Old England chords by The Waterboys

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: G

Intro:

G F C F
G F C F


Verse:
G           F              C    F
  Man looks up on a yellow sky
G         F                         C   F
  and the rain turns to rust in his eye
G            F              C    F
  rumours of his health are lies
               G     F C F G
old england is dying

                F              C    F
his clothes are dirty shade of blue
G        F                  C       F
 and his ancient shoes worn through
G              F                 C   F
he steals from me and he lies to you
               G     F C F G
old england is dying


         F                C   F
still he sings an empires song
G              F                 C     F
  and still he keeps his beliefs strong
G                   F                 C       F
  and he sticks his flag where it all belongs
               G
old england is dying

F C F G
F C F G

       F                    C       Dm G
you're asking what makes me sigh now
        F                     C Dm G
what it is makes me shudder so
            F
well I just freeze in the wind
        C                              Dm   G
and I'm numb from the pummeling of the snow
                F                   C Dm G
that falls from high in yellow skies
                     F               C    Dm G
where the well loved flag of england flies
                    F                    C   Dm G
Where the homes are warm and the mothers sigh
                 F               C Dm
where comedians laugh and babies cry
      G                       F
where criminals are televised politicians fraternized
C                             Dm7
journalists are dignified and everyone is civilised
    G                   F            C            Dm
and children stare with heroin eyes, heroin eyes, heroin eyes
    G
Old England!

F C F G F C Dm G F C Dm G F C F
(Old England)(old England Is Dying)(dying)

G F C F G F C F
G
evening has fallen
    F                C
the swans are singing
                    F               G
the last of Sundays bells is ringing
                 F              C Dm
the wind in the trees is sighing
                    G    G F C F (Repeat Until End)
and old england is dying