Billy Bragg – Saffiyah Smiles (Guitar)

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[Verse]
G     Am                    Bm     Am
Angry white men dressed like Elmer Fudd

G        Am             Bm        Am
Shouting something about soil and blood

G          Am              Bm        Am
A woman of colour steps out from the crowd

         C      G     Am          G
And does something to make us all proud

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Just like Victor Hugo told

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"To love is to act" and her act was bold

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Bold as love, she made her stand

           C     G    Am
And with a smile took power from the man

Em            Bm
Oh, don't you know

Am                    C        G
We come together when Saffiyah smiles

Em             Bm
All around the world

Am                        C        G      Am
People come together when Saffiyah smiles
[Interlude] Bm Am G Am Bm7 Am [Verse]
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Cosplay Nazis marching in file

G        Am         Bm      Am
Hitler's haircut is back in style

G          Am                Bm     Am
Resistance on the streets of Birmingham

             C    G   Am           G
And with her smile she disarms the man, yeah

Em            Bm
Oh, don't you know

Am                    C        G
We come together when Saffiyah smiles

Em             Bm
All around the world

Am                        C        G       Am
People come together when Saffiyah smiles
[Interlude] Bm Am G Am Bm Am [Verse]
F       C    F                G  Am Bm Am
This is what solidarity looks like, yeah

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This is what solidarity looks like

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This is what solidarity looks like

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This is what solidarity looks like, yeah

F       C    F                G  Am Bm Am
This is what solidarity looks like

F       C    F                G  Am Bm Am
This is what solidarity looks like