England Angelic Upstarts
<i></i>ENGLAND by ANGELIC UPSTARTS
CHORDS IN VERSE:
[G] [C] [Dsus4] [D]
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INTRO: G C Dsus4 / G Dsus4 D
[G]The red in the flag is the [C]blood that was spilt[Dsus4]
in the way that your forefathers tell
And never a country been so great
[G]The stories Britannia could tell[Dsus4] [D]
[G]I never want to li[C]ve my life[Dsus4]
away from the golden shores
Theres never a country in the world
[G]with the scent of an English [Dsus4]rose[D]
ENTER BASS LEAD (same guitar chords):
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ALL IN:
[G]England, oh England a cou[C]ntry so great[Dsus4]
the land of so fair and so true
Therell never be any colours like
[G]the red, the white and th[Dsus4]e blue[D]
[G]Whenever you go to the far[C]-off shore[Dsus4]s
theres something that goes with you
The pride and the joy and the love
[G]that comes from your mother of red, whi[Dsus4]te and blue[D]
GUITAR SOLO:
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repeated x2
BREAK:
[A]You could never be born [C#]under a fl[D]ag thats [A]like the one of the[C#] Union Jac[D]k
[A]St. Georges spirit has n[C#]ever died [D] It [E]all keeps coming back
[G]England, oh England a [C]country so gre[Dsus4]at
the land of so fair and so true
Therell never be any colours like
[G]the red, the white and [Dsus4]the blue[D]
REPEAT TO FADE
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