# From: Harlan L Thompson {t:VICTORIA} {st:The Kinks} [G] [D] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] Long a[D]go life was cl[G]ean Sex was b[C]ad and obs[G]cene And the r[D]ich were so m[G]ean Stately h[D]omes for the L[G]ords Croquet la[C]wns, village gr[G]eens Victor[D]ia was my qu[G]een {c:CHORUS:} Vi[G]ctori[D]a, V[Em]ictor[Bm]ia, Victor[D]ia, 't[G]oria 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 ... {c:CHORUS TWICE} {c:BRIDGE:} [Em]Land of hope and glo[D]ria La[D]nd of my Vict[C]oria [Em]Land of hope and gl[D]oria La[D]nd of my Vict[C]oria Victo[D]ria, to[G]ria {c: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 ... {c:CHORUS} Vi[G]ctori[D]a, V[Em]icto[Bm]ria, Vi[D]ctoria--------[G]-