Sons Of Liberty
Frank TurnerVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Once an honest man could go from sunrise to its set
without encountering agents of his state or government.
But a sorry cloud of tyranny has fallen across the land,
brought on by the hollow men, who did not understand
that for centuries our forefathers have fought and often died
to keep themselves unto themselves, to fight the rising tide,
and that if in the smallest battles we surrender to the state,
we enter in a darkness whence we never shall escape.
When they raise their hands up our lives to possess,
to know our souls, to drag us down, we'll resist.
Watt Tyler led the people in 1381
to meet the king at Smithfield and issue this demand:
that Winchesters should be the only law across the land,
the law of old King Alfred's time, of free and honest men.
Because the people then they understood what we have since forgot:
that governments will only work for its own benefit.
And Id rather stand up naked against the elements alone
than give the hollow men the right to enter in my home.
When they raise their hands up our lives to possess,
to know our souls, to drag us down, we'll resist.
Chords:
First two times no guitar, guitar on third and fourth time)
Stand up sons of liberty and fight for what you own.
Stand up sons of liberty and fight, fight for your homes.
So if ever a man should ask you for your business, or your name,
tell him to go and fuck himself, tell his friends to do the same.
Because a man who'd trade his liberty for a safe and dreamless sleep
doesn't deserve the both of them, and neither shall he keep.
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Readable chord sheet for Sons Of Liberty by Frank Turner
[E]Once an honest man could go from sunrise to its [D]set
[D]without encountering agents of his state or governm[E]ent.
[E]But a sorry cloud of tyranny has fallen across the l[D]and,
[D]brought on by the hollow men, who did not under[E]stand
[E]that for centuries our forefathers have fought and often [D]died
[D]to keep themselves unto themselves, to fight the rising [E]tide,
[E]and that if in the smallest battles we surrender to the [D]state,
[D]we enter in a darkness whence we never shall es[E]cape.
[F#] [B] [E] [B]
Whe[A]n they raise their hands up our lives to possess,
[F#]to know our souls, to [B]drag us [E]down, we'll re[B]sist. [A]
[E]Watt Tyler led the people in 13[D]81
[D]to meet the king at Smithfield and issue this de[E]mand:
[E]that Winchesters should be the only law across the l[D]and,
[D]the law of old King Alfred's time, of free and honest [E]men.
[E]Because the people then they understood what we have since for[D]got:
[D]that governments will only work for its own bene[E]fit.
[E]And Id rather stand up naked against the elements a[D]lone
[D]than give the hollow men the right to enter in my [E]home.
[F#] [B] [E] [B]
Whe[A]n they raise their hands up our lives to possess,
[F#]to know our souls, to d[B]rag us[E] down, we'll re[B]sist. [A]
Chords:
[E] [E]
[E] [E] [E] [D] [E] [E] [D]
[A] [E]
[E]
First two times no guitar, guitar on third and fourth time)
[E]Stand up sons of liberty and [D]fight for [A]what you [E]own.
[E]Stand up sons of liberty and [D]fight, fight [A]for your [E]homes.
[E]So if ever a man should ask you for your business, or your [D]name,
[D]tell him to go and fuck himself, tell his friends to do the [E]same.
[E]Because a man who'd trade his liberty for a safe and dreamless [D]sleep
[D]doesn't deserve the both of them, and neither shall he [E]keep.