Intro E Verse 1 E Pulitzer and Hearst, they think we're nothin' E A B Are we nothin'? No! G Pulitzer and Hearst, they think they got us G C D Do they got us? No! Pre-Chorus B7 Em B7 Em Even though we ain't got hats or badges D G C F B We're a union just by sayin' so... C D E And the world will know! Verse 2 E What's it gonna take to stop the wagons? E A B Are we ready? Yeah! G What's it gonna take to stop the scabbers? G C C/G Can we do it? Yeah! Pre-Chorus B7 Em B7 Em We'll do what we gotta do until we D G C F B Break the will of mighty Bill and Joe... C D Em And the World will know! Chorus G And the Journal too! C/E Bm Em D/F# G Mr. Hearst and Pulitzer, have we got news for you! Em G See, the world don't know, but they're gonna pay C/E Bm Em D/F# G G/F# G/F 'Stead of hawkin' headlines we'll be makin' 'em today C/E F And our ranks will grow, and we'll kick their rear! B B/A B7 B E And the world will know that we've been here! Verse 3 E When the circulation bell starts ringin' E A B Will we hear it? No! G What if the Delanceys come out swingin' G C C/G Will we hear it? No! Pre-Chorus B7 Em B7 Em When you got a hundred voices singin' D G C F Bsus4 B Who can hear a lousy whistle blow? C D Em And the world will know! Chorus G That this ain't no game C/E Bm Em D/F# G That we got a ton of rotten fruit and perfect aim Em G So they gave their word? Well it ain't worth beans! C/E Bm Em D/F# G G/F# G/F Now they gonna see what "stop the presses" really means C/E F And the old will weep, and go back to sleep G Now we got no choice but to see it through... E And we found our voice! And I lost my shoe! E5 And the world will— Yeah! Post-chorus F Em Am G C Pulitzer may own the World, but he don't own us (Pulitzer may own the World, but he don't own us!) F Em Am B E Pulitizer may crack the whip, but he won't whip us (Pulitizer may crack the whip, but he won't whip us!) F G Am And the world will know Chorus C We been keepin' score F Em Am G C Either they gives us our rights or we gives them a war Am C We've been down too long, and we paid our dues F Em Am G C C/B C/A# And the things we do today will be tomorrow's news F A# And the die is cast, and the torch is passed E5 And the roar will rise (From the streets below!) E5 And our ranks will grow! (And grow! And grow!) F Em Am G F E F5 And so the world will feel the fire and finally know! Post-chorus D# Dm Gm F A# Pulitzer may own the World, but he don't own us (Pulitzer may own the World, but he don't own us!) D# Dm Gm Asus4 D Pulitizer may crack the whip, but he won't whip us (Pulitizer may crack the whip, but he won't whip us!) Chorus (E) (F#) G#m B So the world says no? Well the kids do too E D#m G#m F# B Try to walk all over us, we'll stomp all over you G#m B Can they kick us out? Take away our vote? E D#m G#m F# B B/A# B/A Will we let them stuff this crock o' garbage down our throat? No! A A/G# A Everyday we wait, is a day we lose D#5 And this ain't for fun, and it ain't for show D#5 And we'll fight 'em toe to toe to toe and Joe E D#m G#m F# E D#sus4 D# G# E D#m C# D# G# Your world will feel the fire and final - ly (finally) kno - - w! G#
