Chords for Bruce Cockburn - If I Had A Rocket Launcher (Live 8 2005)

Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:

C

E

Em

Bm

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bruce Cockburn - If I Had A Rocket Launcher (Live 8 2005) chords
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[Gb] He's a member of [Cm] the Order of Canada,
[Bbm] one of our great national [Ebm] treasures, Dr.
[E] Bruce Colburn!
[Em]
[E]
[C]
[E]
[C] [E]
[C]
[E]
[C] [E]
Here comes the [C] helicopter,
[E] [A] second time [C] today.
[E]
Everybody [C] scatters
[E] and hopes it goes [C] away.
How [E]
many kids they've [C] murdered,
[E] only God can [C] say.
[Bm] [C]
If I [Am] had a rocket launcher, [Bm]
[A] if I had a rocket [Bm] launcher,
[Am] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, I'd make somebody [E] pay.
[C] [E]
[C]
[E] I don't [A] believe in [C] guarded borders, [Em]
and I [A] don't believe in [C] hate.
I [E] don't believe in [C] generals, [E]
or their stinking torture [C] states.
[Em] And when I talk with the [C] survivors, [E] of things too sickening to [C] [Bm] relate.
[Am] If I had a rocket [E] launcher, [Bm] [Am]
if I had a rocket [Bm] launcher,
[Am] If I had a rocket [B] launcher, I would [Em] retaliate.
[C]
[Em]
[G] [E]
On the Rio Lakan [C] tomb,
[E] one hundred [C] thousand wait,
[E]
To fall down [C] from starvation,
[E] or some less [C] humane fate.
[E]
Cry for Guatemala, [C]
[E] with a corpse at [C] every gate.
[Am]
If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, if [Am] I had a rocket [Bm] launcher,
[Am]
If I had a rocket [Bm] launcher, I would not [Em] hesitate.
[C] [Em]
[G]
[C] [E]
[C]
[Em] [Am]
[C] [Em]
[C]
[E] [C]
[Em]
[C]
[Em]
[C]
[Em] [Bm]
[Em]
[C]
[Em]
[Am] I [E] want to raise every [C] voice,
[E] at least I've got [C] to try.
[E]
[A] Every time I think [C] about it,
[E] water rises to my [C] eyes.
[E]
Situation [C] desperate,
[E] echoes of the victim's cry.
[Bm] [A] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher,
[Am] if I had a rocket [Bm] launcher,
[Am] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, some son of a [Em] bitch would die.
[C] [A]
[C]
[G] [Em]
[Am] [C] [Em]
Key:  
C
3211
E
2311
Em
121
Bm
13421112
Am
2311
C
3211
E
2311
Em
121
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To learn Bruce Cockburn - If I Had A Rocket Launcher chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: E, C and E. Start slow with ChordU's Free Tempo controller and increase your speed as you get comfortable. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of G Major in mind.

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[Gb] _ He's a member of [Cm] the Order of Canada, _
_ [Bbm] _ one of our great national [Ebm] treasures, _ Dr.
[E] Bruce Colburn!
[Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
Here comes the [C] helicopter, _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] second time [C] today.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ Everybody _ _ [C] scatters _
_ _ [E] _ _ and hopes it goes [C] away.
_ How _ [E] _ _
_ many kids they've [C] murdered, _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ only God can [C] say.
[Bm] _ _ _ [C] _
If I [Am] had a rocket launcher, [Bm] _ _
[A] if _ I had a rocket [Bm] launcher,
_ _ _ [Am] _ If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, I'd make somebody [E] pay. _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] I don't [A] believe in [C] guarded borders, _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
and I [A] don't believe in [C] hate. _ _
I [E] _ _ _ don't believe in [C] generals, _ _ _ _ [E] _
or their stinking torture [C] states. _ _
_ _ [Em] And when I talk with the _ [C] survivors, _ _ _ _ [E] of things too sickening to [C] _ [Bm] relate.
_ [Am] _ _ If I had a rocket [E] launcher, [Bm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
if I had a rocket [Bm] launcher, _ _
_ _ [Am] _ If I had a rocket [B] launcher, I would _ _ [Em] retaliate.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
On the Rio Lakan [C] tomb, _ _
_ _ [E] _ one hundred [C] thousand wait,
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
To fall down [C] from starvation, _
_ _ [E] _ or some less [C] humane fate.
_ _ _ [E] _ _
_ Cry for Guatemala, [C] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ with a corpse at [C] every _ gate.
_ _ _ [Am]
If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _ _ if [Am] _ _ I had a rocket [Bm] _ launcher,
_ _ _ [Am] _
If I had a rocket [Bm] launcher, I would not _ [Em] hesitate. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ I [E] want to raise every [C] voice, _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ at least I've got [C] to try.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] Every time I think [C] about it, _ _
_ [E] _ water _ rises to my [C] eyes.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ Situation [C] desperate, _ _
_ _ [E] _ echoes of the victim's cry.
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _ _
_ _ [Am] if I had a rocket [Bm] launcher,
_ _ _ [Am] _ If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, some son of a [Em] bitch would die. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Among the tracks on the album Slice O Life - Solo Live, written by Bruce Cockburn, this one stands out.

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