Englands Dead Chords & Tabs
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England’s Dead – Jim Lockey & The Solemn Sun
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Tabbed by: Neil Wicker
Email: wicker101@hotmail.co.uk
Tuning: Standard (Jim plays it a whole step down and capo 6)
Capo 4
wasn't sure about some lyrics and a couple of chords might be wrong, leave a
comment if you have any improvements :)
Complete intro:
e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------1-------1-------1-----1--|--------1--------1--------1--------1--------1--|
G|------------------0h2-----0-----|-----0--------0--------0--------0--------0-----|
D|--0h2-----2h3-------------------|-----------------------------2-----------------|
A|--------------------------------|--3--------2--------0-----------------0--------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--------1--------1--------1--------1--------1--|
G|-----0--------0--------0--------0--------0-----|
D|--2-----------------2-----------------2--------|
A|-----------0-----------------0-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------1-------1-------1-----1--|--------1--------1--------1--------1--------1--|
G|------------------0h2-----0-----|-----0--------0--------0--------0--------0-----|
D|--0h2-----2h3-------------------|-----------------------------2-----------------|
A|--------------------------------|--3--------2--------0-----------------0--------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--------1--------1--------1-------1-----1------|
G|-----0--------0--------0-----------------------|
D|--2-----------------2--------0h2-----0---------|
A|-----------0-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------0---|
B|--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0-------0-----|
G|-----1--------1--------1--------1--------1--------1--------1-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------3-----------------3-----------------3-------------------|
E|--1-----------------1-----------------1-----------------1----------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1--------1--------1--------1--------1--------1-------1-----1----|
G|-----0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0---------------------|
D|-----------2-----------------2-----------------2--------0h2-----0-------|
A|--0-----------------0-----------------0---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|---------------------------------------------------------------0---|
B|--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0-------0-----|
G|-----1--------1--------1--------1--------1--------1--------1-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------3-----------------3-----------------3-------------------|
E|--1-----------------1-----------------1-----------------1----------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1--------1--------1--------1--------1--------1--------1--------1--|
G|-----0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0-----|
D|-----------2-----------------2-----------------2-----------------2--------|
A|--0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1: (repeat the entire intro, playing the last bar twice, hammering on the D
string in between them)
The blood of your brothers that built these roads
The unholy lovers that fill your home
Bleeding cities and states
And (?) has turned that away
Am G C
The witches that tried to turn the fleet
Am G C
Burn the bridges we need to cross to meet
Am G C
Your fathers are calling you out in this war
F Am
Oh what you fighting for, the holy road?
Break: C, Am, F, Am
Am
The blood of your brothers that built these roads
Am
The unholy lovers that fill your home
F Am
Bleeding cities and states
F
And (?) has turned into
You’re either one of them or one of us
Break: C, Am, F, Am
Am G C
The witches that tried to turn the fleet
Am G C
Burn the bridges we need to cross to meet
Am G C
Your fathers are calling you out in this war
F Am
Oh what you fighting for, the lonely roads?
Break: C, Am, F, Am
(repeat the first section of the intro here, but strumming it. )
Muted section – Am, C x2
Am G F
You’re either one of them or one of us (repeat till end)
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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