• Song:

    I Was There At The Coronation

  • Artist:

    Young Tiger

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            I Was There (At the Coronation) - Young Tiger
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

Young Tiger 
I Was There (At the Coronation) (1953)
(George Browne)

From: "London Is the Place for Me 1: Trinidadian Calypso in London, 1950-1956"

You can listen to the song here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lojmNum1kWk

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CHORDS

          E-A-D-G-B-e
Bdim7     x-2-3-1-3-x
F/C       x-3-3-2-1-1

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INTRO
| Bb Bdim7 | F/C D7 | G7 C | F |


            C (x32010@1)                  FWell (133211@1)let me tell you, Ladies and Gents
            C (x32010@1)                   FI (133211@1)enjoyed myself to my heart's content
            C (x32010@1)              FI (133211@1)could not follow the procession 
                   C (x32010@1)           FBut (133211@1)I was there to see the coronation
             C7 (x32310@1)         FI (133211@1)was there (at the coronation)
             C7 (x32310@1)         FI (133211@1)was there (at the coronation)


               C (x32010@1)              FI (133211@1)took up my position at Marble Arch
                 C (x32010@1)                  FFrom (133211@1)the night before just to see the march 
                   C (x32010@1)                   FThe (133211@1)night wind was blowing, freezing and cold
              C (x32010@1)                    FBut (133211@1)I held my ground like a young Creole
             C7 (x32310@1)         FI (133211@1)was there (at the coronation)
             C7 (x32310@1)         FI (133211@1)was there (at the coronation)


         C (x32010@1)                 FMy (133211@1)stoic stand soon paid dividends
               C (x32010@1)               FFor (133211@1)I saw them coming around the bend
          C (x32010@1)                  FThen (133211@1)I perceived in all her glory
           C (x32010@1)                 FThe (133211@1)golden coach with Her Majesty
               C7 (x32310@1)         FShe (133211@1)was there (at the coronation)
             C7 (x32310@1)         FI (133211@1)was there (at the coronation)


INTERLUDE
| C| (x32010@1)F| (133211@1)C| (x32010@1)F| (133211@1)| C| (x32010@1)F| (133211@1)C| (x32010@1)F| (133211@1)

         C (x32010@1)                FHer (133211@1)Majesty looked really divine
               C (x32010@1)                FIn (133211@1)her crimson robe furred with ermine
                C (x32010@1)                 FThe (133211@1)Duke of Edinburgh dignified and neat
                  C (x32010@1)            FSat (133211@1)beside her as Admiral of the Fleet
              C7 (x32310@1)         FHe (133211@1)was there (at the coronation)
             C7 (x32310@1)         FI (133211@1)was there (at the coronation)


             C (x32010@1)                 FOne (133211@1)thousand guardsmen marching ahead
               C (x32010@1)                  FPhysicians (133211@1)and surgeons all in good stead
              C (x32010@1)           FAll (133211@1)the Lords of the Admiralty
               C (x32010@1)               FThe (133211@1)War Office and the Air Ministry 
                 C7 (x32310@1)         FThey (133211@1)were there (at the coronation)
             C7 (x32310@1)         FI (133211@1)was there (at the coronation)

      C (x32010@1)             FNavy, (133211@1)Army, Royal Air Force
                  C (x32010@1)               FChiefs (133211@1)of staff, United Kingdom, of course
          C (x32010@1)                           FThe (133211@1)Royal Horse Guards we had chance to see
             C (x32010@1)            FEscorted (133211@1)the Household Cavalry
                 C7 (x32310@1)         FThey (133211@1)were there (at the coronation)
             C7 (x32310@1)         FI (133211@1)was there (at the coronation)


INTERLUDE
| C| (x32010@1)F| (133211@1)C| (x32010@1)F| (133211@1)| C| (x32010@1)F| (133211@1)C| (x32010@1)F| (133211@1)

            C (x32010@1)               FTroops (133211@1)from dominions and colonies
               C (x32010@1)                FAustralia, (133211@1)New Zealand and West Indies
       C (x32010@1)              FIndia, (133211@1)Ceylon, West Africa
                C (x32010@1)             FNewfoundland, (133211@1)Gibraltar and Canada
                 C7 (x32310@1)         FThey (133211@1)were there (at the coronation)
             C7 (x32310@1)         FI (133211@1)was there (at the coronation)

                    C (x32010@1)         FThe (133211@1)procession was about 50,000 strong
                      C (x32010@1)               FIt (133211@1)stretched for much more than 6 miles long
            C (x32010@1)              FMillions (133211@1)of people, all happily
               C (x32010@1)                 FShouting (133211@1)three cheers for Her Majesty
                 C7 (x32310@1)         FThey (133211@1)were there (at the coronation)
             C7 (x32310@1)         FI (133211@1)was there (at the coronation)


                 C (x32010@1)              FAs (133211@1)I stood there looking rapturously
              C (x32010@1)              FA (133211@1)feeling of elation came over me
            C (x32010@1)                  FI (133211@1)felt what pleasure such beauty give
                 C (x32010@1)              FI (133211@1)shall never forget as long as I live
             C7 (x32310@1)         FI (133211@1)was there (at the coronation)
               C7 (x32310@1)         FWe (133211@1)were there (at the coronation)
             C7 (x32310@1)         FI (133211@1)was there (at the coronation)
                C7 (x32310@1)         FMillions (133211@1)there (at the coronation)

                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                                                
                        
                        
                        
                                                    
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