Billy Bragg (Stephen William Bragg, Barking, Essex, England, 20 December, 1957) is an English singer, songwriter and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, and his lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes.
In 1977, Bragg formed the punk rock/pub rock band Riff Raff, and toured London's pubs and clubs. The band released a series of singles, which did not receive wide exposure. He also worked in Guy Norris Records in Barking.
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I've tried to arrange the brass harmonies for guitar. hmmm ;-)
[intro & chorus]:
G(III)Em(III)G(III)G(0) D e-|-------------3-----3-3---5-3----------------3---2-0----------|| B-|-------------3---5-5-5-5-3-3----------------0---3--3--1-0----|| G-|-------------4---4--------------------------0---2--------2~0-|| D-|:---------5------5--------------------------0---0-----------:|| A-|----------5------------------------------5-------------------|| E-|----------3------------------------------3-------------------|| I'm going upfield way up on the hillside I'm going higher than I've ever been before thats where youll find me way up in the hillside
G(III)Em(0) DG(0) D wading in the river reaching for that other shore
[verse]:
Em(0) DG(0) Em(0) G(0) D I dreamed I saw a tree full of angels up on Primrose Hill and I flew with them over the Great Wen till I seen my fill of such pov---er------ty and misery sure to tear my soul apart
Em(0) DG(0) Am* G(0) D ||: I've got a so---cialism of the heart :|| x2
[chorus]
the angels asked me how I felt about all I'd seen and heard that they spoke to me, a pagan, gave me cause to doubt their word but they laughed and said it doesn't matter if you help us in our art ||: you've got a socialism of the heart :|| x2
[chorus]
their faces shone and they were gone and I was left alone and I walked these ancient empire streets till I came tearful to my home and when I woke next morning, I vowed to play my part
||: I've got a socialism of the heart :|| x2
[chorus]
*Am in the last line of the verse might be an Em(0).
Em(III) is : x__x____________ | | | | | | |__|__1__1__1__1 3rd fret | | | | | | |__|__|__2__|__| | | | | | | |__|__3__|__4_(4) so when you go from G(III)->Em(III), | | | | | | don't move your 1st & 2nd fingers |__|__|__|__|__|
EADGBe 355433 - G(III) xx5453 - Em(III) 320003 - G(0) xx0232 - D 022000 - Em(0) x02210 - Am