Chords for Bruce Cockburn - If I had a rocket launcher (2 meter sessies)
Tempo:
97.275 bpm
Chords used:
C
E
D
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [D] [G] [C]
[E] [D]
[Em] [E] [D] [C]
[E] [D] [C]
[E] Here comes the [C] helicopter,
[E] second [D] time today.
[C]
[E] Everybody [G] [C] scatters [E] and [D] hopes it goes away.
[C]
[E] How [D] many kids they've [C] [F] murdered, [E] [D] only [G] God can [Bm] say.
[C] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, if [Am] I had a [Bm] rocket launcher,
[Am] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, I'd make [E] somebody pay.
[D] [C]
[E] [D] [C]
[E] I don't [Bm] believe in guarded [C] borders,
[E] and I don't [D] believe [C] in hate.
[E] I don't [D] believe [G] in [C] generals [E] or their [D] stinking [G] torture [C] states.
[E] And when I talk [D] with the [G] [D]
survivors, [E] of things too [A] [C] sickening to [Bm]
relate.
[C] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, [Am] if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher,
[Em] [Am] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, I would [E] [Em] retaliate.
[D] [C]
[Em] [D] [G]
[E] On the [D] Riola canton, [C]
[E] one [D] hundred [C] thousand wait.
[E] To fall [D] down from starvation, [E] or some [D] less humane [C] fate.
[E] [D] Cry for Guatemala, [E] with a [A] corpse in [G] every gate.
[Bm] [C] If [Am] I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, [Am] if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher,
[E] If [Am] I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, I would not [E] hesitate.
[Em] [D] [G]
[Em] [D] [G]
[D] [Em] [C]
[Em] [F#]
[Em] [Bm] [C]
[Bm] [Em] [C]
[B] [Am]
[Bm] [Em] [Am]
[E] [Em] [F#] [D]
[C] [Em] [F#]
[C] [Em] [C]
[Em] [C]
[Em] [C]
[Em] I [C]
[E] [D]
[G] [C] [E] [D]
[C] [E] want to [A] raise [C] every voice, [E] at least I've [C] got to try.
[D] [E] Every [A] time I [C] think about it, [E] water [D]
[Dm] rises to my [C] eyes.
[E] [D]
Situation [G] desperate, [E] echoes of [D] the [Gm] victim's [Bm] cry.
[C] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, [Am] if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher,
[C] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, some son of a bitch [Em] would [A] die.
[Em] [D] [C] [Em] [D] [Em]
[D] [C] [Em] [F#] [Em]
[D] [C] [G] [Am] [G] [Em]
[E] [G]
[E] [D]
[Em] [E] [D] [C]
[E] [D] [C]
[E] Here comes the [C] helicopter,
[E] second [D] time today.
[C]
[E] Everybody [G] [C] scatters [E] and [D] hopes it goes away.
[C]
[E] How [D] many kids they've [C] [F] murdered, [E] [D] only [G] God can [Bm] say.
[C] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, if [Am] I had a [Bm] rocket launcher,
[Am] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, I'd make [E] somebody pay.
[D] [C]
[E] [D] [C]
[E] I don't [Bm] believe in guarded [C] borders,
[E] and I don't [D] believe [C] in hate.
[E] I don't [D] believe [G] in [C] generals [E] or their [D] stinking [G] torture [C] states.
[E] And when I talk [D] with the [G] [D]
survivors, [E] of things too [A] [C] sickening to [Bm]
relate.
[C] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, [Am] if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher,
[Em] [Am] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, I would [E] [Em] retaliate.
[D] [C]
[Em] [D] [G]
[E] On the [D] Riola canton, [C]
[E] one [D] hundred [C] thousand wait.
[E] To fall [D] down from starvation, [E] or some [D] less humane [C] fate.
[E] [D] Cry for Guatemala, [E] with a [A] corpse in [G] every gate.
[Bm] [C] If [Am] I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, [Am] if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher,
[E] If [Am] I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, I would not [E] hesitate.
[Em] [D] [G]
[Em] [D] [G]
[D] [Em] [C]
[Em] [F#]
[Em] [Bm] [C]
[Bm] [Em] [C]
[B] [Am]
[Bm] [Em] [Am]
[E] [Em] [F#] [D]
[C] [Em] [F#]
[C] [Em] [C]
[Em] [C]
[Em] [C]
[Em] I [C]
[E] [D]
[G] [C] [E] [D]
[C] [E] want to [A] raise [C] every voice, [E] at least I've [C] got to try.
[D] [E] Every [A] time I [C] think about it, [E] water [D]
[Dm] rises to my [C] eyes.
[E] [D]
Situation [G] desperate, [E] echoes of [D] the [Gm] victim's [Bm] cry.
