England Acordes

	  Intro D 



      D                 G     A 
It is opening day and a brand new start 
    D                                   G     A 
The stones have been cleared around the fisherman's hut 
        D                             G     A               G     A 
And the air bites, then leaves almost invisible cuts on the skin 
  D                         G       A 
A lighthouse retired, but a new one was hired 
      D                          G        A 
About twenty foot taller painted in black and white 
       D                    G    A                         G A 
Twenty million steps with a computer inside instead of him 



     G   D    A             D       A    Bm 
Only one road sign, telling cars to slow down 
      G         A            D 
And a long drop in the ocean 
       G      D   A            D         A     Bm 
Beware of the rip tide, broken glass and train lines 
       G            A               D 
It's a new day, and this is England 



            D                                G  A 
Next to the pub with the flag that's workin' flexible hours 
          D                                G        A 
There's a mismatch of carriages, soil in a boat for some flowers 
      D                           G         A                    G A 
Fairy lights on a building that's supplying us power from the sea 
    D                       G     A 
Electricity lines flow like veins to the town 
     D                               G    A 
In-between there is nothing but grass and pebbles on the ground 
       D                      G           A                     G A 
Do not enter the wild here if you want to be found for the free 



         G        D  A           D       A   Bm 
View the flame of sunrise cut in half by the sky 
        G     A            D 
And the empty of the desert 
        G          D      A           D       A    Bm 
Team of birds that swerve by and then land on the wires 
       G            A               D 
It's a new day, and this is England 

 

          Em                      G 
When it's time to escape from the heavy of this 
         D                     A 
There is nothing like washing away 
            Em                       G 
I find this country of mine get some bad reputation 
   D              A 
Of being cold and grey 
           Em                        G 
But on the coast of the south to the east followed round 
         D                 A 
I find serenity I've never felt 
          Em                        G 
There's a peace and a quiet in this island of ours 
              D                    A 
That can't be mirrored by anywhere else 



         D                              G    A 
Homes protruding from stones with their wood-coloured black 
          D               G       G 
Scattered cars in a line, steam risin' out the shack 
    D                          G    A                              G A 
One door at the front and then just glass at the back for the view 



        G       D  A                   D          A    Bm 
And the blue is so bright, you'll need shades for your eyes 
        G     A            D 
And the cable to pull over 
       G        D    A          D          A  Bm 
Take a walk and feel like, everything will be fine 
       G           A              D 
It's a new day, and this is England