E: 13 Mar 1998 15:36:06 Z
From: «Boulton, Nic»
Subject: TAB:/b/bragg_billy/between_the_wars.tab
On the single (AGOEP1) and the CD version of Life’s a Riot, but this is
Tabbed from a live arrangement. Play these chord shapes with a capo at
The 5th fret to be in key (C) with the recording.
G Am C (G) D Em C D G C
E ——————————-2*————-(2)———————
B ———1—-1—————-3*—-0——1—3———————-
G —-0—2—-0——————2*—-0——0—2—0——————-
D —0—2—-2—-0————0——-2——2—0—0—2—222222-2——
A —2—0—-3———3—2bp0———2——-3——2—3—333333-3-2-0—
E -3———————————0—————3——————3
[—-muted—-]
G Am C (G) D Em C D G
E ——————————-2—————(2)—————2-3-2-
B ———11—1——————3-3—0——1—3—————-3-3-3-
G —-0—20—00—————-2-2—0——0—2—0————-2-2-2-
D —0—2—-2—-0————0——-2——2—0—0——————-
A —22—0—-3———3—2bp0———2——-3——2——————-
E -3———————————0—————3——————-
I w miner I a do-o-ck-er I rlwymn btwn t wars
D Em C (G) D Em C D G
E —-2———0—————————2—————2—————
B —-3-3——0——-1——————3—-0*——1—3—————
G —2—2——0-0——0——————2—-0*——0—2—0————
D -0————-0—2—2—0-0———0——2*——2—0—0————
A ————2——3————3-2bp0———2——-3——2————
E ———-0———————————0—————3————
I raised family times aus—terity swt fndry btwn the wars
D Em C G D
E -2-2—0—————0———2————————————2*
B -3-3—0——0—-1-1—0—(0)—3-[let ring]————————3*
G -2-2—0—-0—-0-0—0—0—-2————————————2*
D -0-0—0—-2—-2-2—-0—0—-0————————————0-
A ————2——3-3—-0—2——————————————
E ———-0—————0-3——————————————
I pd the union as tms gt hdr I looked to t govt to help working man
G Am C (G) D Em C D G
E ——————————-2*—————(2)——————-
B ———1—-1—————-3*—-0———1—3———————
G —-0—2—-0——————2*—-0———0—2—0——————
D —0—2—-2—-0————0——-2———2—0—0—-2-2222222—-
A —2—0—-3———3—2bp0———2———3——2—-3-3333333-20-
E -3———————————0—————-3—————-3
Bt thy pty down ar-mou—ry armng pce boys btwn the wars
G Am C G D Em C D
I was a miner, I was a docker, I was a railwayman between the wars
D Em C G D Em C D G
I raised a family, in times of austerity, with sweat at the foundry b t w
D Em C G D
I paid the union, then as times got harder, I looked to the government to
Help the working man
G Am C G D Em
But they brought prosperity down at the armoury, we’re arming for peace,
C D G C
See boys, between the wars
G Am C G D Em C
I kept the faith and I kept voting, not for the iron fist but for the
D
Helping hand
D Em C G D Em
For theirs is a land with a wall around it and mine is a faith in my
C D G
Fellow man
D Em G D
Theirs is a land of hope and glory, mine is the greenfield and the
Factory floor
G Am C G D Em
Theirs are the skies all dark with bombers and mine is the peace we knew
C D G
Between the wars
G Am C G D Em
Call up the craftsman, bring me the draughtsman, build me a path from
C D
Cradle to grave
D Em C G D Em
And I’ll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a
C D G
Living wage
D Em C G D
Go find the young men, never to fight again, bring up the banners from
The
Days gone
By
G Am C G D Em C D
Cast moderation, heart of this nation, desert us not we are between the
G C G
Wars
On the first couple of bars of the intro, rest the heel of your hand on
The bridge/bass strings,to mute them a bit
* means strum hard then mute the strings immediately after hitting them
—2bp0— means slightly bend the string as you do the pull-off
Nic
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