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Which Side Are You On

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[Verse 1]
Come Bmiall of you good workers, good Eminews to F#miyou I'll Bmitell,
Of Emihow the F#migood old BmiUnion has F#7come in here to Bmidwell.
[Chorus]
BmiWhich side aAre you Bmion?  Which side F#7are you Bmion?
Which side aAre you Bmion?  Which side F#7are you Bmion?
[Verse 2]
My Bmidaddy was a miner, and EmiI'm a F#miminer's Bmison.
I'll Emistick with my F#mifellow Bmiworkers till F#7every battle's Bmiwon.
[Chorus]
BmiWhich side aAre you Bmion?  Which side F#7are you Bmion?
Which side aAre you Bmion?  Which side F#7are you Bmion?
[Verse 3]
They Bmisay in Harlan County, there Emiare no F#mineutrals Bmithere:
You're Emieither F#miwith the BmiUnion, or F#7a thug for J.H. BmiBlair.
[Chorus]
BmiWhich side aAre you Bmion?  Which side F#7are you Bmion?
Which side aAre you Bmion?  Which side F#7are you Bmion?
[Verse 4]
Oh Bmiworkers can you stand it?  Oh Emitell me F#mihow you Bmican?
Will Emiyou be F#mia crummy Bmiscab or F#7lend us all a Bmihand?
[Chorus]
BmiWhich side aAre you Bmion?  Which side F#7are you Bmion?
Which side aAre you Bmion?  Which side F#7are you Bmion?
[Verse 5]
Don't Bmiscab for the bosses, don't Emilisten F#mito their Bmilies.
Us Emiworking F#mifolk don't Bmihave a chance, F#7unless we organBmiize.
[Chorus]
BmiWhich side aAre you Bmion?  Which side F#7are you Bmion?
Which side aAre you Bmion?  Which side F#7are you Bmion?
[Verse 6]
MY Bmimother was a miner, and EmiI'm a F#miminer's dBmiaughter.
I'll Emistand with F#mithis old Bmiunion, come F#7hell or come high Bmiwater.
[Chorus]
BmiWhich side aAre you Bmion?  Which side F#7are you Bmion?
Which side aAre you Bmion?  Which side F#7are you Bmion?
[Verse 7]
So Bmishoulder to shoulder, in Emiunion F#miwe shall Bmistand.
We'll Emibeat the F#mibosses Bmiand the scabs, F#7so come and lend Bmia hand.
[Chorus]
BmiWhich side aAre you Bmion?  Which side F#7are you Bmion?
Which side aAre you Bmion?  Which side F#7are you Bmion?
[Verse 8]
Come Bmiall of you good people, you Emiwomen F#miand you Bmimen.
Once Emimore our F#mibacks are Bmito the wall, F#7under attack Bmiagain.
[Chorus]
BmiWhich side aAre you Bmion?  Which side F#7are you Bmion?
Which side aAre you Bmion?  Which side F#7are you Bmion?
[Verse 9]
We've Bmifought a million battles, to deEmifend our F#mihard won rBmiights.
We're Emigoin to F#mihave to Bmifight again, F#7and I ask you here Bmitonight:
[Chorus]
BmiWhich side aAre you Bmion?  Which side F#7are you Bmion?
Which side aAre you Bmion?  Which side F#7are you Bmion?
[Verse 10]
It's Bmitime for a decision and you rEmieally F#mihave to Bmichoose --
SupEmiport the F#miOne Big BmiUnion or the F#7next in line is Bmiyou
[Chorus]
BmiWhich side aAre you Bmion?  Which side F#7are you Bmion?
Which side aAre you Bmion?  Which side F#7are you Bmion?

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Which Side Are You On

by Florence Reece

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bmi

Emi

F#mi

F#7

[Verse 1]

Bmi Emi F#mi Bmi

Come all of you good workers, good news to you I'll tell,

Emi F#mi Bmi F#7 Bmi

Of how the good old Union has come in here to dwell.

[Chorus]

Bmi A Bmi F#7 Bmi

Which side are you on? Which side are you on?

A Bmi F#7 Bmi

Which side are you on? Which side are you on?

[Verse 2]

Bmi Emi F#mi Bmi

My daddy was a miner, and I'm a miner's son.

Emi F#mi Bmi F#7 Bmi

I'll stick with my fellow workers till every battle's won.

[Chorus]

Bmi A Bmi F#7 Bmi

Which side are you on? Which side are you on?

A Bmi F#7 Bmi

Which side are you on? Which side are you on?

[Verse 3]

Bmi Emi F#mi Bmi

They say in Harlan County, there are no neutrals there:

Emi F#mi Bmi F#7 Bmi

You're either with the Union, or a thug for J.H. Blair.

[Chorus]

Bmi A Bmi F#7 Bmi

Which side are you on? Which side are you on?

A Bmi F#7 Bmi

Which side are you on? Which side are you on?

[Verse 4]

Bmi Emi F#mi Bmi

Oh workers can you stand it? Oh tell me how you can?

Emi F#mi Bmi F#7 Bmi

Will you be a crummy scab or lend us all a hand?

[Chorus]

Bmi A Bmi F#7 Bmi

Which side are you on? Which side are you on?

A Bmi F#7 Bmi

Which side are you on? Which side are you on?

[Verse 5]

Bmi Emi F#mi Bmi

Don't scab for the bosses, don't listen to their lies.

Emi F#mi Bmi F#7 Bmi

Us working folk don't have a chance, unless we organize.

[Chorus]

Bmi A Bmi F#7 Bmi

Which side are you on? Which side are you on?

A Bmi F#7 Bmi

Which side are you on? Which side are you on?

[Verse 6]

Bmi Emi F#mi Bmi

MY mother was a miner, and I'm a miner's daughter.

Emi F#mi Bmi F#7 Bmi

I'll stand with this old union, come hell or come high water.

[Chorus]

Bmi A Bmi F#7 Bmi

Which side are you on? Which side are you on?

A Bmi F#7 Bmi

Which side are you on? Which side are you on?

[Verse 7]

Bmi Emi F#mi Bmi

So shoulder to shoulder, in union we shall stand.

Emi F#mi Bmi F#7 Bmi

We'll beat the bosses and the scabs, so come and lend a hand.

[Chorus]

Bmi A Bmi F#7 Bmi

Which side are you on? Which side are you on?

A Bmi F#7 Bmi

Which side are you on? Which side are you on?

[Verse 8]

Bmi Emi F#mi Bmi

Come all of you good people, you women and you men.

Emi F#mi Bmi F#7 Bmi

Once more our backs are to the wall, under attack again.

[Chorus]

Bmi A Bmi F#7 Bmi

Which side are you on? Which side are you on?

A Bmi F#7 Bmi

Which side are you on? Which side are you on?

[Verse 9]

Bmi Emi F#mi Bmi

We've fought a million battles, to defend our hard won rights.

Emi F#mi Bmi F#7 Bmi

We're goin to have to fight again, and I ask you here tonight:

[Chorus]

Bmi A Bmi F#7 Bmi

Which side are you on? Which side are you on?

A Bmi F#7 Bmi

Which side are you on? Which side are you on?

[Verse 10]

Bmi Emi F#mi Bmi

It's time for a decision and you really have to choose --

Emi F#mi Bmi F#7 Bmi

Support the One Big Union or the next in line is you

[Chorus]

Bmi A Bmi F#7 Bmi

Which side are you on? Which side are you on?

A Bmi F#7 Bmi

Which side are you on? Which side are you on?

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