Rich Men Earning North Of A Million chords by Billy Bragg

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: Am

🎸 Intro:

Am | F | C | G |


🎸 Verse 1:
     Am         F
If you’re selling your soul, working all day
C          G
Overtime hours for bullshit pay
   Am            F
Well, nothing’s gonna change if all you do
  C               G
Is wish you could wake up and it not be true

🎸 Chorus:
    Am  F
Join a union
 C        G
Fight for better pay
         Am       F
You better join a union, brother
C      G
Organise today


🎸 Post-Chorus:
       F
You’ll see where the problem really lies
     C       G
When the union comes around
Am        F
Rich men earning north of a million
    C           F
Wanna keep the working folk down
    C          (Am)
Wanna keep the working folk down


🎸 Instrumental:
Am | F | C | G |


🎸 Verse 2:
       Am       F
    If you form a union, you’ll soon find
       C         G
    That working people are all of one kind
       Am             F
    So we ain’t gonna punch down on those who need
     C               G
    A bit of understanding and some solidarity
Am F       C      G
    That ain’t right, friend


🎸 Verse 3:
      Am                  F
If you’re struggling with your health and you're putting on the pounds
 C              G
Doctor gives you opiates to help you get around
    Am                 F
Well, wouldn’t it be better for folks like  you and me
  C                G
If medicine was subsidised and the healthcare was free


🎸 Chorus:
    Am   F
Join a union
 C        G
Fight for better pay
         Am      F
Common and join a union, sister
C      G
Organise today


🎸 Post-Chorus:
  F
It comes down to the self same thing
      C         G
If you’re black or white or brown
Am        F
Rich men earning north of a million
    C           F
Wanna keep the working folk down
    C          (Am)
Wanna keep the working folk down


🎸 Instrumental:
Am | F | C | G |


🎸 Verse 4:
         Am             F
    Well, we know your culture wars are there to distract
       C             G
    While libertarian billionaires avoid paying tax
          Am                F
    You want to talk about bathrooms while the flood waters rise
      C             G
    The forest is on fire and the wind burns our eyes
Am F        C    G
    Something’s wrong here


🎸 Verse 5:
      Am              F
Well, they want to divide us, because together we’re strong
     C               G
Are you gonna take action now, you’ve sung your damn song?
    Am               F
If you don’t like the rich man having total control
 C         G
You better get the union to roll


🎸 Chorus:
    Am   F
Join a union
 C        G
Fight for better pay
         Am  F
Common and join a union
C      G
Organise today


🎸 Post-Chorus:
    F
Don’t matter if you live in the city
  C          G
Or some little country town
Am        F
Rich men earning north of a million
Am        F
Rich men earning north of a million
    Am        F
I say, "Rich men earning north of a million
    C           F
Wanna keep the working folk down
    C          (Am)
Wanna keep the working folk down


🎸 Instrumental:
Am | F | C | G |


🎸 Outro:
     Am              F
If you’re selling your soul and you're working all day
C          G
Overtime hours for bullshit pay
    Am
Join a union