after these wars Chords

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[Intro 1]
[Am][Dm][Am][Dm][Am][G][F][Dm][G]
[Am]After battle, with

[Verse 1]
[G]
wounds to [Am]lick and
[G]Beaus and belles all [Em]reunit[Am]ing.
[G]Rationing, [Am]austerity: it did u[G]s
Good af[Em]ter the fight[D]ing.
Now, [Dm]time to bid some [C]fond [Dm]farewells and
[C]Walk away from [Dm]empires crumbling.
Post- war baby- [C]boom to
[Dm]fuel with [C]post-
Victorian [Dm]half- dressed fumbling.
I [Bm]see a screen, grey

[Verse 2]
[A]cathode [Bm]tube in
[A]Walnut cabinet, [F#m]pride of place
[Bm]In holy family livin[A]g room[Bm]. Clipped-
[A]Tone announcer, pow[F#m]dered fac[E]e.
[Em]And now to mould pub[D]lic opin[Em]ion,
[D]Sanctify the [Em]good and great.
Lordly over [D]his domin[Em]ion, brash
[D]Television sea[Em]ls our fate.

[Verse 3]
[Am]After these wars[G],
when gentler winds were [Am]blowing.
Af[C]ter these [G]wars,
when stocking [F]tops were [C]showing.
When the [F]Co- op gave us [C]daily bread
[G]And [Am]penicillin raised the dead
And [F]combine [G]harvesters [C]kept
Us [Am]fed, [G]after[Em] these wars[F].
[Am]

[Verse 4]
We thanked the Yank and [G]thanked the
[Am]Lord for [G]sparing us [Em]from dark inva[Am]sion.
Now to liber[G]ate,
re[Am]build and [G]balance
Europe's [Em]new equat[D]ion.
[Dm]Spooky spies in [C]from [Dm]the cold with
[C]Lies and secrets [Dm]to be sold
To bigger brothers, [C]bigger [Dm]bombs,
[C]Le Carré thrillers [Dm]to be told.

[Verse 5]
[Bm]We take our place amongst
those others
[Bsus4]Who would punch
[Bm]above their weight.
Divest ourselves of [Bsus4]glowing m[Bm]antle,
[Bsus4]Mantle of[Bm] old Britain Grea[E]t.
[Em]Bit part cast in H[D]olly[Em]wood, [D]ripe
Old thespian, [Em]tolerated.
World- weary ham [D]upon [Em]the stage,
[D]Evergreen but [Em]over- rated.

[Verse 6]
[Am]After these wars[G],
when gentler winds were [Am]blowing.
Af[C]ter these [G]wars,
when stocking [F]tops were [C]showing.
When the [F]Co- op gave us [C]daily bread
[G]And [Am]penicillin raised the dead
And [F]combine [G]harvesters [C]kept
Us [Am]fed, [G]after [Em]these wars[F].

[Outro 1]
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