The Internationale

dedicado a leon trotsky , emiliano zapata y comandante che guevara verse1 : A D stand up all victims of oppression E7 A E7 for the tyrants fear your might A D don’t cling so hard to your possessions E7 A for you have nothing if you have no rights E B7 E let racist ignorance be ended B7 E B7 for respect makes the empires fall E E7 A freedom is merely privilege extended E B7 E E7 unless enjoyed by one and all Chorus : A D so come brothers and sisters E7 A E7 for the struggle carries on A E7 F#m C#7 the inter - national - E D B7 E E7 unites the world in song A D so come comrades and rally E7 A A7 for this is the time and place F#7 Bm7 the international ideal A E7 A unites the human race Verse 2 : let no one build walls to divide us walls of hatred or walls of stone come greet the dawn and stand beside us we’ll live together or we’ll die alone in our world poisoned by exploitation those who have taken , now they must give and end the vanity of nations we have but one world on which to live [ Chorus ] Verse 3 : and so begins the final drama in the streets and in the fields we stand unbowed before their armor we defy their guns and shields when we fight provoked by their aggression let us be inspired by life and love for though they offer us concessions change will not come from above [ Chorus ]