There Will Be A Reckoning
Billy Bragg
RockMedium for beginners7 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
Em
G
D
Bm
C
BDiagram coming soon
A
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Capo on 3rd fret Intro: Em G D Em G D (palm mute) Em * G Somewhere between the midnight D Bm And the cold and empty dawn Em G I found myself out walking D Bm On the streets where I was born Em G And I came upon a stranger D Bm Who looked Me in the face Em G And asked Me what I was doing D Bm In this god forsaken place (play open) C/G G I don't need to be forgiven For something I haven't done D Em No forewarning my family To find their place in the sun C/B G If you keep this pressure on Just don't be surprised D Em If I can't summon up My dignity While You're roughing up My pride Bm Em There will be a reckoning C/G G D For the peddlers of hate, Em C/G G D Who spread their poison all across this estate Em C/B G D And a reckoning too, for the politicians who A C Left Us to this fate Em G D There will be a reckoning Em G D (palm mute) Em G D Bm Just a few days later, a man came to My door Em G To ask Me if I thought that D Bm This place was worth fighting for Em G And though I recognize his reasons D Bm I just could not agree Em G When they told me that My neighbor D Bm Would be My enemy (play open) C/G G I don't need to be forgiven For something I haven't done D Em No forewarning my family To find Their place in the sun C/B G If You keep this pressure on Just don't be surprised D Em If I can't summon up my dignity While You're roughing up My pride Bm Em There will be a reckoning C/G G D For the peddlers of hate, Em C/G G D Who spread their poison all across this estate Em C/B G D And a reckoning too, for the politicians who A C Left us to this fate Em G D There will be a reckoning Em G D There will be a reckoning Em G D There will be a reckoning Em There will be a reckoning
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Chord set
Em · G · D · Bm · C · B · A
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.