When Britain Really Ruled The Waves chords by D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Gilbert & Sullivan
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Verse 1
(D major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (D major) (G major) When Britain
early grew the waves
In good Queen Bess's (A major) (D major) time,
The House (A minor) of Peers (Esus4) made
(A minor) no pretence
(Esus4) To in (A minor) tellectual em (B major) inence,
(E minor) O (A major) scholar (G major) ships of (D major) thine!
(G major) Yet (C major) Britain, one of proudest (D major) bays,
In good (E minor) Queen (C major) Bess's (D major) glorious days!
Yet (G major) Britain won her proudest days
In (C major) good Queen Bess's (D major) glorious (G major) days.
Es wehnt (C major) uns all (G major) our proudest days,
In un (C major) 'quick (G major) nesses glor (D major) i (G major) ous days.
When Wellington thrashed (D major) (G major) Bonaparte,
(D major) As (G major) every (E minor) child (A major) can (D major) tell,
(E major) The House (A minor) of Peers
(Esus4) throughout (A minor) the war
Did (Esus4) (A minor) nothing in partic (B major) ular,
(E minor) An (A major) d (D major) did it (G major) very (A minor) well. (D major)
(G major) Yet (C major) Britain set for (D major) wonder planes
In (E minor) good (C major) King George's glori (D major) ous days.
Yet (G major) greater sets the world ablaze
In good (C major) King George's (D major) glorious (G major) days.
Yes, greater sets the world ablaze
In good King George's (D major) glori (G major) ous days.
And while the House (D major) of Peer (G major) s
beholds its latest fain (A major) ted (D major) hand,
And (A minor) noble statesmen do not itch to interfere
with (B major) matters (E minor) which (A major) they (D major) do not (G major) understand,
(D major) As (G major) (C major) bright will shine great Britain's (D major) rays,
As in (E minor) King (C major) George's (D major) glorious days!
As (G major) bright will shine with Britain's rays,
As in (C major) King George's (G major) glor (D major) ious (G major) days.
As bright will shine with glitter's rays,
As (C major) with a (G major) told dead, (D major) Glori (G major) ous is!
Charming persons, are they not?
Distinctly, for self -contained dignity
Combined with airy condescension.
Give me a British representative peer.
Then pray stop this protégé
of yours
before it's too late.
Think of the mischief
you're doing.
But we can't stop him now.
Aren't they lovely?
Oh, fie did you go and defy us,
you great geese!
When Britain Really Ruled The Waves
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Gilbert & Sullivan
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