Frank Turner - Sweet Albion Blues Chords

INTRO:  E


VERSE:

E -(MUTED/MUFFLED)
I came down from Newcastle town                     E
To the part of the south coast that I love the most.

E -(MUTED/MUFFLED)
I was stretched out tight after a couple of nights          E
Going crazy in Glasgow, I think you all know how that goes.


CHORUS:
A
I needed some peace, somewhere to stand still,            
Through the Cotswold hills down to Portland Bill,
         E
And to charge up my batteries for next weekend,             
Where I'd be cruising through Cardiff and ending up in Southend.
    B
So don't go stopping and putting down roots
          A-(MUTED/MUFFLED)                        E
Or your shoes won't fit in your travelling boots.


VERSE:

E -(MUTED/MUFFLED)
I met a guy from Cornwall who'd never left the county        E    
I told him about the big smoke, I don't think he believed me.

E -(MUTED/MUFFLED)
I told him about the scene along the south coast to Kent,                E
Across the estuary to East Anglia, and then I think he knew what I meant.


CHORUS:
   A
A man is bored of life if he's bored of these islands,
All creation is here from Hythe to the Highlands.
 E
The Black Country witnessed my basest predations
And the road up to Hull is paved with wicked intentions.
    B
So don't go stopping and putting down roots
          A-(MUTED/MUFFLED)                       E
Or your shoes won't fit in your travelling boots.


INSTRUMENTAL: 

RIFF:
                        Em                      A
E --3--0----------------------3--0------------------
B --------3--0----------------------3--0------------
G --------------3--4--0-------------------3--4--2---
D -----------------------2----------------------2---
A -----------------------2--------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------
  
                         Em      A   E
E --3--0----------------------
B --------3--0----------------
G --------------3--4--0-------
D -----------------------2----
A -----------------------2-----
E ----------------------------


BREAK: (PLAY RIFF ABOVE OVER THESE WORDS)

All across the hills and valleys,
From the A roads to the seas,
The suburbs lead up to the cities,
And that's where you'll find me.

BREAK: (PLAY RIFF ABOVE OVER THESE WORDS)

All across the hills and valleys,
From the A roads to the seas,
The suburbs lead up to the cities,                            
And that's where you'll find me.


VERSE:
    A
Go mad in Manchester, wind down in Winchester, 
Roaming the home counties, where the parties are free,
  E
Circling London like dirt round a storm drain and
Somewhere near Holborn's the heart of the beast.
 B
Don't go stopping and putting down roots
          A-(MUTED/MUFFLED)                        E
Or your shoes won't fit in your travelling boots.


OUTRO:
       E         A        B           E
Sweet Albion around me, everywhere I go,
       E         A                 B            E           
Sweet Albion surround me, you're everything I know. 
       E         A        B           E
Sweet Albion around me, everywhere I go,
       E         A                 B           E
Sweet Albion surround me, you're everything I know.