Expect The Bayonet chords by Sheer Mag

• Capo on 3rd

Capo 3

Intro:

G Em Am
G C
G


Verse:
     C   Am  Em
From the sorrow we created
 Am        Em
A fragile state of blood and whim
   Am        Em
Made for rich men in their white skin
G

People bolder than I
C    Am   Em
Stood up to the lie
    Am     Em
That equality has left! (My! My!)
    Am       Em
But it leaves no doubt in my mind


Pre-Chorus:
      D              G
I've been reading the news and you’ll surely regret


Chorus:
    C     G   Am           G   Em Am
If you don’t give us the ballot, expect the bayonet!
           G         Em  Am
Well, expect the bayonet! (Yeah! Yeah!)
        G   Em  Am
Expect the bayonet!

G C
G


Verse:
   C   Am  Em
Don’t say I didn’t warn ya
      Am       Em
'Cause for every man high upon the hog
     Am          Em
There’s a dogwood forest buried in the fog
G
How naked is your eye?
    C  Am   Em
Do you ever wonder why
    Am        Em
You’re being asked to recompense
       Am      Em
When it's the last sign of your defense?


Pre-Chorus:
    D             G
So you better resolve or you’ll surely regret


Chorus:
    C     G   Am           G   Em Am
If you don’t give us the ballot, expect the bayonet!
           G    Em  Am
Well, expect the bayonet! (Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!)


Bridge:
C     Am
 When the name came down
  D       Am
I covered my ears afraid of the sound
   C         Am
But we got the power to take back our nights
D             Am
Give up our silence and give up our time alone

G


Verse:
   C  Am   Em
We’re not on our own!
     Am        Em
Though violent minds hatch violent plans
   Am              Em
For many it’s the only thing they understand
G
When the dog whistle is ringing
     C  Am       Em
It’s the currency that they deal in
   Am           Em
So before the world's been reduced to soot
   Am        Em
Solidarity for those underfoot


Pre-Chorus:
    D              G
And I better remind you or you’ll surely regret


Chorus:
    C     G   Am           G   Em Am
If you don’t give us the ballot, expect the bayonet!
           G    Em  Am
Well, expect the bayonet! (Yeah! Yeah!)
        G   Em Am
Expect the bayonet!
            G    Em  Am
Oh well, expect the bayonet! (Yeah! Yeah!)
        G   Em Am
Expect the bayonet!
            G    Em  Am
Oh well, expect the bayonet! (Yeah! Yeah!)
        G   Em Am
Expect the bayonet!