G Bm Em D For five generations my family have farmed,C Bm Am D by horse and by tractor, by hoe and by hand,G Am Bm D but that won't stave off the bank's latest demand.Am D G Singing oh the hard times of old EnglandAm D G In old England very hard timesG Bm Em D Time was, I could sell what I grew at the shop,C Bm Am D Then Tesco's turned up, all of that had to stop.G Am Bm D Now I can't make a living out of my crop.Am D G Singing oh the hard times of old EnglandAm D G In old England very hard timesG Bm Em D More and more of our village gets sold every day,C Bm Am D To folks from the city who are happy to pay,G Am Bm D For their holiday cottage to stand empty all day.Am D G Singing oh the hard times of old EnglandAm D G In old England very hard timesG Bm Em D The Countryside Alliance expects, I suppose,C Bm Am D My support when they're marching to bloody Blair's nose,G Am Bm D But they said not a word when our post office closed.Am D G Singing oh the hard times of old EnglandAm D G In old England very hard timesG Bm Em D The hedgerows my grandfather tended have gone,C Bm Am D And with them the lapwing and the corncrake's sad song.G Am Bm D I fear I'll be carried off before long.Am D G Singing oh the hard times of old EnglandAm D G In old England very hard timesG Bm Em D And now to conclude and to finish my song;C Bm Am D Let's hope that these hard times they will not last long,G Am Bm D And I may soon have occasion for to alter my songAm D G Singing oh the good times of old EnglandAm D G In old England very good times
Hard Times Of Old England Retold
Billy Bragg
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