[Intro] D A D G [Verse 1] D G A If on every ocean the ship is a throne G A D G Em A And for each mast cut down another sapling is grown D G A Then I could believe that I'm bound to find G Em A D A better life than I left behind [Chorus] G D F#m But as you ascend the ladder D Bm Em Look out below where you tread A D G A For the colours bled as they overflowed G Em Red, white and blue A D Green, white and gold D G A So I had to leave from my country of birth G A D As for each child grown tall G Em A Another lies in the earth D G A And for every rail we laid in the loam G Em A D There's a thousand miles of the long journey home [Chorus] G D F#m But as you ascend the ladder D Bm Em Look out below where you tread A D G A For the colours bled as they overflowed G Em Red, white and blue A D Green, white and gold [Chorus] G D F#m But as you ascend the ladder D Bm Em Look out below where you tread A D G A For the colours bled as they overflowed G Em Red, white and blue A D Green, white and gold
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