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Intro

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Excerpt from “Specific Characteristics of our People’s War” by Jose Maria Sison

FROM SMALL AND WEAK TO BIG AND STRONG

We must recognize the balance of forces between us and the enemy. This is the first requirement in waging either an entire war or a campaign or a single battle.

As matters now stand, we are small and weak while the enemy is big and strong. There is no doubt that he is extremely superior to us militarily in such specific terms as number of troops, formations, equipment, technique, training, foreign assistance and supplies in general. It will take a protracted period of time for us to change this balance of forces in our favor.

Thus, protractedness is a basic characteristic of our people’s war

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Chords

(In D major, capo 2nd fret)

Intro Am C F F Am C F F Am C F D F F G G7 Verse 1 Am C F F Spreading out lines of thick mortar Am C F F The company’s name on my trowel Am C F D Everyone here is covered in sweat F F G G7 Working under the hot sun for hours Pre-chorus 1 F G C C I built up this house brick by brick Dm Am G (hold G) But they don’t pay me enough to sleep in a house F F G G7 of my own Chorus 1 C Dm F Fm6 But a cherished seed sprouts into something higher C Dm Nine rifles can start a prairie fire Interlude Am C F F Am C F F Am C F D F F G G7 Verse 2 Am C F F I sat down with Luis at lunch today Am C F F He doesn’t know how to get by Am C F D The two of us talked about asking for more F F G G7 We’ll need more than just two on our side Pre-chorus 2 F G C C We’ll grow one-by-one till we can stand for ourselves Dm Am G G Like a house in a hurricane, battered but holding F F G G7 its own Chorus 2 C Dm F Fm6 Cause a cherished seed sprouts into something higher C Dm Nine rifles can start a prairie fire Interlude Am C F F Am C F F Am C F D F F G G7 Bridge Dm Am G G Small and weak, but growing strong Dm Am G G A deeper foundation each day C G Am D Only nine rifles in January F F G G Ten thousand guns today Chorus 3 C Dm F Fm6 Cause a cherished seed sprouts into something higher C Dm Nine rifles can start a prairie fire C Dm F Fm6 A cherished seed sprouts into something higher C Dm Nine rifles can start a prairie fire Outro C Dm Nine rifles can start a prairie fire C Dm Nine rifles can start a prairie fire C Dm F Fm6 C Dm F F C Dm F Fm6 C Dm F F