If I Had A Rocket Launcher Chords by Bruce Cockburn
Tempo:
130.85 bpm
Chords used:
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C
Bm
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
[E] [C]
[E]
[A]
[E] [A]
[E] Here comes [C] the helicopter, [E]
second [C] time today.
[E] [C] Everybody's scattered, [E] and the hopes it [D] goes [C] away.
[E]
How many kids they've murdered, only God [G] can [Bm] say.
[C] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, [C]
if I [Bm]
[Am] had a [Bm] rocket launcher,
I'd make [E] somebody pay.
[C] [E]
[A]
[E] I don't believe in [C] darned borders, [E] and I don't [A] believe in hate.
[E] I [D] don't believe [C] in generals,
[E] or their stinking torture [A]
states.
[E] And when I talk with [A] the survivors, [E]
of things too sickening to [Bm] relate.
[C] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, [C] if I had [Bm] a rocket launcher,
[Am]
I [Bm] would [E] [G]
[Bm] retaliate.
[Em]
[C] [Em] [E]
On the Rio [A] Lagunto,
[E] 100 [D],000 away,
[E] to fall down from starvation, or some less [C] humane fate.
[E] Cry for [A]
Guatemala, [E] with a corpse in [G] every [Bm] [C] gate.
If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher,
[C] if I had [Bm] a rocket
[Am]
[Bm] launcher,
I would not [E] hesitate.
[Em] [G] [Bm]
[Em] [G]
[Em]
[C] [A] [E]
[C]
[E] [C]
[Em]
[C] [Em]
[C] [E]
[Em]
[Bm] [A] [Em]
[G]
[Em] [C]
[A] [E]
[D] [Em]
[C]
[Em] [C]
[Em]
[C] [Em]
[E]
[C] [E]
[C] [Em]
I'm gonna raise [C] every voice,
[E] at least I've come [C] to try.
[E] Every time I [C] think about it, [E]
water rises [C] to my eye.
[E] [C] Situation desperate, [E] echoes [A] of the victims' [Bm] cry.
[Am]
If I had [Bm] a rocket
[Am] launcher, if I [Bm]
[Am]
had [Bm] a rocket launcher,
some son [Em] of a bitch would [E] die.
[C]
[E] [C]
[A] [E]
[D] [C] [A] [Em]
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[B]
[E] [C]
[E]
[A]
[E] [A]
[E] Here comes [C] the helicopter, [E]
second [C] time today.
[E] [C] Everybody's scattered, [E] and the hopes it [D] goes [C] away.
[E]
How many kids they've murdered, only God [G] can [Bm] say.
[C] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, [C]
if I [Bm]
[Am] had a [Bm] rocket launcher,
I'd make [E] somebody pay.
[C] [E]
[A]
[E] I don't believe in [C] darned borders, [E] and I don't [A] believe in hate.
[E] I [D] don't believe [C] in generals,
[E] or their stinking torture [A]
states.
[E] And when I talk with [A] the survivors, [E]
of things too sickening to [Bm] relate.
[C] If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, [C] if I had [Bm] a rocket launcher,
[Am]
I [Bm] would [E] [G]
[Bm] retaliate.
[Em]
[C] [Em] [E]
On the Rio [A] Lagunto,
[E] 100 [D],000 away,
[E] to fall down from starvation, or some less [C] humane fate.
[E] Cry for [A]
Guatemala, [E] with a corpse in [G] every [Bm] [C] gate.
If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher,
[C] if I had [Bm] a rocket
[Am]
[Bm] launcher,
I would not [E] hesitate.
[Em] [G] [Bm]
[Em] [G]
[Em]
[C] [A] [E]
[C]
[E] [C]
[Em]
[C] [Em]
[C] [E]
[Em]
[Bm] [A] [Em]
[G]
[Em] [C]
[A] [E]
[D] [Em]
[C]
[Em] [C]
[Em]
[C] [Em]
[E]
[C] [E]
[C] [Em]
I'm gonna raise [C] every voice,
[E] at least I've come [C] to try.
[E] Every time I [C] think about it, [E]
water rises [C] to my eye.
[E] [C] Situation desperate, [E] echoes [A] of the victims' [Bm] cry.
