Ian Hunter – Letter To Britannia From The Union Jack chords

[Intro]
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[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

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[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

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[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]
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