Frank Turner
The Sand in the Gears
[Verse 1]
G F C
Can't I just spend the next four years at a punk show?
G F C
I wanna spend the next four years in the front row.
G D
Coz if the world outside is going to shit,
F C
Then you will find me in the centre of the circle pit.
G F C
I wanna spend the next four years at a punk show.
[Verse 2]
G F C
Can't I just spend the next four years getting wasted?
G F C
Maybe if I drink enough whiskey shots I can face it.
G D
Coz if we're welcoming in World War III,
F C
I'm waving goodbye to my sobriety.
G F C
I'm gonna spend the next four years getting wasted.
[Chorus 1]
Am7 D G G7
What do we do, if they don't represent us?
Am7 D
What do we do, do, do, do?
Em
I thought that we were winning the war against the homophobes and the racists.
G D
You can't be serious, man; we can't be this fucked.
F C
Well I'm sorry, friends, I guess it's time to suck it up.
G F C
Don't go giving up now, here's what we do.
[Verse 3]
G F C
We can't just spend the next four years in a safe space.
G F C
I'm gonna spend the next four years getting outraged.
G D
So every single day let's find a brand new way
F C
To let the mothefuckers know that we can't be swept away.
G F C
I'm gonna spend the next four years on the barricades.
[Chorus 2]
Am7 D G G7
A change is gonna come, and there's nothing to be done.
Am7 D
A change is gonna come, come, come, come.
Em
The only thing to choose is to decide which way you're gonna jump.
G D
Dont't give in to the hatred. Don't give into the fear.
F C
Pour yourself a shot of anger to go with your beer.
[For the end of this chorus he plays the chords below, repeat x4]
e|--------------------
B|---5---7---8---12---
G|---0---0---0----0---
D|--------------------
A|---3---5---7---10---
E|--------------------
Let's be the sand in the gears for the next four years.
[Outro]
[The D chord is this next section can be played like so:]
e|---0---
B|---3---
G|---0---
D|---4---
A|---5---
E|---5---
C D
Let's be the sand in the gears for the next four years.
Em G
Trust me it's gonna be a long four years.
[Repeat the above a few times, then end on:]
C D G
Let's be the sand in the gears for the next four years.