[C] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, [Am] if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher,
[C] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, some son of a bitch [Em] would [A] die.
[Em] [D] [C] [Em] [D] [Em]
[D] [C] [Em] [F#] [Em]
[D] [C] [G] [Am] [G] [Em]
[E] [G]
Key:
C
E
D
Em
Bm
C
E
D
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [E] _ Here comes the [C] helicopter, _ _
_ [E] _ second [D] time today.
[C] _
_ [E] _ _ Everybody [G] _ [C] scatters _ [E] _ and [D] hopes it goes away.
[C] _
_ [E] _ How [D] many kids they've [C] [F] murdered, [E] _ _ _ [D] only [G] God can [Bm] say.
_ [C] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, if [Am] _ I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _
_ [Am] _ If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, I'd make [E] somebody pay.
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _
_ [E] _ I don't [Bm] believe in guarded [C] borders, _
_ [E] _ _ and I don't [D] believe [C] in hate. _
_ _ [E] _ I don't [D] believe [G] in [C] generals _ [E] or their [D] stinking [G] torture [C] states.
_ _ [E] And when I talk [D] with the [G] _ [D]
survivors, [E] _ of things too [A] [C] sickening to [Bm]
relate.
_ [C] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _ _ [Am] if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher,
_ [Em] _ [Am] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, I would _ [E] [Em] retaliate.
_ [D] _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ [E] _ _ On the [D] Riola canton, [C] _
_ _ [E] _ one [D] hundred [C] thousand wait.
_ _ [E] _ To fall [D] down from starvation, _ [E] _ _ or some [D] less humane [C] fate.
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] Cry for Guatemala, _ [E] _ _ with a [A] corpse in [G] every gate.
[Bm] _ _ [C] If [Am] I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _ _ [Am] if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher,
[E] If [Am] _ I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, I would not [E] hesitate.
_ [Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [C] _
_ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [C] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Em] I _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ want to [A] raise [C] every voice, _ _ [E] _ at least I've [C] got to try.
_ [D] _ [E] _ Every [A] time I [C] think about it, _ [E] _ water [D]
[Dm] rises to my [C] eyes.
_ [E] _ _ _ [D]
Situation [G] desperate, _ [E] _ echoes of [D] the [Gm] victim's [Bm] cry.
_ _ [C] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _ _ [Am] if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher,
_ _ [C] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, some son of a bitch [Em] would [A] die.
[Em] _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ [Em] _
[D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [F#] _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ [C] _ [G] _ [Am] _ [G] _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [E] _ Here comes the [C] helicopter, _ _
_ [E] _ second [D] time today.
[C] _
_ [E] _ _ Everybody [G] _ [C] scatters _ [E] _ and [D] hopes it goes away.
[C] _
_ [E] _ How [D] many kids they've [C] [F] murdered, [E] _ _ _ [D] only [G] God can [Bm] say.
_ [C] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, if [Am] _ I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _
_ [Am] _ If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, I'd make [E] somebody pay.
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _
_ [E] _ I don't [Bm] believe in guarded [C] borders, _
_ [E] _ _ and I don't [D] believe [C] in hate. _
_ _ [E] _ I don't [D] believe [G] in [C] generals _ [E] or their [D] stinking [G] torture [C] states.
_ _ [E] And when I talk [D] with the [G] _ [D]
survivors, [E] _ of things too [A] [C] sickening to [Bm]
relate.
_ [C] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _ _ [Am] if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher,
_ [Em] _ [Am] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, I would _ [E] [Em] retaliate.
_ [D] _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ [E] _ _ On the [D] Riola canton, [C] _
_ _ [E] _ one [D] hundred [C] thousand wait.
_ _ [E] _ To fall [D] down from starvation, _ [E] _ _ or some [D] less humane [C] fate.
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] Cry for Guatemala, _ [E] _ _ with a [A] corpse in [G] every gate.
[Bm] _ _ [C] If [Am] I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _ _ [Am] if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher,
[E] If [Am] _ I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, I would not [E] hesitate.
_ [Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [C] _
_ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [C] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Em] I _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ want to [A] raise [C] every voice, _ _ [E] _ at least I've [C] got to try.
_ [D] _ [E] _ Every [A] time I [C] think about it, _ [E] _ water [D]
[Dm] rises to my [C] eyes.
_ [E] _ _ _ [D]
Situation [G] desperate, _ [E] _ echoes of [D] the [Gm] victim's [Bm] cry.
_ _ [C] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _ _ [Am] if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher,
_ _ [C] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, some son of a bitch [Em] would [A] die.
[Em] _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ [Em] _
[D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [F#] _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ [C] _ [G] _ [Am] _ [G] _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _