Chords for Bruce Cockburn - If I Had A Rocket Launcher
Tempo:
97.05 bpm
Chords used:
Em
C
Bm
G
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[C] Here [Em]
comes the [A] helicopter, [Em]
second [C] time today.
[Em]
[A] Everybody scatters [Em]
and hopes it [A] goes away.
[Em]
How many [C] kids they've murdered, [Em]
[E] only God can [Bm] say.
[Am]
[Bm] Launcher, [Am]
if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, [Am]
if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, I'd make some [Em] pride of pay.
[G] I [Em]
[G] [Em]
don't believe in [G] God, [C] and [Em]
I don't [G] believe in hate.
[Em]
Don't [C] believe in generals, [Em]
or their stinking [G] torture states.
[Em]
When I talk with the [A] survivors, [Em]
things do stick and [G] age of relate.
[Am]
If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, [Am]
if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, [Am]
if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, I would
[Em] retaliate.
[G] [Em]
[G] [Em]
On the Rio [C] Canto, [Em]
100 [C],000 will [Em]
fall down [C] from starvation, [Em]
or some less [G] humane fate.
[Em] I've heard [A] one denier, [Em]
with a corpse [A] in every gate.
[Am]
If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, [Am] if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, [Am]
if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, I would not [Em] hesitate.
[C] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[C] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[C] [Em]
[C]
[Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[C]
[G] [Em]
[C] [G] [Em]
[C] [Em]
I'm gonna raise [C] every voice, [Em]
at least I've [C] got to try.
[Em]
Every time I think about it, [E]
water rises [A] to my eyes.
[Em]
[C] Situation desperate, [Em]
echoes of the [G] victim's cry.
[Am]
If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, [Am] if I had [Bm] a rocket launcher, [Am]
if I had [Bm] a rocket launcher, some
son of a [G] bitch would die.
[C] [Em] [C] [Bm]
[C] [Am] [Bm]
[D]
[N]
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[C] Here [Em]
comes the [A] helicopter, [Em]
second [C] time today.
[Em]
[A] Everybody scatters [Em]
and hopes it [A] goes away.
[Em]
How many [C] kids they've murdered, [Em]
[E] only God can [Bm] say.
[Am]
[Bm] Launcher, [Am]
if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, [Am]
if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, I'd make some [Em] pride of pay.
[G] I [Em]
[G] [Em]
don't believe in [G] God, [C] and [Em]
I don't [G] believe in hate.
[Em]
Don't [C] believe in generals, [Em]
or their stinking [G] torture states.
[Em]
When I talk with the [A] survivors, [Em]
things do stick and [G] age of relate.
[Am]
If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, [Am]
if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, [Am]
if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, I would
[Em] retaliate.
[G] [Em]
[G] [Em]
On the Rio [C] Canto, [Em]
100 [C],000 will [Em]
fall down [C] from starvation, [Em]
or some less [G] humane fate.
[Em] I've heard [A] one denier, [Em]
with a corpse [A] in every gate.
[Am]
If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, [Am] if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, [Am]
if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, I would not [Em] hesitate.
[C] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[C] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[C] [Em]
[C]
[Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[C]
[G] [Em]
[C] [G] [Em]
[C] [Em]
I'm gonna raise [C] every voice, [Em]
at least I've [C] got to try.
[Em]
Every time I think about it, [E]
water rises [A] to my eyes.
[Em]
[C] Situation desperate, [Em]
echoes of the [G] victim's cry.
[Am]
If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, [Am] if I had [Bm] a rocket launcher, [Am]
if I had [Bm] a rocket launcher, some
son of a [G] bitch would die.
[C] [Em] [C] [Bm]
[C] [Am] [Bm]
[D]
[N]
Key:
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C
Bm
G
Am
Em
C
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] Here _ _ [Em] _
_ comes the [A] helicopter, _ _ _ [Em] _
second [C] time today.
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] Everybody _ scatters [Em] _
and hopes it [A] goes away.
_ _ [Em] _
How many [C] kids they've murdered, _ [Em] _
_ [E] only God can [Bm] say.
_ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Bm] Launcher, _ _ [Am] _
if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _ _ [Am] _
if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, I'd make some [Em] pride of pay.
_ [G] I _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
don't believe in [G] God, _ [C] and [Em] _
I don't [G] believe in hate.
_ _ [Em] _
_ Don't [C] believe in generals, _ [Em] _
or their stinking [G] torture states.
_ _ [Em]
When I talk with the [A] _ survivors, _ [Em] _
things do stick and [G] age of relate.
_ _ [Am] _
If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _ _ [Am] _
if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _ _ [Am]
if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, I would
[Em] retaliate.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
On the Rio [C] Canto, _ _ _ [Em] _
100 [C],000 will _ _ [Em] _
fall down [C] from starvation, _ _ [Em] _
or some less [G] humane fate.
_ [Em] I've _ heard [A] one denier, _ _ [Em] _
with a corpse [A] in every gate.
_ [Am] _
If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _ [Am] if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _ _ [Am] _
if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, I would not [Em] hesitate.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
I'm gonna raise [C] every voice, _ _ [Em] _
at least I've [C] got to try.
_ _ [Em] _
Every time I think about it, _ _ [E] _
water rises [A] to my eyes.
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ [C] Situation desperate, _ [Em] _
echoes of the [G] victim's cry.
_ _ [Am] _
If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _ [Am] if I had [Bm] a rocket launcher, _ [Am] _
if I had [Bm] a rocket launcher, some
son of a [G] bitch would die.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] Here _ _ [Em] _
_ comes the [A] helicopter, _ _ _ [Em] _
second [C] time today.
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] Everybody _ scatters [Em] _
and hopes it [A] goes away.
_ _ [Em] _
How many [C] kids they've murdered, _ [Em] _
_ [E] only God can [Bm] say.
_ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Bm] Launcher, _ _ [Am] _
if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _ _ [Am] _
if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, I'd make some [Em] pride of pay.
_ [G] I _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
don't believe in [G] God, _ [C] and [Em] _
I don't [G] believe in hate.
_ _ [Em] _
_ Don't [C] believe in generals, _ [Em] _
or their stinking [G] torture states.
_ _ [Em]
When I talk with the [A] _ survivors, _ [Em] _
things do stick and [G] age of relate.
_ _ [Am] _
If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _ _ [Am] _
if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _ _ [Am]
if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, I would
[Em] retaliate.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
On the Rio [C] Canto, _ _ _ [Em] _
100 [C],000 will _ _ [Em] _
fall down [C] from starvation, _ _ [Em] _
or some less [G] humane fate.
_ [Em] I've _ heard [A] one denier, _ _ [Em] _
with a corpse [A] in every gate.
_ [Am] _
If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _ [Am] if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _ _ [Am] _
if I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, I would not [Em] hesitate.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
I'm gonna raise [C] every voice, _ _ [Em] _
at least I've [C] got to try.
_ _ [Em] _
Every time I think about it, _ _ [E] _
water rises [A] to my eyes.
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ [C] Situation desperate, _ [Em] _
echoes of the [G] victim's cry.
_ _ [Am] _
If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _ [Am] if I had [Bm] a rocket launcher, _ [Am] _
if I had [Bm] a rocket launcher, some
son of a [G] bitch would die.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _