Saffiyah Smiles chords by Billy Bragg

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

♫ Verse:
G   Am          Bm   Am
Angry white men dressed like Elmer Fudd
G    Am       Bm    Am
Shouting something about soil and blood
G     Am       Bm    Am
A woman of colour steps out from the crowd
     C   G   Am     G
And does something to make us all proud
G  Am     Bm  Am
Just like Victor Hugo told
G       Am      Bm   Am
"To love is to act" and her act was bold
G    Am    Bm    Am
Bold as love, she made her stand
      C   G  Am
And with a smile took power from the man
Em      Bm
Oh, don't you know
Am          C    G
We come together when Saffiyah smiles
Em       Bm
All around the world
Am            C    G   Am
People come together when Saffiyah smiles

♫ Interlude:
Bm Am
G Am Bm7 Am

♫ Verse:
G    Am  Bm     Am
Cosplay Nazis marching in file
G    Am     Bm   Am
Hitler's haircut is back in style
G     Am        Bm   Am
Resistance on the streets of Birmingham
       C  G  Am      G
And with her smile she disarms the man, yeah
Em      Bm
Oh, don't you know
Am          C    G
We come together when Saffiyah smiles
Em       Bm
All around the world
Am            C    G    Am
People come together when Saffiyah smiles

♫ Interlude:
Bm Am
G Am Bm Am

♫ Verse:
F    C  F        G Am Bm Am
This is what solidarity looks like, yeah
F    C  F        G Am Bm Am
This is what solidarity looks like
F    C  F        G Am Bm Am
This is what solidarity looks like
F    C  F        G Am Bm Am
This is what solidarity looks like, yeah
F    C  F        G Am Bm Am
This is what solidarity looks like
F    C  F        G Am Bm Am
This is what solidarity looks like