He Played For England chords by
Harvey Andrews

N/A

Key: A minor

Verse 1
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F F 
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G G 
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Am Am 
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He  played
for England,
yes he did,
F F 
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he played before the war.
G G 
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He was magical with the football,
Am Am 
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and by God he made us roar.
We saw him on the newsreel,
F F 
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he was talking to the king
G G 
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He played for England once,
Am Am 
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but now it doesn't mean a thing
His cartilage went at thirty -one,
F F 
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his back at thirty -two
G G 
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He left the game at thirty -three
Am Am 
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with nothing much to do
He couldn't settle down,
F F 
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you know he couldn't hold a job
G G 
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The only skill he'd ever had
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was nodding in alarm
F F 
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So in the pub he talks of when
Bb Bb 
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Girls were girls and men were men
G G 
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But now the only fuss he makes
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Am Am 
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Is with a glass that someone takes
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Am Am 
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He thought the world would not forget
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To pay him what it owed
G G 
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That he could live forever on
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The memories he'd sowed
But legends mean so little
F F 
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And memories grow cold
G G 
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As boys create new heroes
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And men forget the old
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He never goes to see a game,
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he  reckons now it's all the same
G G 
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Nameless numbers run like heirs,
E E 
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Am Am 
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the joy is gone but no one cares
His wife deserted years ago,
F F 
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his kids have gone abroad.
G G 
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He spends his time with scrapbooks
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of the many goals he scored.
And on his wall a photograph
F F 
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of when he met the king.
G G 
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He played for England once,
Am Am 
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but now it  doesn't mean a thing
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Am Am 
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F F 
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G G 
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