Chords for Cheese and Bread
Tempo:
87.9 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
F#
F#m
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
1831, the age of industry [A] begun, for the working folk of Wales life [F#] was short.
[A] With wages not again, it was only sensible [A] that then, folks took over, [E] shut down the debtors' [A] court.
The gentry pulled the wire, told their men to open fire, and restore the rule of [E] their estate.
As the night descended, as the [A] battle ended, the [E] soldiers had all fled [A] behind.
They chanted, cheese and bread, our children [F#m] must be [A] fed, in the days when Wales rose against [F#] the crown.
[A] They chanted, cheese and bread, with a bloody loaf above [F#m] their heads, [A] when the red flag
blew, they heard their call.
[E] [A]
The message went out east and west, to put the gentry to the test, the cavalry was ambushed
[E] and turned back.
[A] After so long waiting for the meets, the time had come now, whence the workers were the
ones on the attack.
They chanted, cheese and bread, our children must [F#m] be fed, in the [F#] days when Wales rose against the crown.
[A] They chanted, cheese and bread, with a [F#] bloody loaf above [F#m] their heads,
[A] when the red flag
blew, they heard their call.
[F#] [A]
[E] The
[A] [E] crown sent soldiers by the score, [A] until order was restored, then came Dick Pendaren's
[E]
execution.
Another martyr for [A] the cause, meant to give us pause, the next time [F#] the people call for [A] revolution.
They chanted, cheese and bread, our children must [F#m] be fed, in the days when Wales rose against the [F#] crown.
[A] They chanted, cheese and bread, with a [F#] bloody loaf above their [D] heads, [A] when the red flag
blew, they heard their call.
[E] [A]
[A] With wages not again, it was only sensible [A] that then, folks took over, [E] shut down the debtors' [A] court.
The gentry pulled the wire, told their men to open fire, and restore the rule of [E] their estate.
As the night descended, as the [A] battle ended, the [E] soldiers had all fled [A] behind.
They chanted, cheese and bread, our children [F#m] must be [A] fed, in the days when Wales rose against [F#] the crown.
[A] They chanted, cheese and bread, with a bloody loaf above [F#m] their heads, [A] when the red flag
blew, they heard their call.
[E] [A]
The message went out east and west, to put the gentry to the test, the cavalry was ambushed
[E] and turned back.
[A] After so long waiting for the meets, the time had come now, whence the workers were the
ones on the attack.
They chanted, cheese and bread, our children must [F#m] be fed, in the [F#] days when Wales rose against the crown.
[A] They chanted, cheese and bread, with a [F#] bloody loaf above [F#m] their heads,
[A] when the red flag
blew, they heard their call.
[F#] [A]
[E] The
[A] [E] crown sent soldiers by the score, [A] until order was restored, then came Dick Pendaren's
[E]
execution.
Another martyr for [A] the cause, meant to give us pause, the next time [F#] the people call for [A] revolution.
They chanted, cheese and bread, our children must [F#m] be fed, in the days when Wales rose against the [F#] crown.
[A] They chanted, cheese and bread, with a [F#] bloody loaf above their [D] heads, [A] when the red flag
blew, they heard their call.
[E] [A]
Key:
A
E
F#
F#m
D
A
E
F#
_ _ _ _ _ 1831, the age of industry [A] begun, for the working folk of Wales life [F#] was short.
_ _ [A] With wages not again, it was only sensible [A] that then, folks took over, [E] shut down the debtors' [A] court. _
The gentry pulled the wire, told their men to open fire, and restore the rule of [E] their estate. _ _
As the night descended, as the [A] battle ended, the [E] soldiers had all fled [A] behind.
_ They chanted, cheese and bread, our children [F#m] must be [A] fed, in the days when Wales rose against [F#] the crown.
_ [A] They chanted, cheese and bread, with a bloody loaf above [F#m] their heads, _ [A] when the red flag
blew, they heard their call. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ The message went out east and west, to put the gentry to the test, the cavalry was ambushed
[E] and turned back. _
[A] After so long waiting for the meets, the time had come now, whence the workers were the
ones on the attack.
They chanted, cheese and bread, our children must [F#m] be fed, in the [F#] days when Wales rose against the crown.
[A] They chanted, cheese and bread, with a [F#] bloody loaf above [F#m] their heads, _
[A] when the red flag
blew, they heard their call. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] The _
[A] _ _ _ [E] crown sent soldiers by the score, [A] until order was restored, then came Dick Pendaren's
[E]
execution.
_ Another martyr for [A] the cause, meant to give us pause, the next time [F#] the people call for [A] revolution. _
They chanted, cheese and bread, our children must [F#m] be fed, in the days when Wales rose against the [F#] crown.
[A] They chanted, cheese and bread, with a [F#] bloody loaf above their [D] heads, _ [A] when the red flag
blew, they heard their call.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] With wages not again, it was only sensible [A] that then, folks took over, [E] shut down the debtors' [A] court. _
The gentry pulled the wire, told their men to open fire, and restore the rule of [E] their estate. _ _
As the night descended, as the [A] battle ended, the [E] soldiers had all fled [A] behind.
_ They chanted, cheese and bread, our children [F#m] must be [A] fed, in the days when Wales rose against [F#] the crown.
_ [A] They chanted, cheese and bread, with a bloody loaf above [F#m] their heads, _ [A] when the red flag
blew, they heard their call. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ The message went out east and west, to put the gentry to the test, the cavalry was ambushed
[E] and turned back. _
[A] After so long waiting for the meets, the time had come now, whence the workers were the
ones on the attack.
They chanted, cheese and bread, our children must [F#m] be fed, in the [F#] days when Wales rose against the crown.
[A] They chanted, cheese and bread, with a [F#] bloody loaf above [F#m] their heads, _
[A] when the red flag
blew, they heard their call. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] The _
[A] _ _ _ [E] crown sent soldiers by the score, [A] until order was restored, then came Dick Pendaren's
[E]
execution.
_ Another martyr for [A] the cause, meant to give us pause, the next time [F#] the people call for [A] revolution. _
They chanted, cheese and bread, our children must [F#m] be fed, in the days when Wales rose against the [F#] crown.
[A] They chanted, cheese and bread, with a [F#] bloody loaf above their [D] heads, _ [A] when the red flag
blew, they heard their call.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _