Biography:
Other songs:
- 3000 Miles From Here
- All American Alien Boy
- All Of The Good Ones Are Taken
- American Music
- Apathy 83
- Arms And Legs
- Boy
- Brainwashed
- Central Park N West
- Dead Man Walking East Enders
- God Take 1
- Irene Wilde
- Just Another Night
- Knees Of My Heart
- Letter To Britannia From The Union Jack
- My Revolution
- Now Is The Time
- Restless Youth
- Ships
- Silver Needles
- Something To Believe In
- Standin In My Light
- The Outsider
- Twisted Steel
- Wash Us Away
- Who Do You Love
- Wild East
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Author's Note - You can play the F G Gm F progression as bar chords. But I think it
sounds better as such:
F G Gm F
e|-1--3--3--1-----|
B|-1--3--3--1-----|
G|-2--4--3--2-----|
D|-3--5--5--3-----|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
[Intro]
F G Gm F F G Gm F
F G Gm F F G Gm F
[Verse 1]
F G Gm F
Poor britannia, drowning in your waves
F G Gm F
With the body of the unknown soldier, and the best of the brave
Dm Am Bb F
I have known you ever since I was a child
Am Dm Bb C
How come you don't salute me now when I smile
[Verse 2]
F G Gm F
You was always so young, and on all o' that money
F G Gm F
How come new mourners pass you by and think it's so funny
Dm Am Bb F
I'd be there with you but I'm chained unto this stake
Am Dm Bb C F
For I am loyalty but my mast I cannot forsake
F G Gm F F G Gm F
[Verse 3]
F G Gm F
I looked down on a bunch of amusements, I looked down walls
F G Gm F
I've looked on hangings 'n parades 'n city halls
Dm Am Bb F
And I've seen love in so many living rooms
Am Dm Bb F
And I've seen rich men slowly die inside their tombs
[Bridge]
C Dm G C
I know we're just two charms but it's heavy on my mind
Am Dm Bb C
Have faith in me I said, now, look at time
C Dm G C
I know you're just a victim of your history
Am Dm Bb
Trust in me, I said and, you would be free
F G Gm F F G Gm F
[Verse 4]
F G Gm F
You pull me up, and you pull me down
F G Gm F
And when the queen's in residence, I hang around
Dm Am Bb F
I don't wave madly 'cos the climate's civilised
Am Dm Bb C
Just flutter sadly 'cos I'm, old 'n I'm wise
[Verse 5]
F G Gm F
And you, you been up, and you, you been down
F G Gm F
You been through many things I know you been around
Dm Am Bb F
I have fought armies for you in the, conflicts of the past
Am Dm Bb C F
Britannia, I implore you, do not lower me by half
[Outro]
F G Gm F F G Gm F
F G Gm F F G Gm F
sounds better as such:
F G Gm F
e|-1--3--3--1-----|
B|-1--3--3--1-----|
G|-2--4--3--2-----|
D|-3--5--5--3-----|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
[Intro]
F G Gm F F G Gm F
F G Gm F F G Gm F
[Verse 1]
F G Gm F
Poor britannia, drowning in your waves
F G Gm F
With the body of the unknown soldier, and the best of the brave
Dm Am Bb F
I have known you ever since I was a child
Am Dm Bb C
How come you don't salute me now when I smile
[Verse 2]
F G Gm F
You was always so young, and on all o' that money
F G Gm F
How come new mourners pass you by and think it's so funny
Dm Am Bb F
I'd be there with you but I'm chained unto this stake
Am Dm Bb C F
For I am loyalty but my mast I cannot forsake
F G Gm F F G Gm F
[Verse 3]
F G Gm F
I looked down on a bunch of amusements, I looked down walls
F G Gm F
I've looked on hangings 'n parades 'n city halls
Dm Am Bb F
And I've seen love in so many living rooms
Am Dm Bb F
And I've seen rich men slowly die inside their tombs
[Bridge]
C Dm G C
I know we're just two charms but it's heavy on my mind
Am Dm Bb C
Have faith in me I said, now, look at time
C Dm G C
I know you're just a victim of your history
Am Dm Bb
Trust in me, I said and, you would be free
F G Gm F F G Gm F
[Verse 4]
F G Gm F
You pull me up, and you pull me down
F G Gm F
And when the queen's in residence, I hang around
Dm Am Bb F
I don't wave madly 'cos the climate's civilised
Am Dm Bb C
Just flutter sadly 'cos I'm, old 'n I'm wise
[Verse 5]
F G Gm F
And you, you been up, and you, you been down
F G Gm F
You been through many things I know you been around
Dm Am Bb F
I have fought armies for you in the, conflicts of the past
Am Dm Bb C F
Britannia, I implore you, do not lower me by half
[Outro]
F G Gm F F G Gm F
F G Gm F F G Gm F
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