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Capo 3, standard tuning
You can play it without a capo but you must have strong fingers !
(PM : Palm Mute)
Chord names are real name, but the numbers to play them are relative to the capo.
|- C : -----------|  |- F : -----------|   
|-----------------|  |-----------------|   
|-----------------|  |-2-2-4-2-2-2-2-4-|   
|-2-2-4-2-2-2-2-4-|  |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|   
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|  |-----------------|   
|-----------------|  |-----------------|   
|- G : -----------|  |-(G): -----------|
|-----------------|  |-----------------|
|-----------------|  |-----------------|
|-----------------|  |-----------------|
|-2-2-4-2-2-2-2-4-|  |-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|  |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 C(G)
CFor the fired auto workers
Who were twisted, tricked and robbed
To the peasant in Guatemala
In a sweatshop got your job
And she can't feed her family
On the pennies that she makes
Meanwhile the crime rate's rising
Up and down the Great Lake states
LCike vegetables left in the field
The signatures smell rotten
On the contracts and the deeds
That push the race down to the bottom
As they load the rubber bullets
As they fire another round
I'm heading into the tear gas
Dig in man, hold your ground
FFor Joe Hill and Caesar Chavez
Who fought in their own time
CFor our brothers and our sisters
Up and down that picket line
GFor the unnamed and unnumbered
Who struggle brave and long
 C(rake)
For the union men and women
Standing up and standing strong
 C(G) 
CSi nos quedemos
Juntos vamos a ganar? Si !
Hit em where it hurts
And bite the hand that feeds
You might get one to three
Or probation and a fine
But I know where I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be right on that front line
FFor Joe Hill and Caesar Chavez
Who fought in their own time
CFor our brothers and our sisters
Up and down that picket line
GFor the unnamed and unnumbered
Who struggle brave and long
 C(rake)
For the union men and women
Standing up and standing strong
Harmonica :     C    C    F    C   G   F   C(G) 
 C(PM) 
Now dirty scabs will cross the line
While others stand aside and look
But ain't nobody never got nothin'
That didn't raise their voice and push
Like the steel worker in Ohio
The miner in West Virginia
The teacher in Chicago        \  (gradiously release PM)
Janitor in Mississippi         \
From the sweatshops of L.A.
To the fields of Mission Flats
There's a thunder cloud exploding
And I'm free at last
FFor Joe Hill and Caesar Chavez
Who fought in their own time
CFor our brothers and our sisters
Up and down that picket line
GFor the unnamed and unnumbered
Who struggle brave and long
CFor the union men and women
Standing up and standing strong
GFor the unnamed and unnumbered
Who struggle brave and long
 C(rake)
For the union men and women
Standing up and standing strong
(nothing during harmonica) 
Finish on C

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Union Song

by The Nightwatchman

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 3, standard tuning

You can play it without a capo but you must have strong fingers !

(PM : Palm Mute)

Chord names are real name, but the numbers to play them are relative to the capo.

|- C : -----------| |- F : -----------|

|-----------------| |-----------------|

|-----------------| |-2-2-4-2-2-2-2-4-|

|-2-2-4-2-2-2-2-4-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-----------------|

|-----------------| |-----------------|

|- G : -----------| |-(G): -----------|

|-----------------| |-----------------|

|-2-2-4-2-2-2-2-4-| |-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

C G

()

For the fired auto workers

Who were twisted, tricked and robbed

To the peasant in Guatemala

In a sweatshop got your job

And she can't feed her family

On the pennies that she makes

Meanwhile the crime rate's rising

Up and down the Great Lake states

Like vegetables left in the field

The signatures smell rotten

On the contracts and the deeds

That push the race down to the bottom

As they load the rubber bullets

As they fire another round

I'm heading into the tear gas

Dig in man, hold your ground

For Joe Hill and Caesar Chavez

Who fought in their own time

For our brothers and our sisters

Up and down that picket line

For the unnamed and unnumbered

Who struggle brave and long

(rake)

For the union men and women

Standing up and standing strong

C G

()

Si nos quedemos

Juntos vamos a ganar? Si !

Hit em where it hurts

And bite the hand that feeds

You might get one to three

Or probation and a fine

But I know where I'm gonna be

I'm gonna be right on that front line

For Joe Hill and Caesar Chavez

Who fought in their own time

For our brothers and our sisters

Up and down that picket line

For the unnamed and unnumbered

Who struggle brave and long

(rake)

For the union men and women

Standing up and standing strong

C C F C G F C G

Harmonica : ()

(PM)

Now dirty scabs will cross the line

While others stand aside and look

But ain't nobody never got nothin'

That didn't raise their voice and push

Like the steel worker in Ohio

The miner in West Virginia

The teacher in Chicago \ (gradiously release PM)

Janitor in Mississippi \

From the sweatshops of L.A.

To the fields of Mission Flats

There's a thunder cloud exploding

And I'm free at last

For Joe Hill and Caesar Chavez

Who fought in their own time

For our brothers and our sisters

Up and down that picket line

For the unnamed and unnumbered

Who struggle brave and long

For the union men and women

Standing up and standing strong

For the unnamed and unnumbered

Who struggle brave and long

(rake)

For the union men and women

Standing up and standing strong

(nothing during harmonica)

Finish on C

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