There Will Be A Reckoning chords by
Billy Bragg

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Key: E minor•

Verse 1

Em

Em

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G

G

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D

D

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Em

Em

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G

G

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D

D

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Bm

Bm

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Some_ where

G

G

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between the mid_ night

D

D

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Bm

Bm

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And the cold and empty dawn

Em

Em

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A

A

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G

G

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I found my_ self out walk_ ing

D

D

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Bm

Bm

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On the streets where I was born

Em

Em

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G

G

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And I came upon a stranger_

D

D

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Bm

Bm

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Who looked me in the face

Em

Em

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G

G

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An_ d asked me what I was do_ ing

D

D

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Bm

Bm

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In this god forsaken place

G

G

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I don't

Verse 2

C

C

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need to be forgiven

G

G

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Em

Em

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For something I haven't done

D

D

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Nor for wanting my family

Em

Em

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To find their place in the sun

C

C

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If you keep this pressure on

G

G

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Em

Em

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Just don't be sur_ prised

D

D

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If I can't summon up my dignity

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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While you're roughing up my pride

Bm

Bm

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There will be a

Verse 3

Em

Em

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C

C

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reckon_ ing

G

G

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D

D

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For the peddler_ s of hate

Em

Em

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C

C

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Who spread their poison all

G

G

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D

D

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across this estate

Em

Em

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C

C

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And a reckoning, too,

G

G

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D

D

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for the politi_ cians who

A

A

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C

C

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Left us to this fate

Em

Em

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G

G

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D

D

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There will be a reckon_ ing

Em

Em

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G

G

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D

D

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Verse 4

Em

Em

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A

A

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G

G

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Just a few days later_ ,

D

D

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Bm

Bm

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a man came to my door

Em

Em

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A

A

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G

G

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To ask me if I thought that

D

D

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Bm

Bm

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This place was worth fighting for

Em

Em

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G

G

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And though I recognize his reasons

D

D

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Bm

Bm

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I just could not agree

Em

Em

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A

A

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When they told me that my neighbour

G

G

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D

D

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Would be my enemy

Verse 5

Bm

Bm

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C

C

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I don't need to be

forgiven

G

G

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Em

Em

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For something I haven't done

D

D

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Nor for wanting my family

Em

Em

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To find their place in the sun

C

C

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If you keep this pressure on

G

G

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Em

Em

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Just don't be sur_ prised

D

D

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If I can't summon up my dignity

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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While you're roughing up my pride

Bm

Bm

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There will be a

Verse 6

Em

Em

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C

C

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reckoning

G

G

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D

D

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For the peddlers of hate

Em

Em

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C

C

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Who spread their poison

G

G

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D

D

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all across this estate

Em

Em

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C

C

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And a reckoning, too,

G

G

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D

D

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for the politi_ cians who

A

A

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C

C

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Left us to this fate

Em

Em

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G

G

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D

D

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There will be a reckoning

Em

Em

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G

G

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D

D

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There will be a reck_ oning

Em

Em

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G

G

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D

D

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There will be a reck_ oning

Em

Em

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There will be a reckoning

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Chords

Em
G
D
Bm
A
C

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What is the original key of There Will Be A Reckoning?

The original key of There Will Be A Reckoning by Billy Bragg is E minor.

What are the main chords for There Will Be A Reckoning?

The primary chords used in There Will Be A Reckoning are Em, G, D, Bm, A, C.

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