Vanguard

Am
  Worker’s World says that they have
 all the answers
      F
And Milosevic is a guy that they 
admire
    C
The ISO says Trotsky is the man
              E
And they’ll debate it until they all
 expire
      F
The industrial workers will lead the
 revolution
C
So claims the SWP
        G
No, the truth lies among the lumpen
E
That’s the RCP

[Verse]
    Am
The Sparts say the rest can go to 
hell
     F
And everyone else is a Stalinist
    C
The CP will just do their thing
       E
And pretend the others don’t exist
       F
Well I had a realization this 
morning
C
When I looked into the red and 
dawning sun
     G
I’ve figured out the truth
        E
And I’m forming a party of one

[Chorus]
F
I am the leader of the workers
         C
And I’ll tell you why the Left is 
suspect
                G
Because there’s something you don’t 
understand
     E
Only my line is correct
       F
‘Cause I am the vanguard of the 
masses
    C
And all of you should just follow me
    G
And if you doubt my analysis
    E              B7            E
You must be in the petty bourgeoisie

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    Am
But I am not sectarian
     F
It’s all the rest who are
C
I work fine in coalitions
   E
As long as I’m the shining star
   F
So bow down to your master
    C
The lastest V.I. Lenin
    G
And off to the camps to all of you
      E
Who’d say, “not this again”

[Chorus]
F
I am the leader of the workers
         C
And I’ll tell you why the Left is 
suspect
                G
Because there’s something you don’t 
understand
     E
Only my line is correct
       F
‘Cause I am the vanguard of the 
masses
    C
And all of you should just follow me
    G
And if you doubt my analysis
    E              B7            E
You must be in the petty bourgeoisie

[Verse]
    Am
And I’ll have no music at my 
protests
    F
And none of that goddamn puppetry
C
I’ll just have some somber slogans
   E
No decadent frivolity
F
My chants will be the right ones
         C
Just the ones that should be said
       G
And my banners we’ll wave proudly
         E
Just the proper shade of red

[Chorus]
F
I am the leader of the workers
         C
And I’ll tell you why the Left is 
suspect
                G
Because there’s something you don’t 
understand
     E
Only my line is correct
       F
‘Cause I am the vanguard of the 
masses
    C
And all of you should just follow me
    G
And if you doubt my analysis
    E              B7            E
You must be in the petty bourgeoisie

[Verse]
    Am
And I will build the party if it 
kills me
     F
I am solely dedicated to the cause
C
If I have to stab you in the back
E
This won’t give me pause
       F
‘Cause my platform will take us 
forward
        C
And the ends always justify the 
means
    G
And you must step aside behind me
       E
Be you Quakers, Jews, anarchists or 
greens

[Chorus]
F
I am the leader of the workers
         C
And I’ll tell you why the Left is 
suspect
                G
Because there’s something you don’t 
understand
     E
Only my line is correct
       F
‘Cause I am the vanguard of the 
masses
    C
And all of you should just follow me
    G
And if you doubt my analysis
    E              B7            E
You must be in the petty bourgeoisie