BISMARCK

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BISMARCK (Strummed to a ballad feel) G
C D It all started with
Napoleon The Holy Roman Empire, Nap cooked to
well done Then those Germans wanted to unite
Nationalism-- throw those Frenchmen from their
sight C D
G D C And all they needed
was a leader to call their own All they needed
was someone to lead them home G C
D From Prussia he grew up As Prime
Minister his power rose up He said hed bring the
Germans to unite By getting those Frenchmen outta
their sight C D
G D C (D second
time) And all they needed was a leader to call
their own All they needed was someone to lead
them home to Germany
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BISMARCK (continued) CHORUS G
D Am C Otto von Bismarck was
the man Said By iron and blood Germany shall
stand Otto von Bismarck raised his militaristic
hand United Germany just as he planned G
C D Realpolitik the
policy he sought Do anything to get what you
want In 1870, he turned his attention west In the
Franco-Prussian War, he gave the French his
German best C D
G D C (D second
time) And all they needed was a victory to call
their own All they needed was some French blood
uniting their home CHORUS
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A United Germany D G A G (played fast) In
Eighteen Hundred and Seventy Bismarck said I
will unite Germany I will use
realpolitik Cheat, lie or beat with a stick A
G Victory was meant to be It bought
German unity By Iron and blood Not by speeches
or hugs Unite Germany with one big tug I will go
to war with France The Franco-Prussian War is our
chance
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GERMANY WILL ROCK YOU! (to the tune of Queens
We will Rock You) Bismarck thought the French
were wrong He thought the Germans MUST BE
STRONG Germany, Germany, will rock you! He used
realpolitik and the Franco-Prussian War To raise
German nationalism once more Germany, Germany,
will rock you! So with a wave of a flag an the
use of the gun Bismarck created Germany and their
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