If I Had A Rocket Launcher Chords by Bruce Cockburn

Tempo:
130.85 bpm
Chords used:

E

C

Bm

Em

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[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]
© transcript Emily Beynon
[B]
Key:  
E
2311
C
3211
Bm
13421112
Em
121
A
1231
E
2311
C
3211
Bm
13421112
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To learn Bruce Cockburn - (Deluxe Edition) If I Had A Rocket Launcher chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Em, C, E, C and Em in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 98 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 196. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: E Minor.

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_ _ _ _ [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] _
_ _ _ _ © transcript Emily Beynon _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song, written by Bruce Cockburn, is featured on the album Live.

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