Great Expectations chords by New Model Army

Chords with lyrics

Great Expectations
[Intro]
|: F#F# F# | A augmentedA A majorA | C#C# C# | D MajorD E MajorE | F#F# F# :|

[Bridge]
| F#F# F# | A augmentedA A majorA | C#C# C# |

[Verse 1]
C#C#
When I was young I dreamed and dreamed
C#C#
About all the things that I was gonna be
C#C#
A augmentedA handsome popstar on the screen
C#C#
or captain of the England team
C#C#
A augmentedA brave explorer holding court
C#C#
Or a really famous astronaut

|: F#F# A augmentedA C#C# | D MajorD E MajorE F#F# :|
C#C#
They said "Son, it could all be yours –
C#C#
You just work hard and pay your dues
C#C#
Don’t be content with what you’ve got
C#C#
There’s always more that you can want
H  C#C#   D MajorD   E MajorE
Everybody’s on the make
F#F#
That’s what made this country great"

[Chorus 1]
C#C#           D MajorD
So all I wanted in the end
                    A augmentedA
Was world domination and a whole lot of money to spend
C#C#         D MajorD
Everything I touch, everything I see
             A augmentedA
fame and fortune, immortality
        C#C#
Well that’s not much to ask, it’s really not –
     E MajorE                   F#F#
It’s not much to ask, just the same as anybody else


[Bridge]
|: F#F# F# | A augmentedA A majorA | C#C# C# | D MajorD E MajorE | F#F# F# :|

[Verse 2]
C#C#
So welcome to the free for all
C#C#
The smash and grab, the freeloaders ball
C#C#
Where everything is here for us
C#C#
If we scream, shout, make a fuss
C#C#
There’s nothing that you can’t afford
C#C#
With a poisoned tongue and a sharpened sword
H    C#C#    D MajorD  E MajorE
Spoilt children in a row
F#F#
No-one dares to tell ’em "No"

[Chorus 2]
C#C#           D MajorD
So all I wanted in the end
                    A augmentedA
Was world domination and a whole lot of money to spend
C#C#            D MajorD
A augmentedA little place to call my home
            A augmentedA
Like a planet that was all my own
        C#C#
Well that’s not much to ask, it’s really not –
     E MajorE                   F#F#
It’s not much to ask, just the same as anybody else

[Verse 3]
C#C#
So in every heart there’s a broken dream
C#C#
A augmentedA shattered cause, a might have been
C#C#
And in every eye is a secret tear
C#C#
In every heart there’s a secret fear
C#C#
That this is it, done, complete
C#C#
Resign yourself to your defeat
  H   C#C#   E MajorE    D MajorD
The bitterness behind the show,
F#F#
That’s were spoilt children go