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On Her Silver Jubilee
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[Verse 1]
I reF#mmember, I remember when my world was hardly grown
And the Ddaughter of a dead dull king aC#7scended to the throne
And though F#mI was just a Alad at school I Bsaw it all with F#dimscorn
The F#msolemn, sacred Eemptiness, the Amonumental G#yawn
And the Aslime exuding daily from the Esycophantic slugs
And the Dcoronation ashtrays and the C#7coronation mugs
And the Arows of ermined mummies with their Emaggot-eaten brains
All the Dswarms of bloated blowflies the maC#7jestic turd sustains
F#Droves of decorated Educhesses like Bnewly-painted C#slums
Kneeling Fflunkeys, praying Emonkeys, loyal Bholes for royal C#crumbs
And the F#well-heeled sharks disG#creetly selling C#7tickets for the show
Park lane F#balconies with D#mchampagne at a G#mthousand quid a throC#w
“Come and F#cheer the golden Efairy queen, forBget your daily careC#7s,
For she F#radiates a Eglory that a Bgrateful nation C#shares”
And the F#pageantry, the Epanoply, the Bsanctified deC#cay
But I F#knew the hour was Ecoming that would Dsweep it all aC#7way
Now F#mtime has me in a Acorner, and I’m Bmoth-eared from the fraDy
But Her AMajesty is Ereigning still Btoday
[Chorus]
With a F#mglass cage around her and an Eabsence in her eyes
And though Dregiments surround her they can’t C#take her by surprise
She’s as F#poised as a Apicture, she’s a Esight for all to see
With a Dglass cage aC#round her on her F#mSilver Jubilee
With a Dglass cage C#maround her she Bfeels free
[Verse 2]
I reF#member 1956, division East and West
British Dparatroops in Suez, Russian C#7tanks in Budapest
And the F#mpeaceful marchers Asinging for the Bdream that must come F#dimtrue
Of a F#mworld free from the Enightmare we’ve since Agrown accustomed G#to
And the ACuban missile crisis with the Erumors flying round
The DQueen was in her secret bomb-proof C#7palace underground
And the Aviolence exploding when Eanger made a stand
For a Dpeasant people burning in a C#7torn and tortured land
And the F#monarch walked her Ecorgis beBhind the palace C#mwall
Never Fonce betraying Ewhat she felt or Bif she felt at C#all
While her F#husband shot his G#mouth off like a C#7walking blunderbuss
She gave F#birth to royal D#mchildren with a G#mminimum of C#fuss
MainF#tained her wax-worked Edignity as she Btrots the royal danC#7ce
FulfilleF#d her royal funcEtions in a kind of Broyal trancC#e
BalF#moral, Ascot, ESandringham, the Bship-launching rouC#tine
Palace F#mbanquets, garden Eparties, ever-Dsmiling and seC#7rene
Unique F#msymbol, model Awoman, never Bseeing, always Dseen
So we Awatched her as she Eplayed at being Bqueen
[Chorus]
With a F#mglass cage around her and an Eabsence in her eyes
And though Dregiments surround her they can’t C#take her by surprise
She’s as F#poised as a Apicture, she’s a Esight for all to see
With a Dglass cage aC#round her on her F#mSilver Jubilee
With a Dglass cage C#maround her she Bfeels free
[Verse 3]
She F#seems so commonplace a woman in her fuddy-duddy hats
But she Ddoesn’t stand in bus queues or C#7live in high-rise flats
She F#mdoesn’t ride the Arush hour or Bcycle down the F#dimStrand
And she F#mdoesn’t play maEracas in the AIvy Benson G#band
And she Adoesn’t shop for bargains, she’s Enever on the dole
And Dif she does the football pool, she C#7doesn’t tell a soul
And she Adoesn’t need to bother with the Einland revenue
Though she’s Droyally rewarded for the C#7things she doesn’t do
With F#palaces and Eproperties and to Bkeep her in good cC#mheer
Her Fworking wage of Eone point seven Bmillion pounds a C#year
Her F#royal train, her G#royal plane, a C#7costly royal yacht
And F#lucrative inD#mvestments in G#monly God knows C#what
Oh, the F#magic of the Emonarchy, the Bmystery subC#7lime
Growing F#gracefully and Eeffortlessly Bricher all the C#7time
She’s the F#rock of hope and Eglory in the Bquicksand of desC#pair
For alF#mthough the pound may Etumble, although Dpanic fills the C#7air
Although F#mgovernments may Ecrumble, and the Dcupboard's nearly C#7bare
Though the F#mstairs begin to Erattle, and the Drats begin to C#7stare
She enF#mfolds in mystic Aunity her Bsubjects everywherDe
And we Aknow we’re safe from Eharm while nanny’s Bthere
[Chorus]
With a F#mglass cage around her and an Eabsence in her eyes
And though Dregiments surround her they can’t C#take her by surprise
She’s as F#poised as a Apicture, she’s a Esight for all to see
With a Dglass cage aC#round her on her F#mSilver Jubilee
With a Dglass cage C#maround her she Bfeels freeD F#
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On Her Silver Jubilee
by Leon Rosselson
Chords in this song · guitar
F#m
D
C#7
A
B
F#dim
E
G#
F#
C#
F
