Ian Hunter - Letter To Britannia From The Union Jack

      Author's Note - You can play the F G Gm F progression as bar chords. But I think it
                sounds better as such:
   F  G Gm  F
e|-1--3--3--1-----|
B|-1--3--3--1-----|
G|-2--4--3--2-----|
D|-3--5--5--3-----|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

[Intro]
F G Gm F   F G Gm F
F G Gm F   F G Gm F

[Verse 1]
F        G       Gm               F
 Poor britannia, drowning in your waves
F                     G              Gm                    F
 With the body of the unknown soldier, and the best of the brave
Dm       Am             Bb            F
  I have known you ever since I was a child
Am             Dm              Bb         C
  How come you don't salute me now when I smile

[Verse 2]
F                  G    Gm                   F
 You was always so young, and on all o' that money
F             G                 Gm                   F
 How come new mourners pass you by and think it's so funny
Dm             Am               Bb                F
  I'd be there with you but I'm chained unto this stake
Am         Dm          Bb        C         F
  For I am loyalty but my mast I cannot forsake

F G Gm F   F G Gm F

[Verse 3]
F                   G                  Gm              F
 I looked down on a bunch of amusements, I looked down walls
F               G             Gm            F
 I've looked on hangings 'n parades 'n city halls
Dm              Am         Bb          F
  And I've seen love in so many living rooms
Am              Dm              Bb               F
  And I've seen rich men slowly die inside their tombs

[Bridge]
C             Dm                       G           C
 I know we're just two charms but it's heavy on my mind
Am              Dm            Bb        C
  Have faith in me I said, now, look at time
C              Dm            G            C
 I know you're just a victim of your history
Am         Dm            Bb
  Trust in me, I said and, you would be free

F G Gm F   F G Gm F

[Verse 4]
F              G Gm                F
 You pull me up,   and you pull me down
F             G                   Gm             F
 And when the queen's in residence, I hang around
Dm             Am             Bb            F
  I don't wave madly 'cos the climate's civilised
Am             Dm            Bb           C
  Just flutter sadly 'cos I'm, old 'n I'm wise

[Verse 5]
F                    G Gm                  F
 And you, you been up,   and you, you been down
F                 G             Gm                  F
 You been through many things I know you been around
Dm              Am                   Bb                 F
  I have fought armies for you in the, conflicts of the past
Am          Dm            Bb       C          F
  Britannia, I implore you, do not lower me by half

[Outro]
F G Gm F   F G Gm F
F G Gm F   F G Gm F