Billy Bragg - Take Down The Union Jack

take down the union jack ( millennium song )

capo wherever you like .
i believe the recording is in the key of C ( capo at 5 ) , but i always do A ( capo at
2 ) because i find it easier to sing .

G
take down the union jack
C Cadd9 G
it clashes with the sunset
D Am
and put it in the attic
C G
with the emperors old clothes
G
when did it fall apart ?
C Cadd9 G
sometime in the 80s
G Am
when the good and the great
C G
gave way to the greedy and the mean

F C
britain isnt cool you know
G D
and its really not that great
F C
its not a proper country
G D
it doesnt even have a patron saint
F C
its just an economic union
D# F G
thats past its sell – by date

G
take down the union jack
C Cadd9 G
it clashes with the sunset
D Am
and ask our scottish neighbours
C G
if independence looks any good
G
cos they just might understand
C Cadd9 G
how to take an abstract notion
D Am
of personal identity
C G
and turn it into nationhood

F C
is this the 19th century
G D
that im watching on tv ?
F C
the dear old queen of england
G D
handing out those mbes
F C
member of the british empire
D# F G
that doesnt sound too good to me

C D
gilbert and george
Em
are taking the piss arent they ?
C D E
gilbert and george are taking the piss
C D
what could be more british than
Em
heres a picture of me bum
C D E
gilbert and george are taking the piss

G
take down the union jack
C Cadd9 G
it clashes with the sunset
D Am
and pile up all those history books
C G
but dont throw them away
G
cos they just might have a clue
C Cadd9 G
about what it really means
D Am
to be an anglo hyphen saxon
C G
in england – dot – co – dot – uk
D Am
to be an anglo hyphen saxon
C G
in england – dot – co – dot – uk