* | G** A/G* | G | Am | D * | G | [Verse 1] G** A/G* G It waved above our infant might Am D* G when all ahead was dark as night. G** A/G* G It witnessed many a deed and vow, Am D* G we must not change it's colour now. [Chorus] C* G* Am So, raise the scarlet standard high D G beneath its folds we'll live and die. G** A/G* G Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer, Am D* G we'll keep the red flag flying here. [Interlude] | G** A/G* | G | Am | D * | G | [Verse 2] G** A/G* G It well recalls the triumphs past, Am D* G it gives the hope of peace at last: G** A/G* G the banner bright, the symbol plain Am D* G of human right and human gain. [Chorus] C* G* Am So, raise the scarlet standard high D G beneath its folds we'll live and die. G** A/G* G Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer, Am D* G we'll keep the red flag flying here. [Verse 3] G** A/G* G With heads uncovered swear we all Am D* G to bear it onward 'till we fall. G** A/G* G Come dungeons dark or gallows grim, Am D* G this song shall be our parting hymn. [End-Chorus] C* G* Am So, raise the scarlet standard high D G beneath its folds we'll live and die. G** A/G* G Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer, Am D* G we'll keep the red flag flying here. Am D* G* We'll keep the red flag flying here.