THE STATELY HOMES OF ENGLAND by Noel Coward - HMV 78 rpm record Chords
Tempo:
82.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
E
Gm
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [Bm] [Gm] Lord Elderly, Lord [Cm] Boromir, Lord Sickert and Lord Kemp.
With every [C] virtue, every grace, our water veils the [D] sceptred race.
[E] Here you see the four of us, and there are so many more [G] of us,
eldest sons [C#] that must succeed.
We know how Caesar conquered Gaul and how to [B] whack a cricket ball.
Apart [F#] from this, our education [E] lacks coordination.
Though we're [D] young and tentative [D] and rather representative,
I am [Bm] of a noble breed.
[C#] We [F#] are the product of those [Bm] homes serene and stately
[E] that only [A] lately seem to [D] have run to seed.
[Gm] The stately homes of England, how beautiful [D] they stand
[Gm] to prove the upper classes have still the upper hand.
[F] Though the fact that they have to be rebuilt and [F] frequently mortgaged to the hilt
is inclined to [E] take the guilt off [G] the [F#] gingerbread
and certainly [B] damps the fun [A] of the eldest son.
[Gm] But still we won't be beaten, we'll scrimp and screw and save.
The playing fields of Eton have made us frightfully [D] brave.
[G] And though if the Van Dykes have to go and we [E] pawn the Bechstein Grand,
[Am] we'll stand by the [G] stately homes of [G] England.
[D] [E] Here you see the pick of us, you may be heartily sick of us still with sense.
We [D#] are all imbued, our homes command [G] extensive views
and with assistance from [Em] the Jews [D] we have been able to dispose of
rows and rows and rows of game [Bm] furrers and Laurences,
some sporting prints of Aunt Florence's, some of which were rather rude.
[C#] [F#] Although we sometimes flaunt [Bm] our family conventions,
[E] our good intentions [A] [D] mustn't be misconstrued.
[Gm] The stately homes of England we proudly [D] represent.
[Gm] We only keep them up for Americans to [F] rent.
Though the pipes that supply the bathroom burst in the lavatory makes you fear the worst,
it was used by [E] Charles I [Am] quite [C#] informally and later [B] by George IV.
[Am] On the journey [D] north, the State Department keep [D] their historical renown.
[Gm] It's wiser not to sleep there in case they [D] tumble down.
[G] But still if they ever catch on fire, [E] which with any luck they might,
[D] we'll fight for [G] the stately homes of [G] England.
The stately [Dm] homes of England, though rather in [D] the lurch,
[Gm] provide a lot of chances for psychical research.
[F] There's the ghost of a crazy younger son who murdered in 1351 an extremely [E] rowdy nun,
who [Am] resented [F#] it, and people who come to [B] call meet her [D] in the hall.
The [Gm] baby in the guest [D] wing who crouches by the grate
was walled [Gm] up in the west wing in [D] 1428.
[G] If anyone spots the Queen of Scots [E] in a hand-embroidered shroud,
we're proud of [G] the stately homes of [G] England.
With every [C] virtue, every grace, our water veils the [D] sceptred race.
[E] Here you see the four of us, and there are so many more [G] of us,
eldest sons [C#] that must succeed.
We know how Caesar conquered Gaul and how to [B] whack a cricket ball.
Apart [F#] from this, our education [E] lacks coordination.
Though we're [D] young and tentative [D] and rather representative,
I am [Bm] of a noble breed.
[C#] We [F#] are the product of those [Bm] homes serene and stately
[E] that only [A] lately seem to [D] have run to seed.
[Gm] The stately homes of England, how beautiful [D] they stand
[Gm] to prove the upper classes have still the upper hand.
[F] Though the fact that they have to be rebuilt and [F] frequently mortgaged to the hilt
is inclined to [E] take the guilt off [G] the [F#] gingerbread
and certainly [B] damps the fun [A] of the eldest son.
[Gm] But still we won't be beaten, we'll scrimp and screw and save.
The playing fields of Eton have made us frightfully [D] brave.
[G] And though if the Van Dykes have to go and we [E] pawn the Bechstein Grand,
[Am] we'll stand by the [G] stately homes of [G] England.
[D] [E] Here you see the pick of us, you may be heartily sick of us still with sense.
We [D#] are all imbued, our homes command [G] extensive views
and with assistance from [Em] the Jews [D] we have been able to dispose of
rows and rows and rows of game [Bm] furrers and Laurences,
some sporting prints of Aunt Florence's, some of which were rather rude.
[C#] [F#] Although we sometimes flaunt [Bm] our family conventions,
[E] our good intentions [A] [D] mustn't be misconstrued.
[Gm] The stately homes of England we proudly [D] represent.
[Gm] We only keep them up for Americans to [F] rent.
Though the pipes that supply the bathroom burst in the lavatory makes you fear the worst,
it was used by [E] Charles I [Am] quite [C#] informally and later [B] by George IV.
[Am] On the journey [D] north, the State Department keep [D] their historical renown.
[Gm] It's wiser not to sleep there in case they [D] tumble down.
[G] But still if they ever catch on fire, [E] which with any luck they might,
[D] we'll fight for [G] the stately homes of [G] England.
The stately [Dm] homes of England, though rather in [D] the lurch,
[Gm] provide a lot of chances for psychical research.
[F] There's the ghost of a crazy younger son who murdered in 1351 an extremely [E] rowdy nun,
who [Am] resented [F#] it, and people who come to [B] call meet her [D] in the hall.
The [Gm] baby in the guest [D] wing who crouches by the grate
was walled [Gm] up in the west wing in [D] 1428.
[G] If anyone spots the Queen of Scots [E] in a hand-embroidered shroud,
we're proud of [G] the stately homes of [G] England.
