Em D A
Em D A


[Verse]
Em                                 D            Em
Paine and Pierce and Robespierre, Juarez and Danton,
Em                        D                 Em
Luther, King and Lumumba dead but far from gone
G                D         G                 D
Lenin, Cleaver, Jesus too, outlaws in their nations,
G         D          A
Revolutionaries all, dreamed of liberation


[Verse]
Em                      D               Em
God is up in heaven his agents here on earth
Em                       D                                   Em
The church has said that this man rules, he's best because of birth.
G                           D                 G                  D
But what's that noise down in the street, who dares to shout and sing?
G                      D            A
With all his courtiers at his side, who dares to touch the king?


[Verse]
Em                         D                   Em
Old man get some soldiers, keep them close at hand
         Em                              D                 Em
There's a fire in the country, there's a flame come to the land
G               D               G                     D
Seven thousand loyal troops, in ranks they stretch so far
G                   D               A
With seven thousand well armed men, no one can touch the czar.


[Bridge]
Em                       G               A
Louis watch the prisons, send the goons around
A                             G                D
Is that Paris burning, is the Bastille falling down?
G                     D             G               D
And where are all the mercenaries - paid for by the king?
G                    D                    A
Have they joined the mob you say, doesn't money mean anything?



[Verse]
Em                      D               Em
Old men get some soldiers, keep them close at hand,
A                         G              D
The seeds that were sown yesterday now flower in the land
G                       D               G        D
And guard yourself most carefully with military might.
G                       D                 A
For plants that cannot bloom by day must flower in the night.