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[Intro]
E     B  E     B
E     B  E     B
[Verse]
As the Epeople of England in numbers, they double
Move to the cities where work is to be Bfound
Well, it's Efarewell green country and greetings, black city
Grime smoking chimneys and machines' hellish Bsound
[Verse]
Men, Emothers and maidens and most of us children
Mindful of starving and bread sparing Bprice
We all Ego to the factory temple to offer
Our gift to the idol of Greed, sacriBfice
[Verse]
And it's C#mtwo months hard Alabour if Bworkers comEbine
But C#mcall the man The AGaffer, it's a Bfifteen guinea Efine
[Instrumental]
E A B  E A B E
E A B  E A B
[Verse]
We Epay for machines that take food from our table
We talk in dark rooms of a fair living Bwage
While Etheir house is filled with the fruits of our labour
Percival bets foreign ships out to Btrade
[Verse]
And it's C#mtwo months hard Alabour if Bworkers comEbine
But C#mcall the man The AGaffer, it's a Bfifteen guinea Efine
[Instrumental]
E A B  E A B E
C F G  C F G
[Verse]
And the Cbloody code gets Fharder every Gday
New sleds are Cbad for Gthread
But Fharking Cloud and Gcaptains Amswing
FWe'll reCstore our Gdaily Cbread
[Verse]
And the bloody code gets Fharder every Gday
New sleds are Cbad for Gthread
But Fharking Cloud and Gcaptains Amswing
FWe'll reCstore our Gdaily Cbread
[Instrumental]
C F G  C F G C
E A B  E A B
E     B  E     B
[Verse]
AC#mcross the narrow Awaters, where BFrenchie fought us Ehard
C#mFathers, sons and Abrothers died for Bnothing, be a Ebard
No C#mmeat in Frenchie's Abarrel, no Bcheese upon his Eboard
No C#mbread on Frenchie's Atable, no Bharvest has he Estored
[Instrumental]
E A B  E A B E
C F G  C F G
[Verse]
N.C.
And the bloody code gets harder every day
N.C.
New sleds are bad for thread
N.C.
But harking loud and captains swing
N.C.
We'll restore our daily bread
[Verse]
And the Cbloody code gets Fharder every Gday
New sleds are Cbad for Gthread
But Fharking Cloud and Gcaptains Amswing
FWe'll reCstore our Gdaily Cbread
[Outro]
C F G  C F G C
E A B  E A B

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Ned Ludd Part 2 Rural Retreat

by Steeleye Span

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C#m

[Intro]

E B E B

[Verse]

As the people of England in numbers, they double

Move to the cities where work is to be found

Well, it's farewell green country and greetings, black city

Grime smoking chimneys and machines' hellish sound

[Verse]

Men, mothers and maidens and most of us children

Mindful of starving and bread sparing price

We all go to the factory temple to offer

Our gift to the idol of Greed, sacrifice

[Verse]

C#m A B E

And it's two months hard labour if workers combine

C#m A B E

But call the man The Gaffer, it's a fifteen guinea fine

[Instrumental]

E A B E A B E

E A B E A B

[Verse]

We pay for machines that take food from our table

We talk in dark rooms of a fair living wage

While their house is filled with the fruits of our labour

Percival bets foreign ships out to trade

[Verse]

C#m A B E

And it's two months hard labour if workers combine

C#m A B E

But call the man The Gaffer, it's a fifteen guinea fine

[Instrumental]

E A B E A B E

C F G C F G

[Verse]

C F G

And the bloody code gets harder every day

C G

New sleds are bad for thread

F C G Am

But harking loud and captains swing

F C G C

We'll restore our daily bread

[Verse]

F G

And the bloody code gets harder every day

C G

New sleds are bad for thread

F C G Am

But harking loud and captains swing

F C G C

We'll restore our daily bread

[Instrumental]

C F G C F G C

E A B E A B

E B E B

[Verse]

C#m A B E

Across the narrow waters, where Frenchie fought us hard

C#m A B E

Fathers, sons and brothers died for nothing, be a bard

C#m A B E

No meat in Frenchie's barrel, no cheese upon his board

C#m A B E

No bread on Frenchie's table, no harvest has he stored

[Instrumental]

E A B E A B E

C F G C F G

[Verse]

N.C.

And the bloody code gets harder every day

N.C.

New sleds are bad for thread

N.C.

But harking loud and captains swing

N.C.

We'll restore our daily bread

[Verse]

C F G

And the bloody code gets harder every day

C G

New sleds are bad for thread

F C G Am

But harking loud and captains swing

F C G C

We'll restore our daily bread

[Outro]

C F G C F G C

E A B E A B

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