England Green And England Grey

C G C G C G C G England green and England grey Look out on a summers day Am F To all things bright and fair - and gay C G C G C G To my home my love my England C F G C F G I believe in dignity rich or poor we’re all born free Am F C G Austerity and slavery I thought they were behind us C F G C F G I don’t believe the BBC anarchy or monarchy Am F C G C Or an empire built on piracy by our history you’ll find us C G C G England green and England grey Look out on a summers day Am F To all things bright and fair - and gay C G C G C G To my home my love my England C F G C F G For years our women had no say no right to work or equal pay Am F C G God help the crippled and the gay the fragile flowers of England C F G C F G Shut the factories shut the mines punish those fell on hard times Am F C G C While they honour them who do the crimes the greedy men of England C G C G England green and England grey Look out on a summers day Am F To all things bright and fair - and gay C G C G C G To my home my love my England C F G C F G How can a man respect a man who sells his house and steals his land Am F C G And takes the wages from his hand to pay his own expenses C F G C F G The NHS our England’s jewel is bartered by Westminster’s fool Am F C G C To justify his public school and military defences C G C G England green and England grey Look out on a summers day Am F To all things bright and fair - and gay C G C G C G To my home my love my England C F G C F G Sing the songs of old John Bull Cecil Sharp and John and Paul Am F C G Come English folk come one and all to the sweet songs of our England C F G C F G Take my hand and walk with me down the back roads to the sea Am F C G C In spite of all we’ll both agree there is none so sweet as England C G C G England green and England grey Look out on a summers day Am F To all things bright and fair - and gay C G C To my home my love my England C G C G England green and England grey Look out on a summers day Am F To all things bright and fair - and gay C G C To my home my love my England