Viva la England (Euro 2012 song) - Chuitar

After making two winning official anthems for York City in 2012 - FA Trophy & Playoff final - we thought we'd go for the somewhat optimistic hat-trick with a Euro 2012-inspired tribute to / reworking of Coldplay's brilliant (but tricky to sing!) Viva la Vida - download the original from http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/viva...

Video filmed on an iPhone on location in actual Europe. (In Greece - who we'll hopefully play in the final in Kiev on 1st July.)

LYRICS

We used to rule the world
But that was 46 years ago
Now every time we play a tournament
We just get disappointment and woe-oh-oh

It really would be nice
To see some fear in the other team's eyes
And listen as the crowd would sing
Now the bad times are dead, Roy is the king
The problem everybody sees
We tend to lose on penalties
And that is something that we just can't stand
Like bad half-time pies and Diego's hand

But I feel that hope that always starts springing
England fans down the pub are singing
Play quite well and we might just yield
Some victories on a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
England's got me dreaming again
A second trophy on our shelf
If we can win Euro 2012

It was a wicked and wild World Cup
Went down to Africa and messed it up
Didn't play well, didn't deserve to win
People couldn't believe how bad we'd been
But now we're off to Poland and the Ukraine
Hoping this time won't be the same
And that we'll finally play some decent stuff
Making the quarters would be good enough

But I feel that hope that always starts springing
England fans down the pub are singing
Play quite well and we might just yield
Some victories on a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
England's got me dreaming again
A second trophy on our shelf
Maybe we'll win Euro 2012

Score a goal
Score another goal
Score a goal
Score another goal

But I feel that hope that always starts springing
England fans down the pub are singing
Play quite well and we might just yield
Some victories on a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
England's got me dreaming again
A second trophy on our shelf
Let's go and win Euro 2012

En-ger-land, En-ger-land (repeat to fade)