Union chords by Son Volt

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Em

Difficulty: Novice

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

Intro:
Em Am x2


Verse 1:
Em             G
Upstate versus downstate
D           Am
City versus county
Em           G
Rural versus urban
D             Am
Red versus the blue

Chorus:
                 Em           Bm             Em     Am
He said national service will keep the Union together
                 Em           Bm             Em
He said national service will keep the Union together


Verse 2:
Em                 G
Privileged and the poor
      D              Am
Every class and every color
Em          G
Together in spirit
D                   Am
Building blocks of a nation


Chorus:
                 Em           Bm             Em     Am
He said national service will keep the Union together
                 Em           Bm             Em
He said national service will keep the Union together


Instrumental Break:
Em G D Am x4


Chorus:
                 Em           Bm             Em     Am
He said national service will keep the Union together
                 Em           Bm             Em
He said national service will keep the Union together


Verse 3:
Em          G
A two-party system
D                  Am
The donkey and the elephant
Em           G
Liberals and conservatives
     D                   Am
Each fight for their own survival


Chorus:
                 Em           Bm             Em     Am
He said national service will keep the Union together
                 Em           Bm             Em
He said national service will keep the Union together


Instrumental Break:
Em G D Am x4

Chorus:
                 Em           Bm             Em     Am
He said national service will keep the Union together
                 Em           Bm             Em
He said national service will keep the Union together