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Bread And Circuses chords by
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg

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Verse 1
Am

Crowds gather round,
G

Kneeling at the feet of common thieves,
E

Am

Hungry for the

Word,

But

God would never speak
G

to such as these,
E

Such as these,
F
C

Who are for healing hands and bones,
Dm

And redemption if you
C

cross their palms
F

They'll tell your troubles to the
C

Lord
D
F
Am

For however much you can afford

Hands holding hands in the circle of the
G
E

sinners and the saved
Am

Memories that linger from the cradle
G

placing puzzles in the grave
E

In the grave
F
C

No mortal, skin and bone
Dm
C

Can live on bread and circuses alone
F
C

The spirit needs must thrive
D

The mystery of
G
C
G
F

While you're alive
Am
C
G
F

They look in their book and they read
Am
C
G
F

But their cold hearts say
Am
G
Am

Fol low me

Dance in the dust, in the frenzy
G
E

Of the desperately in need
Am
G

Led by the voices of the men who invoke ritual to hide their greed,
E

hide their greed
F
C

Come every town, every isle,
Dm
C

across the crumbling earth and cracking skies
F
C

The gates of hell stand open wide,
D
G
C
G
F

but the path of glory you walk is single file.
Am
G
C
F

They lurk in their boyhood, baby,
Am
C
G
F
Am
G
Am

but their cold hearts say, follow me.

These men make a cage for the very
G
E

souls that came here to be freed
Am

They turn out their lights, fold their tents,
G
E
C
G
F
Am
C
G
F
Am
G
C
G

they're fixin' to leave
Am
D
F
C
G
F

Am
G
C

They're lucky,
G
F

they're born and they're rich
Am
C
G
F

But their cold heart is here,
Am
D
F
C
F

found on me
Am
C

They'll close all their book
G
F
Am

s and they'll leave
C
G
F
Am
G
D

The cold hard sheets
F
C
G
F

On my knees
Am
G
C

They'll close their
G
F
Am

book and leave
G
C

They'll close up their
G
F

groups and they'll leave
Am
G
D
F

You and me

Still you and me

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  • G

  • E

  • F

  • C

  • Dm

  • D

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