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The Internationale

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“Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution.
The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win!"
[Verse 1]
CStand up, all victims of opFpression
For the G7tyrants fear your Cmight!G7  
Don't Ccling so hard to your posFsessions
For you have nG7othing if you have no Crights!
Let Gracist D7ignorance be Gended
For resD7pect makes the empires Gfall!
Freedom is G7merely privilege extCended
Unless enjGoyed by oD7ne and aGllG7  
[Chorus]
So come Cbrothers and Fsisters
For the G7struggle carries ConG7  
The ICnter-naG7tio-naAml-e
GUnites Amthe worD7ld in sonGgG7  
So Ccomrades, come Frally
For this G7is the time and C7place!
The A7internationDm7al ideal
UnCites the G7human Crace
[Verse 2]
CLet no one build walls to Fdivide us
Walls of hG7atred nor walls of sCtoneG7  
Come Cgreet the dawn and stand beFside us
We'll live togG7ether or we'll die alCone
In our Gworld D7poisoned by exploiGtation
Those who have D7taken, now they must Ggive!
And end the G7vanity of Cnations
We've but one EaGrth on wD7hich to GliveG7  
[Chorus]
So come Cbrothers and Fsisters
For the G7struggle carries ConG7  
The ICnter-naG7tio-naAml-e
GUnites Amthe worD7ld in sonGgG7  
So Ccomrades, come Frally
For this G7is the time and C7place!
The A7internationDm7al ideal
UnCites the G7human Crace
[Verse 3]
CAnd so begins the final Fdrama
In the G7streets and in the CfieldsG7  
We sCtand unbowed before their Farmour
We defy G7their guns and Cshields!
When we Gfight, provD7oked by their aggGression
Let us D7be inspired by life and lGove
For though they G7offer us conCcessions
GChange will not cD7ome from abGove!G7  
[Chorus]
So come Cbrothers and Fsisters
For the G7struggle carries ConG7  
The ICnter-naG7tio-naAml-e
GUnites Amthe worD7ld in sonGgG7  
So Ccomrades, come Frally
For this G7is the time and C7place!
The A7internationDm7al ideal
UnCites the G7human Crace

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The Internationale

by Eugène Pottier

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Dm7

“Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution.

The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win!"

[Verse 1]

C F

Stand up, all victims of oppression

G7 C G7

For the tyrants fear your might!

C F

Don't cling so hard to your possessions

G7 C

For you have nothing if you have no rights!

G D7 G

Let racist ignorance be ended

D7 G

For respect makes the empires fall!

G7 C

Freedom is merely privilege extended

G D7 G G7

Unless enjoyed by one and all

[Chorus]

C F

So come brothers and sisters

G7 C G7

For the struggle carries on

C G7 Am

The Inter-natio-nal-e

G Am D7 G G7

Unites the world in song

C F

So comrades, come rally

G7 C7

For this is the time and place!

A7 Dm7

The international ideal

C G7 C

Unites the human race

[Verse 2]

C F

Let no one build walls to divide us

G7 C G7

Walls of hatred nor walls of stone

C F

Come greet the dawn and stand beside us

G7 C

We'll live together or we'll die alone

G D7 G

In our world poisoned by exploitation

D7 G

Those who have taken, now they must give!

G7 C

And end the vanity of nations

G D7 G G7

We've but one Earth on which to live

[Chorus]

C F

So come brothers and sisters

G7 C G7

For the struggle carries on

C G7 Am

The Inter-natio-nal-e

G Am D7 G G7

Unites the world in song

C F

So comrades, come rally

G7 C7

For this is the time and place!

A7 Dm7

The international ideal

C G7 C

Unites the human race

[Verse 3]

C F

And so begins the final drama

G7 C G7

In the streets and in the fields

C F

We stand unbowed before their armour

G7 C

We defy their guns and shields!

G D7 G

When we fight, provoked by their aggression

D7 G

Let us be inspired by life and love

G7 C

For though they offer us concessions

G D7 G G7

Change will not come from above!

[Chorus]

C F

So come brothers and sisters

G7 C G7

For the struggle carries on

C G7 Am

The Inter-natio-nal-e

G Am D7 G G7

Unites the world in song

C F

So comrades, come rally

G7 C7

For this is the time and place!

A7 Dm7

The international ideal

C G7 C

Unites the human race

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