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!