Chords for Falklands war song - 20th century British military song
Tempo:
91.9 bpm
Chords used:
D
E
B
F#
D#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Oh, the [D]
[C] [D]
[B]
time
Octopus of Argentinian, a line of necrotes
With 1800 feet [D#] or 8 and a half a billion feet
The day they were invaded, [D] everybody's learned a name
A barren little colony has got a better place
Stocked our ships full of British spirit bullets
Mobilized a navy and we called [F#] out the Marines
Sailed two weeks till we reached the Portsmouth [E] Islands
But we could teach a lesson to those bloody Argentines
Maggie Thatcher was awakened in the middle of the night
[B] She of the Argentinians was falling for a fight
She summoned up her cabinet and met with the Lord B
[D#] And set the pride of Britain to the stormy southern [E] seas
Stocked our ships full of British spirit bullets
Mobilized a navy and we called out the Marines
Sailed two weeks till we reached the Portsmouth Islands
But [G#] we could teach a lesson to those [Em] bloody Argentines
Well, in case the Yanks who had to have [D] a say
So they sent Al Hay down by the starry way
He [D] shuffled to and fro, always managing to [B] squawk
The artist who refused to leave a barren British [E] isle
So we stocked [D#] our ships full of British spirit bullets
[E] Mobilized a navy and we called out the Marines
Sailed two weeks till we reached the Portsmouth Islands
But we could [Bm] teach a lesson to those bloody Argentines
[F#] Well, the whole world watched as the British forces
[D] Offered up a buckle for the Portsmouths
And finally, yeah, sank their [E] ships, brought their replaint
And the two most cheeky [N] Argentines admit we'd left again
Stocked our ships full of British spirit [B] bullets
Mobilized a navy and we called out the [F#] Marines
Sailed two weeks till we reached the Portsmouth Islands
But we could teach a lesson to those bloody Argentines
Oh, the local girls were waiting, represented in the bar
And [N] they had a reputation that he liked to wear a lot
They covered him with kisses, they walked him in the grass
[D] He said he never saw a better piece of British [E]
land
So we stocked our ships full of British spirit bullets
We mobilized a navy and we called out [F#] the Marines
Sailed two weeks till we reached the Portsmouth Islands
But we could teach a lesson to those bloody Argentines
So we stocked our ships [E] full of British spirit bullets
We mobilized a [F#m] navy and we called out the Marines
Sailed two weeks till we reached the South Atlantic
But we could teach a lesson to those bloody Argentines
Go on, clear out of there
Go on, face to the path of love
Go on, clear out
[D]
[C] [D]
[B]
time
Octopus of Argentinian, a line of necrotes
With 1800 feet [D#] or 8 and a half a billion feet
The day they were invaded, [D] everybody's learned a name
A barren little colony has got a better place
Stocked our ships full of British spirit bullets
Mobilized a navy and we called [F#] out the Marines
Sailed two weeks till we reached the Portsmouth [E] Islands
But we could teach a lesson to those bloody Argentines
Maggie Thatcher was awakened in the middle of the night
[B] She of the Argentinians was falling for a fight
She summoned up her cabinet and met with the Lord B
[D#] And set the pride of Britain to the stormy southern [E] seas
Stocked our ships full of British spirit bullets
Mobilized a navy and we called out the Marines
Sailed two weeks till we reached the Portsmouth Islands
But [G#] we could teach a lesson to those [Em] bloody Argentines
Well, in case the Yanks who had to have [D] a say
So they sent Al Hay down by the starry way
He [D] shuffled to and fro, always managing to [B] squawk
The artist who refused to leave a barren British [E] isle
So we stocked [D#] our ships full of British spirit bullets
[E] Mobilized a navy and we called out the Marines
Sailed two weeks till we reached the Portsmouth Islands
But we could [Bm] teach a lesson to those bloody Argentines
[F#] Well, the whole world watched as the British forces
[D] Offered up a buckle for the Portsmouths
And finally, yeah, sank their [E] ships, brought their replaint
And the two most cheeky [N] Argentines admit we'd left again
Stocked our ships full of British spirit [B] bullets
Mobilized a navy and we called out the [F#] Marines
Sailed two weeks till we reached the Portsmouth Islands
But we could teach a lesson to those bloody Argentines
Oh, the local girls were waiting, represented in the bar
And [N] they had a reputation that he liked to wear a lot
They covered him with kisses, they walked him in the grass
[D] He said he never saw a better piece of British [E]
land
So we stocked our ships full of British spirit bullets
We mobilized a navy and we called out [F#] the Marines
Sailed two weeks till we reached the Portsmouth Islands
But we could teach a lesson to those bloody Argentines
So we stocked our ships [E] full of British spirit bullets
We mobilized a [F#m] navy and we called out the Marines
Sailed two weeks till we reached the South Atlantic
But we could teach a lesson to those bloody Argentines
Go on, clear out of there
Go on, face to the path of love
Go on, clear out
[D]
Key:
D
E
B
F#
D#
D
E
B
_ _ Oh, the [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
time_
Octopus of Argentinian, a line of necrotes
With 1800 feet [D#] or 8 and a half a billion feet
The day they were invaded, [D] everybody's learned a name
A barren little colony has got a better place
Stocked our ships full of British spirit bullets
Mobilized a navy and we called [F#] out the Marines
Sailed two weeks till we reached the Portsmouth [E] Islands
But we could teach a lesson to those bloody Argentines
_ Maggie Thatcher was awakened in the middle of the night
[B] She of the Argentinians was falling for a fight
She summoned up her cabinet and met with the Lord B
[D#] And set the pride of Britain to the stormy southern [E] seas
Stocked our ships full of British spirit bullets
Mobilized a navy and we called out the Marines
Sailed two weeks till we reached the Portsmouth Islands
But [G#] we could teach a lesson to those [Em] bloody Argentines _ _
Well, in case the Yanks who had to have [D] a say
So they sent Al Hay down by the starry way
He [D] shuffled to and fro, always managing to [B] squawk
The artist who refused to leave a barren British [E] isle
_ _ _ _ _ _ So we stocked [D#] our ships full of British spirit bullets
[E] Mobilized a navy and we called out the Marines
Sailed two weeks till we reached the Portsmouth Islands
But we could [Bm] teach a lesson to those bloody Argentines
[F#] _ Well, the whole world watched as the British forces
[D] Offered up a buckle for the Portsmouths
And finally, yeah, sank their [E] ships, brought their replaint
And the two most cheeky [N] Argentines admit we'd left again
Stocked our ships full of British spirit [B] bullets
Mobilized a navy and we called out the [F#] Marines
Sailed two weeks till we reached the Portsmouth Islands
But we could teach a lesson to those bloody Argentines
_ Oh, the local girls were waiting, represented in the bar
And [N] they had a reputation that he liked to wear a lot
They covered him with kisses, they walked him in the grass
[D] He said he never saw a better piece of British [E]
land
So we stocked our ships full of British spirit bullets
We mobilized a navy and we called out [F#] the Marines
Sailed two weeks till we reached the Portsmouth Islands
But we could teach a lesson to those bloody Argentines
So we stocked our ships [E] full of British spirit bullets
We mobilized a [F#m] navy and we called out the Marines
Sailed two weeks till we reached the South Atlantic
But we could teach a lesson to those bloody Argentines
Go on, clear out of there
Go on, face to the path of love
Go on, clear out _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
time_
Octopus of Argentinian, a line of necrotes
With 1800 feet [D#] or 8 and a half a billion feet
The day they were invaded, [D] everybody's learned a name
A barren little colony has got a better place
Stocked our ships full of British spirit bullets
Mobilized a navy and we called [F#] out the Marines
Sailed two weeks till we reached the Portsmouth [E] Islands
But we could teach a lesson to those bloody Argentines
_ Maggie Thatcher was awakened in the middle of the night
[B] She of the Argentinians was falling for a fight
She summoned up her cabinet and met with the Lord B
[D#] And set the pride of Britain to the stormy southern [E] seas
Stocked our ships full of British spirit bullets
Mobilized a navy and we called out the Marines
Sailed two weeks till we reached the Portsmouth Islands
But [G#] we could teach a lesson to those [Em] bloody Argentines _ _
Well, in case the Yanks who had to have [D] a say
So they sent Al Hay down by the starry way
He [D] shuffled to and fro, always managing to [B] squawk
The artist who refused to leave a barren British [E] isle
_ _ _ _ _ _ So we stocked [D#] our ships full of British spirit bullets
[E] Mobilized a navy and we called out the Marines
Sailed two weeks till we reached the Portsmouth Islands
But we could [Bm] teach a lesson to those bloody Argentines
[F#] _ Well, the whole world watched as the British forces
[D] Offered up a buckle for the Portsmouths
And finally, yeah, sank their [E] ships, brought their replaint
And the two most cheeky [N] Argentines admit we'd left again
Stocked our ships full of British spirit [B] bullets
Mobilized a navy and we called out the [F#] Marines
Sailed two weeks till we reached the Portsmouth Islands
But we could teach a lesson to those bloody Argentines
_ Oh, the local girls were waiting, represented in the bar
And [N] they had a reputation that he liked to wear a lot
They covered him with kisses, they walked him in the grass
[D] He said he never saw a better piece of British [E]
land
So we stocked our ships full of British spirit bullets
We mobilized a navy and we called out [F#] the Marines
Sailed two weeks till we reached the Portsmouth Islands
But we could teach a lesson to those bloody Argentines
So we stocked our ships [E] full of British spirit bullets
We mobilized a [F#m] navy and we called out the Marines
Sailed two weeks till we reached the South Atlantic
But we could teach a lesson to those bloody Argentines
Go on, clear out of there
Go on, face to the path of love
Go on, clear out _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _