Chords for The Housemartins - Flag Day (lyrics in the description)

Tempo:
114.2 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

D

F

Am

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Housemartins - Flag Day (lyrics in the description) chords
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[A]
[D] [F]
[Bb] [Dm] [Am] [E]
[Dm] [D]
[Bb] [A] [E]
[D] [F] [C]
[Bb] Too many [A] flowers, not enough [G] girls [D] Not enough [F] robin hoods
[Bb] Too many [C] halos, not enough [Em] heroes [D] Coming up with the goods
[F] So [Bb] you thought [F] you'd like [A] to change the [G]
[D] world Decide to stage [F] a jumbo [Bb] sailor
For [Am] the poor, [E] for [D] the poor So [Bb] you thought [F] you'd like [A] to see them [G] heal
[D] Got blue [F] beard at the stage and a big [Bb] laugh For [Am] the poor, for [D] the poor
[Bb] It's a waste of time [Am] if you know what they [Em] mean [Dm] By shaking your box [F] and brawling the queen
[Bb] Got a purse full [C] of embers in the sink [Dm] It's a waste of time if you know what they mean
[Bb] [Am] Too
[Dm]
[Bb] [F] [Am]
[D] [Dm]
many [A] hands in too many [G]
[D] pockets Not enough hands [F] on horse
[Bb] Too many ready [C] to call it a [E] day [D] Before the day [F] stops
[Bb] So you thought you'd like [A] to see them [G] heal [D] Got blue beard [F] at the stage and a big [Bb] laugh
[Am] For the poor, [E] for [D] the poor
[A] So [Bb] you thought [F] you'd like [A] to change the [G]
[D] world Decide to stage [F] a jumbo [Bb] sailor
For [Am] the poor, for [D] the poor
[Bb] It's a waste of time [Am] if you know what they [Em] mean [Dm] By shaking your box and brawling [Am] the queen
[Bb] Got a purse full of [C] embers in the [Em] sink [Dm] It's a waste of time [D] if you know what they mean
[F] Black day, [Am] [C]
[Dm] black [F] day
Black [Am] day, [Em]
[Dm] black day
[Bb] Black [F] day, [C] [Em]
[D] black [E] day
[Dm] [Am]
[D] [N]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
D
1321
F
134211111
Am
2311
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
D
1321
F
134211111
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To learn The Housemartins - (Single Version) Flag Day chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - D, F, Bb, A, G, D, F and A. Start with a comfortable 57 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 114. Considering the song's key of G Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
[D] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Bb] Too many [A] flowers, not enough [G] girls [D] Not enough [F] robin hoods _
[Bb] Too many [C] halos, not enough [Em] heroes [D] Coming up with the goods
[F] So [Bb] you thought [F] you'd like [A] to change the [G]
[D] world Decide to stage [F] a jumbo [Bb] sailor
_ For [Am] the poor, [E] for [D] the poor _ _ _ _ So [Bb] you thought [F] you'd like [A] to see them [G] heal
[D] Got blue [F] beard at the stage and a big [Bb] laugh For [Am] the poor, for [D] the poor _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] It's a waste of time [Am] if you know what they [Em] mean [Dm] By shaking your box [F] and brawling the queen
[Bb] Got a purse full [C] of embers in the sink [Dm] It's a waste of time if you know what they mean
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] Too _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ many [A] hands in too many [G]
[D] pockets Not enough hands [F] on horse _
[Bb] Too many ready [C] to call it a [E] day [D] Before the day _ [F] stops
[Bb] So you thought you'd like [A] to see them [G] heal [D] Got blue beard [F] at the stage and a big [Bb] laugh
_ [Am] For the poor, [E] for [D] the poor
_ _ _ [A] So [Bb] you thought [F] you'd like [A] to change the [G]
[D] world Decide to stage [F] a jumbo [Bb] sailor
_ For [Am] the poor, for [D] the poor _ _ _ _
[Bb] It's a waste of time [Am] if you know what they [Em] mean [Dm] By shaking your box and brawling [Am] the queen
[Bb] Got a purse full of [C] embers in the [Em] sink [Dm] It's a waste of time [D] if you know what they mean
[F] Black day, _ [Am] _ _ [C] _
[Dm] black _ _ [F] day _ _
Black _ _ [Am] day, _ _ [Em]
[Dm] black _ _ day _ _
[Bb] Black _ [F] day, [C] _ _ _ [Em]
[D] black _ [E] day
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

It's Stan Cullimore, Paul Heaton and Ted Key who authored this song.

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