Played on a tenor guitar and octave mandolin; this version is for guitar.
[Intro]
D A
Solidarity
G D
We stand in solidarity
G D A G
we're weary but we're ready
D A
G D
G D A G
[Verse 1]
D
I grew up in the suburbs
G
I sing now for my supper
D D/C#
Don't live the life of Riley
G A
But it's not that far removed
D
A stranger to the struggle
G
I've never walked a mile
A G
in your shoes
[Verse 2]
D
I grew up in the east end
G
could've joined the union
D D/C#
building cars in Dagenham
G A
instead I packed my bags
D
landed in America
G D
ended up in Canada
Bm A G
I fly no country's flag
[Chorus]
D A
Solidarity
G D
We stand in solidarity
G D
we're weary but we're ready
A G
pushing boulders up the hill
D A
let em have the towers
G D
the next blues sky is ours
A
We're in this fight to win
G
and we will (and we will)
D A
G D
G D A G
[Verse 3]
D
I worked in New Orleans
G
in 1966
D D/C#
cleaning up the damage
G A
after the hurricane
D
Rode the bus across the city
G
from Saint Bernard
A G
to Pontchartrain
[Verse 4]
D
I been to California
G
the new one and the old one
D D/C#
you find your people everywhere
G A
they open up your mind
D
They might be left of centre
G
but they won't be
G A G
left behind
[Chorus]
D A
Solidarity
G D
We stand in solidarity
G D
we're weary but we're ready
A G
pushing boulders up the hill
D A
let em have the towers
G D
the next blues sky is ours
G
We're in this fight to win
A G
and we will
D A
G D
G D A G
[Chorus]
D A
Solidarity
G D
We stand in solidarity
G D
we're weary but we're ready
A G
pushing boulders up the hill
D A
let em have the towers
G D
the next blues sky is ours
G
We're in this fight to win
A G
and we will
[Outro]
D A
Solidarity
G D
We stand in solidarity
G D
we're weary but we're ready
A G
pushing boulders up the hill
D A D
and we will