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Verse 1
On (D major) the 4th (A major) of October 1936, (D major) (G major)
was (D major) only (A major) a lad of 16 (B minor)
(A major) But I (D major) stood (A major) beside men
who were (D major) 3 score (G major) and 10
And (D major) every (A major) age in between
(D major) We were (G major) dockers (D major) and teachers,
bus (A major) men, en (B minor) gineers
(D major) and those (G major) with no (D major) jobs to (A major) do.
We were (G major) wo men an (A major) d children,
(D major) equal (G major) in union,
(D major) Atheists, Christians and (B minor) Jews,
(G major) and (D major) we had so (A major) much to (G major) lose.
(D major) For (G major) with Hitler (A major) in Germany,
(D major) Franco in (G major) Spain
We (D major) knew what fascism (B minor) meant
So (A major) when (D major) Morsley came trouncing,
denouncing (G major) the Jews
To the (D major) east (A major) end of London (D major) we went
For I'd (G major) met refugees (D major) who
had (A major) fled overseas
Ger (B minor) mans, (D major) (G major) Italians and (A major) Jews
And I (G major) knew their (D major) despair
for what they'd (G major) seen there
And I (D major) couldn't (A major) let them be ab (B minor) used
We (D major) had so (A major) much to (G major) lose
Now (D major) (G major) three thousand (D major) fascists,
(A major) their uniform (G major) s
Black (D major) had (G major) set out (D major) to march (A major) on that (B minor) day,
(A major) An d six (G major) thousand policemen
(A major) inten (D major) ded to (G major) greet them
by (D major) making clear the way.
But (G major) we were there ready,
(D major) our (A major) nerves they were steady,
(D major) One hundred (G major) thousand in (A major) mass,
And we (D major) planted our feet
along Cable (G major) Street
And we (D major) sang, (A major) they shall not (B major) pass
(G major) We (D major) sang, (G major) they shall not (A major) pass
Then (D major) all us young lads,
we were sent to the (G major) side streets
To (D major) stop the police (A major) breaking (B minor) through
An (A major) d with (G major) swift hands
(D major) we made (A major) strong (B minor) bar (G major) ricades
out (D major) of (A major) anything we could (D major) use
And (G major) they came (D major) to charge us,
but (A major) they couldn't barge (D major) us
with fists, batons and (A major) hooves
With as (G major) good as (D major) we got,
(A major) we (D major) withstood (G major) the lot
for (D major) we would (A major) not be (B minor) moved, (B major)
(B minor) we (D major) would (G major) not be (A major) moved.
(D major) And (G major) yes, there was viol (D major) ence
and (A major) yes, there was blood,
(D major) and I saw things (G major) a lad shouldn't (A major) see.
But (D major) I'll (G major) not re (D major) gret the day I (G major) stood
and Lon (D major) don stood (A major) with me
(D major) And when the news (A major) spread,
(D major) the day had been (G major) won
and Mors (D major) ley was (A major) limping (B minor) away
(B major) There (D major) were shouts,
there were cheers,
there were songs,
there were (G major) tears
and (D major) I hear them (A major) all to this day. (D major)
(G major) An d we all swore
(D major) then we'd stand (A major) up (B minor) again
for (D major) as long as our (A major) legs could,
and that when (G major) we were (A major) gone
(D major) our daughters and (G major) sons
would stand (D major) where (A major) we stood.
(D major) Was (A major) the (G major) first time I'd (D major) heard
(A major) two tiny (B minor) words
(D major) said by every (G major) woman and (A major) man.
Now I say them still,
(D major) and I always (G major) will,
(D major) No passer (A major) -on. (D major)
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