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Potverdekke Its Great To Be A Belgian by Mister John
Potverdekke Its Great To Be A Belgian
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 2nd fret
Key: A
ATTENTION: change of Key means change of Capo or ... know your barré-chords
ATTENTION: Interlude is with Capo on 3, from Verse 4 till the end is Capo on 4.
[Intro]
G D G D
[Chorus]
C G
Potverdekke! It's great to be a Belgian,
D G
I'm not English, I'm not French and I'm not Dutch.
C G
I'm not Spanish, Portuguese or German,
D G D
I'm a Belgian so thank you very much!
[Verse 1]
D G
As I walk along the street with my mayonnaise and frites,
D G
you can tell I'm as happy as can be.
D G
With my Duvel in my hand then you must understand:
A D
I'm a Belgian, so nothing worries me!
[Chorus]
C G
Potverdekke! It's great to be a Belgian!
D G
I'm not English, I'm not French and I'm not Dutch,
C G
I'm not Irish, Italian or Danish,
D G D
I'm a Belgian so thank you very much!
[Verse 2]
D G
Without the Belgians there would be no saxophone,
D G
no Tintin, Captain Haddock or Poirot.
D G
And excuse me if I've missed anybody off the list,
A D
these are the only Belgians that I know!
[Chorus]
C G
Potverdekke! It's great to be a Belgian!
D G
I'm not English, I'm not French and I'm not Dutch,
C G
I'm not Finnish, Austrian or Swedish,
D G D Ab Eb Ab Eb
I'm a Belgian so thank you very much!
[Interlude] (Saxophone Sole in Key Change with Capo on 3)
D G D G
D G A D
[Chorus]
C G
Potverdekke! It's great to be a Belgian,
D G
I'm not English, I'm not French and I'm not Dutch.
C G
I'm not Spanish, Portuguese or German,
D G D
I'm a Belgian so thank you very much!
[Verse 3]
D G
Now the English egg and bacon's not so bad,
D G
especially since all the cows went mad.
D G
But if they've never tasted mussels on the Grand Place down in Brussels,
A D
it's no wonder that they're feeling very sad!
[Chorus]
C G
Potverdekke! It's great to be a Belgian!
D G
I'm not English, I'm not French and I'm not Dutch,
C G
I'm not Irish, Italian or Danish,
D G D Ab Eb
I'm a Belgian so thank you very much!
[Verse 4] (Key Change to B, Capo on 4)
D G
I'm a Belgian, I'm not Irish, I'm not Greek,
D G
I don't drink Guiness or Retsina, I drink Kriek!
D G
On the Schelde or the Meuse, you find me drinking Geuze,
A D
or Leffe, or Chimay, or Lambic!
[Chorus]
C G
Potverdekke! It's great to be a Belgian,
D G
I'm not English, I'm not French and I'm not Dutch.
C G
I'm not Spanish, Portuguese or German,
D G
I'm a Belgian so thank you very much!
[End-Chorus] (To Fade)
C G
Potverdekke! It's great to be a Belgian,
D G
I'm not English, I'm not French and I'm not Dutch.
C G
And me, I'm not a Luxemburger,
D G
I'm a Belgian so thank you very much!
(start fade)
C G
Potverdekke! It's great to be a Belgian,
D G
I'm not English, I'm not French and I'm not Dutch.
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