Chords for Arrogant Worms~War Of 1812 bicentennial by moi
Tempo:
123.7 bpm
Chords used:
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A
G
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] Thank you so much.
Oh, come back proud Canadians, to [A] before you had TV.
[G] No hockey night in Canada, [D] there was no [A] CBC.
[Dm]
[E] [D] In 1812, [A] Madison was mad, he was the president you know.
[G] Well he thought he'd tell the British [A]
where they ought to [E] go.
He [D] thought he'd invade [E] Canada, he thought that he was tough.
[G] Instead we went to [B] Washington.
[A] And burned down all his [D] stuff, and the White House burned, burned, burned.
And we're the ones that did it.
It burned, burned, burned, while the president [E] ran and cried.
[G] It burned, burned, [D] burned, and things were very historical.
[A] And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies, wah, wah, wah.
[G] In the War of [D] 1812.
Passed Millbilly from Kentucky, [A] dressed in green and red.
[D] Left home to fight in Canada, but they returned [A] home dead.
[D] It's the only war the Yankees [A] lost, except for Vietnam.
[D] And also the Alamo, and the [A] Bay of Ham.
[D] The loser was America, [A] the winner was ourselves.
[D] So join right in and vote a vote.
The War of [Dm] 1812, and the [G] White House burned, burned, burned.
[D] And we're the ones that did it.
It burned, burned, burned, while the [A] president ran and cried.
[G] It burned, burned, burned, [D] and things were very [A] historical.
And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies, wah, wah, wah.
[G] In the War [D] of 1812.
In 1812, [A] we were just sitting around, minding our own business, [D] putting crops into the ground.
We heard the soldiers coming, and [A] we didn't like that sound.
So we took a boat to Washington [D] and burned it to the ground.
Oh, we fired our guns, but the Yankees kept it coming.
There wasn't quite as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more, and the Yankees started running.
Down the Mississippi, to the Gulf of Mexico.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
They ran [A] through the snow, and they ran through the forest.
They ran through the bushes [D] where the beavers wouldn't [A] go.
They ran [D] so fast, they forgot to take their [A] culture.
Back to [D] America in Gulf and Texaco.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
So, if you go to Washington, it's [A] buildings clean and nice.
[G] Bring a pack of matches, and [D] we'll burn the White House twice.
[G] And the White House burned, burned, [D] burned.
But the Americans won't admit [G] it.
It burned, burned, [D] burned.
It burned [A] and burned and burned.
[G] It burned, burned, [D] burned.
Now that that made them [A] mad.
And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies.
Wham, wham, wham.
[E] [G] In the War of
[D] 1812.
Katie.
[N] [N]
Oh, come back proud Canadians, to [A] before you had TV.
[G] No hockey night in Canada, [D] there was no [A] CBC.
[Dm]
[E] [D] In 1812, [A] Madison was mad, he was the president you know.
[G] Well he thought he'd tell the British [A]
where they ought to [E] go.
He [D] thought he'd invade [E] Canada, he thought that he was tough.
[G] Instead we went to [B] Washington.
[A] And burned down all his [D] stuff, and the White House burned, burned, burned.
And we're the ones that did it.
It burned, burned, burned, while the president [E] ran and cried.
[G] It burned, burned, [D] burned, and things were very historical.
[A] And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies, wah, wah, wah.
[G] In the War of [D] 1812.
Passed Millbilly from Kentucky, [A] dressed in green and red.
[D] Left home to fight in Canada, but they returned [A] home dead.
[D] It's the only war the Yankees [A] lost, except for Vietnam.
[D] And also the Alamo, and the [A] Bay of Ham.
[D] The loser was America, [A] the winner was ourselves.
[D] So join right in and vote a vote.
The War of [Dm] 1812, and the [G] White House burned, burned, burned.
[D] And we're the ones that did it.
It burned, burned, burned, while the [A] president ran and cried.
[G] It burned, burned, burned, [D] and things were very [A] historical.
And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies, wah, wah, wah.
[G] In the War [D] of 1812.
In 1812, [A] we were just sitting around, minding our own business, [D] putting crops into the ground.
We heard the soldiers coming, and [A] we didn't like that sound.
So we took a boat to Washington [D] and burned it to the ground.
Oh, we fired our guns, but the Yankees kept it coming.
There wasn't quite as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more, and the Yankees started running.
Down the Mississippi, to the Gulf of Mexico.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
They ran [A] through the snow, and they ran through the forest.
They ran through the bushes [D] where the beavers wouldn't [A] go.
They ran [D] so fast, they forgot to take their [A] culture.
Back to [D] America in Gulf and Texaco.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
So, if you go to Washington, it's [A] buildings clean and nice.
[G] Bring a pack of matches, and [D] we'll burn the White House twice.
[G] And the White House burned, burned, [D] burned.
But the Americans won't admit [G] it.
It burned, burned, [D] burned.
It burned [A] and burned and burned.
[G] It burned, burned, [D] burned.
Now that that made them [A] mad.
And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies.
Wham, wham, wham.
[E] [G] In the War of
[D] 1812.
Katie.
[N] [N]
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Thank you so much.
