There Will Be A Reckoning
Billy Bragg
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Intro - | Em G | D || Em G | D...| (palm mute) Em * G ( * Walkup to G on 6th string ) Somewhere between the midnightD Bm And the cold and empty dawnEm G I found myself out walkingD Bm On the streets where I was bornEm G And I came upon a strangerD Bm Who looked Me in the faceEm G And asked Me what I was doingD Bm In this god forsaken place (play open)C/G I don't need to be forgiven ForG Em something I haven't doneD No forewarning my family To findEm their place in the sunC/B G If you keep this pressure on JustEm don't be surprisedD If I can't summon up My dignityBm While You're roughing up My prideContinues after the adD D Bm Bm Em There will be a reckoningC/G G D For the peddlers of hate,Em C/G G Who spread their poison allD across this estateEm C/B And a reckoning too, for theG D politicians whoA C Left Us to this fateEm G D There will be a reckoning| Em G | D . . . | (palm mute)Em G D Just a few days later, a manBm came to My doorEm G To ask Me if I thought thatD Bm This place was worth fighting forEm G And though I recognize his reasonsD Bm I just could not agreeEm G When they told me that My neighborD Bm Would be My enemy (play open)C/G I don't need to be forgiven ForG something I haven't doneD No forewarning my family To findEm Their place in the sunC/B G If You keep this pressure on Just don't be surprisedD If I can't summon up my dignityEm While You're roughing up My prideBm Em There will be a reckoningC/G G D For the peddlers of hate,Em C/G G Who spread their poison allD across this estateEm C/B And a reckoning too, for theG D politicians whoA C Left us to this fateEm G D There will be a reckoningEm G D There will be a reckoningEm G D There will be a reckoningEm There will be a reckoning
