Dm Am
"It lies with me!" cried the Queen of Maybe
Dm Bb Dm Am Bb
For her merchandise he traded in his prize
C F
"Paper late!" cried a voice in the crowd "Old man dies"
C Dm C
The note he left was signed Old Father Thames, it seems he's drowned
Dm Bb Gm Dm Dm Am Bb7 Dm
Selling England by the pound
C Bb C F
Citizens of Hope and Glory, time goes by, it's the time of your life
F C
Easy now, sit you down, chewing through your Wimpy dreams
Dm C Dm Bb C Dm
They eat without a sound, digesting England by the pound
Dm Am Bb Dm x3
Dm Am Bb Dm Am Bb
Young man says "You are what you eat, eat well"
Dm Am Bb Dm Am Bb
Old man says "You are what you wear, wear well"
Dm Am Bb Dm Am Bb
You know what you are, you don't give a damn
Dm Am Bb C
Bursting your belt that is your homemade sham
(C)
The captain leads his
F G A D7 G
Dance right on through the night - Join the dance
G D G D G D Em
Follow on, till the Grail sun sets in the mould
G D G D C
Follow on, till the gold is cold
F C F Gm F C
Dancing out with the moonlit knight
Gm Eb F G D A
Knights of the Green Shield stamp and shout
Strum (?)
Dm Am Bb Dm Am Bb
There's a fat old lady outside the saloon
Dm Am Bb Dm Am Bb
Laying out the credit cards she plays Fortune
Dm Am Bb Dm Am Bb
The deck is uneven right from the start
Dm Am Bb C
And all of their hands are playing apart
(C)
The captain leads his
F G A D7 G
Dance right on through the night - Join the dance
G D G D G D Em
Follow on, a Round Table-talking down we go
G D G D
You're the show, off we go with you play the hobby horse
D Am
I'll play the fool, we'll tease the bull,
Dm Am Am Bb D G
Ringing round and loud, loud and round
G D G D G D Em
Follow on, with a twist of the world we go
G D G D C
Follow on, till the gold is cold
F C F Gm F C
Dancing out with the moonlit knight
Gm Eb F G
Knights of the Green Shield stamp and shout