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Lizzy Hardingham - Nana Was A Suffragette Chords

Chord reference C, F, G
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Oh [C]you never knew my Nana, she [F]died four years a[C]go She lived in that old [C]folks home in [F]Moss Side, you [G]know, I [C]used to go on Sundays, [F]sometimes took the [C]kids I was always so [G]proud of what she [C]did

[C]Nana was a suffragette, [F]almost the last a[G]live [C]Nana was a suffragette, [F]over ninety [G]five She sang… “[C]Votes for women, is [F]just a be[G]ginning [C]You haven’t seen [F]anything [G]yet” Oh [C]Nana was a suffragette

When I was young I carried a [F]photo of my [C]Nan Speaking to some workers from a [F]clarion [G]van [C]You’d never think it of her, she was [F]always frail and [C]ill But on that day Nana emptied all the [D]women [G]from the [C]mill

[C]Nana was a suffragette, [F]only five foot [G]tall [C]Nana was a suffragette, [F]took on City [G]Hall [G]Singing… “[C]Votes for women, is [F]just a be[G]ginning [C]You haven’t seen [F]anything [G]yet” Oh [C]Nana was a suffragette

[C]The proudest day in Nana’s life was [F]when the vote was [C]won The papers said “It’s over!” but [F]Nan had just be[G]gun Her [C]Women’s Committee went [F]on to better [C]things And they tackled the Union, and their [F]wedding [G]rings

[C]Nana was a suffragette [F]never thought to [G]fail [C]Nana was a suffragette, [F]spent a night in [G]jail Singing… “[C]Votes for women, is [F]just a be[G]ginning [C]You haven’t seen [F]anything [G]yet” Oh [C]Nana was a suffragette

[C]Now here I’m standing with my [F]college de[C]gree And my own kids have more options than [F]Nana could a[G]chieve But [C]if you think we’re satisfied, [F]take a look a[C]round There’s a lot of angry women, [F]won’t let their nanas [G]down

[C]Nana was a suffragette, [F]it’s as if she’s still a[G]live, [C]Nana was a suffragette, their [F]voices still sur[G]vive Singing… “[C]Votes for women, is [F]just a be[G]ginning [C]You haven’t seen anything [F]yet” [C]You haven’t seen anything [F]yet” Oh [C]Nana was a suffra[F]gette

[C]Singing… “[C]Votes for women, is [F]just a be[G]ginning [C]You haven’t seen [F]anything [G]yet” Oh [C]Nana was a suffragette

Album Dusk
Genres Folk
Year 2019
Key C

How to Play Nana Was A Suffragette on Guitar?

Lizzy Hardingham - Nana Was A Suffragette can be played in the key of C using the C, F, G chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Nana Was A Suffragette with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.