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Resistance Song

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1/10

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 10Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

For the end of the chorus "...no tomorrow",
something like this is played:
e|-(F1)--F/E----D----C/B----C0---0---0C/B----Am--|
B|-(1)------3-------1---1---1-1-1--|
G|--2---2---2-------0---0---0-0-2--|
D|--3---3---0------2----2---2---2--|
A|--3---3-------2--3----3---3-2-0--|
E|--1---0--------------------------|
[Intro]
Am  Am/G
[Verse 1]
AmI had this dream we were Am7/Gin the resisitance
GSomewhere in France fighting traitors and facists
AmYou were my mistress, yes Am7/Gyou were a woman
But I Gknew it was you by the shape of your mouth
You Dmcalled me Maurice and I Dmmaj7had a small moustache
Dm7Played clarinet in a Gdecadent band, till we
[Chorus]
CHide in the bushes
We Fshot from the bushes
Made Clove in the bushes
Like Fthere F/Ewas F/Dno   F/BtomoCrrow
Am  Am/G
[Verse 2]
But Amin my real life I'm a Am7/Gcocktail waitress
GDodging mens' hands instead of bullets
and Amyou're a bass player in the Am7/Gband that got a deal
GDealing with assholes instead of explosives
DmStill we're grateful to Dmmaj7be alive
ToDm7gether fighting Gside by side, as we
[Chorus]
CHide in the bushes
We Fshot from the bushes
Made Clove in the bushes
Like Fthere's no tomorrow
We'll Cdrink from the bushes
We'll Fhide in the bushes
We'll Clove in the bushes
Like Fthere F/Ewas F/Dno   F/BtomoCrrow
[Instrumental]
     Am        Am7/G       Gx2
[Bridge]
We Dmpromised if one of us Dmmaj7left or died
We'd Dm7meet again in aGnother life, and we'll
[Chorus]
CHide in the bushes
We Fshot from the bushes
Made Clove in the bushes
Like Fthere's no tomorrow
We'll Cdrink from the bushes
We'll Fhide in the bushes
We'll Clove in the bushes
Like Fthere F/Ewas F/Dno   F/BtomoAmrrow

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Resistance Song

by Jill Sobule

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/E

C/B

Am/G

Am7/G

Dmmaj7

Dm7

F/D

F/B

For the end of the chorus "...no tomorrow",

something like this is played:

F F/E D C/B C C/B Am

e|-(1)--------------0---0---0------|

B|-(1)------3-------1---1---1-1-1--|

G|--2---2---2-------0---0---0-0-2--|

D|--3---3---0------2----2---2---2--|

A|--3---3-------2--3----3---3-2-0--|

E|--1---0--------------------------|

[Intro]

Am Am/G

[Verse 1]

Am Am7/G

I had this dream we were in the resisitance

Somewhere in France fighting traitors and facists

Am Am7/G

You were my mistress, yes you were a woman

But I knew it was you by the shape of your mouth

Dm Dmmaj7

You called me Maurice and I had a small moustache

Dm7 G

Played clarinet in a decadent band, till we

[Chorus]

Hide in the bushes

We shot from the bushes

Made love in the bushes

F F/E F/D F/B C

Like there was no tomorrow

Am Am/G

[Verse 2]

Am Am7/G

But in my real life I'm a cocktail waitress

Dodging mens' hands instead of bullets

Am Am7/G

and you're a bass player in the band that got a deal

Dealing with assholes instead of explosives

Dm Dmmaj7

Still we're grateful to be alive

Dm7 G

Together fighting side by side, as we

[Chorus]

Hide in the bushes

We shot from the bushes

Made love in the bushes

Like there's no tomorrow

We'll drink from the bushes

We'll hide in the bushes

We'll love in the bushes

F F/E F/D F/B C

Like there was no tomorrow

[Instrumental]

Am Am7/G G

[Bridge]

Dm Dmmaj7

We promised if one of us left or died

Dm7 G

We'd meet again in another life, and we'll

[Chorus]

Hide in the bushes

We shot from the bushes

Made love in the bushes

Like there's no tomorrow

We'll drink from the bushes

We'll hide in the bushes

We'll love in the bushes

F F/E F/D F/B Am

Like there was no tomorrow

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