Chords for Randy Newman - 11 The Great Nations of Europe (Jazz Open 06)
Tempo:
102.6 bpm
Chords used:
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G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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This is a song in which [Dm] in two minutes and 48 seconds I try and cover the last 400 years
of Western civilization.
It's called The Great Nations of Europe.
[Am] [Bb]
[F] The [G] [C] [F] [C] great [F] nations of Europe [Bb] had got it [F] on the show.
[Bb] They [B] conquered [F] what was behind them, [G] but now they [C] wanted more.
[F] So they looked to the mighty ocean.
[Bb] They took to the [F] western sea, [Bb] the [B] great [F] nations of Europe in [Bb] the 16th [F] century.
[Eb] Hide your wives [Bb] and daughters, [F] hide [Am] the [Dm] groceries too.
[Bb] Great [B] nations [F] of Europe coming [Gm] through.
[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F] [Gm] [F] [Eb] Grand [D] Canary [Dm] Islands, first land of which [Am] they came.
[Bb] They [Ab] conquered all [F] the Canaries [G] there, which gave [C] the land its name.
[F] There were natives there called [Bb] Guanches.
Guanches by [F] the score, [Bb] but bullets [Bm] [F] diseased the Portuguese [Bb] and they [F] weren't there anymore.
Now they're [Bb] gone, they're gone, they're [F] really gone.
[Am] You never [F]
[Eb] seen anyone [G] so [C] gone.
[F] Painting [Bb] in the museum, some lines [F] written in the book.
[Gm] But [F] you won't [Bb] find a live one, no [C] matter [F] where you look.
[Eb] Hide your [Bb] wives and daughters, [F] [Am] hide the [Dm] groceries too.
[Bb] [B] Great [F] nations of Europe coming through.
[Gm] [F] [Bb] [F] [Gm] [F]
[Dm] Columbus sailed [Ab] for India, [Dm] found Salvador [Bb]
[Ab] instead.
[Dm] He shook hands [A] with some Indians [G] there.
Soon they all [C] were dead.
They [F] got TB [F] and typhoid and the [Bb] athletes foot, diphtheria [Db] and [Dm] the flu.
[Db] [Ab] Excuse [C] me, [F] great nations coming [Bb] through.
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Gm] [Eb] [G] Balboa found the [C] Pacific.
[Eb] [G] On the [C] trail one day, [Eb] he [G] met some [C] friendly Indians, [Eb] whom the [G] church told him [C] were gay.
So [F] he had them torn apart by [Bb] dogs and [Db] religious [Dm] grounds.
They say the [Am] great [Bb] nations of [F] Europe were [Bb] quite holy [C] in their way.
[F] Now they're gone, [Bb] they're gone, they're [F] really gone.
[Am] You [F] never seen [Eb] [G] anyone [C] so gone.
[Ab] Some bones [Bb] hidden in the canyon, paintings [F] in the cave.
[Gm] There's [F] no use [Bb] trying to save them, there's [C] no one [F] left to save.
[Eb] Hide your [Bb] wives and daughters, [Dm] hide [Am] your sons [Dm] as well.
[Bb] The [B] great [N] nations of
of Western civilization.
It's called The Great Nations of Europe.
[Am] [Bb]
[F] The [G] [C] [F] [C] great [F] nations of Europe [Bb] had got it [F] on the show.
[Bb] They [B] conquered [F] what was behind them, [G] but now they [C] wanted more.
[F] So they looked to the mighty ocean.
[Bb] They took to the [F] western sea, [Bb] the [B] great [F] nations of Europe in [Bb] the 16th [F] century.
[Eb] Hide your wives [Bb] and daughters, [F] hide [Am] the [Dm] groceries too.
[Bb] Great [B] nations [F] of Europe coming [Gm] through.
[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F] [Gm] [F] [Eb] Grand [D] Canary [Dm] Islands, first land of which [Am] they came.
[Bb] They [Ab] conquered all [F] the Canaries [G] there, which gave [C] the land its name.
