Once we were anarchists chords by
Frank Turner

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Key: G major•

Verse 1

G

G

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Em

Em

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G

G

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The demonstrations got boring –

C

C

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Well it was obvious that the

government was ignoring us.

Em

Em

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It's hard to drag yourself

through empty streets

F

F

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On an empty stomach and

no sleep.

Em

Em

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G

G

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The shortcomings got clearer,

C

C

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As the price we paid got

dearer and dearer.

Em

Em

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It's supposed to be a

case of give and take –

F

F

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Well I was feeling the give

and making a mistake.

Verse 2

Am

Am

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And I've heard it said that

F

F

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G

G

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the unexamined life

Am

Am

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F

F

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Isn't much worth living,

G

G

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and I'm sure they're right.

Am

Am

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But it's hard to keep on fight

F

F

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G

G

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ing the good fight

Am

Am

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F

F

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When no one else seems bothered,

yeah,

D

D

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When no one's on your side.

Interlude 1

D

D

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C

C

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D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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Bm

Bm

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C

C

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D

D

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B

B

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Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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Verse 3

D

D

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G

G

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Em

Em

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G

G

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I've got friends who are bankers,

C

C

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And it's an easy rhyme

to call them wankers,

Em

Em

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But I must say I envy the

way that they live

F

F

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In a style that's all take and no give,

Em

Em

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G

G

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While I'm playing the Lone Ranger,

C

C

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Riding to the rescue of six

billion strangers,

Em

Em

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Armed with only unoriginal songs

F

F

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And a sense that something's wrong.

Verse 4

C

C

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G

G

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And I must admit that I'm tired

Am

Am

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G

G

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of saying "no" all the time.

C

C

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Em

Em

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But I must admit that I don't

F

F

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G

G

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really know what would be right.

C

C

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B

B

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And if politics is helping all the people then my

Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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political career is pretty fucked,

Because the truth is I don't

D

D

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G

G

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like people all that much.

Verse 5

G

G

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Em

Em

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G

G

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The times they aren't a- changing –

C

C

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Yeah, England's still shit

G

G

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C

C

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and it's still raining,

Em

Em

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And everybody's jaded

and tired and bored

F

F

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And no one lifts a finger because

Em

Em

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G

G

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It's just not in our culture.

C

C

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Our culture is carrion and

we're all vultures,

Em

Em

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And no one seems bothered

by this state of play –

F

F

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It seems that the stench is with us to stay.

Verse 6

Am

Am

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F

F

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G

G

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So I had a go, I tried examining life.

Am

Am

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F

F

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It wasn't much worth living

G

G

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– I guess they're right.

Am

Am

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F

F

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And I'm tired of fighting a fight

G

G

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that's not my fight.

Am

Am

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F

F

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But so is everybody else – we're

D

D

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all on the same side.

Verse 7

C

C

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D

D

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I'm young enough to be all pissed off

G

G

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C

C

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But I'm old enough to be jaded.

I'm of the age where I

D

D

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want things to change

Bm

Bm

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C

C

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But with age my hopes have faded.

I'm young and bored of

D

D

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being young and bored –

B

B

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If I was old I could say I'd

Em

Em

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seen it all before.

D

D

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C

C

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D

D

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In short, I'm tired,

C

C

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D

D

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and in short I'm probably fired.

C

C

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D

D

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If the revolution doesn't want

me I don't give a shit.

G

G

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Em

Em

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