Written by Bernard Rhodes/Joe Strummer
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 knifeverse 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 youthD 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 handInstrumental 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 madeD 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 outD 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