Chords for Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner
Tempo:
160.75 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [D]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [B]
[F#] Roland was [D] a warrior from the land of the midnight [G] sun
With a Thompson gun for [D] hire, fighting to be [A] done
[Bm] The deal was made [D] in Denmark on a dark and [G] stormy day
So he set out for [D] Biafra [A] to join the bloody [Bm] fray
[B] From 66 [C#] [D] and 7 they fought the [G] Congo War
With their fingers on their [D] triggers, knee deep in [A] gore
[Bm] For days and [A] nights [D] they battled, a band to chew their [G] knees
They killed to [Em] earn [D] their living, [A] and to help out the [Bm] Congolese
[D]
[G] Roland [D] the Thompson Gunner, [Em] [B]
[A] [G] Roland [D] the Thompson Gunner
[Em] [B]
His comrades fought [D] beside him, Van Owen and the [G] rest
But of all the [D] Thompson Gunners, Roland [A] was the best
[Bm] So the CIA [D] decided they wanted [G] Roland dead
That son of a bitch [D] Van Owen, [A] blew off [Bm] Roland's head
[D] Roland [A] the Headless [G] Thompson Gunner
[D] No way to brave [A] his sons of the storm
[B] They can [A] still see [D] his headless body, [G] snarking through [B] the night
[D]
In the muzzle flash [A] of Roland's [Bm] Thompson Gun
[D] In the muzzle [A] flash of Roland's [G] Thompson Gun
[A]
[B]
Roland [D] searched the continent for the man who'd done [G] him in
He found him in [D] Mombasa, in a ballroom drinking [A] gin
[Bm] Roland [D] aimed his Thompson Gun, he didn't say [G] a word
But he blew Van [D] Owen's body,
[Bm] [A] from there to [Bm] Johannesburg
[D] [G] Roland the [D] Headless Thompson [Em] Gunner
[B] [G]
[Em] [D] [Em]
[B] [G]
[D] [Em] Talking [B] about the man, [G] Roland the Headless [D] Thompson [Em] Gunner
The [B]
Eternal [C#m] Thompson [D] Gunner, still wandering through [G] the night
Now it's ten years [D] later, but he still keeps up [A] the fight
[Bm] In Ireland, [D] in Lebanon, in Palestine, [G] in Berkeley
Lady Hearst heard the burst of Roland's Thompson [A] Gun and [B]
parted
[Bm]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [B]
[F#] Roland was [D] a warrior from the land of the midnight [G] sun
With a Thompson gun for [D] hire, fighting to be [A] done
[Bm] The deal was made [D] in Denmark on a dark and [G] stormy day
So he set out for [D] Biafra [A] to join the bloody [Bm] fray
[B] From 66 [C#] [D] and 7 they fought the [G] Congo War
With their fingers on their [D] triggers, knee deep in [A] gore
[Bm] For days and [A] nights [D] they battled, a band to chew their [G] knees
They killed to [Em] earn [D] their living, [A] and to help out the [Bm] Congolese
[D]
[G] Roland [D] the Thompson Gunner, [Em] [B]
[A] [G] Roland [D] the Thompson Gunner
[Em] [B]
His comrades fought [D] beside him, Van Owen and the [G] rest
But of all the [D] Thompson Gunners, Roland [A] was the best
[Bm] So the CIA [D] decided they wanted [G] Roland dead
That son of a bitch [D] Van Owen, [A] blew off [Bm] Roland's head
[D] Roland [A] the Headless [G] Thompson Gunner
[D] No way to brave [A] his sons of the storm
[B] They can [A] still see [D] his headless body, [G] snarking through [B] the night
[D]
In the muzzle flash [A] of Roland's [Bm] Thompson Gun
[D] In the muzzle [A] flash of Roland's [G] Thompson Gun
[A]
[B]
Roland [D] searched the continent for the man who'd done [G] him in
He found him in [D] Mombasa, in a ballroom drinking [A] gin
[Bm] Roland [D] aimed his Thompson Gun, he didn't say [G] a word
But he blew Van [D] Owen's body,
[Bm] [A] from there to [Bm] Johannesburg
[D] [G] Roland the [D] Headless Thompson [Em] Gunner
[B] [G]
[Em] [D] [Em]
[B] [G]
[D] [Em] Talking [B] about the man, [G] Roland the Headless [D] Thompson [Em] Gunner
The [B]
Eternal [C#m] Thompson [D] Gunner, still wandering through [G] the night
Now it's ten years [D] later, but he still keeps up [A] the fight
[Bm] In Ireland, [D] in Lebanon, in Palestine, [G] in Berkeley
Lady Hearst heard the burst of Roland's Thompson [A] Gun and [B]
parted
[Bm]
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
B
D
G
A
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ Roland was [D] a warrior _ from the land of the midnight [G] sun _
With a Thompson gun for [D] hire, _ _ _ fighting to be [A] done _ _
[Bm] The deal was made [D] in Denmark on a dark and [G] stormy day _
So he set out for [D] Biafra _ _ [A] to join the bloody [Bm] fray _
_ _ _ _ [B] From 66 [C#] [D] and 7 _ they fought the [G] Congo War
With their fingers on their [D] triggers, _ _ knee deep in [A] gore
