Biography:
John Edmond was born on 18 November 1936 of Scottish parents in Luanshya, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), on the Roan Antelope copper mine.
John Edmond is somewhat of a legend around campfires from Zambia to Zululand and from Walvis Bay to Vilanculos. Singer, songwriter, entertainer, storyteller, author and bush pilot. He has been there, done it all and fantastically still does it! His musical career has taken him through the 60's, 70's pop, country and TV era's with 7 smash South Africa hits in a row.
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[Chords]
E B G#m C#m F#m A
[Verse]
C#m G#m B E
Oh, I can see a jacket of red and white and blue,
G#m C#m B E
Some lions and a unicorn, a harp, a bulldog too
G#m C#m B E
I see some shiny jewels that sparkle in a crown
F#m E A B E
Some hearts of oak, some daffodils and hills of thistledown
[Chorus]
E B
Is this good-bye now, my Greaten Britannia
E B
Farewell Britannia, adieu!
A E
Must I leave you now, my Greaten Britannia
F#m B E
Will this be my last good-bye to you?
[Verse]
C#m G#m B E
Must I say good-bye to David and George and Patrik too
G#m C#m B
To Andrew and the cousins and to all the folks I knew
G#m C#m B E
It was a family quarrel and I'm too beat to scold
F#m E A E
You close the door and left me here standing in the cold
[Chorus]
E B
Is this good-bye now, my Greaten Britannia
E B
Farewell Britannia, adieu!
A E
Must I leave you now, my Greaten Britannia
F#m B E
Will this be my last good-bye to you?
[Verse]
E B E
I've got my red flame lilly, my Bird of Mystery,
G#m C#m B
I've got my own young lion that will walk the road with me
G#m C#m B E
The coat I wear just isn't the one that I once wore
F#m E
You'll find the old one hanging there behind your bolted door
[Chorus]
E B
Is this good-bye now, my Greaten Britannia
E B
Farewell Britannia, adieu!
A E
Must I leave you now, my Greaten Britannia
F#m B E
Will this be my last good-bye to you?
F#m B E
Will this be my last good-bye to you?
F#m B E
Will this be my last good-bye to you?
[Chords]
E B G#m C#m F#m A
[Verse]
C#m G#m B E
Oh, I can see a jacket of red and white and blue,
G#m C#m B E
Some lions and a unicorn, a harp, a bulldog too
G#m C#m B E
I see some shiny jewels that sparkle in a crown
F#m E A B E
Some hearts of oak, some daffodils and hills of thistledown
[Chorus]
E B
Is this good-bye now, my Greaten Britannia
E B
Farewell Britannia, adieu!
A E
Must I leave you now, my Greaten Britannia
F#m B E
Will this be my last good-bye to you?
[Verse]
C#m G#m B E
Must I say good-bye to David and George and Patrik too
G#m C#m B
To Andrew and the cousins and to all the folks I knew
G#m C#m B E
It was a family quarrel and I'm too beat to scold
F#m E A E
You close the door and left me here standing in the cold
[Chorus]
E B
Is this good-bye now, my Greaten Britannia
E B
Farewell Britannia, adieu!
A E
Must I leave you now, my Greaten Britannia
F#m B E
Will this be my last good-bye to you?
[Verse]
E B E
I've got my red flame lilly, my Bird of Mystery,
G#m C#m B
I've got my own young lion that will walk the road with me
G#m C#m B E
The coat I wear just isn't the one that I once wore
F#m E
You'll find the old one hanging there behind your bolted door
[Chorus]
E B
Is this good-bye now, my Greaten Britannia
E B
Farewell Britannia, adieu!
A E
Must I leave you now, my Greaten Britannia
F#m B E
Will this be my last good-bye to you?
F#m B E
Will this be my last good-bye to you?
F#m B E
Will this be my last good-bye to you?
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