There Will Be A Reckoning

"there will be a reckoning" - billy bragg - tooth and nail - 2013 transcribed by wranglingoutlaw capo - 3 Intro - | Em G | D | | Em G | D . . . | ( palm mute ) Em * G ( * walkup to G on 6th string ) somewhere between the midnight D Bm and the cold and empty dawn Em G i found myself out walking D Bm on the streets where i was born Em G and i came upon a stranger D Bm who looked me in the face Em G and asked me what i was doing D Bm in this god forsaken place ( play open ) C/G G i don’t need to be forgiven for something i haven’t done D Em no forewarning my family to find their place in the sun C/B G if you keep this pressure on just don’t be surprised D Em if i can’t summon up my dignity while you’re roughing up my pride Bm Em there will be a reckoning C/G G D for the peddlers of hate , Em C/G G D who spread their poison all across this estate Em C/B G D and a reckoning too , for the politicians who A C left us to this fate Em G D there will be a reckoning | Em G | D . . . | ( palm mute ) Em G D Bm just a few days later , a man came to my door Em G to ask me if i thought that D Bm this place was worth fighting for Em G and though i recognize his reasons D Bm i just could not agree Em G when they told me that my neighbor D Bm would be my enemy ( play open ) C/G G i don’t need to be forgiven for something i haven’t done D Em no forewarning my family to find their place in the sun C/B G if you keep this pressure on just don’t be surprised D Em if i can’t summon up my dignity while you’re roughing up my pride Bm Em there will be a reckoning C/G G D for the peddlers of hate , Em C/G G D who spread their poison all across this estate Em C/B G D and a reckoning too , for the politicians who A C left us to this fate Em G D there will be a reckoning Em G D there will be a reckoning Em G D there will be a reckoning Em there will be a reckoning