The Beach Is Free chords by Billy Bragg

• Capo on 5th
• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: C

Intro:

G / C / | G / D Dsus2


Verse 1:
         G
Well the fields belong to the farmers
                                   G7
And the forests belong to the king
               C                        G
These days our pleasures are all behind fences
           G      D     G
We have to pay for everything

Chorus:
         D Dsus4 D         C
So turn around and come on down,
             G    C | G
The beach is free
         D Dsus4 D         C
Just turn around and come on down
             G    C | G D
The beach is free


Verse 2:
         G
Well the cities are teeming with people
                                      G7
And the highway is jammed up with cars
        C                             G
And the airport is a nightmare in the season
        G             D       G
But you don’t have to go that far


Chorus:
         D Dsus4 D         C
So turn around and come on down,
             G    C | G
The beach is free
         D Dsus4 D         C
Just turn around and come on down
             G    C | G D
The beach is free


Verse 3:
          G
Well they take all the flags down in the evening
                                        G7
And the soldiers stand guard at the keep
        C                  G
But the beaches are always open
            G     D          G
Because the ocean, she never sleeps


Chorus:
         D Dsus4 D         C
So turn around and come on down,
             G    C | G
The beach is free
         D Dsus4 D         C
Just turn around and come on down
             G    C | G
The beach is free
         D Dsus4 D         C
So turn around and come on down,
             G    C | G
The beach is free
         D Dsus4 D         C
Just turn around and come on down
             G    C | G (hold)
The beach is free