Key:
D
G
E
Gm
Bm
D
G
E
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Gm] Lord Elderly, Lord [Cm] Boromir, Lord Sickert and Lord Kemp.
With every [C] virtue, every grace, our water veils the [D] sceptred race.
[E] Here you see the four of us, and there are so many more [G] of us,
eldest sons [C#] that must succeed.
We know how Caesar conquered Gaul and how to [B] whack a cricket ball.
Apart [F#] from this, our education [E] lacks coordination.
Though we're [D] young and tentative [D] and rather representative,
I am [Bm] of a noble breed.
[C#] We [F#] are the product of those [Bm] homes serene and stately
[E] that only [A] lately seem to [D] have run to seed.
[Gm] The stately homes of England, how beautiful [D] they stand
[Gm] to prove the upper classes have still the upper hand.
[F] Though the fact that they have to be rebuilt and [F] frequently mortgaged to the hilt
is inclined to [E] take the guilt off [G] the [F#] gingerbread
and certainly [B] damps the fun [A] of the eldest son.
[Gm] But still we won't be beaten, we'll scrimp and screw and save.
The playing fields of Eton have made us frightfully [D] brave.
[G] And though if the Van Dykes have to go and we [E] pawn the Bechstein Grand,
[Am] we'll stand by the [G] stately homes of [G] England.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] Here you see the pick of us, you may be heartily sick of us still with sense.
We [D#] are all imbued, our homes command [G] extensive views
and with assistance from [Em] the Jews [D] we have been able to dispose of
rows and rows and rows of game [Bm] furrers and Laurences,
some sporting prints of Aunt Florence's, some of which were rather rude.
[C#] [F#] Although we sometimes flaunt [Bm] our family conventions,
[E] our good intentions [A] _ [D] mustn't be misconstrued.
[Gm] The stately homes of England we proudly [D] represent.
[Gm] We only keep them up for Americans to [F] rent.
Though the pipes that supply the bathroom burst in the lavatory makes you fear the worst,
it was used by [E] Charles I [Am] quite [C#] informally and later [B] by George IV.
[Am] On the journey [D] north, the State Department keep [D] their historical renown.
[Gm] It's wiser not to sleep there in case they [D] tumble down.
[G] But still if they ever catch on fire, [E] which with any luck they might,
[D] we'll fight for [G] the stately homes of [G] England.
The stately [Dm] homes of England, though rather in [D] the lurch,
[Gm] provide a lot of chances for psychical research.
[F] There's the ghost of a crazy younger son who murdered in 1351 an extremely [E] rowdy nun,
who [Am] resented [F#] it, and people who come to [B] call meet her [D] in the hall.
The [Gm] baby in the guest [D] wing who crouches by the grate
was walled [Gm] up in the west wing in [D] 1428.
[G] If anyone spots the Queen of Scots [E] in a hand-embroidered shroud,
we're proud of [G] the stately homes of [G] England.
With every [C] virtue, every grace, our water veils the [D] sceptred race.
[E] Here you see the four of us, and there are so many more [G] of us,
eldest sons [C#] that must succeed.
We know how Caesar conquered Gaul and how to [B] whack a cricket ball.
Apart [F#] from this, our education [E] lacks coordination.
Though we're [D] young and tentative [D] and rather representative,
I am [Bm] of a noble breed.
[C#] We [F#] are the product of those [Bm] homes serene and stately
[E] that only [A] lately seem to [D] have run to seed.
[Gm] The stately homes of England, how beautiful [D] they stand
[Gm] to prove the upper classes have still the upper hand.
[F] Though the fact that they have to be rebuilt and [F] frequently mortgaged to the hilt
is inclined to [E] take the guilt off [G] the [F#] gingerbread
and certainly [B] damps the fun [A] of the eldest son.
[Gm] But still we won't be beaten, we'll scrimp and screw and save.
The playing fields of Eton have made us frightfully [D] brave.
[G] And though if the Van Dykes have to go and we [E] pawn the Bechstein Grand,
[Am] we'll stand by the [G] stately homes of [G] England.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] Here you see the pick of us, you may be heartily sick of us still with sense.
We [D#] are all imbued, our homes command [G] extensive views
and with assistance from [Em] the Jews [D] we have been able to dispose of
rows and rows and rows of game [Bm] furrers and Laurences,
some sporting prints of Aunt Florence's, some of which were rather rude.
[C#] [F#] Although we sometimes flaunt [Bm] our family conventions,
[E] our good intentions [A] _ [D] mustn't be misconstrued.
[Gm] The stately homes of England we proudly [D] represent.
[Gm] We only keep them up for Americans to [F] rent.
Though the pipes that supply the bathroom burst in the lavatory makes you fear the worst,
it was used by [E] Charles I [Am] quite [C#] informally and later [B] by George IV.
[Am] On the journey [D] north, the State Department keep [D] their historical renown.
[Gm] It's wiser not to sleep there in case they [D] tumble down.
[G] But still if they ever catch on fire, [E] which with any luck they might,
[D] we'll fight for [G] the stately homes of [G] England.
The stately [Dm] homes of England, though rather in [D] the lurch,
[Gm] provide a lot of chances for psychical research.
[F] There's the ghost of a crazy younger son who murdered in 1351 an extremely [E] rowdy nun,
who [Am] resented [F#] it, and people who come to [B] call meet her [D] in the hall.
The [Gm] baby in the guest [D] wing who crouches by the grate
was walled [Gm] up in the west wing in [D] 1428.
[G] If anyone spots the Queen of Scots [E] in a hand-embroidered shroud,
we're proud of [G] the stately homes of [G] England.
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