England, Half English Chords by Billy Bragg
Tempo:
143.4 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Gm
Cm
C
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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2, 3
[C]
[Dm] [Eb]
[Dm] [Cm]
[Gm] My
[C] mother was [Eb] half English [Gm] and I'm half [Bb] [Cm] English too
I'm a great big [G] bundle of [Eb] culture [Bb] tied up [Gm] in the red, [C] white and blue
[Gm] Fine example [Cm] of your Essex man
Well familiar with the Hindu stand cause my neighbours [Gm] are [Eb] half English [Gm] and I'm half [Cm] English too
My [Eb] [Gm]
[Cm]
[G] [Eb] [Gm]
[C]
breakfast was [Eb] half English [Bb] and so am I [C] you know
I had a plate of [F] [Eb] Marmite soul just [Bb] washed down with a [Cm] cappuccino
I have a veggie curry about once a week the next day I'll play up as Bubble and Squeak
Cause my [Fm] [Eb] appetite's half English [Gm] and I'm half [Cm] English too
[Gm] [Eb] [Gm]
[Cm] [Gm] [Cm]
[Eb] [Gm]
[Cm]
[Eb]
[F] [Cm]
[Eb] [Gm]
[C]
Britannia, [Gm] she's [Eb] half English, [Bb]
she speaks Latin at [C] home
And St George was born [Eb] in the Lebanese, [Bb] how he got here I [C] don't know
[Cm] And those three lions [Eb] on your shirt, [Cm] they [F] never sprung [C] from England's dirt
Them lions [G] are [Eb] half English and [Gm] I'm half [Cm] English too
Them lions [G] are [Eb] half [G] English and [Gm] I'm half [Bbm] English [Cm] too
[N]
[C]
[Dm] [Eb]
[Dm] [Cm]
[Gm] My
[C] mother was [Eb] half English [Gm] and I'm half [Bb] [Cm] English too
I'm a great big [G] bundle of [Eb] culture [Bb] tied up [Gm] in the red, [C] white and blue
[Gm] Fine example [Cm] of your Essex man
Well familiar with the Hindu stand cause my neighbours [Gm] are [Eb] half English [Gm] and I'm half [Cm] English too
My [Eb] [Gm]
[Cm]
[G] [Eb] [Gm]
[C]
breakfast was [Eb] half English [Bb] and so am I [C] you know
I had a plate of [F] [Eb] Marmite soul just [Bb] washed down with a [Cm] cappuccino
I have a veggie curry about once a week the next day I'll play up as Bubble and Squeak
Cause my [Fm] [Eb] appetite's half English [Gm] and I'm half [Cm] English too
[Gm] [Eb] [Gm]
[Cm] [Gm] [Cm]
[Eb] [Gm]
[Cm]
[Eb]
[F] [Cm]
[Eb] [Gm]
[C]
Britannia, [Gm] she's [Eb] half English, [Bb]
she speaks Latin at [C] home
And St George was born [Eb] in the Lebanese, [Bb] how he got here I [C] don't know
[Cm] And those three lions [Eb] on your shirt, [Cm] they [F] never sprung [C] from England's dirt
Them lions [G] are [Eb] half English and [Gm] I'm half [Cm] English too
Them lions [G] are [Eb] half [G] English and [Gm] I'm half [Bbm] English [Cm] too
[N]
Key:
Eb
Gm
Cm
C
Bb
Eb
Gm
Cm
_ 2, 3
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ My _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] mother _ _ _ _ was [Eb] half _ English [Gm] and I'm half [Bb] [Cm] English too
I'm a great big [G] bundle of [Eb] culture [Bb] tied up [Gm] in the red, [C] white and blue _ _
[Gm] Fine example [Cm] of your Essex man
Well familiar with the Hindu stand cause my neighbours [Gm] are [Eb] half English [Gm] and I'm half [Cm] English too _
My _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
breakfast was [Eb] half _ English [Bb] and so am I [C] you know
I had a plate of [F] [Eb] Marmite soul just [Bb] washed down with a _ [Cm] cappuccino
_ I have a veggie curry about once a week the next day I'll play up as Bubble and Squeak
Cause my _ [Fm] [Eb] appetite's half _ English [Gm] and I'm half [Cm] English too _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
Britannia, [Gm] she's [Eb] half English, _ _ [Bb]
she speaks Latin at [C] _ home
And St George was born [Eb] in the Lebanese, [Bb] how he got here I [C] don't know
[Cm] And those three lions [Eb] on your shirt, [Cm] they [F] never sprung [C] from _ England's dirt
Them lions [G] are [Eb] half _ English and [Gm] I'm half [Cm] English too
Them lions [G] are [Eb] half _ [G] English and [Gm] I'm half [Bbm] English [Cm] too
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ My _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] mother _ _ _ _ was [Eb] half _ English [Gm] and I'm half [Bb] [Cm] English too
I'm a great big [G] bundle of [Eb] culture [Bb] tied up [Gm] in the red, [C] white and blue _ _
[Gm] Fine example [Cm] of your Essex man
Well familiar with the Hindu stand cause my neighbours [Gm] are [Eb] half English [Gm] and I'm half [Cm] English too _
My _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
breakfast was [Eb] half _ English [Bb] and so am I [C] you know
I had a plate of [F] [Eb] Marmite soul just [Bb] washed down with a _ [Cm] cappuccino
_ I have a veggie curry about once a week the next day I'll play up as Bubble and Squeak
Cause my _ [Fm] [Eb] appetite's half _ English [Gm] and I'm half [Cm] English too _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
Britannia, [Gm] she's [Eb] half English, _ _ [Bb]
she speaks Latin at [C] _ home
And St George was born [Eb] in the Lebanese, [Bb] how he got here I [C] don't know
[Cm] And those three lions [Eb] on your shirt, [Cm] they [F] never sprung [C] from _ England's dirt
Them lions [G] are [Eb] half _ English and [Gm] I'm half [Cm] English too
Them lions [G] are [Eb] half _ [G] English and [Gm] I'm half [Bbm] English [Cm] too
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _