Aint Been Doing Nothing If You Aint Been Called A Red chords

[VERSE 1]
When [A]I was just a little thing I [B]used to love parades
with [E]banners, bands and red balloons and maybe [A]lemonade
when [A]I came home one mayday my [B]neighbours father said
them [E]marchers is all commies tell me kid are you a [A]red?

[VERSE 2]
well, [A]I didnt know just what he meant my [B]hair back then was brown
our [E]house was plain red brick like most others in the [A]town
so [A]I went and asked my mamma why our [B]neighbour called me red
my [E]mummy took me on her knee and this is what she [A]said

[CHORUS]
Well you [A]ain't done nothin' if you [B]ain't been called a red
if you've [E]marched or agitated, you're bound to hear it [A]said
so you [A]might as well ignore it, or [B]love the word instead
cause [E]you ain't been doin' nothin' if you ain't been called a [A]red

[VERSE 3]
When [A]I was growin' up, had my [B]troubles I suppose
when [E]someone took exception to my face or to my [A]clothes
or [A]tried to cheat me on a job or [B]hit me on the head
when [E]I organised to fight back why the stinkers called me [A]red

[CHORUS]
But you [A]ain't done nothin' if you [B]ain't been called a red
if you've [E]marched or agitated, you're bound to hear it [A]said
so you [A]might as well ignore it, or [B]love the word instead
cause [E]you ain't been doin' nothin' if you ain't been called a [A]red

[VERSE 4]
When [A]I was livin' on my own one [B]apartment that I had
had a [E]lousy rotten landlord let me tell ya he was [A]bad
but [A]when he tried to throw me out I [B]rubbed my hands and said
you [E]haven't seen a struggle if you haven't fought a[A] red!

[CHORUS]
And you [A]ain't done nothin' if you [B]ain't been called a red
if you've [E]marched or agitated, you're bound to hear it [A]said
so you [A]might as well ignore it, or [B]love the word instead
cause [E]you ain't been doin' nothin' if you ain't been called a [A]red

[VERSE 5]
Well [A]I kept on agitatin', cause what [B]else can you do?
you're [E]gonna let the sons of bitches walk all over [A]you
my [A]friends said you'll get fired, hanging [B]with that commie mob
[E]I should be so lucky buddy, I ain't got a [A]job

[CHORUS]
And you [A]ain't done nothin' if you [B]ain't been called a red
if you've [E]marched or agitated, you're bound to hear it [A]said
so you [A]might as well ignore it, or [B]love the word instead
cause [E]you ain't been doin' nothin' if you ain't been called a [A]red

[VERSE 6]
Well [A]I've been agitatin' now for [B]fifty years or more
for [E]jobs or for equality and always against [A]war
I'll [A]keep on agitatin' as [B]far as I can see
and if [E]that's what being red is then It's good enough for [A]me

[CHORUS]
'Cause [A]you ain't done nothin' if [B]you ain't been called a red
if you've [E]marched or agitated, you're bound to hear it [A]said
so you [A]might as well ignore it, or [B]love the word instead
cause [E]you ain't been doin' nothin' if you ain't been called a [A]red