Take Down The Union Jack

Billy Bragg

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yeah so this is the first Billy Bragg Song i figured out on my own. its also the first tab ive posted. hope you enjoy playing this song as much as i do. if you wanna be in key with the cd put a capo on the 4th or 5th fret. i usually just play it open though. Take Down The Union Jack by Billy Bragg tabbed by Jake Sibel take down the union jack it clashes with the sunset and put it in the attic with the emperor’s old clothes (same chords) when did it fall apart sometime in the eighties when the good and the great gave way to the greedy and the mean Britain isnt cool you know its really not that great its not a proper country it doesnt even have a patron’s say its just an economical union thats past its sell by date Bridge: gilbert and george are taking a piss on it gilbert and george ar taking a piss what could be more british then heres a picture of my bum gilbert and george are taking a piss thats pretty much it. all of it is right except for maybe the chords and lyrics for the bridge but they work well enough. questions corrections or comments email me at

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Cette chanson évoque une critique de l'identité britannique et de son héritage, suggérant qu'il est temps de revisiter les symboles nationaux qui semblent aujourd'hui déconnectés de la réalité. L'idée principale est que le pays a perdu de sa grandeur et que ce que l'on considère comme distinctif ne fait que masquer une union économique dépassée. Par l'intermédiaire de références artistiques provocantes, l'auteur remet en question ce qui constitue vraiment l'essence de la culture britannique contemporaine. Le ton ironique souligne un sentiment de désenchantement vis-à-vis des figures et des valeurs qui ont façonné l'histoire récente.

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