april theses / chord charts • October 05, 2023
Nine Rifles
Nine rifles can start a prairie fire
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)
IntroAm C F FAm C F FAm C F DF F G G7Verse 1Am C F FSpreading out lines of thick mortar Am C F FThe company's name on my trowelAm C F DEveryone here is covered in sweatF F G G7Working under the hot sun for hoursPre-chorus 1 F G C CI 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 G7of my ownChorus 1 C Dm F Fm6But a cherished seed sprouts into something higher C DmNine rifles can start a prairie fireInterludeAm C F FAm C F FAm C F DF F G G7Verse 2 Am C F FI sat down with Luis at lunch today Am C F FHe doesn't know how to get by Am C F DThe two of us talked about asking for more F F G G7We'll need more than just two on our sidePre-chorus 2 F G C CWe'll grow one-by-one till we can stand for ourselves Dm Am G GLike a house in a hurricane, battered but holding F F G G7its ownChorus 2 C Dm F Fm6Cause a cherished seed sprouts into something higher C DmNine rifles can start a prairie fireInterludeAm C F FAm C F FAm C F DF F G G7BridgeDm Am G GSmall and weak, but growing strong Dm Am G GA deeper foundation each dayC G Am DOnly nine rifles in JanuaryF F G GTen thousand guns todayChorus 3 C Dm F Fm6Cause a cherished seed sprouts into something higher C DmNine rifles can start a prairie fireC Dm F Fm6A cherished seed sprouts into something higher C DmNine rifles can start a prairie fireOutro C DmNine rifles can start a prairie fire C DmNine rifles can start a prairie fireC Dm F Fm6C Dm F FC Dm F Fm6C Dm F F