Billy Bragg – The Marching Song Of The Covert Battalions (Guitar Intro)
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[Intro]
Em Bm Am Em Am Em Bm Em Am Em B Em
[Verse 1]
Em B Here we are seeking out the reds Am Em Trying to keep the communists in order Am Em Just remember when you're sleeping in your beds B They're only two days drive from the Texas border Em How can a country large as ours G Be scared of such a threat? Em Well if they won't work for us G Gm Em They're against us you can bet F#m They may be sovereign countries Em D But you folks at home forget Em D That they all want what we've got Em But they don't know it yet
[Chorus]
B E B A Tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la B E We're making the world safe for capitalism
[Instrumental]
Em Bm Am Em Am Em Bm Em Am Em B Em
[Verse 2]
Em B Here we come with our candy and our guns Am Em And our corporate muscle marches in behind us Am Em For freedom's just another word for nothing left to sell B And if you want narcotics we can get you those as well Em We help the multinationals G When they cry out "protect us!" Em The locals scream and shout a bit G Gm Em But we don't let that affect us F#m We're there to lend a helping hand Em D In case they don't elect us Em D How dare they buy our products Em Yet still they don't respect us
[Chorus]
B E B A Tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la B E We're making the world safe for capitalism
[Bridge]
Em B If you thought the army Am Em Was here protecting people like yourself Am Em I've some news for you B Em We're here to defend wealth Am Em E Away with nuns and bishops (Romero!) B7 Em The good Lord will help those who'll help themselves Am Em I've some news for you B Em E We're here to defend wealth
[Outro]
B E B A Tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la B E We're making the world safe for capitalism B E B A Tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la B E We're making the world safe for capitalism B E B A Tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la B E We're making the world safe for capitalism B E B A Tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la B E We're making the world safe for capitalism
(Fade out)