Rich Men Earning North Of A Million chords by Billy Bragg
Guitar chords with lyrics
- 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 Published:
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