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Intro: Bm C D Em A C D
G B Em
There's change coming once and for all
A7
You makes the front page
D7 G
and man,you is major news
D Em
Tomorrow they'll see what we are
Jack, Davey and Katherine:
A7
And sure as a star,
D5 D Em
we ain't come this far... to lose
Em
This is the story we needed to write
as we're kept out of sight, but no more
Em
In a few hours by dawns early light
we'll be ready to fight us a war
G
This time we're in it to stay,
G E
talk about seizing the day
E Em
Write it in ink or in blood,
Bm
it's the same either way
N.C.
They're gonna damn well pay!
Em E
See old man Pulitzer snug in his bed,
E
he don't care if we're dead or alive
Em
Three satin pillows are under his head,
Em
while we's begging for bread to survive
G
Joe, you can stop counting sheep,
G
we're gonna sing ya to sleep
Bm
You've got your thugs
with their sticks and their slugs, Yeah!
Bm
But we got a promise to keep!
Am
Once and for all if they don't
F
find their manners, we'll bleed 'em!
(Bleed 'em!)
Dm E
Once and for all we won't carry no
Am
banners that don't spell freedom!
A#
Finally we's raising the stakes
Bm Dm E
This time whatever it takes!
F
This time the union awakes,
G Am
once and for all!
Jack(spoken):
Come on, boys!
(Yeah!!)
Em
This is for kids shining shoes on the street
with no shoes on their feet everyday
Em
This is for guys sweating blood in the shops
while their bosses and cops look away
G
I'm seeing kids standing tall,
G
glaring and raring a brawl
Bm
Armies of guys who are sick of the lies
Bm
getting ready to rise to the call!
Am
Once and for all there'll be blood
F
on the wall if they doubt us
Dm Em
They think they're running this town,
Am
but this town will shut down without us
A#
Ten thousand kids in the square
(ten thousand kids in the square),
F
ten thousand fists in the air!
E
(ten thousand fists)
F
Joe, you is gonna play fair,
G Am
once and for all!
Am
Once and for all! (once and for all)
Am
Once and for all!! (once and for all)
Am
Once and for all!!! (once and for all)
A E F#m E
There's change coming once and for all
B
You're getting too old,
E A
too weak to keep holding on
E F#m E
A new world is gunning for you,
B
and Joe, we is too!
E F#m
Til once and for all you're gone!
F#m
Once and for all!
F#m
Once and for all!!
Dm
Once and for all!
F#m
Once and for all!!
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