[F] There were natives there called [Bb] Guanches.
Guanches by [F] the score, [Bb] but bullets [Bm] [F] diseased the Portuguese [Bb] and they [F] weren't there anymore.
Now they're [Bb] gone, they're gone, they're [F] really gone.
[Am] You never [F]
[Eb] seen anyone [G] so [C] gone.
[F] Painting [Bb] in the museum, some lines [F] written in the book.
[Gm] But [F] you won't [Bb] find a live one, no [C] matter [F] where you look.
[Eb] Hide your [Bb] wives and daughters, [F] [Am] hide the [Dm] groceries too.
[Bb] [B] Great [F] nations of Europe coming through.
[Gm] [F] [Bb] [F] [Gm] [F]
[Dm] Columbus sailed [Ab] for India, [Dm] found Salvador [Bb]
[Ab] instead.
[Dm] He shook hands [A] with some Indians [G] there.
Soon they all [C] were dead.
They [F] got TB [F] and typhoid and the [Bb] athletes foot, diphtheria [Db] and [Dm] the flu.
[Db] [Ab] Excuse [C] me, [F] great nations coming [Bb] through.
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Gm] [Eb] [G] Balboa found the [C] Pacific.
[Eb] [G] On the [C] trail one day, [Eb] he [G] met some [C] friendly Indians, [Eb] whom the [G] church told him [C] were gay.
So [F] he had them torn apart by [Bb] dogs and [Db] religious [Dm] grounds.
They say the [Am] great [Bb] nations of [F] Europe were [Bb] quite holy [C] in their way.
[F] Now they're gone, [Bb] they're gone, they're [F] really gone.
[Am] You [F] never seen [Eb] [G] anyone [C] so gone.
[Ab] Some bones [Bb] hidden in the canyon, paintings [F] in the cave.
[Gm] There's [F] no use [Bb] trying to save them, there's [C] no one [F] left to save.
[Eb] Hide your [Bb] wives and daughters, [Dm] hide [Am] your sons [Dm] as well.
[Bb] The [B] great [N] nations of
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _
This is a song _ in which [Dm] in two minutes and 48 seconds I try and cover the last 400 years
of Western civilization.
It's called The Great Nations of Europe.
[Am] _ [Bb]
[F] The [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] [C] great [F] nations of Europe [Bb] had got it [F] on the show.
[Bb] They [B] conquered [F] what was behind them, [G] but now they [C] wanted more.
[F] So they looked to the mighty ocean.
[Bb] They took to the [F] western sea, [Bb] the [B] great [F] nations of Europe in [Bb] the 16th [F] century.
[Eb] Hide your wives [Bb] and daughters, [F] hide [Am] the [Dm] groceries too.
[Bb] Great [B] nations [F] of Europe coming [Gm] through.
[F] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ [Eb] Grand [D] Canary [Dm] Islands, first land of which [Am] they came.
[Bb] They [Ab] conquered all [F] the Canaries [G] there, which gave [C] the land its name.
[F] There were natives there called [Bb] Guanches.
Guanches by [F] the score, [Bb] but bullets [Bm] [F] diseased the Portuguese [Bb] and they [F] weren't there anymore.
Now they're [Bb] gone, they're gone, they're [F] really gone.
[Am] You never [F]
[Eb] seen anyone [G] so [C] gone.
[F] Painting [Bb] in the museum, some lines [F] written in the book.
[Gm] But [F] you won't [Bb] find a live one, no [C] matter [F] where you look.
[Eb] Hide your [Bb] wives and daughters, [F] [Am] hide the [Dm] groceries too.
[Bb] [B] Great [F] nations of Europe coming through.
[Gm] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _
[Dm] Columbus sailed [Ab] for India, _ [Dm] found Salvador [Bb]
[Ab] instead.
_ [Dm] He shook hands [A] with some Indians [G] there.
Soon they all [C] were dead.
They [F] got TB [F] and typhoid and the [Bb] athletes foot, diphtheria [Db] and [Dm] the flu.
