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The Internationale

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Dedicado a León Trotsky, Emiliano Zapata y Comandante Che Guevara
[Verse 1]
Stand Fup all victims of Bboppression 
For the C7tyrants fear your FmightC7  
Don't Fcling so hard to your Bbpossessions 
For you have C7nothing if you have no Frights 
Let Cracist G7ignorance be Cended
For reG7spect makes the empires CfallG7  
Freedom is Cmerely pC7rivilege Fextended
Unless enCjoyed by G7one and CallC7  
[Chorus]
So come Fbrothers and Bbsisters
For the sC7truggle carries FonC7  
The FInter-C7natioDmnal-A7e
UBbnites the G7world in CsongC7  
So Fcomrades, come Bbrally
For this C7is the time and FplaceF7  
The D7internatiGm7onal ideal
UFnites the C7human Frace
[Verse 2]
Let Fno one build walls to dBbivide us
Walls of C7hatred nor walls of FstoneC7  
Come Fgreet the dawn and stand beBbside us
We'll live C7together or we'll die aFlone
In our Cworld poiG7soned by exploiCtation
Those who have G7taken, now they must CgiveG7  
And Cend the C7vanity of Fnations
We've but one CEarth on G7which to CliveC7  
[Chorus]
So come Fbrothers and Bbsisters
For the sC7truggle carries FonC7  
The FInter-C7natioDmnal-A7e
UBbnites the G7world in CsongC7  
So Fcomrades, come Bbrally
For this C7is the time and FplaceF7  
The D7internatiGm7onal ideal
UFnites the C7human Frace
[Verse 3]
And Fso begins the final Bbdrama
In the C7streets and in the FfieldsC7  
We Fstand unbowed before their Bbarmor
We deC7fy their guns and Fshields
When we Cfight, proG7voked by their aggCression
Let us be G7inspired by life and CloveG7  
For Cthough they C7offer us conFcessions
Change will Cnot come G7from aCboveC7  
[Chorus]
So come Fbrothers and Bbsisters
For the sC7truggle carries FonC7  
The FInter-C7natioDmnal-A7e
UBbnites the G7world in CsongC7  
So Fcomrades, come Bbrally
For this C7is the time and FplaceF7  
The D7internatiGm7onal ideal
UFnites the C7human Frace

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The Internationale

by Billy Bragg

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Dedicado a León Trotsky, Emiliano Zapata y Comandante Che Guevara

[Verse 1]

F Bb

Stand up all victims of oppression

C7 F C7

For the tyrants fear your might

F Bb

Don't cling so hard to your possessions

C7 F

For you have nothing if you have no rights

C G7 C

Let racist ignorance be ended

G7 C G7

For respect makes the empires fall

C C7 F

Freedom is merely privilege extended

C G7 C C7

Unless enjoyed by one and all

[Chorus]

F Bb

So come brothers and sisters

C7 F C7

For the struggle carries on

F C7 Dm A7

The Inter-national-e

Bb G7 C C7

Unites the world in song

F Bb

So comrades, come rally

C7 F F7

For this is the time and place

D7 Gm7

The international ideal

F C7 F

Unites the human race

[Verse 2]

F Bb

Let no one build walls to divide us

C7 F C7

Walls of hatred nor walls of stone

F Bb

Come greet the dawn and stand beside us

C7 F

We'll live together or we'll die alone

C G7 C

In our world poisoned by exploitation

G7 C G7

Those who have taken, now they must give

C C7 F

And end the vanity of nations

C G7 C C7

We've but one Earth on which to live

[Chorus]

F Bb

So come brothers and sisters

C7 F C7

For the struggle carries on

F C7 Dm A7

The Inter-national-e

Bb G7 C C7

Unites the world in song

F Bb

So comrades, come rally

C7 F F7

For this is the time and place

D7 Gm7

The international ideal

F C7 F

Unites the human race

[Verse 3]

F Bb

And so begins the final drama

C7 F C7

In the streets and in the fields

F Bb

We stand unbowed before their armor

C7 F

We defy their guns and shields

C G7 C

When we fight, provoked by their aggression

G7 C G7

Let us be inspired by life and love

C C7 F

For though they offer us concessions

C G7 C C7

Change will not come from above

[Chorus]

F Bb

So come brothers and sisters

C7 F C7

For the struggle carries on

F C7 Dm A7

The Inter-national-e

Bb G7 C C7

Unites the world in song

F Bb

So comrades, come rally

C7 F F7

For this is the time and place

D7 Gm7

The international ideal

F C7 F

Unites the human race

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