Words always vary sonewhat as any english version is a translation. There is more than one verse and I frequently see a different order of verses 2 & 3. The chords shown in a guests version above are not wrong but would stand some refinement, try these:- The INTERNATIONAL G C Am Arise! ye starvelings from your slumbers, D G Arise ye criminals of want; C Am For reason in revolt now thunders, D D7 G And at last ends the age of cant. G D A7 D Now away with all super-stit-ions, A7 D Servile masses arise arise! G(or G7) We'll change forthwith the old con-dit-ions, D A7 D And spurn the dust to win the prize. Chorus:- D7 G C Am D Am G Then comrades come rall-y, And the last fight let us face, D Em Am D The Inter-nation-al, Un-ites the human race; D7 G C Am D D7 G Then comrades come rall-y, And the last fight let us face, E7 E Am G D G The Int-er-na-tion-al, Un-ites the hu-man race. No saviours from on high deliver, No trust have we in prince or peer, Our own right hand the chains must shiver, Chains of hatred of greed and fear; Ere the thieves will disgorge their booty, And to all give a happier lot, Each at his forge must do his duty, And strike the iron whilst its hot. Chorus We peasants artisans and others, Enrolled among the sons of toil; Let's claim the earth henceforth for brothers, Drive the indolent from the soil; On our flesh too long has fed the raven, We've too long been the vultures prey, But now farewell the spirit craven, The dawn brings in a brighter day. Chorus I have tried to get the precise timing of them correct but as I hav e them on a "word document" in 3 different fonts the copy and paste may have left someting to be desired. You will note that there is a key change from G to D & back to D.
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