Blast Against Blackguards chords and lyrics - EWAN MACCOLL, PEGGY SEEGER

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[Verse 1]
[G][D][G]
We have always treasured
[C]freedom in this [G]country
But there are [C]forces working
in our midst today
[Am]And th[C]ey plan [D]to overt[G]hrow
the [D]system's natural status quo
By [G]agitating, [Em]demonstrating,
[A]striking, picketing
And [G]so we feel the time has come
to [C]make our declara[G]tion
In de[A]fence of [Am]freedom,
[D]property and [G]nation.
Some are free to own
the [C]fruits of others' [G]labours.
Some are [C]free to do a job and toe the line.
[Am]Some are f[C]ree to rig t[D]he races,
free to deal themselves the aces.
[G]Some are free to soldier on
while [A]others trample [C]on their faces.
[G]It's a matter of surviv[C]al of the [G]fittest.
And the [A]fittest
[Am]are the [D]ones who grab the
[G]quickest.[C][A]
[D]Have you [G]ever paused
[C]a moment [G]to consider
All the [C]burdens borne by those
who own this [Am]land?
[C]Each stock [G]market [D]fluctuation
complicates the situation
[G]Keeping track of all that [A]money
is a full -time occupa[G]tion
For a nation cannot be
[C]described as [G]healthy
Unless [A]its wealth be[D]longs
to those who're [G]wealthy.
When the front is busy
[C]fronting for the [G]Tories,
And the [C]cops are busy
backing up the [Am]front,
You [C]must [D]understand that function is to
strike without confunction.
[G]All those aliens from Bangladesh,
[A]West Brom and Clapham's Jun[G]ction,
And by beating up all [C]those in opposition,
[G]They're defen[A]ding our most
[D]glorious tradi[G]tion.[C][G][A]
[D]When a [G]hero rises [C]up and digs his [G]heels in,
Put[C]s the boot in,
in that good old -fashioned way.
[Am]When he star[C]ts on Union Passion,[D]
You can bet he'll get the packing off.
Keep [G]Joseph and his [Em]cronies,
[A]No assistance will be [G]lacking
[D]In our [G]hero's personal [C]fight
for libera[G]tion.
Against the [A]now content
suppos[D]ing exploita[G]tion.
But don't imagine we're op
[C]posed to all trade unions.
[G]There are som[C]e we look on
with a kindly eye.
[Am]When a union[C] is co[D]ntrolled
by leaders who've been bought and sold
Then it's a [G]treasure
beyond [A]measure
worth ten times its weight in [C]gold.
For they can [G]al ways be relied [C]on in a [G]crisis
To [A]sell their members [D]out at
bargain [G]prices.[C][G]
When the day arrives
that [C]you become redundant,
[G]Don't get[C] angry with
a boss and call him [Am]next.
You [C]must [D]try to be objective,
get the matter in perspective,
See your[G]self as a compon[A]ent,
just a cog that is defect[D]ive,
and with [G]fortitude,
accept [C]the situ[G]ation
that the [A]junk heap is your [D]natural
loca[G]tion.[D][G]
They have always treasured
[C]freedom in this [G]country.
That's [C]providing that the
freedom is confined
to the few who [D]bleed the nation
and while preaching moderation,
said they're [G]douching
after [A]feeding on the
working [G]popula[D]tion.
So, [Em]when [G]some fat cat talks
of freedom on the telly,
don't [A]imagine he means [D]you,
not Agne [G]and Nelly.
[Em][Am][D][G]