Which Side Are You On
Billy Bragg
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Key:
C Em Em (hammer on from an open A and D strings into the E minor) [Verse 1]Em D Em This government had an ideaC Em A5 And parliament made it law (play A5 in the open position and give it a little bend)Em D Em It seems like it's illegalC Em To fight for the union any more [Chorus]Em D Em Which side are you on, boys?C Em A5 Which side are you on?Em D Em Which side are you on, boys?C Em Which side are you on?Em [Verse 2]Em D Em We set out to join the picket lineContinues after the adC Em A5 For together we cannot failEm D Em We got stopped by police at the county lineC Em They said, "Go home boys or you're going to jail" [Chorus]Em D Em Which side are you on, boys?C Em A5 Which side are you on?Em D Em Which side are you on, boys?C Em Which side are you on?Em [Verse 3]Em D Em It's hard to explain to a crying childC Em A5 Why her Daddy can't go backEm D Em So the family suffer but it hurts me moreC Em To hear a scab say Sod you, Jack [Chorus]Em D Em Which side are you on, boys?C Em A5 Which side are you on?Em D Em Which side are you on, boys?C Em Which side are you on?Em [Verse 4]Em D Em I'm bound to follow my conscienceC Em A5 And do whatever I canEm D Em But it'll take much more than the union lawC Em To knock the fight out of a working man [Chorus]Em D Em Which side are you on, boys?C Em A5 Which side are you on?Em D Em Which side are you on, boys?C Em Which side are you on?