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[Intro]
G  F  C  Dm
[Verse 1]
CBritish ruling class puffed up with Emarrogance
FBoasted that the sun shone on your Gvast empire
That sun has Fnow eclipsed.
CBritish ruling class, we have got Emnews for you.
Your A#time has run Dout; You have Agot to go.
[Chorus]
GLight is Dshining in the Emsky
Heralding the Gdawn of a Dglorious new Emday,
DBritish working Cclass you're the Grevolutionary Amforce
To Gbuild our socialist land.F  A  Dm  
[Verse 2]
CBritish working class you have a Emfine history
Fierce Fbattles waged against a vicious eGnemy
With grim deFtermination.
CBritish working class aspires to Emrevolution
In the A#face of atDtempts to crush this Aaspiration
Of Gsocialism Fin Britain.
[Chorus]
GLight is Dshining in the Emsky
Heralding the Gdawn of a Dglorious new Emday,
DBritish working Cclass you're the Grevolutionary Amforce
To Gbuild our socialist land.F  A  Dm  
[Verse 3]
CIn the 1840s Marx and Engels Emon our shores
FOrganised and hammered out the obGjective laws
Propelling Fhistory.
CMarxist-Leninist science is the Emguiding star
A#Charting the Dcourse of the Aworking class:
GSocialist reFvolution.
[Chorus]
GLight is Dshining in the Emsky
Heralding the Gdawn of a Dglorious new Emday,
DBritish working Cclass you're the Grevolutionary Amforce
To Gbuild our socialist land.F  A  Dm  
[Verse 4]
CPersisting in the face of every Emdifficulty
FIn 1979 was formed our Gnew party,
A glorious Fvictory.
CRallying to this flag is the Emonly way, workers
A#To usher Din, a Abright new day of
GSocialism Fin Britain.
[Chorus]
GLight is Dshining in the Emsky
Heralding the Gdawn of a Dglorious new Emday,
DBritish working Cclass you're the Grevolutionary Amforce
To Gbuild our socialist land.F  A  Dm  

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Song For The British Working Class

by Cornelius Cardew

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G F C Dm

[Verse 1]

C Em

British ruling class puffed up with arrogance

F G

Boasted that the sun shone on your vast empire

That sun has now eclipsed.

C Em

British ruling class, we have got news for you.

A# D A

Your time has run out; You have got to go.

[Chorus]

G D Em

Light is shining in the sky

G D Em

Heralding the dawn of a glorious new day,

D C G Am

British working class you're the revolutionary force

G F A Dm

To build our socialist land.

[Verse 2]

C Em

British working class you have a fine history

F G

Fierce battles waged against a vicious enemy

With grim determination.

C Em

British working class aspires to revolution

A# D A

In the face of attempts to crush this aspiration

G F

Of socialism in Britain.

[Chorus]

G D Em

Light is shining in the sky

G D Em

Heralding the dawn of a glorious new day,

D C G Am

British working class you're the revolutionary force

G F A Dm

To build our socialist land.

[Verse 3]

C Em

In the 1840s Marx and Engels on our shores

F G

Organised and hammered out the objective laws

Propelling history.

C Em

Marxist-Leninist science is the guiding star

A# D A

Charting the course of the working class:

G F

Socialist revolution.

[Chorus]

G D Em

Light is shining in the sky

G D Em

Heralding the dawn of a glorious new day,

D C G Am

British working class you're the revolutionary force

G F A Dm

To build our socialist land.

[Verse 4]

C Em

Persisting in the face of every difficulty

F G

In 1979 was formed our new party,

A glorious victory.

C Em

Rallying to this flag is the only way, workers

A# D A

To usher in, a bright new day of

G F

Socialism in Britain.

[Chorus]

G D Em

Light is shining in the sky

G D Em

Heralding the dawn of a glorious new day,

D C G Am

British working class you're the revolutionary force

G F A Dm

To build our socialist land.

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