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This Is England by Clash
This Is England
Tuning – E Standard (I think the actual record is in Eb and the D#/Eb5 is played
lower down the fretboard).
G#5 D#5 G#5 D#5 A#5
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----------8-8-8-8-----------8-8-----|
D|--6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--8-8--8-8|
A|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--8-8|
E|--4-4-4-4-----------4-4-4-4-------6-6|
Repeat that riff throughout the song (listen to the record for the correct progression).
Do you want to know why the world is so great?... Because: This is England.
I hear a gang fire on a human factory farm
Are they howling out or doing somebody harm
On a catwalk jungle somebody grabbed my arm
A voice spoke so cold it matched the weapon in her palm
This is England
This knife of Sheffield steel
This is England
This is how we feel
Time on his hands freezing in those clothes
He won't go for the carrot
They beat him by the pole
Some sunny day confronted by his soul
He's out at sea, too far off, he can't go home
This is England
What we're supposed to die for
This is England
And we're never gonna cry no more
Black shadow of the Vincent
Falls on a Triumph line
I got my motorcycle jacket
But I'm walking all the time
South Atlantic wind blows
Ice from a dying creed
I see no glory
When will we be free
This is England
We can chain you to the rail
This is England
We can kill you in a jail
Those British boots go kick Bengali in the head
Police sit watchin'
The newspapers been read
Who cares to protest
After the air attack by flare
Out came the batons and
The British warned themselves
This is England
The land of illegal dances
This is England
Land of a thousand stances
This is England
This knife of Sheffield steel
This is England
This is how we feel
This is England
This is England
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version 2
KEYBOARD INTRO: Ab Eb Bb Ab Eb Fm Eb Bb
VERSE 1:
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
I hear a gang fight on a human factory farm
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
Are they howling out or doing somebody harm
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
On a catwalk jungle somebody grabbed my arm
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
Her voice spoke so cold it matched the weapon in her palm
CHORUS 1:
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
This is England, this knife of Sheffield steel
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
This is England, and this is how we feel
BREAK: Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb X2
VERSE 2:
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
Time on his hands, the freezing row of stones
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
He won't go for the carrot, they beat him by the pole
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
Some sunny day, confronted by his soul
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
He's out at sea, so far he can't go home
CHORUS 2:
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
This is England, that I'm supposed to die for
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
This is England, we're never gonna cry no more
VERSE 3:
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
Black shadow of the Vincent falls on a Triumph line
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
I got my motorcycle jacket but I'm walking all the time
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
A South Atlantic wind blows ice from a dying creed
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
I see no glory, when will we be free
CHORUS 3:
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
This is England, we can chain you to the rail
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
This is England, we can kill you in a jail
BREAK: No Chords, then Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
VERSE 4:
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
Big British boots go kick Bengali in the head
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
Police sit watchin', a newspapers been read
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
Who dares to protest, after the attacker fled
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
Out came the batons and the British warn their selves
CHORUS 4:
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
This is England, land of illegal dances
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
This is England, land of one thousand stances
CHORUS 1 (repeat):
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
This is England, this knife of Sheffield steel
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
This is England, and this is how we feel
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb
This is England
Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb (repeat chords to fade)
This is England
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version 3
use a capo on fret one it will help you to sing.......
G D G D A
I hear a gang fire on a human factory farm
are the howling out or doing someone harm
this is England this knife of Sheffield steel
Do you want to know why the world is so great?... Because: This is England.
I hear a gang fire on a human factory farm
Are they howling out or doing somebody harm
On a catwalk jungle somebody grabbed my arm
A voice spoke so cold it matched the weapon in her palm
This is England
This knife of Sheffield steel
This is England
This is how we feel
Time on his hands freezing in those clothes
He won't go for the carrot
They beat him by the pole
Some sunny day confronted by his soul
He's out at sea, too far off, he can't go home
This is England
What we're supposed to die for
This is England
And we're never gonna cry no more
Black shadow of the Vincent
Falls on a Triumph line
I got my motorcycle jacket
But I'm walking all the time
South Atlantic wind blows
Ice from a dying creed
I see no glory
When will we be free
This is England
We can chain you to the rail
This is England
We can kill you in a jail
Those British boots go kick Bengali in the head
Police sit watchin'
The newspapers been read
Who cares to protest
After the air attack by flare
Out came the batons and
The British warned themselves
This is England
The land of illegal dances
This is England
Land of a thousand stances
This is England
This knife of Sheffield steel
This is England
This is how we feel
This is England
This is England
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