This Is England

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[Keyboard intro]
Ab Eb Bb Ab Eb Fm Eb Bb
[Verse 1]
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
I hear a gang fight on a human factory farm
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
Are they howling out or doing somebody harm
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
On a catwalk jungle somebody grabbed my arm
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
Her voice spoke so cold it matched the weapon in her palm
[Chorus 1]
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
This is England, this knife of Sheffield steel
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
This is England, and this is how we feel
[Break]
AbEbAbEbBb
X2
[Verse 2]
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
Time on his hands, the freezing mohawk strolls
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
He won't go for the carrot, they beat him by the pole
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
Some sunny day, confronted by his soul
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
He's out at sea, so far he can't go home
[Chorus 2]
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
This is England, that I'm supposed to die for
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
This is England, we're never gonna cry no more
[Verse 3]
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
Black shadow of the Vincent falls on a Triumph line
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
I got my motorcycle jacket but I'm walking all the time
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
A South Atlantic wind blows ice from a dying creed
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
I see no glory, when will we be free
[Chorus 3]
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
This is England, we can chain you to the rail
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
This is England, we can kill you in a jail
[Break]
N.C.
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
[Verse 4]
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
Big British boots go kick Bengali in the head
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
Police sit watchin', a newspapers been read
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
Who dares to protest, after the attacker fled
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
Out came the batons and the British warn their selves
[Chorus 4]
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
This is England, land of illegal dances
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
This is England, land of one thousand stances
[Chorus 1] (repeat)
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
This is England, this knife of Sheffield steel
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
This is England, and this is how we feel
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
This is England
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
(repeat chords to fade)
This is England

This Is England chords and lyrics

Free chords for This Is England by The Clash. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Keyboard intro]
Ab Eb Bb Ab Eb Fm Eb Bb
[Verse 1]
[Chorus 1]
[Break] 
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb X2
[Verse 2]
[Chorus 2]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus 3]
[Break]
N.C.
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb 
[Verse 4]
[Chorus 4]
[Chorus 1] (repeat)

This Is England Chords by The Clash

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