The Kinks - Mr. Churchill Says: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Mr. Churchill Says" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Mr. Churchill Says Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Kinks

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Mr. Churchill Says" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

           G                   D
Well Mr. Churchill says, Mr. Churchill says
          G                Em            C   G  D7
We gotta fight the bloody battle to the very end
     G                         D
Mr. Beaverbrook says we gotta save our tin
             G
And all the garden gates
    Em                    C       G
And empty cans are gonna make us win

G                   D7
We shall defend our island
        C               G
On the land and on the sea
          G                 D7
We shall fight them on the beaches
        C                B
On the hills and in the fields
          C                   G
We shall fight them in the streets
 G                     D
Never in the field of human conflict was
 C                  G
so much owed to so few
                G               D
'Cos they have made our British Empire
           C               B
A better place for me and you
      C                    G
And this was their finest hour

Chorus:
Well Mr. Montgomery says and Mr. Mountbatten says
We gotta fight the bloody battle to the very end
As Vera Lynn would say, we'll meet again someday
But all the sacrifices we must make before the end

         G         A#          C       G A# C A#
Did you hear that plane flying overhead
           G                         A#
There's a house an fire and there's someone
 C     A#
lying dead
                         F
We gotta clean up the streets
                       D#
And get me back on my feet
                     D7  G A# C A# G A# C A#
Because we wanna be free
G                       A#      C  A# G A# C A#
Do your worst and we'll do our best
             G                    A#   C  A# F D# D7
We're gonna win the way that Mr. Churchill says

Chorus:
Well Mr. Churchill says, we gotta hold up our chins
We gotta show some courage and some discipline
We gotta black up the windows and nail up the doors
And keep right on till the end of the war


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

B

Guitar chord B

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

D7

Guitar chord D7

D#

Guitar chord D#

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Mr. Churchill Says" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Mr. Churchill Says" by The Kinks.

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