F
       So we ain’t gonna punch down on those who need

          C                             G
       A bit of understanding and some solidarity

Am  F              C            G
       That ain’t right, friend
[Verse 3]
            Am                                    F
If you’re struggling with your health and you're putting on the pounds

 C                           G
Doctor gives you opiates to help you get around

       Am                                  F
Well, wouldn’t it be better for folks like   you and me

    C                                G
If medicine was subsidised and the healthcare was free
[Chorus]
       Am     F
Join a union

 C                G
Fight for better pay

                  Am            F
Common and join a union, sister

C           G
Organise today
[Post-Chorus]
    F
It comes down to the self same thing

            C                 G
If you’re black or white or brown

Am                F
Rich men earning north of a million

       C       G             F
Wanna keep the working folk down

       C       G           (Am)
Wanna keep the working folk down
[Instrumental] Am | F | C | G | [Verse 4]
                 Am                          F
       Well, we know your culture wars are there to distract

              C                          G
       While libertarian billionaires avoid paying tax

                   Am                               F
       You want to talk about bathrooms while the flood waters rise

            C                         G
       The forest is on fire and the wind burns our eyes

Am  F                C        G
       Something’s wrong here
[Verse 5]
            Am                           F
Well, they want to divide us, because together we’re strong

         C                             G
Are you gonna take action now, you’ve sung your damn song?

        Am                             F
If you don’t like the rich man having total control

 C                 G
You better get the union to roll
[Chorus]
       Am     F
Join a union

 C                G
Fight for better pay

                  Am    F
Common and join a union

C           G
Organise today
[Post-Chorus]
       F
Don’t matter if you live in the city

    C                   G
Or some little country town

Am                F
Rich men earning north of a million

Am                F
Rich men earning north of a million

        Am                F
I say, "Rich men earning north of a million

       C       G             F
Wanna keep the working folk down

       C       G           (Am)
Wanna keep the working folk down
[Instrumental] Am | F | C | G | [Outro]
          Am                            F
If you’re selling your soul and you're working all day

C                   G
Overtime hours for bullshit pay

       Am
Join a union