God Bless England chords by The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem

SimplifiedG · C · Ab · Em · D

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Verse 1
G 
Now the whole  (G major) business of Irish
nationalism
can get very serious if you're
not careful.
But there is there is a light side
C 
 (C major) to it fortunately.
G 
 (G major) As most of you know for
about 800 years
Ireland was under the the loving and
tender care of the British Empire
and for this needless to say
we're very very grateful.
We like occasionally to sing
a song of gratitude
Ab 
It's called God bless England  (A flat major) 
G 
 (G major) Well tell you a tale of peace
and love
white father did a lot of died all day
Of the land that rules our
lands above
white father did a lot of died all day
Em 
May peace  (E minor) and plenty be her share
C 
G 
Who kept our  (C major) homes from what and  (G major) care?
Oh, God bless England, is our prayer.
Whack for the diddle -a -dee -do
Whack for the diddle -a -dee -do -dee.
C 
G 
So we  (C major) say, hey -ho  (G major) -hey,
come and listen while we pray.
Whack for the diddle -a -dee -do
-dee.
Now our fathers oft were
naughty boys.
Whack for the diddle -a -dee -do -dee.
For pikes and guns are dangerous
toys.
Whack for the diddle -a -dee -do -dee.
C 
Em 
At  (C major) Bannanabwe and at  (E minor) Peter's Hill
C 
G 
Oh, we made poor England  (C major) cry her  (G major) fill
But old Britannia loves us still
Whack for the diddle of the diddle day
Whack for the diddle of the diddle day
C 
So we  (C major) say, hey, hey
G 
 (G major) God bless England, so we pray
Whack for the diddle of the diddle day
Now when we were savage,
fierce and wild
Whack for the diddle of the diddle day
Oh, she came as a
mother to her child
Whack for the diddle of the day -doe -day
Em 
G 
She  (E minor) gently raised us  (G major) from the slime
C 
G 
And kept our hands  (C major) from hellish  (G major) crime
And she sent us to heaven
in our own good time
Whack for the diddle of the day -doe
-day
Whack for the diddle
of the day -doe -day
C 
G 
 (C major) So we say,  (G major) heavenly God bless England,
so we pray
Whack for the diddle of the day -doe -day
Oh, now Irish men, forget the past
Whack for the diddle of a diddle -dee
And think of the day that's
coming fast
Whack for the diddle of a diddle -dee
When we shall all be civilised
Em 
C 
G 
 (E minor) Neat and clean an (C major) d well ad (G major) vised
Oh, won't Mother England be
surprised
Whack for the diddle
of a diddle -dee
Whack for the
tittle of the day, Lordy
C 
D 
 (C major) So we say,  (D major) heavenly
G 
 (G major) God bless England, so we pray
Whack for the tittle of the day, Lordy