|-----------------|--------7-5-----|-----------------|-------10--7-------|
|-5-------5-------|------------5---|-7-------7-------|-7--8---7--7--10---|
|-5-------5-------|-----5--------5-|-7-------7-------|-7--7---7--7---7---|
|-5-------5-------|---5------------|-7-------7-------|-7--7----------7---|
|-----------------|-5--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-5--5--5----5--5-|--------5-------|-7--7--7----7--7-|-------------------|
| Repeat, and use this with few modifications for the whole song. |
| The Lords and Ladies pass a ruling. |
| | am7 | bm7 |
| | The sons and girls go hand in | hand, |
| | am7 | bm7 |
| | From good stock and the best | breeding, |
| | am7 | Gmaj7 |
| | Paid for by the servile | class, |
| | Cmaj7 | D |
| | Who have been told, or | lie in state |
| | bm7 |
| To | bow down forth and face their fate. |
| | Cmaj7 | D |
| Oh | it's so easy. | Oh, so easy. |
| | am7 | bm7 |
| | All righteousness they build thy | arrow, |
| | am7 | bm7 |
| | To shoot it straight into their | lies. |
| | am7 | bm7 |
| | Who would expect the might | sparrow |