England 1914 chords by Ralph McTell

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Verse 1
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Night stirs her inky fin
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ger in the water of the day,
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The tired sun drops slowly
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in the sky.
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And everywhere the gentle air hangs
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heavy with the day song
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Evening calls the lamp
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light out to come

Verse 2
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Children's wooden hoops go
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clattering down the street
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Soon they're called inside,
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it's getting late.
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The grand canal
Now splashed with red

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Verse 3

Reflects on swallows wings.

The lamplighter knows the song

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the evening sings.

But the gas-lamps stand

stand like soldiers

Hiss warnings to the wind

Verse 4
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Their evening vespers
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prophicy a war.
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The world divides
And men take sides
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The spark bursts into flame

Verse 5
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Nothing can be quite the same again.
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Dog barks in the distance
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Child cries in her sleep
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Night waits for the dawn
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with baited breath.

Verse 6
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The old school, the old rule
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Rung out on a
muffinman's bell
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The lamplighter has made
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his nightly call.
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Dreams of hope and peace

Verse 7
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Sent clattering down the streets
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Empty like the promises
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they made.
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The wars rage on, and different wrongs
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Will someone please explain