{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":974462,"song":"Take Down The Union Jack","artist":"Billy Bragg","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11620961-take-down-the-union-jack-chords-by-billy-bragg/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/974462?type=chord","rating":4.86431,"votes":24,"content":"Take Down the Union Jack (Millennium Song)\r\n\r\nCapo wherever you like.\r\nI believe the recording is in the key of C (capo at 5), but I always do A (capo at \r\n2) because I find it easier to sing.\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nTake down the Union Jack[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Cadd9[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt clashes with the sunset[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch] \r\nAnd put it in the attic[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith the Emperors old clothes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen did it fall apart ?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Cadd9[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSometime in the 80s[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhen the good and the great[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGave way to the greedy and the mean[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBritain isnt cool you know[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd its really not that great[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIts not a proper country[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt doesnt even have a patron saint[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIts just an economic union[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D#[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThats past its sell-by date[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nTake down the Union Jack[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Cadd9[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt clashes with the sunset[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd ask our Scottish neighbours[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf independence looks any good[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCos they just might understand[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Cadd9[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHow to take an abstract notion[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOf personal identity[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd turn it into nationhood[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIs this the 19th Century[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat Im watching on TV ?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe dear old Queen of England[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHanding out those MBEs[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMember of the British Empire[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D#[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat doesn’t sound too good to me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGilbert and George[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAre taking the piss arent they ?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nGilbert and George are taking the piss[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhat could be more British than[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHeres a picture of me bum[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nGilbert and George are taking the piss[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nTake down the Union Jack[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Cadd9[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt clashes with the sunset[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd pile up all those history books[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut dont throw them away[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCos they just might have a clue[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Cadd9[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAbout what it really means[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTo be an Anglo hyphen Saxon[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn England-dot-Co-dot-UK[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTo be an Anglo hyphen Saxon[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn England-dot-Co-dot-UK[/tab]","plain_text":"Take Down the Union Jack (Millennium Song)\n\nCapo wherever you like.\nI believe the recording is in the key of C (capo at 5), but I always do A (capo at \n2) because I find it easier to sing.","chords":["C","A","G","Cadd9","D","Am","F","D#","Em","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}