Letter To Britannia From The Union Jack

F G Gm F 4x F G Gm F Poor britannia, drowning in your waves F G Gm F With the body of the unknown soldier, and the best of the brave Dm Am Bb F I have known you ever since I was a child Am Dm Bb C How come you don't salute me now when I smile F G Gm F You was always so young, and on all o' that money F G Gm F How come new mourners pass you by and think it's so funny Dm Am Bb F I'd be there with you but I'm chained unto this stake Am Dm Bb C F For I am loyalty but my mast I cannot forsake F G Gm F 2x F G Gm F I looked down on a bunch of amusements, I looked down walls F G Gm F I've looked on hangings 'n parades 'n city halls Dm Am Bb F And I've seen love in so many living rooms Am Dm Bb F And I've seen rich men slowly die inside their tombs C Dm G C I know we're just two charms but it's heavy on my mind Am Dm Bb C Have faith in me I said, now, look at time C Dm G C I know you're just a victim of your history Am Dm Bb Trust in me, I said and, you would be free F G Gm F 2x F G Gm F You pull me up, and you pull me down F G Gm F And when the queen's in residence, I hang around Dm Am Bb F I don't wave madly 'cos the climate's civilised Am Dm Bb C Just flutter sadly 'cos I'm, old 'n I'm wise F G Gm F And you, you been up, and you, you been down F G Gm F You been through many things I know you been around Dm Am Bb F I have fought armies for you in the, conflicts of the past Am Dm Bb C F Britannia, I implore you, do not lower me by half F G Gm F 4x