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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
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