ENGLISH ELECTRIC LIGHTNING
BY : Wild Swans
Intro: D G A D Bm G A
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All the kingdom's quiet now and darkness binds my way
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Voyagers, pilgrims, rebel angels and agents of decay
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In the madness of my 3am's, I'm lost without a guide
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There's a poisoned wave that's rising fast, And I can't stem the tide...
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English electric lightning protected, Green unpleasant land infected
Em A
Vulcan bombers, cornish harbors, Elizabethan costume dramas
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Council housing, Shakespear's sonnets, Turner's sunset in pools of vomit
Em A
A thousand burning Ford Sierra's, William Blake in cash converters;
(Humm X 1) – D, Bm, A, D, Bm, Em, A
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All my demons come at once; my sword is at my side
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Tell me who will stand beside me for this fragile satellite
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English electric lightning protected, Wilton's angels resurrected
Em A
Airfix spitfires, Douglas Bader, Skinheads, bulldogs, Drakes' armada
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Knight in armor, urban foxes, Ladi Di and mods and rockers
Bm Em A
Trident submarines, Meccano, Thatcher sinking the Belgrano
(Hum) – D, Bm, A, D, Bm, Em, A
D G A D Bm G A
In the madness of my 3 am's I'm lost without a guide
D G A Bm
English electric lightning protected, Green unpleasant land infected
Em A
Vulcan bombers, cornish harbors, Elizabethan costume dramas
D G A D
Sun reporters, New World Order, Johnny Rotten, Geoffrey Chaucer
Bm Em A
Bargain Booze and Robert Wyatt, Happy-slappers, Toxteth riots
(Hum – )– D, Bm, A, D, Bm, Em, A
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All the kingdom's quiet now and I can't stem the tide alone.
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