The Changing Of The Guards

Em B7 Em B7 The changing of the guard is part of our tradition Em B7 Em but now we find it's been applied to us. G Em A D We're had to sell our stately homes to pay our debts and taxes G Em Am D and no one can afford a chauffeur-driven Rolls. Em B7 Em If we ever get invited to the palace, Em B7 Em then we'll all go there by bus. Em B7 Em B7 The changing of the guard, we used to be respected, Em B7 Em as members of the aristocracy. Em A D The Earl of Windhamere has raised the mortgage on his mansion. G E A D And now he's paying back at thirty pound a week, Em B7 Em which he makes from showing people 'round the manor Em C E for a half a dollar fee. B7 E Am D G Can't you see, the way things used to be. Am D E Life was better then. B7 E B7 Remember when, we lived like lords and ladies and gentlemen. Em B7 Em B7 The changing of the guard, we made our sacrifices. Em B7 Em We haven't got a butler or a maid. E Am D Lord Fitzcrumb’s got a son who's working as a waiter, G E Am D picking up the tips, he earns enough to pay his rent. Em B7 Em Lady Londonare has hocked the family silver, Em B7 Em and the money's all been spent. Em B7 Em B7 The changing of the guard presents a different picture Em B7 Em to when Britannia used to rule the waves. G E Am D Lady Annabelle Barley is a famous belly dancer, G Em Am D and not because she comes from a navel family. Em B7 Em If our ancestors could see the way we're living, Em B7 E they'd be turning in their graves. B7 E Am D G Can't you see, the way things used to be. Am D E Life was better then. B7 E B7 Remember when, we lived like lords and ladies and gentlemen.