Capo: 5th fret

[Intro]
C

[Verse 1]
C G
It is opening day and a brand new start
C G
The stones have been cleared around the fishermen’s hut
C G
And the air bites, then leaves, almost invisible cuts on the skin
F G C G
A lighthouse retired, but  a  new  one was hired
C G
About  twenty foot taller,  painted in black and white
C G
Twenty million steps with a computer inside instead of him

[Chorus]
F G G G C Am
Only one road sign tellin’ cars to slow down
G G
And a long drop in the ocean
C G G C Am
Beware of the riptide, broken glass and train lines
F G
It’s a new day and this is England

[Verse 2]
C C G
Next to the pub with the ./ flag that’s workin’ flexible hours
C G
‘Cause there’s a mismatch of carriages, soil in a boat for some flowers
C G
Fairy lights on a building that’s supplyin’ us power from the sea
F G C G
Electricity lines flow like veins to the town
C G
Inbetween, there is nothin’ but grass and pebbles on the ground
C G
Do not enter the wild here if you want to be found for the free

[Chorus]
F G G G C Am
View the flame of sunrise cut in half by the sky
G G
And the empty of the desert
C G G C Am
Team of birds that swerve by and then land on the wire
F G
It’s a new day and this is England

[Bridge]
C Dm F
When it’s time to escape from the heavy of this
C
There is nothin’ like washin’ away
G Dm F
I find this country of mine gets a bad reputation
C
Of bein’ cold and grey
G Dm F
But on the coast of the south to the east followed round
C G
I find serenity I’ve never felt
Dm F
There’s a peace and a quiet in this island of ours
C G
That can’t be mirrored by anywhere else

[Verse 3]
G G
Homes protruding from stones with their wood coloured black
C Am
Scattered cars in a line, steam risin’ out the shaft
G G
One door at the front and then just glass out the back for the view

[Chorus]
C C G C G
And the blue is so bright, you’ll need shades for your eyes
C G
And a cable to pull over
F G C G C G
Take a walk and feel like everything will be fine
F G C
It’s a new day and this is England

[Outro]
C