Cheering The Queen chords by Cyril Tawney

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

Key: Bb majorBb

Intro:

G+G


Verse 1:
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It happened on a Summer's day in nineteen fifty-four
N.C.
We went to greet Her Majesty a-comin' from the Tour.

Chorus:
   G+G            C majorC     G+G
On a British submarine, on a British submarine
A minorAm       E minorEm   G+G
When sixty solid sailors went cheering of the Queen.

Verse 2:
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Their Lordships said "Now cheer, me boys, but mind you make it smart
N.C.
There's nothing looks so ragged as the cheering from your heart."

Chorus:
   G+G            C majorC     G+G
On a British submarine, on a British submarine
A minorAm       E minorEm   G+G
When sixty solid sailors went cheering of the Queen.

Verse 3:
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Well, when we saw the signal boys, it made our innards freeze
                     N.C.
"On the order 'one' you hold your hats at forty-five degrees."

Chorus:
   G+G            C majorC     G+G
On a British submarine, on a British submarine
A minorAm       E minorEm   G+G
When sixty solid sailors went cheering of the Queen.

Verse 4:
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"Yes, at forty-five degrees", me boys, that's what their lordships said
N.C.
"On the order 'two' you wave your hats three times around your head."

Chorus:
   G+G            C majorC     G+G
On a British submarine, on a British submarine
A minorAm       E minorEm   G+G
When sixty solid sailors went cheering of the Queen.

Verse 5:
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"And when you go to shout, me boys, be careful what you say
N.C.
The word you use for cheerin' is Hurrah, not Hooray."

Chorus:
   G+G            C majorC     G+G
On a British submarine, on a British submarine
A minorAm       E minorEm   G+G
When sixty solid sailors went cheering of the Queen.

Verse 6:
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We sailed towards Britannia, boys, the finest ever seen
N.C.
But every man was standing like a petrified marine.

Chorus:
   G+G            C majorC     G+G
On a British submarine, on a British submarine
A minorAm       E minorEm   G+G
When sixty solid sailors went cheering of the Queen.

Verse 7:
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But when we reached the moment, boys, that every skipper dreads
                 N.C.
A augmentedA swarm of gnats as big as bats descended on our heads.

Chorus:
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On a British submarine, on a British submarine
A minorAm       E minorEm   G+G
When sixty solid sailors went cheering of the Queen.

Verse 8:
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The boat was filled with wavin' arms and the air was filled with cries
                 N.C.
As every man cursed and fought to keep' em from his eyes.

Chorus:
   G+G            C majorC     G+G
On a British submarine, on a British submarine
A minorAm       E minorEm   G+G
When sixty solid sailors went cheering of the Queen.

Verse 8:
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The Duke he scratched his head as he watched us slowly part
                       N.C.
"That's the first time I've seen sailor boys cheerin' from their hearts."

Chorus:
   G+G            C majorC     G+G
On a British submarine, on a British submarine
A minorAm       E minorEm   G+G
When sixty solid sailors went cheering of the Queen.

Verse 9:
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We waved our way across the bay till we were out of sight
                     N.C.
We waved our way all through the day and on into the night.

Chorus:
   G+G            C majorC     G+G
On a British submarine, on a British submarine
A minorAm       E minorEm   G+G
When sixty solid sailors went cheering of the Queen.

Verse 10:
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Ah! the day we met the Queen, me boys, the day I won't forget
                    N.C.
If we hadn't dived to ninety feet we'd all be wavin' yet.

Chorus:
   G+G            C majorC     G+G
On a British submarine, on a British submarine
A minorAm       E minorEm   G+G
When sixty solid sailors went cheering of the Queen.