The Libertines – Merry Old England (Guitar)

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[Intro] Em G Bm Em G Bm Em G Bm Em G Bm [Verse]
Em                                  G         Bm
I know, I know, I know you came the long way 'round

     Em                       G      Bm
Just had to get to merry old England

Em                        G       Bm
Crisp packets and puddles on the ground

Em                    G      Bm
Welcome to merry old England

      Em                                    G       Bm
Yeah, I know, I know, I know, I know you've been around

     Em                      G   Bm
Just had to get to merry old England

     Em                                G         Bm
I've seen you on the swings and on the merry-go-round

Em                         G   Bm
How you finding merry old England?
[Chorus]
          Em                D                             C              Bm
With her chalk cliffs, once white, they're greying in the sodium light, oh

Am          Am/G            D
My, my, my, my congrats on staying alive

                 D/F#
Hope they don't catch you tonight
[Verse]
     Em                      G     Bm
The illegals have landed in Dalby Square

          Em                           G         Bm
Did they give you everything that you dreamed of?

  Em                G         Bm
A B&B and vouchers for three square

      Em                   G         Bm
Is it everything that you dreamed of?

          Em                           G     Bm
Oh yeah, now they're rushing through Albania

        Em                      G       Bm
They've got to get to Merry Old England

    Em                      G       Bm
And Syrians, Iraqis, and Ukrainians

     Em                       G        Bm
Oh, how you finding merry old England?
[Chorus]
          Em                D                             C              Bm
With her chalk cliffs, once white, they're greying in the sodium light, oh

Am          Am/G            D
My, my, my, my congrats on staying alive

                 D/F#
Hope they don't catch you tonight
Em G Bm Em G Bm Em G Bm Em G Bm [Verse]
      Em                                           G         Bm
Yeah, I know, I know, I know, I know you came the long way round

Em                   G       Bm
Welcome to merry old England

     Em                                G       Bm
I've seen you on the swings and the merry-go-round

    Em                      G      Bm
How you finding merry old England?

      Em                                           G         Bm
Yeah, I know, I know, I know, I know you came the long way round

Em                           G       Bm
You had to get to merry old England?

     Em                                 G         Bm
I've seen you on the swings and on the merry-go-round

Em                         G       Bm
How you finding merry old England?
[Chorus]
          Em                D                             C              Bm
With her chalk cliffs, once white, they're greying in the sodium light, oh

Am          Am/G                D
My, my, my, my good luck on staying alive

                 D/F#
Hope they don't catch you tonight
[Outro] Em G Bm Em G Bm Em G Bm Em G Bm
    Em                            G  Bm
No, I don't need your visa, mate, no

                Em           G  Bm
I don't need a ticket, mate

                 Em        G  Bm
Don't need your visa, mate

                 Em         G  Bm
Don't need your visa, mate

                 Em         G  Bm
Don't need your visa, mate