Union chords by Son Volt

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: E minorEm

Difficulty: Novice

Son Volt - 'Union'
From the album UNION
Words and Music by Jay Farrar

Intro:
E minorEm A minorAm x2


Verse 1:
E minorEm       G+G
Upstate versus downstate
D MajorD      A minorAm
City versus county
E minorEm      G+G
Rural versus urban
D MajorD       A minorAm
Red versus the blue

Chorus:
         E minorEm      B minorBm       E minorEm   A minorAm
He said national service will keep the Union together
         E minorEm      B minorBm       E minorEm
He said national service will keep the Union together


Verse 2:
E minorEm         G+G
Privileged and the poor
   D MajorD       A minorAm
Every class and every color
E minorEm     G+G
Together in spirit
D MajorD          A minorAm
Building blocks of a nation


Chorus:
         E minorEm      B minorBm       E minorEm   A minorAm
He said national service will keep the Union together
         E minorEm      B minorBm       E minorEm
He said national service will keep the Union together


Instrumental Break:
E minorEm G+G D MajorD A minorAm x4

Chorus:
         E minorEm      B minorBm       E minorEm   A minorAm
He said national service will keep the Union together
         E minorEm      B minorBm       E minorEm
He said national service will keep the Union together


Verse 3:
E minorEm     G+G
A augmentedA two-party system
D MajorD         A minorAm
The donkey and the elephant
E minorEm      G+G
Liberals and conservatives
   D MajorD          A minorAm
Each fight for their own survival


Chorus:
         E minorEm      B minorBm       E minorEm   A minorAm
He said national service will keep the Union together
         E minorEm      B minorBm       E minorEm
He said national service will keep the Union together


Instrumental Break:
E minorEm G+G D MajorD A minorAm x4

Chorus:
         E minorEm      B minorBm       E minorEm   A minorAm
He said national service will keep the Union together
         E minorEm      B minorBm       E minorEm
He said national service will keep the Union together