Waving Flags Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays459

Waving Flags by British Sea Power is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, Am, Em and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: C , Am , Em , G (x2) 

C                Am 
You are astronomical 
           Em 
Fans of alcohol 
   G 
So welcome in 

C                   Am 
Earth rising in the east 
                   Em 
And setting in the west 
    G  
All waving flags 

C                Am 
we're all waving flags now 
       Em 
Waving flags 
    G 
But don't be scared 

C                    Am   
'Cause you, you're only here 
      Em 
For a while 
         G     F 
And it's all a joke 
G             F               
Oh it's all a joke 
G 
Ohhhhh! 

C , Am , Em , G 

C                         Am 
Are you of legal drinking age? 
           Em  
On minimum wage? 
     G 
Well welcome in 

C                    Am 
From across the Vistula 
                    Em  
You've come so very far 
    G 
All waving flags 

C                Am 
we're all waving flags now 
       Em 
Waving flags 
    G 
But don't be scared 

C                    Am   
'Cause you, you're only here 
      Em 
For a while 
         G     F 
And it's all a joke 
G             F               
Oh it's all a joke 
G 
Ohhhhh! 

F 
Beer is not dark 
G 
Beer is not light 
F 
It just tastes good 
G 
Especially tonight 

F , G , C , Am (x3) F , G , C , Em 

Em         Am 
So welcome in 
          Em 
We are barbarians 
           Am 
Oh welcome in 
              Em 
Across the Carpathians 
            Am 
Oh we can't fail 
            Em   
We are from Slavia 
           Am 
Oh welcome in 
           Em    
Across the stadion 

Em         Am 
Oh we can't fail 
               Em 
Not with Czech Ecstasy 
           Am 
No we won?t fail 
               Em 
Not with Czech Ecstasy 
           C 
So welcome in 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante