Anti-Flag is an American punk rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The band is well known for its politically charged lyrics and activism, focusing on human rights and various left-wing causes. The line-up includes singer/guitarist Justin Sane and drummer Pat Thetic, who founded the band together; later members are guitarist Chris Head, and singer/bassist Chris Barker (#2) who replaced Jamie "Cock" Towns, who had replaced original bassist Andy Flag in 1997 following his departure one year prior.
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
G#5G#/CC#5 In a letter to every president, congressman, career politician, G#5 Scrawled in spite across the envelope G#/CC#5 With all of our conviction. G#5 In only took a few hours for his peers G#/CC#5 To find him guilty in a trail too fair, G#5G#/CC#5 A wobblie, immigrant worker has no place among the living.
CHORUS
D#5C#5G#5 “My body if I could choose to ashes it reduce.”
N/C Murdered by the capitalist,
G#/CC#5 November 1915 be careful of what you wish. G#5G#/CC#5 Who is wrong and who is righteous? G#5 What was stolen from us we will replace, G#/CC#5 Off with the head on the body we feast, G#5 Who is wrong and who is righteous, G#/C - one strum Will never be our own decision.
INTRO X4
VERSE
G#5G#/CC#5 He yelled fire to the squad with guns, they stopped his heart from beating. G#5G#/CC#5 Every word he wrote, he spoke, he sung, we are still singing:
CHORUS
D#5C#5 “My body if I could choose to ashes it reduce, D#5C#5 And let the breezes blow my dust to where some flowers grow. D#5C#5 Perhaps some fading flower then would come to life and bloom again”.
BRIDGE
G#5A#5C5C#5 x4
G#5A#5 If the workers take a notion, C5C#5 They can stop all speeding trains, G#5A#5 Every ship upon the ocean. C5C#5 They can tie with mighty chains G#5A#5 Every wheel in the creation, C5C#5 Every mine and every mill. G#5A#5 Fleets and armies of all nations C5 C#5 - one strum Will at our command stand (pause) still.