Between The Wars

Date: 13 Mar 1998 15:36:06 Z
From: "Boulton, Nic"
Subject: TAB:/b/bragg_billy/*

On the single (AGOEP1) and the CD 
version of Life's a Riot, but this 
is
tabbed from a live arrangement. Play
 these chord shapes with a capo at
the 5th fret to be in key (C) with 
the recording.


  G     Am   C     (G)        D     
e -------------------------------
B ---------1----1----------------
G ----0---2----0-----------------
D ---0---2----2----0-----------0-
A --2---0----3--------3--2bp0----
E -3-----------------------------
   Em       C D  G    C
e|2*-------------(2)----------------
B|3*----0------1--3-----------------
G|2*----0------0--2--0--------------
D|------2------2--0--0--2--222222-2-
A|-----2-------3-----2--3--333333-3-
E|----0--------------3--------------

------| 
------| 
------| 
------| 
2-0---| 
----3-| 

  
[----muted-------------------------------------------------------------|

   G     Am   C    (G)         D    
e -------------------------------
B --------11---1-----------------
G ----0---20---00----------------
D ---0---2----2----0-----------0-
A --22--0----3--------3--2bp0----
E -3-----------------------------
    Em       C D  G
e|2--------------(2)---------------2-3-2-| 
B|3-3---0------1--3----------------3-3-3-| 
G|2-2---0------0--2--0-------------2-2-2-| 
D|------2------2--0--0-------------------| 
A|-----2-------3-----2-------------------| 
E|----0--------------3-------------------| 

   I w miner I  a  do-o-ck-er  I    
 rlwymn btwn t wars

   D        Em      C       (G)     
e ----2--------0------------------
B ----3-3------0-------1----------
G --2---2------0-0-----0----------
D -0-------------0---2---2--0-0---
A -----------2------3-----------3-
E ----------0---------------------
      D    Em       C  D  G
e|--------2--------------2----------
B|--------3----0*-----1--3----------
G|--------2----0*-----0--2--0-------
D|------0------2*-----2--0--0-------
A|2bp0--------2-------3-----2-------
E|-----------0--------------3-------

   I raised family times   
aus--terity  swt  fndry btwn the 
wars

   D        Em     C         G    
e -2-2--0---------------0---------
B -3-3--0-----0----1-1---0--(0)---
G -2-2---0----0----0-0---0---0----
D -0-0---0----2----2-2----0--0----
A -----------2-----3-3----0--2----
E ----------0--------------0-3----
  D
e|2---------------------------------
B|3-[let ring]----------------------
G|2---------------------------------
D|0---------------------------------
A|----------------------------------
E|----------------------------------

e|--2--| 
B|--3--| 
G|--2--| 
D|--0--| 
A|-----| 
E|-----| 

   I pd the union as tms gt hdr I 
looked to t govt to help working man

   G     Am   C    (G)         D    
e -------------------------------
B ---------1----1----------------
G ----0---2----0-----------------
D ---0---2----2----0-----------0-
A --2---0----3--------3--2bp0----
E -3-----------------------------
    Em       C D  G
e|2*---------------(2)--------
B|3*----0--------1--3---------
G|2*----0--------0--2--0------
D|------2--------2--0--0----2-
A|-----2---------3-----2----3-
E|----0----------------3------

------------| 
------------| 
------------| 
2222222-----| 
3333333-20--| 
----------3-| 

bt thy  pty  down  ar-mou--ry  armng
 pce boys btwn the wars


G        Am     C        G     
I was a miner, I was a docker, 
D         Em           C        D
I was a railwayman between the wars

D            Em         C  
I raised a family, in times of 
        G             D           
austerity, with sweat at the 
Em     C D G
foundry b t w

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D           Em          C       
I paid the union, then as times 
      G         D
got harder, I looked to the 
government to

                                    
               help the working man

      G                Am    C   
but they brought prosperity down 
         G             D       
at the armoury, we're arming for 
   Em
peace,
                                    
                   C    D   G     C
     see boys, between the wars

G           Am       C        G
I kept the faith and I kept 
     D           Em            C
voting, not for the iron fist but 
for the
                                    
                         helping 
 D
hand

      D          Em          C
for theirs is a land with a wall 
     G            D         Em
around it and mine is a faith in my
                                    
                           C  D   G
                          fellow man

  D          Em                G 
theirs is a land of hope and 
    D
glory, mine is the greenfield and 
the

                                    
                    factory floor

  G              Am       C      
theirs are the skies all dark 
   G           D          Em
with bombers and mine is the peace 
we knew
                                    
                      C    D   G
                  between the wars

G             Am         C      
call up the craftsman, bring me 
      G           D         Em
the draughtsman, build me a path 
from
                                    
                         C     
                      cradle to 
   D
grave

 D            Em          C  
and I'll give my consent to any 
    G               D        Em
government that does not deny a man 
a
                                    
                       C  D   G
                      living wage
D            Em         C   
go find the young men, never to 
     G             D
fight again, bring up the banners 
from
the

                                    
                          days gone
by

 G        Am      C         
cast moderation, heart of this 
    G     D          Em          
nation, desert us not we are 
   C    D
between the
G     C   G
wars


On the first couple of bars of the 
intro, rest the heel of your hand on
the bridge/bass strings,to mute them
 a bit

* means strum hard then mute the 
strings immediately after hitting 
them

 --2bp0-- means slightly bend the 

 |string as you do the pull-off 


Nic

Nic.B*