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Take Down the Union Jack (Millennium Song)
Capo wherever you like.
I believe the recording is in the key of C (capo at 5), but I always do A (capo at 
2) because I find it easier to sing.
GTake down the Union Jack
It Cclashes Cadd9with the Gsunset
And Dput it in the Amattic
With the CEmperors old cGlothes
GWhen did it fall apart ?
CSometime Cadd9in the G80s
When the Ggood and the Amgreat
Gave way to the Cgreedy and the Gmean
FBritain isnt cCool you know
And its rGeally not that gDreat
Its nFot a proper cCountry
It doesnt even hGave a patron sDaint
Its just an eFconomic uCnion
Thats pD#ast its sFell-by dGate
GTake down the Union Jack
It Cclashes Cadd9with the Gsunset
And Dask our Scottish Amneighbours
If indeCpendence looks any Ggood
Cos tGhey just might understand
How to Ctake an Cadd9abstract Gnotion
Of Dpersonal iAmdentity
And turn it Cinto nationGhood
FIs this the 19th CCentury
That Im wGatching on TV D?
The Fdear old Queen of CEngland
Handing Gout those MDBEs
FMember of the British CEmpire
That doesn’t D#sound too Fgood to meG  
CGilbert and DGeorge
Are taking the Empiss arent they ?
CGilbert and DGeorge are taking the Episs
CWhat could be more DBritish than
Heres a Empicture of me bum
CGilbert and DGeorge are taking the Episs
GTake down the Union Jack
It Cclashes Cadd9with the Gsunset
And Dpile up all those Amhistory books
But Cdont throw them awGay
Cos tGhey just might have a clue
About Cwhat it Cadd9really Gmeans
To be an DAnglo hyphen AmSaxon
In England-Cdot-Co-dot-UGK
To be an DAnglo hyphen AmSaxon
In England-Cdot-Co-dot-UGK

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Take Down The Union Jack

by Billy Bragg

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Take Down the Union Jack (Millennium Song)

Capo wherever you like.

I believe the recording is in the key of C (capo at 5), but I always do A (capo at

2) because I find it easier to sing.

Take down the Union Jack

C Cadd9 G

It clashes with the sunset

D Am

And put it in the attic

C G

With the Emperors old clothes

When did it fall apart ?

C Cadd9 G

Sometime in the 80s

G Am

When the good and the great

C G

Gave way to the greedy and the mean

F C

Britain isnt cool you know

G D

And its really not that great

F C

Its not a proper country

G D

It doesnt even have a patron saint

F C

Its just an economic union

D# F G

Thats past its sell-by date

Take down the Union Jack

C Cadd9 G

It clashes with the sunset

D Am

And ask our Scottish neighbours

C G

If independence looks any good

Cos they just might understand

C Cadd9 G

How to take an abstract notion

D Am

Of personal identity

C G

And turn it into nationhood

F C

Is this the 19th Century

G D

That Im watching on TV ?

F C

The dear old Queen of England

G D

Handing out those MBEs

F C

Member of the British Empire

D# F G

That doesn’t sound too good to me

C D

Gilbert and George

Are taking the piss arent they ?

C D E

Gilbert and George are taking the piss

C D

What could be more British than

Heres a picture of me bum

C D E

Gilbert and George are taking the piss

Take down the Union Jack

C Cadd9 G

It clashes with the sunset

D Am

And pile up all those history books

C G

But dont throw them away

Cos they just might have a clue

C Cadd9 G

About what it really means

D Am

To be an Anglo hyphen Saxon

C G

In England-dot-Co-dot-UK

D Am

To be an Anglo hyphen Saxon

C G

In England-dot-Co-dot-UK

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