Between the Wars chords by
Billy Bragg 
Key: D major•
Verse 1
D
Em
G
D
Bm
G
A
D
Em
I was a miner
G
D
I was a dock er
Bm
I was a railway man
G
A
Between the wars
Bm
I raised a family
G
D
In times of aus terity
Bm
With sweat at the foundry
D
G
D
Between the wars
Verse 2
Bm
G
D
I paid the uni on and as times got harder
A
I looked to the government
D
Em
to help the working man
A
D
But they brought prosperity
Em
G
D
down at the armory
Bm
We're arming for peace, me boys
G
D
G
D
Between the wars
Verse 3
Em
G
D
I kept the faith and I kept voting
A
Bm
G
Not for the iron fist but for the helping hand
A
Em
G
D
For theirs is a land with a wall around it
A
Bm
G
D
And mine is a faith in my fel low man
Bm
G
D
Theirs is a land of hope an d glory
A
Mine is the green field
Em
A
and the factory floor
D
Em
G
Theirs are the skies all dark
D
with bombers
A
Bm
And mine is the peace we knew
G
D
G
D
Between the wars
Verse 4
Em
Call up the craftsmen
G
Em
D
Bring me the drafts men
A
Bm
G
Build me a path from cradle to grave
A
D
Bm
And I'll give my consent
G
D
To any government
A
Bm
G
D
That does not deny a man a liv ing wage
Verse 5
A
Bm
Go find the young men
G
D
never to fight again
A
Bring up the banners from the
D
Em
A
days gone by
D
Em
Sweet moder ation
G
D
Heart of this na tion
A
D
Bm
Deser t us not, we are
G
A
D
G
D
Between the wars
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsD Em G Bm A
D
Em
G
Bm
A
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