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Never Cross A Picket Line

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[Verse 1]
GFive hundred men sacked for refusing
Cto ever cross Da pickGet lineD  
GThe voices Emdown the Gages warning
CNever cross a Dpicket Emline!
Cyou must never cross a Dpicket Gline!C  G  C  D  Em  C  G  
[Verse 2]
GTwo years gone by but still they never
Cever cross a Dpicket GlineD  
GWith their Emwives and Gchildren they stand together
CNever cross a Dpicket Emline!
Cyou must never cross a Dpicket Gline!
[Chorus]
GLook away, look away
Glook away out wCest to SGan Francisco
Look away, look away
Glook away down Csouth to GSydney Harbour
Cwhere the Ddockers have Emorganised
Cthe world's longest picDket linGe
[Verse 3]
GTechnically this is an illegal strike
CNever cross a Dpicket Gline!
GBut technically workers have no rights
CNever cross a Dpicket Emline!
CYou must never cross a Dpicket Gline!C  G  C  Em  C  G  
[Verse 4]
GOh, I want to live in a brand new Britain
CNever cross a Dpicket Gline!
GWhere workers rights are enshrined and written
CNever cross a Dpicket Emline!
CYou must never cross a Dpicket Gline!
[Chorus]
GLook away, look away
GLook away out Dwest to GSan Diego
GLook away, look away
GLook away out Deast to Gfar Osaka
Cwhere the Ddockers have Emorganised
Cthe world's longest picDket linGe
[Verse 5]
GThe Tories are gone but there's no improvement
CNever cross a Dpicket Gline!
GNow where is the might of the Labour movement
CNever cross a Dpicket Emline!
CYou must never cross a Dpicket Gline!C  D  G  C  D  Em  C  D  G  
[Chorus]
GLook away, look away,
GLook away down south to Auckland City
GLook away, look away
GLook away out west to old Vancouver
Cwhere the Ddockers have Emorganised
Cthe world's longest picDket linGe
CWhere the Ddockers have Emrealised:
CYou must never cross a Dpicket Gline!

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Never Cross A Picket Line

by Billy Bragg

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Verse 1]

Five hundred men sacked for refusing

C D G D

to ever cross a picket line

G Em G

The voices down the ages warning

C D Em

Never cross a picket line!

C D G C G C D Em C G

you must never cross a picket line!

[Verse 2]

Two years gone by but still they never

C D G D

ever cross a picket line

G Em G

With their wives and children they stand together

C D Em

Never cross a picket line!

C D G

you must never cross a picket line!

[Chorus]

Look away, look away

G C G

look away out west to San Francisco

Look away, look away

G C G

look away down south to Sydney Harbour

C D Em

where the dockers have organised

C D G

the world's longest picket line

[Verse 3]

Technically this is an illegal strike

C D G

Never cross a picket line!

But technically workers have no rights

C D Em

Never cross a picket line!

C D G C G C Em C G

You must never cross a picket line!

[Verse 4]

Oh, I want to live in a brand new Britain

C D G

Never cross a picket line!

Where workers rights are enshrined and written

C D Em

Never cross a picket line!

C D G

You must never cross a picket line!

[Chorus]

Look away, look away

G D G

Look away out west to San Diego

Look away, look away

G D G

Look away out east to far Osaka

C D Em

where the dockers have organised

C D G

the world's longest picket line

[Verse 5]

The Tories are gone but there's no improvement

C D G

Never cross a picket line!

Now where is the might of the Labour movement

C D Em

Never cross a picket line!

C D G C D G C D Em C D G

You must never cross a picket line!

[Chorus]

Look away, look away,

Look away down south to Auckland City

Look away, look away

Look away out west to old Vancouver

C D Em

where the dockers have organised

C D G

the world's longest picket line

C D Em

Where the dockers have realised:

C D G

You must never cross a picket line!

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