Chord Hard Times Of Old England Retold by Billy Bragg

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 england Am D G in old england very hard times G 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 england Am D G in old england very hard times G 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 england Am D G in old england very hard times G 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 england Am D G in old england very hard times G 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 england Am D G in old england very hard times G 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 song Am D G singing oh the hard times of old england Am D G in old england very hard times