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Barclay James Harvest - For No One  From the album -'Everyone Is Everybody Else' (June 14th 1974)
[Intro]
(guitar solo 1 )
Em     D     C
Em     D     Am
Em     D     C C/B Am Am/G
D      C     Bm
[Verse 1]
EmPlease lay down your pDistols and your Crifles
EmPlease lay down your Dcolours and your Amcreeds
EmPlease lay down your tDhoughts of being CnoC/B-oneAm  Am/G  
DConcentrate on Cwhat you ought to Bmbe
[Verse 2]
EmThen lay down your Dbullshit and your pCrotests
EmThen lay down your gDovernments of gAmreed
EmTake a look at what lDies all arouCnd C/ByouAm  Am/G  
DThen pray GCod we can live in Bmpeace
[Chorus 1]
GEveryone's a lDoner 'till he nAeeds a helping Ehand
GEveryone is evDerybody Aelse
GEveryone's a nDo-one 'till he wAants to make a Estand
DGod alone knows hGow we will sCurvive
[Verse 3]
EmPlease lay down your pDistols and your riflCes
EmPlease lay down your coDlours and your crAmeeds
EmPlease lay down your tDhoughts of being nCo-C/BoneAm  Am/G  
DConcentrate oCn what you ought to DbeC  
[Solo 2]
Bm    A     G
Bm    A     Em
Bm    A     G F#m Em
A     G     D
[Chorus 2]
GEveryone's a lDoner 'till he nAeeds a helping Ehand
GEveryone is evDerybody Aelse
GEveryone's a nDo-one 'till he wAants to make a sEtand
DGod alone knows hGow we will sCurvive
[Solo 3]
Em     D      C
Em     D      Am
Em     D      C
EmAd libD  Am  

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For No One

by Barclay James Harvest

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Am/G

F#m

Barclay James Harvest - For No One From the album -'Everyone Is Everybody Else' (June 14th 1974)

[Intro]

(guitar solo 1 )

Em D C

Em D Am

Em D C C/B Am Am/G

D C Bm

[Verse 1]

Em D C

Please lay down your pistols and your rifles

Em D Am

Please lay down your colours and your creeds

Em D C C/B Am Am/G

Please lay down your thoughts of being no-one

D C Bm

Concentrate on what you ought to be

[Verse 2]

Em D C

Then lay down your bullshit and your protests

Em D Am

Then lay down your governments of greed

Em D C C/B Am Am/G

Take a look at what lies all around you

D C Bm

Then pray God we can live in peace

[Chorus 1]

G D A E

Everyone's a loner 'till he needs a helping hand

G D A

Everyone is everybody else

G D A E

Everyone's a no-one 'till he wants to make a stand

D G C

God alone knows how we will survive

[Verse 3]

Em D C

Please lay down your pistols and your rifles

Em D Am

Please lay down your colours and your creeds

Em D C C/B Am Am/G

Please lay down your thoughts of being no-one

D C D C

Concentrate on what you ought to be

[Solo 2]

Bm A G

Bm A Em

Bm A G F#m Em

A G D

[Chorus 2]

G D A E

Everyone's a loner 'till he needs a helping hand

G D A

Everyone is everybody else

G D A E

Everyone's a no-one 'till he wants to make a stand

D G C

God alone knows how we will survive

[Solo 3]

Em D C

Em D Am

Em D C

Em D Am

Ad lib

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