{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":84193,"song":"A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours","artist":"The Smiths","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/84193-a-rush-and-a-push-and-the-land-is-ours-chords-by-the-smiths/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/84193?type=chord","rating":3.85346,"votes":7,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\r\n#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #\r\n#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #\r\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\r\nDate: Tue, 12 Sep 95 16:12:41 EDT\r\nFrom: Winston Campbell \r\nSubject: A RUSH AND A PUSH AND THE LAND IS OURS by The Smiths\r\n\r\n\r\nA Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours\r\n        (Morrissey/Marr)\r\n\r\nThis piano song that opens up -Strangeways, Here We Come- is quite simple.\r\nIt is only three chords really.  The intro can be played this way:\r\n\r\n   [ch]Dm[/ch]              [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]E ---1---1---1---1-----------------||\r\nB ---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-||\r\nG ---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3-||\r\nD -0-------0---3-----3---3---3---3-||\r\nA -----0-----------1-------1---3---||\r\nE ---------------------1-----------||[/tab]\r\n\r\nThat is basically how the piano plays the intro and possibly the rest of\r\nthe song.  The lyrics without chords on top just go from Dm to Bb:\r\n\r\n\r\nHELLO\r\ni am the ghost of troubled joe hung by his pretty white neck\r\nsome eighteen months ago\r\ni travelled to a mystical time zone but i missed my bed\r\nso i soon came home, they said:\r\nthere is too much caffeine in your blood stream\r\nand a lack of real spice in your life\r\ni said:\r\nleave me alone, because i~m alright, dad\r\njust surprised to be on my own...\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                     [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nooh, but don~t mention love[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Eb[/ch]                  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\ni~d hate the strain of the pain again[/tab]\r\n\r\na rush and a push and the land that we stand on is ours\r\nit has been before so i shall be again\r\nand people who are uglier than you and i\r\nthey take what they need and leave\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                     [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nooh, but don~t mention love[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Eb[/ch]                           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\ni~d hate the pain of the strain all over again[/tab]\r\n\r\na rush and a push and the land that we stand on is ours\r\nit has been before so why can~t it be now?\r\nand people who are weaker than you and i\r\nthey take what they want from life\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                     [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nooh, but don~t mention love[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nno, no- don~t mention love[/tab]\r\n\r\na rush and a push and the land that we stand on is ours\r\nyour youth may be gone but you~re still a young man\r\nso phone me, phone me, phone me\r\nphone me, phone me, phone me\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nooh, i think i~m in love...[/tab]\r\n\r\n(I hope you have found this helpful.  Bye-bye)","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\n#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #\n#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\nDate: Tue, 12 Sep 95 16:12:41 EDT\nFrom: Winston Campbell \nSubject: A RUSH AND A PUSH AND THE LAND IS OURS by The Smiths\n\n\nA Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours\n        (Morrissey/Marr)\n\nThis piano song that opens up -Strangeways, Here We Come- is quite simple.\nIt is only three chords really.  The intro can be played this way:\n\n   Dm              Bb\n\n\n\nThat is basically how the piano plays the intro and possibly the rest of\nthe song.  The lyrics without chords on top just go from Dm to Bb:\n\n\nHELLO\ni am the ghost of troubled joe hung by his pretty white neck\nsome eighteen months ago\ni travelled to a mystical time zone but i missed my bed\nso i soon came home, they said:\nthere is too much caffeine in your blood stream\nand a lack of real spice in your life\ni said:\nleave me alone, because i~m alright, dad\njust surprised to be on my own...\n\n\n\n\na rush and a push and the land that we stand on is ours\nit has been before so i shall be again\nand people who are uglier than you and i\nthey take what they need and leave\n\n\n\n\na rush and a push and the land that we stand on is ours\nit has been before so why can~t it be now?\nand people who are weaker than you and i\nthey take what they want from life\n\n\n\n\na rush and a push and the land that we stand on is ours\nyour youth may be gone but you~re still a young man\nso phone me, phone me, phone me\nphone me, phone me, phone me\n\n\n\n(I hope you have found this helpful.  Bye-bye)","chords":["A","Dm","Bb","E","B","G","D","Eb"],"chord_diagrams":{"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]}}}