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Intro A C#m D E
verse 1
A C#m D E
And so we say,we ain't got life
A C#m D C#m
Don't want a cardboard cut-out,don't want a plastic knife
D E C#m D
Now I know,time can march,with it's charging feet
D E C#m D
Now I know,words are only cheap
D A D A
Theres gonna be a burn out,all around this town
D A D A
The South is up,oh but the north is down
D C#m D
There's gonna be a killin' of a woman and a man
D C#m E
Trying to feed that child without a coin in their hand
verse 2
A C#m D E
And so we say,have you no use
A C#m D C#m
For eight million hands,and the power of youth
D E C#m D
Now I know,time can march,with it's charging feet
D E C#m D
Now I know,words are only cheap
D A D A
Theres gonna be a burn out,all around this town
D A D A
The South is up,oh but the north is down
D C#m D
There's gonna be a killin' of a woman and a man
D C#m E
Trying to feed that child without a coin in their hand
Bm
Theres gonna be a burn out
Instrumental Bm A G F#m (4x) E
verse 3
A C#m D E
And so we say,we ain't diggin' no graves
A C#m D C#m
We're diggin' a foundation,for a future to be made
D E C#m D
Now I know,time can march,with it's charging feet
D E C#m D
Now I know,words are only cheap
D A D A
Theres gonna be a burn out,all around this town
D A D A
The South is up,oh but the north is down
D C#m D
There's gonna be a killin' of a woman and a man
D C#m E
Trying to feed that child without a coin in their hand
Bm
Theres gonna be a burn out
Written by Bernard Rhodes/Joe Strummer