Once We Were Anarchists
Frank TurnerVersion1
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Demonstrations got boring,
Well it was obvious that the government was ignoring us
It's hard to drag yourself through empty streets
On an empty stomach with no sleep
The shortcomings got clearer
As the price we paid got dearer and dearer
It's supposed to be a case of give and take
Well I was feeling the give and making the mistake
And I've heard it said the unexamined life,
Isn't much worth living, and I'm sure they're right
But it's hard to keep on fighting the good fight
When no one else seems bothered
Yeah, when no one's on your side
Because I'm young enough to be all pissed off
But I'm old enough to be jaded
I'm at the age where I want things to change
But with age my hopes have faded
I'm young and bored of being young and bored
If I was old I could say I've seen it all before
In short; I'm tired of giving a shit
I've got friends who are bankers
And it's an easy rhyme to call them wankers
But I must say I envy the way that they live
And it's all; it's all take and no give
Well I'm playing the lone ranger
Riding to the rescue of 6 billion strangers
Armed with only an original song
And a sense that something's wrong
And I must admit that I'm tired of saying no, all the time
Well I must admit that I don't really know what would be right
And if politics, is helping other people
Then my political career is pretty fucked
Because the truth is I don't like people all that much
The times they aren't a-changing
Yeah England's still shit, and it's still raining
And everybody's jaded and tired and bored
And no one lifts a finger, because
It's just not in our culture
Our culture is carrion and we're all vultures
And no one seems bothered by the state of play
It seems that the stench is with us to stay
So I had a go, I tried examining life
It wasn't much worth living
I guess they're right
And I'm tired of fighting the fight that's not my fight
So is everybody else, we're all on the same side.
Because I'm young enough to be all pissed off
But I'm old enough to be jaded
I'm at the age where I want things to change
But with age my hopes have faded
I'm young and bored of being young and bored
If I was old I could say I've seen it all before
In short; I'm tired
And in short; I'm probably fired
If the revolution doesn't want me, I don't give a shit.
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Readable chord sheet for Once We Were Anarchists by Frank Turner
Demonstrations got [G]boring, Well it was o[C]bvious that the government was ignoring us It's [Em]hard to drag yourself through empty streets On an e[F]mpty stomach with no sleep The shortcomings got c[G]learer As the [C]price we paid got dearer and dearer It's su[Em]pposed to be a case of give and take Well I was [F]feeling the give and making the mistake And I've [Am]heard it said the [F]unexamined l[G]ife, [Am]Isn't much worth l[F]iving, and I'm sure they're r[G]ight But it's h[Am]ard to keep on f[F]ighting the good f[G]ight When [Am]no one else seems [F]bothered Yeah, when [D]no one's on your side Because I'm [C]young enough to be a[D]ll pissed off But I'm [G]old enough to be j[C]aded I'm a[C]t the age where I w[D]ant things to change But with [Bm]age my hopes have [C]faded I'm y[C]oung and bored of being yo[D]ung and bored If I was [Bm]old I could say I've seen it [Em]all be[D]fore In sho[C]rt; I'm ti[D]red of giving a s[G]hit I've got friends who are b[G]ankers And it's an e[C]asy rhyme to call them wankers But I m[Em]ust say I envy the way that they live And it's a[F]ll; it's all take and no give Well I'm playing the lone r[G]anger [C]Riding to the rescue of 6 billion strangers [Em]Armed with only an original song And a s[F]ense that something's wrong And I [C]must admit that I'm [G/B]tired of saying [Am]no, all the t[G]ime Well I must a[C]dmit that [G/B]I don't really k[F]now what would be r[G]ight And if p[C]olitics, is h[B]elping other people Then my p[Em]olitical c[D]areer is pretty f[C]ucked Because the t[C]ruth is I don't like p[D]eople all that m[G]uch The times they aren't a-c[G]hanging Yeah En[C]gland's still shit, and it's still raining And ev[Em]erybody's jaded and tired and bored And n[F]o one lifts a finger, because It's just not in our cu[G]lture Our c[C]ulture is carrion and we're all vultures And [Em]no one seems bothered by the state of play It s[F]eems that the stench is with us to stay So I [Am]had a go, I t[F]ried examining l[G]ife It w[Am]asn't much worth l[F]iving I guess they're r[G]ight And I'm t[Am]ired of fighting the f[F]ight that's not my f[G]ight [Am]So is every[F]body else, we're a[D]ll on the same side. Because I'm [C]young enough to be [D]all pissed off But I'm [G]old enough to be j[C]aded I'm [C]at the age where I w[D]ant things to change But with [Bm]age my hopes have f[C]aded I'm y[C]oung and bored of being [D]young and bored If I was [Bm]old I could say I've seen it [Em]all b[D]efore In [C]short; I'm t[D]ired And in s[C]hort; I'm probably f[D]ired If the r[C]evolution doesn't w[D]ant me, I don't give a [G]shit.