The Marching Song Of The Covert Battalions chords by Billy Bragg

• Difficulty: Intermediate

🎸 Intro:

Em Bm Am Em Am Em Bm Em Am Em B Em


🎸 Verse 1:
Em     B
Here we are seeking out the reds
Am          Em
Trying to keep the communists in order
Am       Em
Just remember when you're sleeping in your beds
   B
They're only two days drive from the Texas border
Em
How can a country large as ours
 G
Be scared of such a threat?
Em
Well if they won't work for us
   G     Gm      Em
They're against us you can bet
          F#m
They may be sovereign countries
   Em  D
But you folks at home forget
      Em   D
That they all want what we've got
 Em
But they don't know it yet

🎸 Chorus:
B   E   B   A
Tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la
  B            E
We're making the world safe for capitalism


🎸 Instrumental:
Em Bm Am Em Am Em Bm Em Am Em B Em


🎸 Verse 2:
Em          B
Here we come with our candy and our guns
Am                 Em
And our corporate muscle marches in behind us
   Am               Em
For freedom's just another word for nothing left to sell
      B
And if you want narcotics we can get you those as well
Em
We help the multinationals
   G
When they cry out "protect us!"
Em
The locals scream and shout a bit
    G           Gm Em
But we don't let that affect us
               F#m
We're there to lend a helping hand
  Em          D
In case they don't elect us
Em            D
How dare they buy our products
   Em
Yet still they don't respect us


🎸 Chorus:
    B     E       B      A
Tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la
    B                E
We're making the world safe for capitalism


🎸 Bridge:
  Em       B
If you thought the army
  Am                Em
Was here protecting people like yourself
Am         Em
I've some news for you
        B   Em
We're here to defend wealth
 Am        Em    E
Away with nuns and bishops (Romero!)
   B7                     Em
The good Lord will help those who'll help themselves
Am         Em
I've some news for you
       B   Em  E
We're here to defend wealth


🎸 Outro:
    B     E       B      A
Tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la
    B                E
We're making the world safe for capitalism
    B     E       B      A
Tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la
    B                E
We're making the world safe for capitalism
    B     E       B      A
Tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la
    B                E
We're making the world safe for capitalism
    B     E       B      A
Tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la tra-la-la-la
    B                E
We're making the world safe for capitalism

(Fade out)