| | F# | D# | F# | B |
| | All your glorious battles, what | did they amount to, what | did they pr | ove? |
| | F# |
| | All for your pride of country, |
| | D# | F# | B |
| | All for your sacred democracy, r | ival national my | ths. |
| | F# | D# | F# | B |
| | All for your rich ancestry of war | mongers, you ha | iled as he | roes. |
| | F# |
| D | on't believe in your jingoistic pride, |
| | D# | F# | B |
| That fu | els your imperialistic | genoci | de |
Riff E|-x--x--x--x--x--|
When all I cry for is Anarchy B|-x--2--x--x--x--|
Riff G|-4--x--4--3--4--|
When all I plea for is to be free. D|-x--x--x--x--x--|
Riff A|-2--2--2--2--2--|
Their slavery will never get the best of me. E|-x--x--x--x--x--|
| Their restrictions will never imprison me |
| Their poisons will never disable me. |
| Love is the force that drives me. |
| | F# | D# | F# | B |
| | A better world will emerge out of the b | lood and carnage | of the p | ast. |
| | F# | D# |
| Cons | idering tens of millions lost their lives in co | nflict, |
| | F# | B |
| Surely it's not | too much to a | sk? |