Waiting For The Great Leap Forward
- Billy Bragg
Key: C C ·
Orig: C ·
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Time: 4/4 ·
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Verse 1
C C/B Am G
It may have been Camelot for Klegg (?) and Cameroon
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But on Boris Johnson's boulevard, there's not much business goin on
C C/B Am G
Factory's are failin', public servants they are marchin,
C C/B Am G
Everybody's angry', European's need help illing (?)
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You know things have not been this bad, since the days of Margaret Thatcher
G F G C C/B Am (riff) C C/B Am (riff)
So keep calm and carry on watchin' X-Factor
Verse 2
C C/B Am G
In the former Soviet Union, the citizens demand
C C/B Am G
to know why their still the targets of strategic air command
F G C C/B Am
And they shake their fists in anger, and respectfully suggest
G F G C C/B Am (riff)
that you take the money from your drone strikes and spend it on your hospitals instead
Verse 3
C C/B Am G
High up in the stock exchange, they're knocking back the 'champers'
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Downstair's out on Wall Street, it's been occupied by campers
F G C C/B Am
Who want to ask some questions 'bout why we still do business
G F G C C/B Am (riff) C C/B Am (riff)
in the twilight of the Capitalist system
Verse 4
C C/B Am G
World wide web is wonderful if you've got something to sell
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But opinion's often summonn up, a focus group from hell
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It's best not to be distracted and stay focused on your goals
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And take my advice, don't feed the trolls
Verse 5
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Jumble sales are organized and charity shops open
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The tourists keep on tellin' us it's Britain that is broken
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Time to get active with the activists so switch off World of Warcraft
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And start working for the Great Leap Forward
Chorus 1
F G
One leap forward two leaps back
C C/B Am G
Buy yourself a bike and cycle all the way there and back
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Waiting for the Great Leap Forward
Chorus 2
F G
In a perfect world we'd all sing in tune
C C/B Am G
But this reality so give me some room!
F G C C/B Am G
Waiting for the Great Leap Forward
Chorus 3
F G
Well if no one out there understands
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Start your revolution and cut out the middleman
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Waiting for the Great Leap Forward
Chorus 4
F G
Well it's a mighty long way down rock-and-roll
C C/B Am G
But it's down all the way so you can coast right through the traffic
F G C C/B Am G
Waiting for the Great Leap Forward
Chorus 5
F G
People say that young women should keep quiet
C C/B Am G
I just say, free "Pussy Riot"
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Waiting for the Great Leap Forward
Outro Chorus
F G
So join the struggle while you may
C C/B Am G
The revolution is just a T-shirt or pamphlet length away
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Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards











