Solidarity Forever chords by Pete Seeger (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

G
C/D
Dsus4
D
C
D/F#
Em
C6

Intro 1

Chorus 1

Solidarity forever

Solidarity forev- er

For the union makes us strong

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Verse 1

When the union's inspiration

Through the workers' blood shall run

There can be no power greater

Anywhere beneath the sun

Yet what force on earth is weaker

Than the feeble strength of one?

But the union makes us strong

Chorus 2

Solidarity forever

Solidarity forev- er

For the union makes us strong

Verse 2
G 
It is  (G major) we who plowed the prairies
Built the cities where they trade
C 
Dug the mines  (C major) and built the workshops
G 
Endless  (G major) miles of railroad laid
Now we stand outcast and starving
D/F# 
Em 
Mid the wonders  (D/F#) we     have  (E minor) made
C6 
Dsus4 
D 
G 
But the  (C6) union  (Dsus4) makes     (D major) us  (G major) strong

Chorus 3

Solidarity forever

Solidarity forev- er

For the union makes us strong

Verse 3
G 
They have  (G major) taken untold millions
That they never toiled to earn
C 
But without  (C major) our brain and muscle
G 
Not a  (G major) single wheel can turn
We can break their haughty power
D/F# 
Em 
Gain our freedom  (D/F#) when   we  (E minor) learn
C6 
Dsus4 
D 
G 
That the  (C6) union  (Dsus4) makes     (D major) us  (G major) strong

Chorus 4

Solidarity forever

Solidarity forev- er

For the union makes us strong

Verse 4
G 
In our  (G major) hands is placed a power
Greater than their hoarded gold
C 
Greater than  (C major) the might of atoms
G 
Magni (G major) fied a thousand-fold
We can bring to birth a new world
D/F# 
Em 
From the ashes  (D/F#) of     the old  (E minor) 
C6 
Dsus4 
D 
G 
C 
G 
C 
For the  (C6) union  (Dsus4) makes     (D major) us  (G major) strong  (C major)  (G major)  (C major) 

Chorus 5

Solidarity forever

Solidarity forev- er

For the union makes us strong

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GuitarPianoUkulele

G
C/D
Dsus4
D
C
D/F#
Em
C6

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: G majorBPM: 105

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C/D: x-x-0-0-1-0
Dsus4: x-x-0-2-3-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
C6: x-3-2-2-1-x

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This is the definitive original version of Solidarity Forever by Pete Seeger, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn Solidarity Forever the way Pete Seeger intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.