Between the Wars chords by
Billy Bragg

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Key: D major•

Verse 1

D

D

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Em

Em

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G

G

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D

D

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Bm

Bm

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G

G

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A

A

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D

D

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Em

Em

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I was a miner

G

G

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D

D

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I was a dock_ er

Bm

Bm

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I was a railway man

G

G

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A

A

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Between the wars

Bm

Bm

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I raised a family

G

G

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D

D

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In times of aus_ terity

Bm

Bm

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With sweat at the foundry

D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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Between the wars

Verse 2

Bm

Bm

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G

G

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D

D

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I paid the uni_ on and as times got harder

A

A

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I looked to the government

D

D

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Em

Em

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to help the working man

A

A

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D

D

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But they brought prosperity

Em

Em

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G

G

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D

D

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down at the armory

Bm

Bm

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We're arming for peace, me boys

G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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Between the wars

Verse 3

Em

Em

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G

G

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D

D

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I kept the faith and I kept voting

A

A

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Bm

Bm

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G

G

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Not for the iron fist but for the helping hand

A

A

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Em

Em

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G

G

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D

D

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For theirs is a land with a wall around it

A

A

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Bm

Bm

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G

G

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D

D

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And mine is a faith in my fel_ low man

Bm

Bm

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G

G

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D

D

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Theirs is a land of hope an_ d glory

A

A

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Mine is the green field

Em

Em

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A

A

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and the factory floor

D

D

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Em

Em

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G

G

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Theirs are the skies all dark

D

D

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with bombers

A

A

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Bm

Bm

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And mine is the peace we knew

G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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Between the wars

Verse 4

Em

Em

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Call up the craftsmen

G

G

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Bring me the drafts_ men

A

A

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Bm

Bm

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G

G

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Build me a path from cradle to grave

A

A

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D

D

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Bm

Bm

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And I'll give my consent

G

G

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D

D

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To any government

A

A

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Bm

Bm

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G

G

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D

D

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That does not deny a man a liv_ ing wage

Verse 5

A

A

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Bm

Bm

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Go find the young men

G

G

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D

D

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never to fight again

A

A

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Bring up the banners from the

D

D

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Em

Em

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A

A

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days gone by

D

D

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Em

Em

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Sweet moder_ ation

G

G

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D

D

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Heart of this na_ tion

A

A

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D

D

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Bm

Bm

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Deser_ t us not, we are

G

G

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A

A

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D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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Between the wars

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Em
G
Bm
A

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What is the original key of Between the Wars?

The original key of Between the Wars by Billy Bragg is D major.

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The primary chords used in Between the Wars are D, Em, G, Bm, A.

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The tempo of Between the Wars is approximately 48 beats per minute.

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