Cm

[Verse 1]
Cm                                         Eb
We the shipwrights and the dockers here we stand
                                   Cm
And behind us every worker hand in hand
                                      Eb
We'll get independent unions that are free from partyminions
                                         Cm
When we win we'll build a free and happy land


[Chorus]
Cm                       Eb                                      Cm
Dear god, dear god, dear god let this strike, cruel strike carry on
                                            Eb
Though they cling to their fiction and they want our crucifixion
                                      Cm
We shall stand every pain till we are done


[Verse 2]
Cm                                        Eb
All our women and our children stand with us and we'll stand
                             Cm
Come tanks, starvation, tear gas
                                      Eb
We'll get independent unions that are free from partyminions
                                      Cm
Nothing will deter the polish working class


[Chorus]
Cm                        Eb                                     Cm
Dear god, dear god, dear god let this strike, cruel strike carry on
                                             Eb
Though they cling to their fiction and they want our crucifixion
                                       Cm
We shall stand every pain till we are done


[Verse 3]
Cm                                  Eb
Wired camps, crooked courts, prison cells
                                       Cm
Swollen faces, broken bones and bloody hands
                                       Eb
We'll get independent unions that are free from partyminions
                                            Cm
They can kill us and we'll never, never be quelled


[Chorus]
Cm                       Eb                                      Cm
Dear god, dear god, dear god let this strike, cruel strike carry on
                                            Eb
Though they cling to their fiction and they want our crucifixion
                                       Cm
We shall stand every pain till we are done


[Verse 4]
Cm                               Eb
Those who have and have-not are apart but don't explain
                                     Cm
Because you would not know where to start
                               Eb
Face realities my brother only we can help each other
                                        Cm
Join with us and we shall give you some heart


[Chorus]
Cm                       Eb                                      Cm
Dear god, dear god, dear god let this strike, cruel strike carry on
                                            Eb
Though they cling to their fiction and they want our crucifixion
                                      Cm
We shall stand every pain till we are done
                          Eb                                     Cm
Dear god, dear god, dear god let this strike, cruel strike carry on


[Verse 5]
N.C.
Many of those of us who are lucky to be free
N.C.
Will not speak, will not hear, they will not see
           Cm                           Eb
They would help after a fashion but are scarred of repercussions
                                         Cm
We'll fight all alone as long as it need be


[Chorus]
Cm                       Eb                                      Cm
Dear god, dear god, dear god let this strike, cruel strike carry on
                                             Eb
Though they cling to their fiction and they want our crucifixion
                                      Cm
We shall stand every pain till we are done


[Outro]
Cm                       Eb                                      Cm
Dear god, dear god, dear god let this strike, cruel strike carry on
                         Eb                                      Cm
Dear god, dear god, dear god let this strike, cruel strike carry on