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They Shall Not Pass

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[Verse 1]
GYou're not my Dbrother, nor my EmcountrDymCan
GNot my Dsister or my Cfriend
GBut you're my Dcomrade, be so Em'til tDhe lCast
They shall not Gpass; Dthey shall not Gpass
GNow blood is Drunning through the Emstreets Dof CSpain
GAnd DLondon gripped in Cfear
GOh, smell of Dgunfire, sound of EmbreaDking Cglass
You shall not Gpass; Dyou shall not Gpass
[Pre-Chorus]
EmWhy fight the Cgood fight, fight the Ggood fight?D  
EmWhy not Dlet them GburDn?
EmI dread the Dday when the Csuffering of my Dfellow is Emnone of Dmy GconceCrn, so
[Chorus]
DStand up today that we might Csave Gtomorrow
Oh I Dknow there's a way that we might Csave Gtomorrow
Yes its Dlate in the day but we might Csave Gtomorrow, Dif we try
I shall not Emturn against my Dbrother
For his Ccreed or for his Gcolour
Nor the Emone he takes his Dlover
COr his class
You that beckon me that Dway, you shall not Gpass
[Verse 2]
GAnd you who spDeak of idEmeolDogCy, Gwho speak of Dpeople like they're Cpawns
GWhose motives Dlie 'neath EmfrosDted Cglass
You shall not Gpass; Dyou shall not Gpass
GIn the Dname now of EmhumDanCity, 
GNot left nor Dright, not black nor Cwhite
GTear the Dfascist flag now Emfrom Dits Cmast
It shall not pGass; iDt shall not paGss
[Pre-Chorus]
EmWhy fight the Cgood fight, fight the Ggood fight?D  
EmWhy not Dlet them GburDn?
EmI dread the Dday when the Csuffering of my Dfellow is Emnone of Dmy GconceCrn, so
[Chorus]
DStand up today that we might Csave Gtomorrow
Oh I Dknow there's a way that we might Csave Gtomorrow
Yes its Dlate in the day but we might Csave Gtomorrow, Dif we try
We shall not Emturn against eaDch other
For our Ccreed or for our Gcolour
Nor the Emones we take our Dlovers
COr our class
You that beckon me that Dway, you shall not Gpass
[Bridge]
DStand up and speak, it's not a Emcall Dto Carms
DGet on your feet, it's not a caEmll to DarCms
DGet on the street, it's not a cEmall tDo aCrms
It's a Gcall to helping Dhands
[Pre-Chorus]
EmWhy fight the Cgood fight, fight the Ggood fight?D  
EmWhy not Dlet them GburDn?
EmI dread the Dday when the Csuffering of my Dfellow is Emnone of Dmy GconceCrn, so
[Chorus]
DStand up today that we might Csave Gtomorrow
Oh I Dknow there's a way that we might Csave Gtomorrow
Yes its Dlate in the day but we might Csave Gtomorrow, Dif we try
I shall not Emturn against my Dbrother
For his Ccreed or for his Gcolour
Nor the Emone he takes his Dlover
COr his class
You that beckon me that Dway, you shall not Gpass

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They Shall Not Pass

by Grace Petrie

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[Verse 1]

G D Em D C

You're not my brother, nor my countryman

G D C

Not my sister or my friend

G D Em D C

But you're my comrade, be so 'til the last

G D G

They shall not pass; they shall not pass

G D Em D C

Now blood is running through the streets of Spain

G D C

And London gripped in fear

G D Em D C

Oh, smell of gunfire, sound of breaking glass

G D G

You shall not pass; you shall not pass

[Pre-Chorus]

Em C G D

Why fight the good fight, fight the good fight?

Em D G D

Why not let them burn?

Em D C D Em D G C

I dread the day when the suffering of my fellow is none of my concern, so

[Chorus]

D C G

Stand up today that we might save tomorrow

D C G

Oh I know there's a way that we might save tomorrow

D C G D

Yes its late in the day but we might save tomorrow, if we try

Em D

I shall not turn against my brother

C G

For his creed or for his colour

Em D

Nor the one he takes his lover

Or his class

D G

You that beckon me that way, you shall not pass

[Verse 2]

G D Em D C G D C

And you who speak of ideology, who speak of people like they're pawns

G D Em D C

Whose motives lie 'neath frosted glass

G D G

You shall not pass; you shall not pass

G D Em D C

In the name now of humanity,

G D C

Not left nor right, not black nor white

G D Em D C

Tear the fascist flag now from its mast

G D G

It shall not pass; it shall not pass

[Pre-Chorus]

Em C G D

Why fight the good fight, fight the good fight?

Em D G D

Why not let them burn?

Em D C D Em D G C

I dread the day when the suffering of my fellow is none of my concern, so

[Chorus]

D C G

Stand up today that we might save tomorrow

D C G

Oh I know there's a way that we might save tomorrow

D C G D

Yes its late in the day but we might save tomorrow, if we try

Em D

We shall not turn against each other

C G

For our creed or for our colour

Em D

Nor the ones we take our lovers

Or our class

D G

You that beckon me that way, you shall not pass

[Bridge]

D Em D C

Stand up and speak, it's not a call to arms

D Em D C

Get on your feet, it's not a call to arms

D Em D C

Get on the street, it's not a call to arms

G D

It's a call to helping hands

[Pre-Chorus]

Em C G D

Why fight the good fight, fight the good fight?

Em D G D

Why not let them burn?

Em D C D Em D G C

I dread the day when the suffering of my fellow is none of my concern, so

[Chorus]

D C G

Stand up today that we might save tomorrow

D C G

Oh I know there's a way that we might save tomorrow

D C G D

Yes its late in the day but we might save tomorrow, if we try

Em D

I shall not turn against my brother

C G

For his creed or for his colour

Em D

Nor the one he takes his lover

Or his class

D G

You that beckon me that way, you shall not pass

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