Paint Er Red
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse]
G C G
Come with us, you workingmen, and join the rebel band;
A7 D7
Come, you discontented ones, and give a helping hand,
G C G C G
We march against the parasite to drive him from the land.
D G
With ONE BIG INDUSTRIAL UNION!
[Chorus]
C G
Hurrah! hurrah! we're going to paint 'er red!
D
Hurrah! hurrah! the way is clear ahead-
G C G B7
We're gaining shop democracy and liberty and bread
D D7 G
With ONE BIG INDUSTRIAL UNION!
[Verse]
G C G
In factory and field and mine we gather in our might,
A7 D7
We're on the job and know the way to win the hardest fight,
G C G C G
For the beacon that shall guide us out of darkness into light,
D G
Is ONE BIG INDUSTRIAL UNION!
[Chorus]
C G
Hurrah! hurrah! we're going to paint 'er red!
D
Hurrah! hurrah! the way is clear ahead-
G C G B7
We're gaining shop democracy and liberty and bread
D D7 G
With ONE BIG INDUSTRIAL UNION!
[Verse]
G C G
Come on, you fellows, get in line; we'll fill the boss with fears;
A7 D7
Red's the color of our flag, it's stained with blood and tears-
G C G C G
We'll flout it in his ugly mug and ring our loudest cheers
D G
For ONE BIG INDUSTRIAL UNION!
[Chorus]
C G
Hurrah! hurrah! we're going to paint 'er red!
D
Hurrah! hurrah! the way is clear ahead-
G C G B7
We're gaining shop democracy and liberty and bread
D D7 G
With ONE BIG INDUSTRIAL UNION!
[Verse]
G C G
"Slaves" they call us "working plugs," inferior by birth,
A7 D7
But when we hit their pocketbooks we'll spoil their smiles or mirth-
G C G C G
We'll stop their dirty dividends and drive them from the earth
D G
With ONE BIG INDUSTRIAL UNION!
[Chorus]
C G
Hurrah! hurrah! we're going to paint 'er red!
D
Hurrah! hurrah! the way is clear ahead-
G C G B7
We're gaining shop democracy and liberty and bread
D D7 G
With ONE BIG INDUSTRIAL UNION!
[Verse]
G C G
We hate their rotten system more than any mortals do,
A7 D7
Our aim is not to patch it up, but built it all anew,
G C G C G
And what we'll have for government, when finally we're through,
D G
Is ONE BIG INDUSTRIAL UNION!
[Chorus]
C G
Hurrah! hurrah! we're going to paint 'er red!
D
Hurrah! hurrah! the way is clear ahead-
G C G B7
We're gaining shop democracy and liberty and bread
D D7 G
With ONE BIG INDUSTRIAL UNION!
How to play Paint Er Red
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.