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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Verse 1:
Em F#m G
The butcher, the barber, the undertaker
D D/Db C C/B
Our land is girt by sea
Am F#m G
The looker, the quaker, the cocktail shaker
D D/Db C C/B A
Something young and free
Verse 2:
D F# Bm
And for the miner, refiner, the web designer
G A
Dance on golden soil
D F# G C
For the blessed, the bleached, the petted, the preached,
D G Bm
Wealth and something toil
D G Bm
Advance, advance, advance.
Verse 3:
Em F#m G
The doctor, the nun, the bigger the gun
D D/Db C C/B
All in history's page
Am F#m G
The title weighs a ton, for the boats on the run
D D/Db C C/B A
And for the average wage
A
Chorus 1:
D F# Bm
You hear the planes not the birds, The tune not the words
G A
You said it, I said I don't care
D F# G C
I'll sing for you, I'll dance it too
D G Bm
Advance, advance, advance
Bridge:
Em F# G
D D/Db C C/B
Am F# G
D D/Db C C/B
Verse 4:
Em F# G
The sailor, the whaler, the Norman Mailer
D D/Db C C/B
Don't belong in town
Am F# G
Your mother, you failed her, you tail regaler,
D D/Db C C/B A
Let the bastards drown
A
Chorus 2:
D F# Bm
Only the President, the Queen, burn the greens
G A
Burn them till they are brown
D F# G C
A lightning bolt, a pillar of salt
D G Bm
Sinks without a sound
Outro:
D G Bm
Advance, advance, advance
D G Bm
Advance, I'll dance, advance
D G Bm
Advance, I'll dance, advance
D G B
Advance, advance, advance
G
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Last Updated: September 10, 2025