[Db] [Ab] Excuse [C] me, [F] great nations coming [Bb] through.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
[F] _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] [G] Balboa found the [C] Pacific. _
_ [Eb] [G] On the [C] trail one day, _ [Eb] he [G] met some [C] friendly Indians, _ _ [Eb] whom the [G] church told him [C] were gay.
So [F] he had them torn apart by [Bb] dogs and [Db] religious [Dm] grounds.
They say the [Am] great [Bb] nations of [F] Europe were [Bb] quite holy [C] in their way.
[F] Now they're gone, [Bb] they're gone, they're [F] really gone.
[Am] You [F] never seen [Eb] [G] anyone [C] so gone.
[Ab] Some bones [Bb] hidden in the canyon, paintings [F] in the cave.
[Gm] There's [F] no use [Bb] trying to save them, there's [C] no one [F] left to save.
[Eb] Hide your [Bb] wives and daughters, [Dm] hide [Am] your sons [Dm] as well.
[Bb] The [B] great [N] nations of
This is a song _ in which [Dm] in two minutes and 48 seconds I try and cover the last 400 years
of Western civilization.
It's called The Great Nations of Europe.
[Am] _ [Bb]
[F] The [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] [C] great [F] nations of Europe [Bb] had got it [F] on the show.
[Bb] They [B] conquered [F] what was behind them, [G] but now they [C] wanted more.
[F] So they looked to the mighty ocean.
[Bb] They took to the [F] western sea, [Bb] the [B] great [F] nations of Europe in [Bb] the 16th [F] century.
[Eb] Hide your wives [Bb] and daughters, [F] hide [Am] the [Dm] groceries too.
[Bb] Great [B] nations [F] of Europe coming [Gm] through.
[F] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ [Eb] Grand [D] Canary [Dm] Islands, first land of which [Am] they came.
[Bb] They [Ab] conquered all [F] the Canaries [G] there, which gave [C] the land its name.
[F] There were natives there called [Bb] Guanches.
Guanches by [F] the score, [Bb] but bullets [Bm] [F] diseased the Portuguese [Bb] and they [F] weren't there anymore.
Now they're [Bb] gone, they're gone, they're [F] really gone.
[Am] You never [F]
[Eb] seen anyone [G] so [C] gone.
[F] Painting [Bb] in the museum, some lines [F] written in the book.
[Gm] But [F] you won't [Bb] find a live one, no [C] matter [F] where you look.
[Eb] Hide your [Bb] wives and daughters, [F] [Am] hide the [Dm] groceries too.
[Bb] [B] Great [F] nations of Europe coming through.
[Gm] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _
[Dm] Columbus sailed [Ab] for India, _ [Dm] found Salvador [Bb]
[Ab] instead.
_ [Dm] He shook hands [A] with some Indians [G] there.
Soon they all [C] were dead.
They [F] got TB [F] and typhoid and the [Bb] athletes foot, diphtheria [Db] and [Dm] the flu.
[Db] [Ab] Excuse [C] me, [F] great nations coming [Bb] through.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
[F] _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] [G] Balboa found the [C] Pacific. _
_ [Eb] [G] On the [C] trail one day, _ [Eb] he [G] met some [C] friendly Indians, _ _ [Eb] whom the [G] church told him [C] were gay.
So [F] he had them torn apart by [Bb] dogs and [Db] religious [Dm] grounds.
They say the [Am] great [Bb] nations of [F] Europe were [Bb] quite holy [C] in their way.
[F] Now they're gone, [Bb] they're gone, they're [F] really gone.
[Am] You [F] never seen [Eb] [G] anyone [C] so gone.
[Ab] Some bones [Bb] hidden in the canyon, paintings [F] in the cave.
[Gm] There's [F] no use [Bb] trying to save them, there's [C] no one [F] left to save.
[Eb] Hide your [Bb] wives and daughters, [Dm] hide [Am] your sons [Dm] as well.
[Bb] The [B] great [N] nations of