# #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# ##This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # ##song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## #From: Harlan L Thompson # #VICTORIA- The Kinks # GDGCGDG D G Long ago life was clean C G Sex was bad and obscene D G And the rich were so mean D G Stately homes for the Lords C G Croquet lawns, village greens D G Victoria was my queen CHORUS: G D Em Bm D G Victoria, Victoria, Victoria, 'toria I was born, lucky me In a land that I love Though I am poor, I am free When I grow I shall fight For this land I shall die Let her sun never set ...CHORUS TWICE BRIDGE: Em D Land of hope and gloria D C Land of my Victoria Em D Land of hope and gloria D C Land of my Victoria D G Victoria, toria SOLO (OVER VERSE CHORDS) CHORUS (hold the first two "Victoria"s longer) Canada to India Australia to Cornwall Singapore to Hong Kong >From the West to the East >From the rich to the poor Victoria loved them all ...CHORUS GDEBDG Victoria, Victoria, Victoria--------- (from Arthur, 1969) (sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)