World Turned Upside Down
Billy BraggVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
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droning
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In sixteen forty nine to St George's Hill
a ragged band they called the Diggers came to show the peoples'
will
they defied the Landlords, they defied the laws
they were the dispossessed, reclaiming what was theirs
"we come in peace" they said, to dig and sow
we come to work the lands in common and to make the wastegrounds
grow
this earth divided, we will make whole
so it will be a common treasury for all
the sin of property, we do disdain
no man has any right to buy and sell the earth for private gain
by theft and murder they took the land
now everywhere the walls spring up at their command
they make the laws to chain us well
the clergy dazzle us with heaven or they damn us into hell
we will not worship the god they serve
the god of greed who feeds the rich while poor man starve
we work, we eat together we need no swords
we will not bow to the masters or pay rent to the lords
we are free men, though we are poor
you diggers all stand up for glory stand up now
from the men of property, the orders came
they sent the hired men and troopers to wipe out the Diggers'
claim
tear down their cottages, destroy their corn
they were dispersed, but still the vision lingers on
you poor take courage, you rich take care
this earth was made a common treasury for everyone to share
all things in common, all people one
we come in peace, the orders came to cut them down
chords
EADGBe
022100 - E
799877 - B
577655 - A
For that nice Mr Bebbington and his mates
Nic
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Readable chord sheet for World Turned Upside Down by Billy Bragg
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droning
[E]
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I[E]n sixteen forty nine to St George's Hil[B]l
a[A] ragged band they called the Diggers cam[E]e to show the peoples'
will
t[E]hey defied the Landlords, they defied the law[B]s
t[A]hey were the dispos[B]sessed, reclaiming[E] what was theirs
"[E]we come in peace" they said, to dig and sow[B]
w[A]e come to work the lands in commo[E]n and to make the wastegrounds
grow
t[E]his earth divided, we will make w[B]hole
s[A]o it will be a c[B]ommon treas[E]ury for all
t[E]he sin of property, we do disdai[B]n
n[A]o man has any right to buy and [E]sell the earth for private gain
b[E]y theft and murder they took the la[B]nd
n[A]ow everywhere the wall[B]s spring up at th[E]eir command
t[E]hey make the laws to chain us w[B]ell
t[A]he clergy dazzle us with heaven[E] or they damn us into hell
w[E]e will not worship the god they s[B]erve
t[A]he god of greed who [B]feeds the rich while p[E]oor man starve
w[E]e work, we eat together we need no s[B]words
w[A]e will not bow to the maste[E]rs or pay rent to the lords
w[E]e are free men, though we are p[B]oor
y[A]ou diggers all stan[B]d up for glory [E]stand up now
f[E]rom the men of property, the orders ca[B]me
t[A]hey sent the hired men and troo[E]pers to wipe out the Diggers'
claim
t[E]ear down their cottages, destroy their[B] corn
t[A]hey were dispersed, but[B] still the visi[E]on lingers on
y[E]ou poor take courage, you rich take car[B]e
t[A]his earth was made a common[E] treasury for everyone to share
a[E]ll things in common, all people on[B]e
w[A]e come in peace, t[B]he orders came to cut th[E]em down
chords
EADGBe
022100 - E
799877 - B
577655 - A
For that nice Mr Bebbington and his mates
Nic