The Internationale

Words by Eugene Pottier, 1871
Music by Pierre Degeyter, 8888

E                        G#m                                A  C#m  F#m

A-         rise        ye     pris'ners of star-     va-tion                 A-

B                                                    E                                      E                G#m

rise ye wret-ched of the       earth         For      jus-tice  thun-ders con-dem-

A    C#m  F#m                           B                   B7                         E

na-tion         A-              bet-  ter  world's in            birth           No-

B                    F#                                    B                                                     F#

more  tra-di-tion's chains shall  bind   us       A- rise  ye   slaves no more en-

Eb                          B                      B7                                     E     G#m   C#m

thrall     The     earth shall   rise  on new foun-       da-     tions We have been

B                 F#7                  B                                 E         G#m       A  C#m F#m

naught we shall  be       all        'Tis the       fi-    nal     con-flict      Let each

B                       E        B7         E                 G#m                   C#m

stand in their place The    in-   ter- nation-al       work-ing class shall

F#           F#7                B            B7                  E        G#m      A C#m F#m

be  the hu-man    race      'Tis the      fi-    nal     con-flict      Let each

B        B7                 G#                    C#                          F#m               Am

stand in   their     place  The  in-ter-nation-al work-ing class Shall

E            B                  E

be the hum-man race