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"Barrel of the gun"
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By the Levellers
Chords:
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Am Asus7 F G D C
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e: 0 0 1 3 2 0
H: 1 0 1 0 3 1
G: 2 2 2 0 2 0
D: 2 2 3 0 0 2
A: 0 0 2 3
E: 3
Intro:
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With Asus7, Am and muted strings.
Verse 1:
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Am
In a strange land
C G Am Asus7
far from these shores
Am
lay two men and a women
C G Am Asus7
killed by the law
Chorus:
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F G
No matter what country
F G
under the sun
F G
you can't meter justice
G Am Asus7
through the barrel of a gun
Verse 2:
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Am
A car bomb they say
C D G Am Asus7
the S.A.S. on offence
Am
shot in the back
C D G Am Asus7
makes no difference
Chorus
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(exchange last chorus line with the bridge)
Bridge:
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G Am C G
through the barrel of a g - u - n
Am C G Am Asus7
a g - u - n
Am
Shoot to kill
C D G Am Asus7
'till both sides have their fill
Am
'till both sides
C D G Am Asus7
have their martyrs
Am
and all the kids
C D G Am Asus7
have no fathers
Chorus
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Outro:
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C Am C Am
'till your mothers have no sons
C Am G
'till your battle it is won
C Am C Am
'till both sides they have lost
C Am G
all the blood that it cost
Chorus
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Am
That's it! Have fun!
(I hope I named the "Asus7"-chord right...)
-Marcus Wenestam, cg.wenestam@ped.gu.se
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Original from address: Claes-G|ran Wenestam
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