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