This Is Based On A Live Version. Billy Bragg Is In D-Standard (Dgcfad).
Chords Listed Are The Shapes.
Intro
Verse 1
The Ghost Of Martin Niemöller
Haunts The Halls Of History
When They Came For The Communists
He Said "It's Nothing To Do With Me"
When They Came For The Democrats
He Had Nothing To Say
And When They Came For The Jews
He Just Looked The Other Way
Pre-Chorus
His Silence Didn't Save Him
When They Came For Him As Well
There Was No One To Speak Out For Him
Resistance Had Been Quelled
Chorus 1
What Excuses Would You Give Yourself
If This Ever Happened To You?
Well, I Live In A City Of Heroes
I Know What I Would Do
Verse 2
When They Came For The Immigrants
I Got In Their Face
When They Came For The Refugees
I Got In Their Face
When They Came For The Five-Year-Olds
I Got In Their Face
When They Came To My Neighbourhood
I Just Got In Their Face
Chorus 2
They Use Tear Gas And Pepper Spray
Against Our Whistles And Our Phones
But In This City Of Heroes
We Will Protect Our Home
Verse 3
When They Dragged People From Their Cars
I Got In Their Face
When They Snatched People From Their Homes
I Got In Their Face
When They Murdered Our Sister
I Got In Their Face
When They Murdered Our Brother
I Still Got In Their Face
Chorus 3
In Dachau Martin Niemöller
Suffered For His Complicity
But In This City Of Heroes
We Learn The Lessons Of History
Outro
I Will Bear Witness To Terror
I Will Bear Witness To Tyranny
I Will Bear Witness To Murder
I Will Bear Witness To Fascism
