Printer's Trade chords by Ewan MacColl
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Intro 1
(G major) (D major) (G major)
Verse 1
In (G major) the (D major) begin (G major) ning was the word.
(D major) In (G major) the beginning was the word.
And when the time was right,
we took paper, ink, and type,
And sent it out in print to all the world.
We be (C major) long to (G major) the union,
the (C major) union we have (G major) made.
Together we stand in a
(C major) strong and lively band
(G major) and follow the (D major) print (G major) er's trade.
The (D major) au thor is the man who (G major) has the dream,
(D major) the (G major) au thor is the man who has the dream.
But the printer sets the stage,
gets the dream down on the page.
You've got to have (D major) the printer (G major)
and his team.
We belong (C major) to (G major) the union,
the (C major) union we have (G major) made.
Together we stand in a
strong (C major) and lively (G major) band
and follow (D major) the print (G major) er's trade.
The journalist is paid to get the news,
(D major) the (G major) journal (C major) ist is paid (G major) to get the news.
But it cannot circulate
till the printer and his mate proof and print
(D major) and pack and send it round (G major) the world.
We (D major) (G major) belong (C major) to (G major) the union,
the uni (C major) on we have (G major) made.
Together we stand in a
strong (C major) and lively (G major) band
and follow (D major) the printer (G major) 's trade. (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
In 89 (D major) our union first (G major) began,
In (D major) (G major) 89 (C major) our (G major) union first began,
In the fight for decent pay,
And (C major) a shorter working day,
(G major) And condition (D major) s that
would suit a union (G major) man.
We (C major) belong to (G major) the union,
the uni (C major) on we have (G major) made.
Together we stand in a
strong and (C major) lively band (G major)
and follow the printers trade.
We helped to (D major) build the union
so it'd (G major) grow. (D major)
(G major) We helped to (C major) build the (G major) union
so it'd grow.
And we fought at every stage
for a decent living wage
and gave the printing
bosses blow (D major) for (G major) blow.
We be (C major) long to (G major) the Union,
the Union (C major) we have (G major) made.
Together we stand in a
strong and (C major) lively band (G major)
and follow (D major) the (G major) printer's trade.
It was in the year of 1959,
it was in (C major) the year of 1959, (G major)
that the Union gave the call
and loyal (C major) printers all (G major) fought
and beat the bosses (D major) all (G major) along the line.
We belong (C major) to (G major) the Union,
the (C major) Union we have made. (G major)
Together we stand in a
strong (C major) and lively (G major) band,
and follow (D major) the printer (G major) 's trade.
They say the pen's (D major) more
mighty (G major) than the sword,
(D major) but the (G major) printing (C major) press is
stronger (G major) than the pen.
And mightier still is the power (C major)
and the will (G major) of an army (D major) of Union men. (G major)
We belong (C major) to (G major) the union,
the union (C major) we (G major) have (D major) made. (G major)
Together we stand in a
strong and (C major) lively band
and fol (G major) low the print (D major) er's (G major) trade.
Printer's Trade
Ewan MacColl
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