Solidarity Forever Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]When the Union's inspiration
through the workers' blood shall run,
There can [C]be no power greater
anywhere [G]beneath the sun.
Yet what force on earth is weaker
than the feeble strength of one?
But the [Am]Union [D]makes us [G]strong.
Solidarity forever!
[C]Solidarity forever![G]
Solidarity forever!
[Em]For the Unio[C]n make[D]s us stron[G]g!
Solidarity forever!
For the [Am]Union [D]makes us [G]strong!
It's a mighty long time [C]since the early days,
when it took a [D]bunch of pickets
to get a raise.
[G]We've built a union [C]ten million strong,
we taught [D]the fourth
how to get along [G]with the working
class.
[C]More respect for life,
friendly confer[D]ences
and mutual understand[G]ings.
You could just take a look [C]at a union town,
folks don't [D]walk the streets
with their heads bound down.
[G]You see clean cities, [C]happy kids,
feel [D]mighty proud what the
union did.
[G]more wages, better [C]hours.
Folks have more [D]time to [G]live together.
But we've been so damn busy licking axes,
[C]we didn't [D]watch Congress
melting up the taxes.
[G]We were wheelin' and deal[C]in'
and steamin' and crankin'.
We didn't [D]keep our eyes out
on buzzards like [G]Rankin,
playin' cheap politics.
[C]Full -tax buzzards,
for a clip [D]his wings.[G]
Now don't you think
that it's a hell [C]of a note
To fill her [D]buster
on the soldier's boat
[G]To make long speeches and
shed [C]hot tears
About the sad,
[D]sad fate of the war profiteers
[G]That's Congress for you though
Week [C]in, week out, [D]week [G]all over
If you want to know what
[C]I think of it all
We ought to stick [D]together
when we vote this fall
When they count [G]the ballots
[C]there's a lot of us,
ten million [D]workers
can make a hell of a [G]fuss,
change Congress,
[C]make them respect us
like manage[D]ment does.[G]
Yes, we've organized,
[C]got better conditions,
we've pitched [D]in together,
made the world see the missions,
[G]now we've got to vote for [C]men
who will right our wrongs,
put some guys [D]in Congress
who will sing our song.
[G]Solidarity forever!
[C]Solidarity for[G]ever!
Solidarity forever!
[Em]Oh, the unio[Am]n make[D]s us stron[G]g!
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