D#m
G#m
C#m
[Verse 1]
F#m
I remember, I remember when my world was hardly grown
D C#7
And the daughter of a dead dull king ascended to the throne
F#m A B F#dim
And though I was just a lad at school I saw it all with scorn
F#m E A G#
The solemn, sacred emptiness, the monumental yawn
A E
And the slime exuding daily from the sycophantic slugs
D C#7
And the coronation ashtrays and the coronation mugs
A E
And the rows of ermined mummies with their maggot-eaten brains
D C#7
All the swarms of bloated blowflies the majestic turd sustains
F# E B C#
Droves of decorated duchesses like newly-painted slums
F E B C#
Kneeling flunkeys, praying monkeys, loyal holes for royal crumbs
F# G# C#7
And the well-heeled sharks discreetly selling tickets for the show
F# D#m G#m C#
Park lane balconies with champagne at a thousand quid a throw
F# E B C#7
“Come and cheer the golden fairy queen, forget your daily cares,
F# E B C#
For she radiates a glory that a grateful nation shares”
F# E B C#
And the pageantry, the panoply, the sanctified decay
F# E D C#7
But I knew the hour was coming that would sweep it all away
F#m A B D
Now time has me in a corner, and I’m moth-eared from the fray
A E B
But Her Majesty is reigning still today
[Chorus]
F#m E
With a glass cage around her and an absence in her eyes
D C#
And though regiments surround her they can’t take her by surprise
F# A E
She’s as poised as a picture, she’s a sight for all to see
D C# F#m
With a glass cage around her on her Silver Jubilee
D C#m B
With a glass cage around her she feels free
[Verse 2]
F#
I remember 1956, division East and West
D C#7
British paratroops in Suez, Russian tanks in Budapest
F#m A B F#dim
And the peaceful marchers singing for the dream that must come true
F#m E A G#
Of a world free from the nightmare we’ve since grown accustomed to
A E
And the Cuban missile crisis with the rumors flying round
D C#7
The Queen was in her secret bomb-proof palace underground
A E
And the violence exploding when anger made a stand
D C#7
For a peasant people burning in a torn and tortured land
F# E B C#m
And the monarch walked her corgis behind the palace wall
F E B C#
Never once betraying what she felt or if she felt at all
F# G# C#7
While her husband shot his mouth off like a walking blunderbuss
F# D#m G#m C#
She gave birth to royal children with a minimum of fuss
F# E B C#7
Maintained her wax-worked dignity as she trots the royal dance
F# E B C#
Fulfilled her royal functions in a kind of royal trance
F# E B C#
Balmoral, Ascot, Sandringham, the ship-launching routine
F#m E D C#7
Palace banquets, garden parties, ever-smiling and serene
F#m A B D
Unique symbol, model woman, never seeing, always seen
A E B
So we watched her as she played at being queen
[Chorus]
F#m E
With a glass cage around her and an absence in her eyes
D C#
And though regiments surround her they can’t take her by surprise
F# A E
She’s as poised as a picture, she’s a sight for all to see
D C# F#m
With a glass cage around her on her Silver Jubilee
D C#m B
With a glass cage around her she feels free
[Verse 3]
F#
She seems so commonplace a woman in her fuddy-duddy hats
D C#7
But she doesn’t stand in bus queues or live in high-rise flats
F#m A B F#dim
She doesn’t ride the rush hour or cycle down the Strand
F#m E A G#
And she doesn’t play maracas in the Ivy Benson band
A E
And she doesn’t shop for bargains, she’s never on the dole
D C#7
And if she does the football pool, she doesn’t tell a soul
A E
And she doesn’t need to bother with the inland revenue
D C#7
Though she’s royally rewarded for the things she doesn’t do
F# E B C#m
With palaces and properties and to keep her in good cheer
F E B C#
Her working wage of one point seven million pounds a year
F# G# C#7
Her royal train, her royal plane, a costly royal yacht
F# D#m G#m C#
And lucrative investments in only God knows what
F# E B C#7
Oh, the magic of the monarchy, the mystery sublime
F# E B C#7
Growing gracefully and effortlessly richer all the time
F# E B C#
She’s the rock of hope and glory in the quicksand of despair
F#m E D C#7
For although the pound may tumble, although panic fills the air
F#m E D C#7
Although governments may crumble, and the cupboard's nearly bare
F#m E D C#7
Though the stairs begin to rattle, and the rats begin to stare
F#m A B D
She enfolds in mystic unity her subjects everywhere
A E B
And we know we’re safe from harm while nanny’s there
[Chorus]
F#m E
With a glass cage around her and an absence in her eyes
D C#
And though regiments surround her they can’t take her by surprise
F# A E
She’s as poised as a picture, she’s a sight for all to see
D C# F#m
With a glass cage around her on her Silver Jubilee
D C#m B D F#
With a glass cage around her she feels free
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