Once we were anarchists chords by Frank Turner
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Verse 1
(G major) The demonstrations (E minor) got (G major) boring –
Well it was (C major) obvious that the
government was ignoring us.
It's (E minor) hard to drag yourself
through empty streets
On an empty (F major) stomach and
no sleep.
The shortcomings (E minor) got (G major) clearer,
As the (C major) price we paid got
dearer and dearer.
It's sup (E minor) posed to be a
case of give and take –
Well I was feeling (F major) the give
and making a mistake.
Verse 2
And I've (A minor) heard it said that
the (F major) unexamined life (G major)
(A minor) Isn't much worth liv (F major) ing,
and I'm sure they're right. (G major)
But it's hard (A minor) to keep on fight
(F major) ing the good (G major) fight
When (A minor) no one else seems bothered, (F major)
yeah,
When no (D major) one's on your side.
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Interlude 1
(D major) (C major) (D major)
(G major) (C major)
(D major) (B minor) (C major)
(D major) (B major) (E minor) (D major) (C major)
Verse 3
(D major) I've (G major) (E minor) got friends who are (G major) bankers,
And it's an (C major) easy rhyme
to call them wankers,
But I (E minor) must say I envy the
way that they live
In a style (F major) that's all take and no give,
While (E minor) I'm playing the Lone (G major) Ranger,
(C major) Riding to the rescue of six
billion strangers,
(E minor) Armed with only unoriginal songs
And a (F major) sense that something's wrong.
Verse 4
And I must (C major) admit that I'm tired (G major)
of saying "no" (A minor) all the time. (G major)
But I (C major) must admit that I (E minor) don't
really know (F major) what would be (G major) right.
And if politics (C major) is helping (B major) all the people then my
political (E minor) career (D major) is pretty fucked, (C major)
Because the truth is I don't
like people (D major) all that much. (G major)
Verse 5
The (G major) times (E minor) they aren't a- chan (G major) ging –
Yeah, England's (C major) still shit
and it's (G major) still (C major) raining,
And (E minor) everybody's jaded
and tired and bored
And (F major) no one lifts a finger because
It's (E minor) just not in our cul (G major) ture.
Our cul (C major) ture is carrion and
we're all vultures,
And (E minor) no one seems bothered
by this state of play –
It seems (F major) that the stench is with us to stay.
Verse 6
So (A minor) I had a go, I tried (F major) examining life. (G major)
It (A minor) wasn't much worth liv (F major) ing
– I guess they're right. (G major)
And I'm tired (A minor) of fighting a fight (F major)
that's not my (G major) fight.
But so (A minor) is every (F major) body else – we're
all (D major) on the same side.
Verse 7
I'm (C major) young enough to be all (D major) pissed off
But I'm old (G major) enough to be jaded. (C major)
I'm of the age where I
want (D major) things to change
But with (B minor) age my hopes have faded. (C major)
I'm young and bored of
being (D major) young and bored –
If I was (B major) old I could say I'd
seen it (E minor) all before.
(D major) In short, (C major) I'm tired, (D major)
and in short (C major) I'm probably (D major) fired.
If the (C major) revolution doesn't (D major) want
me I don't give a shit.
(G major) (E minor)
Once we were anarchists
Frank turner
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