_ [Bm] For days and [A] nights [D] they battled, _ a band to chew their [G] knees
_ They killed to [Em] earn [D] their living, _ [A] and to help out the _ [Bm] _ _ Congolese
[D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ Roland [D] the Thompson Gunner, [Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ [G] _ Roland [D] the Thompson Gunner
[Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ His comrades fought [D] beside him, Van Owen and the [G] rest
But of all the [D] Thompson Gunners, _ _ _ Roland [A] was the best
[Bm] So the CIA [D] decided _ they wanted [G] Roland dead
That son of a bitch [D] Van Owen, _ _ [A] blew off [Bm] Roland's head _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Roland [A] the Headless [G] Thompson _ Gunner _ _ _ _
[D] No _ way to brave [A] his sons of the storm _
[B] They can [A] still see [D] his headless body, [G] _ snarking through [B] the night
_ [D]
In the muzzle flash [A] of Roland's [Bm] Thompson Gun _ _ _ _
[D] In the muzzle [A] flash of _ Roland's [G] Thompson Gun _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Roland _ [D] searched the continent for the man who'd done [G] him in
He found him in [D] _ Mombasa, in a ballroom drinking [A] gin _
_ [Bm] _ Roland [D] aimed his Thompson Gun, he didn't say [G] a word
But he blew Van [D] Owen's body, _
[Bm] [A] from there to _ _ [Bm] Johannesburg _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ Roland the [D] Headless Thompson _ [Em] Gunner _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Em] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ Talking _ [B] about the man, [G] _ Roland the Headless [D] Thompson _ [Em] Gunner
The _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Eternal [C#m] Thompson [D] Gunner, _ still wandering through [G] the night
_ _ Now it's ten years [D] later, _ _ but he still keeps up [A] the fight
_ _ [Bm] In Ireland, _ [D] in Lebanon, _ in Palestine, [G] in Berkeley _ _ _ _ _
Lady Hearst heard the burst of _ Roland's Thompson [A] _ Gun and [B] _
_ parted _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ Roland was [D] a warrior _ from the land of the midnight [G] sun _
With a Thompson gun for [D] hire, _ _ _ fighting to be [A] done _ _
[Bm] The deal was made [D] in Denmark on a dark and [G] stormy day _
So he set out for [D] Biafra _ _ [A] to join the bloody [Bm] fray _
_ _ _ _ [B] From 66 [C#] [D] and 7 _ they fought the [G] Congo War
With their fingers on their [D] triggers, _ _ knee deep in [A] gore
_ [Bm] For days and [A] nights [D] they battled, _ a band to chew their [G] knees
_ They killed to [Em] earn [D] their living, _ [A] and to help out the _ [Bm] _ _ Congolese
[D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ Roland [D] the Thompson Gunner, [Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ [G] _ Roland [D] the Thompson Gunner
[Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ His comrades fought [D] beside him, Van Owen and the [G] rest
But of all the [D] Thompson Gunners, _ _ _ Roland [A] was the best
[Bm] So the CIA [D] decided _ they wanted [G] Roland dead
That son of a bitch [D] Van Owen, _ _ [A] blew off [Bm] Roland's head _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Roland [A] the Headless [G] Thompson _ Gunner _ _ _ _
[D] No _ way to brave [A] his sons of the storm _
[B] They can [A] still see [D] his headless body, [G] _ snarking through [B] the night
_ [D]
In the muzzle flash [A] of Roland's [Bm] Thompson Gun _ _ _ _
[D] In the muzzle [A] flash of _ Roland's [G] Thompson Gun _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Roland _ [D] searched the continent for the man who'd done [G] him in
He found him in [D] _ Mombasa, in a ballroom drinking [A] gin _
_ [Bm] _ Roland [D] aimed his Thompson Gun, he didn't say [G] a word
But he blew Van [D] Owen's body, _
[Bm] [A] from there to _ _ [Bm] Johannesburg _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ Roland the [D] Headless Thompson _ [Em] Gunner _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Em] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ Talking _ [B] about the man, [G] _ Roland the Headless [D] Thompson _ [Em] Gunner
The _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Eternal [C#m] Thompson [D] Gunner, _ still wandering through [G] the night
_ _ Now it's ten years [D] later, _ _ but he still keeps up [A] the fight
_ _ [Bm] In Ireland, _ [D] in Lebanon, _ in Palestine, [G] in Berkeley _ _ _ _ _
Lady Hearst heard the burst of _ Roland's Thompson [A] _ Gun and [B] _
_ parted _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _