New Model Army – My Country (Guitar)

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F6 = 13023x [Intro] Bm C Bm C (x2) [Verse 1]
Bm           C            Bm                          C
Tell all the people who believe what they read in the press

Bm           C                     Bm            C
Tell all the folk who stare from behind suburban walls

    D        C               Bm             C
The enemy is not some nation far across the sea

    D        C             Bm               C
The enemy is with us every single breathing day
[Chorus]
   Em                           D
So yes, I will fight for my country

                        G
The land that I love so well

          Bm/F#      Em
Yes - for justice, a land fit for all our futures

Em                           D
Yes, I will fight for my country

                        G
The land that I love so well

         Bm/F#         Em
Hear the voices of our history echo all around
[Verse 2]
Bm            C                  Bm               C
Fight all the ones who divide us rich against poor

Bm            C                  Bm               C
Fight all the ones who divide us white against black

D             C                     Bm                C
Fight all the powers who want their missiles in our earth

D             C                Bm             C
Fight all the people who would lead us into war
[Chorus]
    Em                           D
And yes, I will fight for my country

                        G
The land that I love so well

          Bm/F#      Em
Yes - for justice, a land fit for all our futures

Em                           D
Yes, I will fight for my country

                        G
The land that I love so well

         Bm/F#         Em
Hear the voices of our history echo all around
[Bridge]
   Am                                  D
No rights were ever given to us by the grace of God

   Am                              D
No rights were ever given by some United Nations clause

   Em               G             D
No rights were ever given by some nice guy at the top

    Em               G                 F
Our rights they were bought by all the blood and all the tears of all our

F6                           B5
Grandmothers, grandfathers before
[Turnaround] Bm C Bm C (x2) [Verse 3]
Bm          C                   Bm        C
For all the folk who gave their lives for us

Bm          C                   Bm        C
For all the folk who spit out - never say die

Bm          C             Bm             C
For all the fires burning on our highest hills

Bm          C               Bm      C
For all the people spinning tales tonight

D             C                 Bm                C
Fight all the powers who would abuse our Common Laws

D             C                     Bm                C
Fight all the powers who think they only owe themselves . .
[Chorus]
    Em                           D
And yes, I will fight for my country

                        G
The land that I love so well

          Bm/F#      Em
Yes - for justice, a land fit for all our futures

Em                           D
Yes, I will fight for my country

                        G
The land that I love so well

         Bm/F#         Em
Hear the voices of our history echo all around
(repeat chorus to end)