Jerusalem (acoustic)

Billy Bragg

RockMedium for beginners10 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
verse 1 
G             Em      C       G  
And did those feet in ancient time 
C         G         Am   Em    C  
walk upon England's moun-tains green 
     G       Em   Bm      Em  
And was the Holy Lamb of God 
    Bm        Em       Bm A      D    
on England's pleasant pa-stures seen  
 
     D       Am     Dm    Am  
And did the counte-nance divine 
               C      F      C  
shine forth upon our clouded hills 
         Am     D   D7      G  
And was Jerusa lem builded here  
 Em   C     G    C  G  D   G  
among those dark sa-ta-nic mills 
 
bridge 
 
G   C         C   G   
/   /    /    /   / 
   let last chord resonate for 5 beats 
 
verse 2  
 G           Em     C       G  
Bring me my bow of burnished gold 
       C     G      Am Em C  
Bring me my arrows of de-sire 
       G     Em       Bm     Em  
Bring me my spear! O Clouds unfold 
       Bm    Em  Bm   A  D    
Bring me my cha riot of fire  
  
  D        Am         Dm     Am  
I will not cease from mental fight 
              C           F     C  
nor shall my sword sleep in my hand 
              Am    D7    G  
'til we have built Jerusa-lem 
    Em  C      G     C   G   D    G  
in Eng land's green and pleasant land 
 
 Bridge 
G   C       C   G     
/   /   /   /   / 
single strum each chord LETTING FINAL CHORD FADE AWAY

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Chord set

G · Em · C · Am · Bm · A · D · Dm · F · D7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.