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[Intro]
A C F Bm E F G
[Verse]
Oh you love to be EnAglish
And all you C7think it is
The queen and her guards taking Fmaj7tea
But the Bm7hatred and the bEigotry won't Ago away
No C7blacks, no Irish
Bring no dogs, the Fmaj7shame
Of Bm7being something oEther than the
[Chorus]
FSame as everyone Gelse
Well I don't want to Abe like you
But my skin is so Fmaj7pale
My manners so fGine
You think that I am jAust like youAsus4  A  
[Verse]
And you're frightened to tAravel
'Til you C7make the world look just the same as Fmaj7home
While your kBm7ids buy guns
And Eshoot their friends and dAie alone
No C7mind, no judgement lets you take the Fmaj7blame
Send those bBm7loody strangers bEack from where they
[Chorus]
Fmaj7Came, does that mean me Gtoo?
I'm a mother in her sAmall red coat
Stepping oAff the boat
Doing jAobs you're too damn lazy to
Fmaj7All this greatness gone to waste
Your Ghide your eyes and turn your face
And Anothing ever changes, A7no
ANothing ever changes
So kFmaj7eep your bulldogs, keep your flags
Coz tGalk is cheap and time will drag and
ANothing ever changes, A7no
ANothing ever changes
[Instrumental]
A C7 Fmaj7
Bm E F G
[Outro]
I will always be EAnglish
And all I hoC7pe it is
These shores I will claim as my F6own
This Bm7broken-down JerEusalem,
You're still my hAome

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English

by Nerina Pallot

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Fmaj7

Bm7

Asus4

[Intro]

A C F Bm E F G

[Verse]

Oh you love to be English

And all you think it is

Fmaj7

The queen and her guards taking tea

Bm7 E A

But the hatred and the bigotry won't go away

No blacks, no Irish

Fmaj7

Bring no dogs, the shame

Bm7 E

Of being something other than the

[Chorus]

F G

Same as everyone else

Well I don't want to be like you

Fmaj7

But my skin is so pale

My manners so fine

A Asus4 A

You think that I am just like you

[Verse]

And you're frightened to travel

C7 Fmaj7

'Til you make the world look just the same as home

Bm7

While your kids buy guns

E A

And shoot their friends and die alone

C7 Fmaj7

No mind, no judgement lets you take the blame

Bm7 E

Send those bloody strangers back from where they

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 G

Came, does that mean me too?

I'm a mother in her small red coat

Stepping off the boat

Doing jobs you're too damn lazy to

Fmaj7

All this greatness gone to waste

Your hide your eyes and turn your face

A A7

And nothing ever changes, no

Nothing ever changes

Fmaj7

So keep your bulldogs, keep your flags

Coz talk is cheap and time will drag and

A A7

Nothing ever changes, no

Nothing ever changes

[Instrumental]

A C7 Fmaj7

Bm E F G

[Outro]

I will always be English

And all I hope it is

These shores I will claim as my own

Bm7 E

This broken-down Jerusalem,

You're still my home

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