England

♫ Intro: B ♫ Verse 1: B C It is opening day and a brand new start Gm C The stores are bein' cleared around the fishermen's huts B C B C And the air bites the leaves, almost invisible cuts on the skin B C A lighthouse retired, but a new one was hired B C About twenty foot taller, painted in black and white B C B C Twenty million steps with a computer inside instead of him ♫ Chorus: B B C B C Gm Only one road sign telling cars to slow down B C B And a long drop in the ocean B B C B C Gm Beware of the riptide, broken glass and train rides B C B It's a new day and this is England

♫ Verse 2: B C Next to the park with the flag that's workin' flexible hours B C 'Cause there's a mismatch of carriages sorted in a boat of sunflowers B C B C Fairy lights on a building that's supplyin' us power from the sea B C Electricity lines flow like veins to the town B C In-between, there is nothing but grass and pebbles on the ground B C B C Do not enter the wild here if you want to be found for the free ♫ Chorus: B B C B C Gm View the famous sunrise cut in half by the sky B C B And the empty of the desert B B C B C Gm Team of birds that swerve by and the land of the wise B C B It's a new day and this is England ♫ Bridge: Cm B When it's time to escape from the heavy abyss B C There is nothin' like washin' away Cm B I find this country of mine get some bad reputation B C Of being cold and grey Cm B But on the coast of this south to the east followed ground B C I find serenity I've never felt Cm B There's a peace, enough quiet in the silent bars B C That can't be mirrored by anywhere else ♫ Verse 3: B C Homes protruding from stones with their wood coloured black B C Scattered cars in a line, steam risin' out the shaft B C B C One door at the front and then just glass at the back for the view ♫ Chorus: B B C B C Gm And the blue is so bright, you'll need shades for your eyes B C B And the cable to pull over B B C B C Gm Take a walk and feel light, everything will be fine B C B It's a new day and this is England ♫ Outro: B