[Am]
If I had [Bm] a rocket
[Am] launcher, if I [Bm]
[Am]
had [Bm] a rocket launcher,
some son [Em] of a bitch would [E] die.
[C]
[E] [C]
[A] [E]
[D] [C] [A] [Em]
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ Here comes [C] the helicopter, _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ second [C] time today. _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C] Everybody's scattered, _ _ _ [E] _ _ and the hopes it [D] goes [C] away.
_ _ _ [E] _
_ How many kids they've murdered, _ _ _ _ _ only God [G] can [Bm] say.
_ _ [C] _ If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _ _ [C] _ _
if I _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ had a [Bm] rocket launcher,
I'd make [E] somebody pay. _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ I don't believe in [C] darned borders, _ _ _ _ [E] _ and I don't [A] believe in hate.
_ _ [E] I _ _ [D] don't believe [C] in generals, _
_ [E] _ or their stinking torture [A]
states.
_ _ _ [E] _ And when I talk with [A] the _ survivors, _ [E] _
of things too sickening to [Bm] relate.
_ [C] _ _ If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _ _ _ [C] _ if I had [Bm] a rocket launcher,
_ _ [Am] _ _
I _ _ [Bm] _ _ would _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ retaliate.
[Em] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _
On the Rio _ [A] Lagunto, _ _
_ [E] _ _ 100 _ [D],000 away,
_ _ _ [E] _ _ to fall down from starvation, _ _ _ _ or some less [C] humane fate. _
_ [E] _ _ _ Cry for [A]
Guatemala, _ _ _ [E] _ _ with a corpse in [G] every _ [Bm] _ _ [C] gate.
If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _
_ [C] _ if I had [Bm] a rocket _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] launcher,
I would not [E] hesitate.
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
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_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
I'm gonna raise [C] every voice, _
_ [E] _ _ at least I've come [C] to try.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ Every time I [C] think about it, _ _ _ [E] _
water rises [C] to my eye. _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C] Situation desperate, _ _ [E] _ _ echoes [A] of the victims' [Bm] cry.
_ _ [Am] _
If I had [Bm] a rocket _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ launcher, if I _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
had [Bm] a rocket launcher,
some son [Em] of a bitch would [E] die.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _
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_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ Here comes [C] the helicopter, _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ second [C] time today. _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C] Everybody's scattered, _ _ _ [E] _ _ and the hopes it [D] goes [C] away.
_ _ _ [E] _
_ How many kids they've murdered, _ _ _ _ _ only God [G] can [Bm] say.
_ _ [C] _ If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _ _ [C] _ _
if I _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ had a [Bm] rocket launcher,
I'd make [E] somebody pay. _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ I don't believe in [C] darned borders, _ _ _ _ [E] _ and I don't [A] believe in hate.
_ _ [E] I _ _ [D] don't believe [C] in generals, _
_ [E] _ or their stinking torture [A]
states.
_ _ _ [E] _ And when I talk with [A] the _ survivors, _ [E] _
of things too sickening to [Bm] relate.
_ [C] _ _ If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _ _ _ [C] _ if I had [Bm] a rocket launcher,
_ _ [Am] _ _
I _ _ [Bm] _ _ would _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ retaliate.
[Em] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _
On the Rio _ [A] Lagunto, _ _
_ [E] _ _ 100 _ [D],000 away,
_ _ _ [E] _ _ to fall down from starvation, _ _ _ _ or some less [C] humane fate. _
_ [E] _ _ _ Cry for [A]
Guatemala, _ _ _ [E] _ _ with a corpse in [G] every _ [Bm] _ _ [C] gate.
If I had a [Bm] rocket launcher, _
_ [C] _ if I had [Bm] a rocket _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] launcher,
I would not [E] hesitate.
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
I'm gonna raise [C] every voice, _
_ [E] _ _ at least I've come [C] to try.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ Every time I [C] think about it, _ _ _ [E] _
water rises [C] to my eye. _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C] Situation desperate, _ _ [E] _ _ echoes [A] of the victims' [Bm] cry.
_ _ [Am] _
If I had [Bm] a rocket _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ launcher, if I _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
had [Bm] a rocket launcher,
some son [Em] of a bitch would [E] die.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _
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