Lindisfarne – Marshall Rileys Army (Guitar)

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[Intro] G C G/B Am G C D [Verse 1]
     G       D             Em
In October '36 they took a trip

            Bm
The men who made the ships

C                             D
Searching for some kind of salvation

     G                  D    
With head held high and dignified

    Em                Bm
The townsfolk and the passers by

C                             D 
Held them in some kind of admiration
[Chorus]
G        D           Em      C G
March on__, Marshall Riley's army

                  Bm                   D
Marching for your rights you've surely earned them

G        D           Em      C G
March on__, Marshall Riley's army

                        Bm                 D       G   C  G/B  Am  G  C  D
The lessons that you've taught us, who has learned them?
[Verse 2]
G               D        
Soldiers in the frontline

       Em               Bm
Of the struggle for the right to work

    C                                  D
Did god give me these hands just to be idle?

          G            D    
While his holiness the Bishop

         Em                 Bm
With his infinite Christian wisdom

     C                               D
Like Peter when the cock crew, had denied them
[Chorus]
G        D           Em      C G
March on__, Marshall Riley's army

                  Bm                   D
Marching for your rights you've surely earned them

G        D           Em      C G
March on__, Marshall Riley's army

                        Bm                 D       G   C  G/B  Am  G  C  D
The lessons that you've taught us, who has learned them?
[Verse 3]
        G               D 
And the yes-men and the press-men

          Em   Bm
To London town all came down

C                                   D
Brought with them the curious and deranged

    G               D                       
And forty years has since gone past

           Em                         Bm
But you're still down there if you're working class

    C                        D
Can anybody tell me what has changed?
[Chorus]
G        D           Em      C G
March on__, Marshall Riley's army

                  Bm                   D
Marching for your rights you've surely earned them

G        D           Em      C G
March on__, Marshall Riley's army

                        Bm                 D       G   C  G/B  Am  G  C  D
The lessons that you've taught us, who has learned them?
[Chorus]
G        D           Em      C G
March on__, Marshall Riley's army

                  Bm                   D
Marching for your rights you've surely earned them

G        D           Em      C G
March on__, Marshall Riley's army

                        Bm                 D       G   C  G/B  Am  G  C  D
The lessons that you've taught us, who has learned them?
[Chorus] (## fade to end ##)
G        D           Em      C G
March on__, Marshall Riley's army

                  Bm                   D
Marching for your rights you've surely earned them

G        D           Em      C G
March on__, Marshall Riley's army

                        Bm                 D       G   C  G/B  Am  G  C  D
The lessons that you've taught us, who has learned them?