Acorde de 30-Year War - Manic Street Preachers

Intro (brassy sound/maybe strum once on each) C G Em Am C G E Em Am 





Strum: F   C    E    Am 





       F 


It's the longest running joke 


In history 


   C 


To kill the working classes 


In the name of liberty 


    E 


The lies of Hillsborough 


The blood of Orgreave 


Am 


All the evasion at the BBC 


  


    F 


And thirty years of war 


To darken all our class 


C 


Black propaganda, lies and mistrust 


E 


See it in our eyes, the fire dimming away 


      Am 


The old-boy network won the war again 


 The old-boy network won the war again 


The old-boy network won the war again     





A      Am 





       C 


So you hide all Lowry's paintings 


 G 


For thirty years or more 


E 


'Cos he turned down a knighthood 


Am A 


And you must now settle the score 


  


C 


And the endless parade of old Etonian scum 


G 


Line the front benches so what is to be done? 


E 


All part of the same establishment 


A 


I ask you again what is to be done? 


  


I ask you again what is to be done? 


         Am 


I ask you again what is to be done? 





 A 





F 


These verses at attention stand 


C 


Ready for the immortal command 


E 


The armies of my pages may never fight again 


Am                                     Dm     F 


Happy for the order to meet eternal flame 


  


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F 


Blame the poor 


Praise the rich 


C 


Make the connections 


Put them in print 


E 


Keep 'em boxed in 


Keep 'em kettled in 


 Am 


Create a mistruth 


So bewildering 


 Am 


Create a mistruth 


So bewildering 


Create a mistruth 


So bewildering 


  


C 


So you hide all Lowry's paintings 


G 


For thirty years or more 


E 


'Cos he turned down a knighthood 


Am 


And you must now settle the score 


C 


And the endless parade of old Etonian scum 


G 


Line the front benches so what is to be done? 


E 


All part of the same establishment 


Am 


I ask you again what is to be done? 


   A 


I ask you again what is to be done? 


I ask you again what is to be done? 





Interlude/Solo: Am F Dm C E Bb Bm C Am D F C Dm C Em Am 





 C 


So you hide all Lowry's paintings 


G 


For thirty years or more 


E 


'Cos he turned down a knighthood 


A 


And you must now settle the score 


C 


And the endless parade of old Etonian scum 


G 


Line the front benches so what is to be done? 


E 


All part of the same establishment 


Am 


I ask you again what is to be done? 


A 


I ask you again what is to be done? 


                   Am 


I ask you again what is to be done? 





Am   A   Am   A