by The Kinks
G D G C G D G
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
G D Em Bm D G
Victoria, Victoria, Victoria---------
(from Arthur, 1969)
(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)
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Date: January 31, 2000 1:21 PM
From: Laura Boyd, kda37@dial.pipex.comThe follwing is my idea of what the tabs
are for Victoria. Sorry, I just can't
seem to get the guitar solo...
Victoria - The Kinks
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.
