The Passion
Billy Bragg
RockAdvanced for beginners8 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
Em
Am
G
C
BDiagram coming soon
Bm
CmDiagram coming soon
D
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro Em Am G Em C G (2x) Em Am G The fear of a daughter runs high Em C G In the the mind of a father to be Em Am G For something is growing inside Em C G But we don't talk about it, do we Em Am G In the long empty passionless night Em C G Many times to herself she has prayed Em Am G That the baby will love her much more Em C G Than the big boy who stole her away C C/B C C/B C C/B G And sometimes it takes a grown man a long time to learn C C/B C C/B C C/B G Just what it would take a child a night to learn Bm Em Cm G It pains her to know that some things will never be right Bm Em Cm D If the baby is just someone else to take sides in the fight Em Am G Harsh words between bride and groom Em C G The distance is greater each day Em Am G He smokes alone in the next room Em C G And she knits her life away C C/B C C/B C C/B G And sometimes it takes a grown man a long time to learn C C/B C C/B C C/B G Just what it would take a child a night to learn Bm Em Cm G A long time ago she saw visions on the stairs Bm Em Cm D And when she felt dizzy her mother was always there Em Am G The home help is no help at all Em C G I have not committed a crime Em Am G Angels gaze down from the wall Em C G Is there a God, Is there a next time
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Chord set
Em · Am · G · C · B · Bm · Cm · D
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.