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[Chords] 
E B G#m C#m F#m A
[Verse]
Oh, I C#mcan see a jaG#mcket of rBed and white and bElue,
Some G#mlions and a uC#mnicorn, a hBarp, a bulldog tEoo
I G#msee some shiny C#mjewels that sBparkle in a cErown
Some hF#mearts of oak, some daEffodils and hAills of tBhistledoEwn
[Chorus]
IEs this good-bye now, my Greaten BBritannia
FareEwell Britannia, adBieu!
Must I lAeave you now, my Greaten EBritannia
F#mWill this be my Blast good-bye to Eyou?
[Verse]
Must I C#msay good-bye to DG#mavid and GBeorge and Patrik Etoo
To G#mAndrew and the C#mcousins and to Ball the folks I knew
It G#mwas a family quC#marrel and IB'm too beat to sEcold
You cF#mlose the door and lEeft me here stAanding in the cEold
[Chorus]
IEs this good-bye now, my Greaten BBritannia
FareEwell Britannia, adBieu!
Must I lAeave you now, my Greaten EBritannia
F#mWill this be my Blast good-bye to Eyou?
[Verse]
IE've got my red flame lilly, my BBird of MysteEry,
I've G#mgot my own young C#mlion that will wBalk the road with me
The cG#moat I wear just iC#msn't the oBne that I once wEore
You'll F#mfind the old one hEanging there behind your bolted door
[Chorus]
IEs this good-bye now, my Greaten BBritannia
FareEwell Britannia, adBieu!
Must I lAeave you now, my Greaten EBritannia
F#mWill this be my Blast good-bye to Eyou?
F#mWill this be my Blast good-bye to Eyou?
F#mWill this be my Blast good-bye to Eyou?

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Goodbye Britannia

by John Edmond

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

F#m

[Chords]

E B G#m C#m F#m A

[Verse]

C#m G#m B E

Oh, I can see a jacket of red and white and blue,

G#m C#m B E

Some lions and a unicorn, a harp, a bulldog too

G#m C#m B E

I see some shiny jewels that sparkle in a crown

F#m E A B E

Some hearts of oak, some daffodils and hills of thistledown

[Chorus]

E B

Is this good-bye now, my Greaten Britannia

E B

Farewell Britannia, adieu!

A E

Must I leave you now, my Greaten Britannia

F#m B E

Will this be my last good-bye to you?

[Verse]

C#m G#m B E

Must I say good-bye to David and George and Patrik too

G#m C#m B

To Andrew and the cousins and to all the folks I knew

G#m C#m B E

It was a family quarrel and I'm too beat to scold

F#m E A E

You close the door and left me here standing in the cold

[Chorus]

E B

Is this good-bye now, my Greaten Britannia

E B

Farewell Britannia, adieu!

A E

Must I leave you now, my Greaten Britannia

F#m B E

Will this be my last good-bye to you?

[Verse]

E B E

I've got my red flame lilly, my Bird of Mystery,

G#m C#m B

I've got my own young lion that will walk the road with me

G#m C#m B E

The coat I wear just isn't the one that I once wore

F#m E

You'll find the old one hanging there behind your bolted door

[Chorus]

E B

Is this good-bye now, my Greaten Britannia

E B

Farewell Britannia, adieu!

A E

Must I leave you now, my Greaten Britannia

F#m B E

Will this be my last good-bye to you?

F#m B E

Will this be my last good-bye to you?

F#m B E

Will this be my last good-bye to you?

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