England

D F# I was born under a wandering star G F# in the second council house of Virgo D F# Forceply removed from the belly of my ma G F# and raised on milk and Pernod D F# G F# So just lie back and think of England D Because I've slid down bannisters F# for judges and barristers G reader's wives' husbands F# with toothless decay D I've been GBH'd and ABH'd F# for a packet of B & H G I've been taken F# and I've been driven away D F# I was fornicating before I could read or write G F# and now I can't stop, sir D F# G I graduated from the Universty of Life F# and the school of hard knocks, sir D F# G And my telephone is always ringing F# B B7 and my number is triple-X directory E E7 call 0898 treble three A Talk dirty to me C# Oh come on all ye unfaithful, D C# joyful, triumphant and pathetically weak A I've been Amsterdamned, Reeperbahned, C# wham bam no thank you mammed D If the spirit is willing C# then the telephone's cheap A C# D And if you want to step outside love C# A you step outside love with me A A7 You can step outside with me D F# And if we ever meet again G I don't know where F# and I don't care when D F# I'm gonna help you with your sickness G like a Jehovah's Witness F# you'll be born again and again, and again D F# Just lie back, close your eyes G and think of England F# B and what England's done for me