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G Em G C D G
When Britain first, at heaven s command,
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arose from out the azure main
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Arose, arose, arose from out the azure main.
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This was the charter, the charter of the land,
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And guardian angels sang the strain.
G C
Rule Britannia!
Am C A7 D
Britannia rule the waves.
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Britons never, never, never shall be slaves.
G C
Rule Britannia!
Am C A7 D
Britannia rule the waves.
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Britons never, never, never shall be slaves.
G Em G C D G
The nations not so blest as thee,
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Must in their turn to tyrants fall,
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Must in their turn, must in their turn,
A7 D
To tyrants fall,
G C
While thou shall flourish,
Am C A7 D
Shall flourish great and free,
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The dread and envy of them all.
G C
Rule Britannia!
Am C A7 D
Britannia rule the waves.
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Britons never, never, never shall be slaves.
G C
Rule Britannia!
Am C A7 D
Britannia rule the waves.
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Britons never, never, never shall be slaves