A Day Of National Shame (Interlude) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[A][F#m][G][A][G][Em]
[D]Whe[A]n my parents
and their generation [F#m]ar rived in this country
Under the [G]Na tionality Act of
[A]1948, they arrived here as British citizens
It is [G]inhumane and cruel for so [Em]many
of that Windrush [D]generation
To have suffered [A]so long in this condition
And for [F#m]the Secretary of State only to have
[G]made a statement today on [A]this issue
Can she tell the House how many have been de
[G]tained as prisoners in their own [Em]country?
Can she tell the [D]House how many [A]have been denied health
under the National Health Ser[F#m]vice?
How many have denied pensions?
[G]How many have lost their job?
[A]This is a day of national shame,
and it has come about [G]because of a hostile environment policy
That [Em]was begun un[D]der her,
Prime Minister
[A]Let's call it as it is!
If [F#m]you lay down [D]with dogs, you [F#m]get fleas!
[G]And that is what has happened
[A]with this far- right rhetoric in this country!