Key: D major
Verse 1
D
Em
G
D
Bm
G
A
D
G
D
I was a docker
G
A
Between the wars
G
D
In times of austerity
D
G
D
Between the wars
Verse 2
Bm
G
D
I paid the uni on and as times got harder
D
Em
to help the working man
A
D
But they brought prosperity
Em
G
D
down at the armory
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 fellow man
Bm
G
D
Theirs is a land of hope and glory
Em
A
and the factory floor
D
Em
G
Theirs are the skies all dark
A
Bm
And mine is the peace we knew
G
D
G
D
Between the wars
Verse 4
G
Em
D
Bring me the draftsmen
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 living wage
Verse 5
A
Bm
Go find the young men
G
D
never to fight again
D
Em
A
days gone by
D
Em
Sweet moderation
G
D
Heart of this nation
A
D
Bm
Desert us not, we are
G
A
D
G
D
Between the wars
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