Rumours Of War
Billy BraggVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
There are soldiers marching on the common today
They were there again this evening
They paced up and down like sea birds on the ground
Before the storm clouds gathering
I must buy whatever tinned food is left on the shelves
They are testing the air raid sirens
They've filled up the blood banks and emptied the beds
At the hospital and the asylum
I saw a man build a shelter in his garden today
And we stood there idly chatting
He said: "No, no I don't think war will come"
Yet still he carried on digging
Everything in my life that I love
Could be swept away without warning
Yet the birds still sing and the church bells ring
And the sun came up this morning
Life goes on as it did before
As the country drifts slowly to war
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Readable chord sheet for Rumours Of War by Billy Bragg
There are [Am]soldiers marching on the [C]com[G]mon t[Am]oday They were t[C]here [F]again this [C]evening They [Am]paced up and down like sea [G]birds on the ground [Am]Before the s[G]torm clouds ga[Am]thering I must [Am]buy whatever tinned food is l[C]eft on [G]the [Am]shelves They are [C]testing the [F]air raid [C]sirens They've [Am]filled up the blood banks and [G]emptied the beds At the [Am]hospital [G]and the [Am]asylum I saw a [Am]man build a shelter in his [C]garden [G]tod[Am]ay And we [C]stood there [F]idly [C]chatting He said: [Am]"No, no I don't [G]think war will come" Yet [Am]still he [G]carried on [Am]digging [Am]Everything in my [C]life that [G]I [Am]love Could be [C]swept [F]away without [C]warning Yet the [Am]birds still sing and the [G]church bells ring And the [Am]sun came [G]up this [Am]morning [Am]Life goes on as it [G]did before As the [Am]country [G]drifts slowly to [Am]war