Waterboys - Old England Chords

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_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Man looks [F] up on a yellow _ [C]
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and _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] the rain turns to rust in [C] his eye. _
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[G] _ _ _ Rumors [F] of his health [C] are a lie. _ _ _ _
[F] _ Old England [G] is dying.
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_ _ [G] _ _ His clothes are [F] a dirty shade [C] of blue, _
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[G] _ _ _ _ [F] and his ancient shoes warm [C] blue. _ _ _
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He steals from [F] me, and he _ _
[C] lies to you.
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Old England [G] is dying. _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ Still [F] he sings an empire [C] song. _ _ _ _
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Still he [F] keeps his navy _
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_ _ [G] _ _ and he sticks his [F] flag where it all [C] belongs. _
_ _ [F] _ _ Old England [G] is _ _ dying.
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ You're [F] asking what [C] makes me sigh now. _
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[G] _ _ _ _ [F] What it is makes me shudder [C] so. _ _ _ _ _
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Well, I just [F] _ freeze in the wind, and [C] I'm numb from the pulling of [Dm] the snow. _
_ _ [G] _ _ It falls from [F] high in the yellow [C] skies. _ _
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[G] _ Where the well-loved [F] flag of England _ [C] flies. _ _ _
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Where homes are [F] warm and mothers [C] sigh.
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Where _ _ [G] _ _ _ comedians [F] laugh, and babies _ [C] cry.
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[G] criminals are televised, [F] politicians _ fraternize,
[C] journalists are dignified, [Dm] and everyone is [G] civilized.
And children stare with [Dm] _ heroine eyes. _
[C] _ Heroine eyes.
[Dm] _ Heroine eyes.
[G] Old England. _ _ _
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_ _ _ [F] Old England. _
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[F] _ _ Old England [G] is _ dying.
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