England 1914 chords by
Ralph Mctell

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Key: A major

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

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

Verse 3
Em Em 
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Reflects on swallows wings.
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The lamplighter knows the song
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G G 
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the evening sings.
A A 
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But the gas-lamps stand
G G 
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stand like soldiers
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Hiss warnings to the wind

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

Verse 5
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Cm Cm 3
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Nothing can be quite the same again.
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Dog barks in the distance
A A 
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Child cries in her sleep
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Night waits for the dawn
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D D 
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with baited breath.

Verse 6
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The old school, the old rule
Em Em 
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Rung out on a
muffinman's bell
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Adim Adim 
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The lamplighter has made
G G 
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his nightly call.
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G G 
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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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A A 
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D D 
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they made.
G G 
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The wars rage on, and different wrongs
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Will someone please explain

Verse 8

Adim

That peace is not the lamplighter

Adim

'Cause he's not coming back again

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