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Key: D
Intro:
D G D A D G D A D
Verse 1:
G D A D
Bad news over the Great Divide
G D A D
Comes in from every side
C D
Still hope won't be denied
G D
There was always the Cause
G D G D A D
There was always the Cause
Verse 2:
G D A D
Oh La Pasionara sang
G D A D
This day no pasaran!
C D
It echoed out in Catalan
G D
There was always the Cause
G D G D A D
There was always the Cause
Bridge:
Bm F# Bm F#
Ma-ri-po-sa
G D
Late nights waiting on the via dolorosa
Bm F# Bm F#
Hold me closer
G D F#
Not long now, oh ma bella hermosa
G D G D A D
There was always the Cause
Verse 3:
G D A D
Set backs come at every turn
G D A D
New ways are hard to learn
C D
Tonight I saw Guernica burn
G D
There was always the Cause
G D G D A D
There was always the Cause
Bridge:
Bm F# Bm F#
Ma-ri-po-sa
G D
Late nights waiting on the via dolorosa
Bm F# Bm F#
Hold me closer
G D F#
Not long now, oh ma bella hermosa
G D G D A D
There was always the Cause
Verse 4:
G D A D
Three years gone in the heart of Spain
G D A D
He brings home a quiet pain
C D
He'll never be that young again
G D
here was always the Cause
G D
There was always the Cause
Outro:
D G D A D
Song History
Published: February 9, 2025
Last Updated: September 10, 2025