Oh, _ _ _ _ _ come back proud Canadians, to [A] before you had TV.
_ [G] No hockey night in Canada, [D] there was no [A] CBC.
[Dm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [D] In _ 1812, [A] Madison was mad, he was the president you know.
[G] Well he thought he'd tell the British [A]
where they ought to [E] go.
He [D] _ thought he'd invade [E] Canada, he thought that he was tough.
[G] _ _ Instead we went to [B] Washington. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ And burned down all his [D] stuff, and the White House burned, burned, burned.
And we're the ones that did it.
It burned, burned, burned, while the president [E] ran and cried.
[G] It burned, burned, [D] burned, and things were very historical.
[A] And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies, wah, wah, wah.
[G] In the War of [D] 1812. _ _ _ _
_ Passed Millbilly from Kentucky, [A] dressed in green and red.
[D] Left home to fight in Canada, but they returned [A] home dead.
[D] It's the only war the Yankees [A] lost, except for Vietnam.
[D] And also the Alamo, and the [A] Bay of Ham.
[D] The loser was America, [A] the winner was ourselves.
[D] So join right in and vote a vote.
The War of [Dm] 1812, and the [G] White House burned, burned, burned.
[D] And we're the ones that did it.
It burned, burned, burned, while the [A] president ran and cried.
[G] It burned, burned, burned, [D] and things were very [A] historical.
And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies, wah, wah, wah.
[G] In the War [D] of 1812. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ In 1812, [A] we were just sitting around, minding our own business, [D] putting crops into the ground.
We heard the soldiers coming, and [A] we didn't like that sound.
So we took a boat to Washington [D] and burned it to the ground.
Oh, we fired our guns, but the Yankees kept it coming.
There wasn't quite as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more, and the Yankees started running.
Down the Mississippi, to the Gulf of Mexico.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
They ran [A] through the snow, and they ran through the forest.
They ran through the bushes [D] where the beavers wouldn't [A] go.
They ran [D] so fast, they forgot to take their [A] culture.
Back to [D] America in Gulf and Texaco.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. _
_ _ So, _ _ _ _ if you go to Washington, _ it's [A] buildings clean and nice.
[G] Bring a pack of matches, and [D] we'll burn the White House twice.
[G] And the White House burned, burned, [D] burned.
But the Americans won't admit [G] it.
It burned, burned, [D] burned.
It burned [A] and burned and burned.
[G] It burned, burned, [D] burned.
Now that that made them [A] mad.
And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies.
Wham, wham, wham. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] In the War of _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] 1812. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Katie.
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Thank you so much.
Oh, _ _ _ _ _ come back proud Canadians, to [A] before you had TV.
_ [G] No hockey night in Canada, [D] there was no [A] CBC.
[Dm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [D] In _ 1812, [A] Madison was mad, he was the president you know.
[G] Well he thought he'd tell the British [A]
where they ought to [E] go.
He [D] _ thought he'd invade [E] Canada, he thought that he was tough.
[G] _ _ Instead we went to [B] Washington. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ And burned down all his [D] stuff, and the White House burned, burned, burned.
And we're the ones that did it.
It burned, burned, burned, while the president [E] ran and cried.
[G] It burned, burned, [D] burned, and things were very historical.
[A] And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies, wah, wah, wah.
[G] In the War of [D] 1812. _ _ _ _
_ Passed Millbilly from Kentucky, [A] dressed in green and red.
[D] Left home to fight in Canada, but they returned [A] home dead.
[D] It's the only war the Yankees [A] lost, except for Vietnam.
[D] And also the Alamo, and the [A] Bay of Ham.
[D] The loser was America, [A] the winner was ourselves.
[D] So join right in and vote a vote.
The War of [Dm] 1812, and the [G] White House burned, burned, burned.
[D] And we're the ones that did it.
It burned, burned, burned, while the [A] president ran and cried.
[G] It burned, burned, burned, [D] and things were very [A] historical.
And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies, wah, wah, wah.
[G] In the War [D] of 1812. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ In 1812, [A] we were just sitting around, minding our own business, [D] putting crops into the ground.
We heard the soldiers coming, and [A] we didn't like that sound.
So we took a boat to Washington [D] and burned it to the ground.
Oh, we fired our guns, but the Yankees kept it coming.
There wasn't quite as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more, and the Yankees started running.
Down the Mississippi, to the Gulf of Mexico.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
They ran [A] through the snow, and they ran through the forest.
They ran through the bushes [D] where the beavers wouldn't [A] go.
They ran [D] so fast, they forgot to take their [A] culture.
Back to [D] America in Gulf and Texaco.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. _
_ _ So, _ _ _ _ if you go to Washington, _ it's [A] buildings clean and nice.
[G] Bring a pack of matches, and [D] we'll burn the White House twice.
[G] And the White House burned, burned, [D] burned.
But the Americans won't admit [G] it.
It burned, burned, [D] burned.
It burned [A] and burned and burned.
[G] It burned, burned, [D] burned.
Now that that made them [A] mad.
And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies.
Wham, wham, wham. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] In the War of _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] 1812. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Katie.
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _