Tonalità: Bb major
Verse 1
G
What was that bang? It
was the next big thing
Bm
Exploding over our heads
Am
And soon the next generation
C
Bm
Will emerge from be hind the
G
Bm
bike sheds
Am
G
What are we going to offer them?
Bm
The exact same thing as before
C
Bm
But a different way to wear it
G
And the promise of a whole lot more
Bm
Oh,
Verse 2
Am
G
pity the pressures at the top,
Bm
The tantrums and the tears
And the sound of platinum
G
Am
cash tills
Ringing in their ears
Bm
G
Money maketh man a Tory
C
G
Bm
Don't fire that assumption at me
Am
I like toast as much as anyone
G
But not for breakfast, dinner, and tea
Bm
So don't saddle me with
Verse 3
your ideals
G
Am
And spare me all your guilt
Bm
C
Am
For a poet with all the answers
C
G
Has never yet been built
Bm
G
I see no shame in
Verse 4
putting my name
Bm
To socialism's cause
Am
Nor seeking some more relevance
Than spotlight and applause
G
Bm
C
Neither in the name of conscience
G
Bm
Nor the name of charity
Am
Money is put where mouths
are
G
In the name of solidarity
Verse 5
Bm
G
We sing of freedom
Bm
And we speak of liberation
Am
But such chances come
Bm
G
But once a generation
Bm
G
So I'll ignore what I am sure
Bm
Were the best of your intentions
G
C
Bm
You are judged by your actions
C
Bm
G
And not by your pretensions
Verse 6
G
There is drudgery in so cial change
And glory for the few
Bm
And if you don't tell me what
not to say
C
G
I won't tell you what not to do
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