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The Home Front

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Capo 1 
[Intro]
          D       G       D       Bm       Ax2
DFather mows the lawn and Mother peels potatoesG  
Grandma Dlays the Bmtable Aalone
DAnd adjusts a photograph of the unknown soldierG  
In this DHoly of BmHolies the AHome
GAnd from the DTV an Emunwatched F#mvoice
Suggests Gthe answer Dis to plant more EmtreesF#m  
GThe scrawl on the Dwall says Emwhat about the F#mworkers
And the Gvoice of the Dpeople says Emmore salt F#mplease
DMother shakes her head and reads aloud from the newspaperG  
And Father Dputs another Bmlock on the Adoor
DAnd reflects upon the violent times that we are living inG  
While chatting Dto the wife Bmbeater next Adoor
GIf paraDdise to you is Emcheap beer and F#movertime
GHome Dtruths are easily EmmissedF#m  
GSomething that Devery Emfootball F#mfan knows
GIt only takes five Dfingers to Emform a AfistBm  
And when it Arains here, it rains so EmhardF#m  
EmBut never F#mhard enough to Gwash away the Asorrow
EmI'll trade my F#mlove today for a Ggreater love Atomorrow
EmThe lonely F#mchild looks out and Gdreams of Aindependence
From this EmfamilF#my life GsentenceA  
DMother sees but does not read the peeling postersG  
And can't Dbelieve that there's a Bmworld to be Awon
DBut in the public schools and in the public housesG  
The DBattle of BmBritain goes Aon
GThe constant Dpromise of Emjam F#mtomorrow
Is the GNew Breeds Dlitany and EmverseF#m  
GIf it takes another Dwar to fill the Emchurches of F#mEngland
Then the Gworld the meek Dinherit, what Emwill it be F#mworth
DMother fights the tears and father, his sense of outrageG  
And attempts to Djustify the BmsacriAfice
DTo pass their creed down to another generationG  
AnyDthing for the Bmquite Alife
GIn the DLand of a EmThousand F#mDoses
Where Gnostalgia is the Dopium of the EmageF#m  
GOur place in Dhistory is as Emclock F#mwatchers
GOld Dtimers, Emwindow F#mshoppers
[Outro]
          D       G       D       Bm       Ax4
Fade into Blake's Jerusalem...

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The Home Front

by Billy Bragg

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Capo 1

[Intro]

D G D Bm A

D G

Father mows the lawn and Mother peels potatoes

D Bm A

Grandma lays the table alone

D G

And adjusts a photograph of the unknown soldier

D Bm A

In this Holy of Holies the Home

G D Em F#m

And from the TV an unwatched voice

G D Em F#m

Suggests the answer is to plant more trees

G D Em F#m

The scrawl on the wall says what about the workers

G D Em F#m

And the voice of the people says more salt please

D G

Mother shakes her head and reads aloud from the newspaper

D Bm A

And Father puts another lock on the door

D G

And reflects upon the violent times that we are living in

D Bm A

While chatting to the wife beater next door

G D Em F#m

If paradise to you is cheap beer and overtime

G D Em F#m

Home truths are easily missed

G D Em F#m

Something that every football fan knows

G D Em A Bm

It only takes five fingers to form a fist

A Em F#m

And when it rains here, it rains so hard

Em F#m G A

But never hard enough to wash away the sorrow

Em F#m G A

I'll trade my love today for a greater love tomorrow

Em F#m G A

The lonely child looks out and dreams of independence

Em F#m G A

From this family life sentence

D G

Mother sees but does not read the peeling posters

D Bm A

And can't believe that there's a world to be won

D G

But in the public schools and in the public houses

D Bm A

The Battle of Britain goes on

G D Em F#m

The constant promise of jam tomorrow

G D Em F#m

Is the New Breeds litany and verse

G D Em F#m

If it takes another war to fill the churches of England

G D Em F#m

Then the world the meek inherit, what will it be worth

D G

Mother fights the tears and father, his sense of outrage

D Bm A

And attempts to justify the sacrifice

D G

To pass their creed down to another generation

D Bm A

Anything for the quite life

G D Em F#m

In the Land of a Thousand Doses

G D Em F#m

Where nostalgia is the opium of the age

G D Em F#m

Our place in history is as clock watchers

G D Em F#m

Old timers, window shoppers

[Outro]

D G D Bm A

Fade into Blake's Jerusalem...

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