Victoria

Words & Music:

Ray Davies

 

G   D  G  C  G  D  G

 

      D             G             C         G

Long ago life was clean.  Sex was bad and obscene.

D            G

And the rich were so mean

         D             G             C              G

Stately homes for the Lords, 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:  [2x]

 

BRIDGE:

Em               D                      C

Land of hope and Gloria.  Land of my Victoria.  [2x]

       D     G

Victoria, toria

 

INSTRUMENTAL VERSE:

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:

 

  G    D    Em  Bm     D             G

Victoria, Victoria, Victoria-----------.

Victoria Tab by Laura Boyd:

 

The following is my idea of what the tabs are for Victoria.  Sorry, I just can't seem to get the guitar solo...

 

 

Play twice at the start with a couple of 'G' chords in between:

 

e|-----------|

b|-----------|

g|-----------|

d|-----------|

a|-----------|

e|--0--2--3--|

 

This is the melody for the verses.  Both versions are the same, only one is up an octave:

 

Version 1:

 

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------

b|-------------------------------------------------------------------------

g|--------------------------0----------------------------------------------

d|--------0-----------0--2-----0--2--0--------0-----------------0----------

a|--0--2-----2--0-----------------------0--2-----2--0-----0--2-----2--0----

e|-----------------3-----------------------------------3-----------------3-

 

e|--------------------------------------|

b|--------------------------------------|

g|--------0-----------------------------|

d|--0--2-----0--2--0--------0-----------|

a|--------------------0--2-----2--0-----|

e|-----------------------------------3--|

 

Version 2:

 

e|--------------------------3----------------------------------------------

b|--------3-----------3--5-----3--5--3--------3-----------------3----------

g|--2--4-----4--2--0--------------------2--4-----4--2--0--2--4-----4--2--0-

d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------

a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

e|--------3-----------------------------|

b|--3--5-----3--5--3--------3-----------|

g|--------------------2--4-----4--2--0--|

d|--------------------------------------|

a|--------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|

 

The chords for the chorus are:  G, D/Dsus, Em, and Bm/Bmsus.

The chords for the little bitty in the middle are:  Em, D, D, C, G, D, G.

 

From:  Leif Thiborg

I have to make a minor correction on "The land of my Victoria" bit

It starts With E major, not E minor so it's

E - D - C - E- D -C- G- D-G on the middle eight