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AJoe spoke no english but he had Ga dream
And he sAaved up most of his payG  
ATo bring his wife and sGix kids from Lebanon
And settGle down Dhere to Astay
AYou could feel the prison of hiGs loneliness
He wouldAn't see them for Gyears
He kept Abrandy behind the comprGessed air tanks
And he gGulped it when thDe coast was cleAar
ANick the Greek collecteGd tropical fish
AHad to be a character toGo
ASmuggled in Pirhana just to breGak the law
And he fGed them Don kangAaroo
ABob's pride was his hanGdlebar moustache
ASaid he still combed out Gsand
APushed a tank through tGhe Sahara desert
So they Gmade him the leaDding haAnd
GAnd the summer night shifts werDe long and cool
D/F#Charlie chain smoked cigDars
D/C#David sweated in his spD/Beckled paint maD/Ask
As he gaGzed out G/F#at the staEmrs
ACrazy Charlie was a YugGoslav
His old Astraight eight Chevy couGld move
His ambiAtion was to live on a hGippie commune
When Dave told hGim about Dfree lAove
AFred had been a farmer and a heGavyweight champ
AHands like a stump jump Gplough
AMoved the earth with a Gthrust of his arms
He was loading oGn the paDint linAe now
GAnd the boys made a noise every DFriday night
At the bD/F#ar of the Hilton HotelD  
D/C#Downing pints and chewiD/Bng the fatD/A  
Till the ten o'cGlock cloG/F#sing bellEm  
It was oAnly rumour til the foreGman came
And hidiAng his shame with a cougGh
He said Athey're cutting back down to onGe shift now
They're Ggonna have to lDay you Aoff
GJoe held his gaze and gulped a Dbrandy
And spat D/F#it out at his feetD  
D/C#Bob stood bolt still loD/Boking thunderstD/Aruck
Nick swoGre for aG/F#n hour in EmGreek
Their anAger was spent in a rush Gof fire
And smouAldered out of miGnd
AWhen they shook hands on that lGast grey day
Each was Gin his Dway resAigned
Then a fAew days later I Gsaw old Joe
ALooking like he'd aged tGen years
ADrunk on the tiles at tGhe Stag Hotel
And he cGouldn't hold bacDk the tAears
GFred had talked of his grueling Dheavyweight bouts
I remembD/F#ered what he'd saidD  
TD/C#here's no giving up on D/Bthat killing flD/Aoor
GIf you don't fG/F#ight you're dEmead
If you wAork with your hands for your liGvelihood
Some day Ayou might have to choosGe
AWhen the class war rages on the Gfactory floor
GIf you don't figDht you Alose
If you don't fight you loose...

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Killing Floor

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I'm not goin to mark verse/chorus exe, I will just space for the stanzas (?)

If you have any improvements, say something in the comments, cheers!

A G

Joe spoke no english but he had a dream

A G

And he saved up most of his pay

A G

To bring his wife and six kids from Lebanon

G D A

And settle down here to stay

A G

You could feel the prison of his loneliness

A G

He wouldn't see them for years

A G

He kept brandy behind the compressed air tanks

G D A

And he gulped it when the coast was clear

A G

Nick the Greek collected tropical fish

A G

Had to be a character too

A G

Smuggled in Pirhana just to break the law

G D A

And he fed them on kangaroo

A G

Bob's pride was his handlebar moustache

A G

Said he still combed out sand

A G

Pushed a tank through the Sahara desert

G D A

So they made him the leading hand

G D

And the summer night shifts were long and cool

D/F# D

Charlie chain smoked cigars

D/C# D/B D/A

David sweated in his speckled paint mask

G G/F# Em

As he gazed out at the stars

A G

Crazy Charlie was a Yugoslav

A G

His old straight eight Chevy could move

A G

His ambition was to live on a hippie commune

G D A

When Dave told him about free love

A G

Fred had been a farmer and a heavyweight champ

A G

Hands like a stump jump plough

A G

Moved the earth with a thrust of his arms

G D A

He was loading on the paint line now

G D

And the boys made a noise every Friday night

D/F# D

At the bar of the Hilton Hotel

D/C# D/B D/A

Downing pints and chewing the fat

G G/F# Em

Till the ten o'clock closing bell

A G

It was only rumour til the foreman came

A G

And hiding his shame with a cough

A G

He said they're cutting back down to one shift now

G D A

They're gonna have to lay you off

G D

Joe held his gaze and gulped a brandy

D/F# D

And spat it out at his feet

D/C# D/B D/A

Bob stood bolt still looking thunderstruck

G G/F# Em

Nick swore for an hour in Greek

A G

Their anger was spent in a rush of fire

A G

And smouldered out of mind

A G

When they shook hands on that last grey day

G D A

Each was in his way resigned

A G

Then a few days later I saw old Joe

A G

Looking like he'd aged ten years

A G

Drunk on the tiles at the Stag Hotel

G D A

And he couldn't hold back the tears

G D

Fred had talked of his grueling heavyweight bouts

D/F# D

I remembered what he'd said

D/C# D/B D/A

There's no giving up on that killing floor

G G/F# Em

If you don't fight you're dead

A G

If you work with your hands for your livelihood

A G

Some day you might have to choose

A G

When the class war rages on the factory floor

G D A

If you don't fight you lose

If you don't fight you loose...

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