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CThey say immigrants steal Fthe hubcaps
Of the reDm9spected Amgentlemen  
They Fsay it would be wine an' roses  
DIf England were for Englishmen agaiCn  
CWell I saw a dirty overcoat  
At the Amfoot of the pillar of the road  
G7Propped inside was an old man   
Whom Amtime would not erode  
When the Cnight was snapped by sirens  
Those Amblue lights circled fast  
The G7dancehall called for an' ambulance  
The Ambars all closed up fast  
My Csilence gazing at the ceiling  
While Amroaming the single room  
I thoughG7t the old man could help me  
AmIf he could explain the gloom  
YCou really think it's all new  
YoAmu really think about it too  
G7The old man scoffed as he spoke to me  
IAm'll tell you a thing or two  
CI missed the fourteen-eightFeen war  
But Amnot Emthe sorrow afAmterwards  
With my Dmfather dead and my mother ran Foff  
My Cbrothers took the pay of hoodGs
CThe twenties turned the norFth was dead  
ThAme huEmnger strike cAmame marching south  
At Dmthe garden party not a word wFas said  
TChe ladies lifted cake to theiGr mouths  
The Cnext war began and my ship sailed  
AmWith battle orders writ in red  
In G7five long years of bullets and shells  
We Amleft tem million dead 
The Cfew returned to old Piccadily  
We Amlimped around Leicster Square  
The G7world was busy rebuilding itself  
The Amarchitects could not care  
But Chow could we know when I was young  
AmAll the canges that were to come?  
G7All the photos in the wallets on the battlefield  
AmAnd now the terror of the scientific sun  
CThere was masters an' servants an' servants an' dogs  
AmThey taught you how to touch your cap  
G7But through strikes an' famine an' war an' peace  
AmEngland never closed this gap  
So Cleave me now the moon Fis up  
But reAmmemEmber all the tales AmI tell  
The Dmmemories that you have dredged Fup  
Are on Cletters forwarded from hell  
C   Am   G7   Am
The Cstreets were by now dFeserted  
The gaAmngs Emhad trudged off hAmome  
The Dmlights clicked off in the bedsiFts  
ACn' old England was all alone 

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Something About England

by The Clash

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Dm9

C F

They say immigrants steal the hubcaps

Dm9 Am

Of the respected gentlemen

They say it would be wine an' roses

D C

If England were for Englishmen again

Well I saw a dirty overcoat

At the foot of the pillar of the road

Propped inside was an old man

Whom time would not erode

When the night was snapped by sirens

Those blue lights circled fast

The dancehall called for an' ambulance

The bars all closed up fast

My silence gazing at the ceiling

While roaming the single room

I thought the old man could help me

If he could explain the gloom

You really think it's all new

You really think about it too

The old man scoffed as he spoke to me

I'll tell you a thing or two

C F

I missed the fourteen-eighteen war

Am Em Am

But not the sorrow afterwards

Dm F

With my father dead and my mother ran off

C G

My brothers took the pay of hoods

C F

The twenties turned the north was dead

Am Em Am

The hunger strike came marching south

Dm F

At the garden party not a word was said

C G

The ladies lifted cake to their mouths

The next war began and my ship sailed

With battle orders writ in red

In five long years of bullets and shells

We left tem million dead

The few returned to old Piccadily

We limped around Leicster Square

The world was busy rebuilding itself

The architects could not care

But how could we know when I was young

All the canges that were to come?

All the photos in the wallets on the battlefield

And now the terror of the scientific sun

There was masters an' servants an' servants an' dogs

They taught you how to touch your cap

But through strikes an' famine an' war an' peace

England never closed this gap

C F

So leave me now the moon is up

Am Em Am

But remember all the tales I tell

Dm F

The memories that you have dredged up

Are on letters forwarded from hell

C Am G7 Am

C F

The streets were by now deserted

Am Em Am

The gangs had trudged off home

Dm F

The lights clicked off in the bedsits

An' old England was all alone

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