The Ghosts Of Cable Street(Chords)

	        
verse 1 (Vocals Only) 

England 1936, the grip of the Sabbath day 

In London town the only sound is a whisper in an alleyway 

Men put on their gloves and boots, have a smoke before they go 

From the west there is a warning of a wind about to blow 

verse 2
 
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Like Caesar marching to the East, marches Mosley with his men 
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Dressed in their clothes of deepest black like a gathering hurricane 
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This is the British union with its flag of black and red 
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A flag that casts a shadow in Berlin and in Madrid 


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Listen to the sound of marching feet and the voices of the ghosts of Cable Street 
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Fists and stones and batons and the gun, with courage we shall beat those blackshirts down 


verse 3 
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So mile by mile they come on down to a place called Cable street 
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And other men are waiting there preparations are complete 
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Mosley comes so close they now can see his outstretched arm 
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A hand raised up that way never took the future in its palm 


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Listen to the sound of marching feet and the voices of the ghosts of Cable Street 
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Fists and stones and batons and the gun, with courage we shall beat those blackshirts down 



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The battle broke as the fists and the batons fell 
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Through the barricades as the sound of the wounded yell 
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Jack Spot crept through with a chair leg made of lead 
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Brought down a crashing blow on Mosley's head 

verse 4 
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And so we learn from history generations have to fight 
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And those who crave for mastery must be faced down on sight 
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And if that means by words, by fists, by stones or by the gun 
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Remember those who stood up for their daughters and their sons 


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Listen to the sound of marching feet and the voices of the ghosts of Cable Street 
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let ring, optional) 
Fists and stones and batons and the gun, with courage we shall beat those blackshirts..... 


Chorus (Vocals Only)