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There is Power in a Union – Billy Bragg From the album “Talking with the Taxman About Poetry” – 1986 Based on the melody of the song “Battle Cry of Freedom” The intro riff has been simplified. It doesn’t match exactly what Billy Bragg plays but it is what I like to play [CHORDS] EADGBe GM7/F# 220033 [INTRO Riff] e:-----|----------------|------12---------|--------------|--------------| B:-O-1-|-3--3--1-0------|------13-----O-1-|-3--3--1-0--0-|-0--------0-1-| G:-O-0-|-0--0--0-0--2-0-|-------------O-0-|-0--0--0-0--0-|-0-2------0-0-| D:-----|------------0-0-|-2-2-------------|--------------|---0----------| A:-----|----------------|-3-3-------------|--------------|--------------| E:-----|----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------| e:|----------------|-----------------|------------|--------|| B:|-3--3--1-0------|-----------------|--------0-0-|--------|| G:|-0--0--0-0--2-0-|-----------------|-0----2-0-0-|-2-0----|| D:|------------0-0-|-2-2-2-----------|-0----0-----|-0-0----|| A:|----------------|-3-3-3-----------|------------|---2----|| E:|----------------|-----------------|------------|--------|| [VERSE]

There is ^Gpower in a factory, ^Cpower in the land ^GPower in the hand of the ^Dworker ^Dsus4 ^D But it ^Gall amounts to ^GM7/F#nothing if to^Cgether we don't stand ^GThere is power in a ^DUnio^Gn

[VERSE]

Now the ^Glessons of the past were all ^Clearned with workers blood The ^Gmistakes of the bosses we must ^Dpay for ^Dsus4 ^D From the ^Gcities and the ^GM7/F#farmlands to ^Ctrenches full of mud ^GWar has always been the bosses ^Dway, ^Gsir

[CHORUS]

The ^GUnion forever defending our rights ^GDown with the blackleg, all workers ^Dunite ^GWith our brothers and our ^GM7/F#sisters from ^Cmany far-off lands ^GThere is power in a ^DUnio^Gn

[VERSE]

^GNow I long for the morning that ^Cthey realize ^GBrutality and unjust laws cannot defeat ^Dus^Dsus4 ^D ^GBut who'll defend the ^GM7/F#workers who ^Ccannot organize? ^GWhen the bosses send their lackeys out to ^Dcheat ^Gus?

[CHORUS]

^GMoney speaks for money, the Devil for his own ^GWho comes to speak for the skin and the ^Dbone? ^GWhat a comfort to the ^GM7/F#widow, a ^Clight to the child ^GThere is power in a ^DUnio^Gn

[SOLO] – over Chorus Chords [CHORUS]

^GThe Union forever defending our rights ^GDown with the blackleg, all workers ^Dunite ^GWith our brothers and our ^GM7/F#sisters ^Ctogether we will stand ^GThere is power in a ^DUnio^Gn

Billy Bragg - There is power in a union