Victoria
The Kinks (Ray Davies, 1969)


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Intro
| [G]   | [G]   | [G]   | [G]   | [G]   | [G]
| [D]   | [G]   | [C]   | [G]   | [D]   | [G]   | [G]

Long a [D] go life was [G] clean
Sex was [C] bad and ob- [G] scene
And the [D] rich were so [G] mean

Stately [D] homes for the [G] Lords
Croquet [C] lawns, village [G] greens
Victori- [D] a was my [G] queen

Chorus
Vic- [G] tori- [D] a, Vic- [Em] tori- [Bm] a,
Victori- [D] a, 'tori- [G] a

I was [D] born, lucky [G] me
In a [C] land that I [G] love
Though I'm [D] poor, I am [G] free

When I [D] grow I shall [G] fight
For this [C] land I shall [G] die
Let her [D] sun never [G] set

Chorus
Vic- [G] tori- [D] a, Vic- [Em] tori- [Bm] a,
Victori- [D] a, 'tori- [G] a

Vic- [G] tori- [D] a, Vic- [Em] tori- [Bm] a,
Victori- [D] a, 'tori- [G] a  
| [G] | [G] | [G] | [G]  

BRIDGE
[Em] Land of hope and [D] gloria
[D] Land of my Vic- [C] toria
[Em] Land of hope and [D] gloria  
[D] Land of my Vic- [C] toria | [C] | [G]
[G] Victori- [D] a, tori- [G] a   | [G]   | [G]

INSTRUMENTAL
| [D]   | [G]   | [C]   | [G]   | [D]   | [G]   | [G]

Chorus
Vic- [G] tori- [D] a, Vic- [Em] tori- [Bm] a,
Victori- [D] a, 'tori- [G] a
Vic[G]tori- [D] a, Vic- [Em] tori- [Bm] a,
Victori- [D] a, 'tori- [G] a

Cana- [D] da to Indi- [G] a
Australi- [C] a to Corn- [G] wall
Singa- [D] pore to Hong [G] Kong
From the [D] West to the [G] East
From the [C] rich to the [G] poor
Victori- [D] a loved them [G] all

Chorus
Vic- [G] tori- [D] a, Vic- [Em] tori- [Bm] a,
Victori- [D] a, 'tori- [G] a
Vic- [G] tori- [D] a, Vic- [Em] tori- [Bm] a,
Victori- [D] aaaaa...      [G]


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#Last Updated 2017/09/23 JD
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