When Alexander Met Emma - Chumbawamba Chords
Chords: Emma, Db, Gbm, Ab, Bbm, Fm, Gb, Eb, Emma,, Eb7
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Genre: punk, anarcho-punk, ska
-- Liner notes
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Emma Goldman arrived in New York in 1889 as a young radical with no money.
She had one contact there - a
friend of a friend - and they arranged to meet in Sach's Cafe. On that first
day she sat at a table with a
young anarchist she'd never met called Alexander Berkman. The two became
lifelong companions and lovers.
In 1892 they plotted to assassinate the boss of a company which was hiring
hitmen to kill striking
labourers. The assassination failed, and Berkman went to jail for fourteen
years. Emma and Alexander
continued their relationship until 1936. On the first day they met, Emma
stumbled and Alexander caught her.
"I have saved your life!" he said. Emma replied, "I hope I may be able to
save yours some day."
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[Intro]
Db Gbm Db Db
[Verse 1]
Db Ab
When Alexander met Emma
Bbm Fm
The first day she came to New York
Gb Db
Sachs's Cafe in Manhattan
Eb Ab
Coffee and cigerettes and talk
Db Ab
Sun beating down on the East Side
Bbm Fm
Introductions are made in the haze
Gb Db
Emma, meet Alexander
Eb7 Ab7
Emma just smiles as she says:
[Chorus]
Db F Bbm Eb7 Db Gbm Db Db
Take my hand. I'll take yours.
Db F Bbm Eb7 Db Gbm Db Db
Save my life. I'll save yours.
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