BY : Wild Swans
Intro: D G A D Bm G A
A
ll the ki
ngdom’s quiet no
w and d
arkness binds
my way
Voyagers, pilgri
ms, rebel ange
ls and a
gents of decay
In the madne
ss of my 3am
’s, I’m
lost w
ithout a
guide
There’s a poisoned
wave that’s
rising fast, And
I can'
t stem the tid
e…
English electric light
ning protected, Green unpl
easant land infected
Vul
can bombers, cornish ha
rbors, Elizabethan costume dramas
C
ouncil housing, Shakespear’s s
onnets, Turner’s sunset in pools
of vomit
A t
housand burning Ford Si
erra’s, William Blake in cash converters;
(Humm X 1) ? D, Bm, A, D, Bm, Em, A
A
ll my dem
ons come at onc
e; my sword
is at my side
Tell me who will stand besi
de me for t
his fragile s
atellite
English electric lightning
protected, Wilton’s angels res
urrected
Ai
rfix spitfires, Doug
las Bader, Skinheads, bulldogs, Drakes’ armada
Kn
ight in armor, urban fox
es, Ladi Di and mod
s and rockers
T
rident submarines, M
eccano, Thatcher sinking
the Belgrano
(Hum) ? D, Bm, A, D, Bm, Em, A
In the madness of my 3 am
’s I’m
lost wit
hout a
guide
English electric light
ning protected, Green unpl
easant land infected
Vu
lcan bombers, cornish har
bors, Elizabethan costume dramas
Sun reporters, New World O
rder, Johnny Rotten, Geoffrey
Chaucer
Bargain Booze and Robert Wya
tt, Happy-sla
ppers, Toxteth riots
(Hum ? )? D, Bm, A, D, Bm, Em, A
All the kin
gdom’s quiet now a
nd I
can’t stem
the tide
alone.
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