Through The Barricades


G Em Bm Mother doesn't know where love has gone C Em F C She says it must be youth that keeps us feeling strong G Em Bm I see it in her face that's turned to ice C Em F D and when she smiles she shows the lines of sacrifice C D G Em and now I know what they're saying as our sun begins to fade C Am C D G And we made our love on waste ...land and through the barricades G Em Bm Father made my history C Em F C He fought for what he thought would set us somehow free G Em Bm He taught me what to say in school C Em F D I learned it off by heart but now that's torn in two C D G Em and now I know what they're saying in the music of the parade C Am C D G And we made our love on waste ...land and through the barricades G Em Bm Born on different sides of life C Em F C We feel the same and feel all of this strife G Em Bm So come to me when I'm asleep C Em C D We'll cross the lines and dance upon the streets C D G Em and now I know what they're saying as the drums begin to fade C Am C D G And we made our love on waste ...land and through the barricades F C G Oh, turn around and I'll be there F C G There's a scar right through my heart but I'll bear it again F C Oh I thought we were the human race G Em but we were just another borderline case C Am D and the stars reach down and tell us there's always one escape G D Em Ohhh, I don't know where love has gone C Em C D and in this troubled land desperation keeps us strong G Em Bm Friday's child is full of soul C Em C D With nothing left to lose there's everything to go C D G Em and now I know what they're saying, it's a terrible beauty we've made C Am C D G so we make our love on waste ... land and through the barricades C D Em Em and now I know what they're saying, as our hearts go to their graves C Am C D G We made our love on waste ... land oh and through ... the barricades