JERUSALEM as sung by Billy Bragg and echoed by the English Rugby Fans at Twickenham
From a poem by William Blake.
Traditional English Song, always played in finale at Last Night of the Proms.
6 STRING OR 12 SIMPLE STRUM
[verse 1]
G Em C G
And did those feet in ancient time
C G Am Em C
walk upon England's moun-tains green
G Em Bm Em
And was the Holy Lamb of God
Bm Em Bm A D
on England's pleasant pa-stures seen
D Am Dm Am
And did the counte-nance divine
C F C
shine forth upon our clouded hills
Am D D7 G
And was Jerusa lem builded here
Em C G C G D G
among those dark sa-ta-nic mills
[bridge]
G C C G
/ / / / /
[let last chord resonate for 5 beats]
[Verse 2]
G Em C G
Bring me my bow of burnished gold
C G Am Em C
Bring me my arrows of de-sire
G Em Bm Em
Bring me my spear! O Clouds unfold
Bm Em Bm A D
Bring me my cha riot of fire
D Am Dm Am
I will not cease from mental fight
C F C
nor shall my sword sleep in my hand
Am D7 G
'til we have built Jerusa-lem
Em C G C G D G
in Eng land's green and pleasant land
[Bridge]
G C C G
/ / / / /
single strum each chord LETTING FINAL CHORD FADE AWAY
