Chords for Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner
Tempo:
80.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bm]
[G] [D] [Em] [D] [Bm]
[A] [Bm] [B] Roland [D] was a warrior from the land of the [G] midnight sun
With a Thompson gun for [D] hire, fighting to be [A] done
[Bm] The deal was [D] made in Denmark on a dark and [G] stormy day
So he set out for [D] Biafra [A] to join the [Bm] bloody fray
[B]
Sixty [D]-six and seven, they fought the [G] Congo War
With their fingers on [D] their triggers, knee deep in [A] gore
[Bm] Days and nights [D] they battled, a band to their [G] knees
They killed to earn [D] their living, [A] and to help out the [B] Congolese
[D] [G] Roland [D] the Thompson Gunner, [E]
[B] [G] Roland [D] the Thompson [E] Gunner
[B] His [C#] comrades fought [D] beside him, Van Owen and [G] the rest
But of all the Thompson [D] Gunners, Roland was [A] the best
So [Bm] the [D] CIA decided they wanted [G] Roland dead
That son of a [D] bitch Van Owen, [A]
blew off [Bm] Roland's head
[D] [A] Roland the Headless [G] Thompson Gunner, [D] no one weighed as brave as [A] his son
He [B] can [A] still [D] see his headless [A] body, [G] snarking [Bm] through the night
[D] In the muzzle [A] flash, [Bm] Roland's Thompson Gunner
[D] In the muzzle [A] flash of [G] Roland's Thompson Gun
Roland
[A] [B]
[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 aimed [D] his Thompson Gun, he didn't say [G] a word
But he blew Van [D] Owen's body, [A] from there to [Bm] Johannesburg
[D] [G]
Roland the [D] Headless Thompson Gunner, [Em] [B]
[G] Roland the [D] Headless Thompson [Em] Gunner
[B]
[G] [D] [Em] Talking [B] about the man, [G] Roland the [D] Headless Thompson [Em] Gunner
[B]
The eternal [D] Thompson Gunner, still wandering [G] through the night
Now it's ten [D] years later, but he still keeps [A] up the fight
[Bm] In Ireland, [D] in Lebanon, in [G] Palestine, in Berkeley
At a hearse, heard the burst of Roland's [A] Thompson Gun [B] and fought it
[Bm]
[G] [D] [Em] [D] [Bm]
[A] [Bm] [B] Roland [D] was a warrior from the land of the [G] midnight sun
With a Thompson gun for [D] hire, fighting to be [A] done
[Bm] The deal was [D] made in Denmark on a dark and [G] stormy day
So he set out for [D] Biafra [A] to join the [Bm] bloody fray
[B]
Sixty [D]-six and seven, they fought the [G] Congo War
With their fingers on [D] their triggers, knee deep in [A] gore
[Bm] Days and nights [D] they battled, a band to their [G] knees
They killed to earn [D] their living, [A] and to help out the [B] Congolese
[D] [G] Roland [D] the Thompson Gunner, [E]
[B] [G] Roland [D] the Thompson [E] Gunner
[B] His [C#] comrades fought [D] beside him, Van Owen and [G] the rest
But of all the Thompson [D] Gunners, Roland was [A] the best
So [Bm] the [D] CIA decided they wanted [G] Roland dead
That son of a [D] bitch Van Owen, [A]
blew off [Bm] Roland's head
[D] [A] Roland the Headless [G] Thompson Gunner, [D] no one weighed as brave as [A] his son
He [B] can [A] still [D] see his headless [A] body, [G] snarking [Bm] through the night
[D] In the muzzle [A] flash, [Bm] Roland's Thompson Gunner
[D] In the muzzle [A] flash of [G] Roland's Thompson Gun
Roland
[A] [B]
[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 aimed [D] his Thompson Gun, he didn't say [G] a word
But he blew Van [D] Owen's body, [A] from there to [Bm] Johannesburg
[D] [G]
Roland the [D] Headless Thompson Gunner, [Em] [B]
[G] Roland the [D] Headless Thompson [Em] Gunner
[B]
[G] [D] [Em] Talking [B] about the man, [G] Roland the [D] Headless Thompson [Em] Gunner
[B]
The eternal [D] Thompson Gunner, still wandering [G] through the night
Now it's ten [D] years later, but he still keeps [A] up the fight
[Bm] In Ireland, [D] in Lebanon, in [G] Palestine, in Berkeley
At a hearse, heard the burst of Roland's [A] Thompson Gun [B] and fought it
[Bm]
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
B
D
G
A
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ Roland [D] was a warrior from the land of the [G] midnight sun
With a Thompson gun for [D] hire, _ fighting to be [A] done
[Bm] The deal was [D] made in Denmark on a dark and [G] stormy day
So he set out for [D] Biafra [A] to join the [Bm] bloody fray
_ [B] _
Sixty [D]-six and seven, they fought the [G] Congo War
With their fingers on [D] their triggers, _ knee deep in [A] gore _
[Bm] Days and nights [D] they battled, a band to their [G] knees
They killed to earn [D] their living, [A] and to help out the [B] Congolese
[D] _ [G] _ Roland [D] the Thompson Gunner, [E] _ _
[B] _ _ [G] Roland [D] the Thompson [E] Gunner _
[B] _ _ _ His [C#] comrades fought [D] beside him, Van Owen and [G] the rest
But of all the Thompson [D] Gunners, Roland was [A] the best
So [Bm] the [D] CIA decided they wanted [G] Roland dead
That son of a [D] bitch Van Owen, [A]
blew off [Bm] Roland's head
_ _ [D] _ [A] Roland the Headless [G] Thompson _ Gunner, [D] no one weighed as brave as [A] his son
He [B] can [A] still [D] see his headless [A] body, [G] snarking [Bm] through the night
[D] In the muzzle [A] flash, [Bm] Roland's Thompson Gunner
[D] In the muzzle [A] flash of [G] Roland's Thompson Gun
_ _ Roland _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[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 aimed [D] his Thompson Gun, he didn't say [G] a word
But he blew Van [D] Owen's body, [A] from there to [Bm] Johannesburg
_ [D] _ [G]
Roland the [D] Headless Thompson Gunner, [Em] _ _ [B] _
[G] Roland the [D] Headless Thompson [Em] Gunner
_ [B] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ [Em] Talking [B] about the man, [G] Roland the [D] Headless Thompson [Em] Gunner
_ [B] _ _
_ The eternal [D] Thompson Gunner, still wandering [G] through the night
Now it's ten [D] years later, but he still keeps [A] up the fight
[Bm] In Ireland, [D] in Lebanon, in [G] Palestine, in Berkeley
_ At a hearse, heard the burst of Roland's [A] Thompson Gun [B] and fought it _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ Roland [D] was a warrior from the land of the [G] midnight sun
With a Thompson gun for [D] hire, _ fighting to be [A] done
[Bm] The deal was [D] made in Denmark on a dark and [G] stormy day
So he set out for [D] Biafra [A] to join the [Bm] bloody fray
_ [B] _
Sixty [D]-six and seven, they fought the [G] Congo War
With their fingers on [D] their triggers, _ knee deep in [A] gore _
[Bm] Days and nights [D] they battled, a band to their [G] knees
They killed to earn [D] their living, [A] and to help out the [B] Congolese
[D] _ [G] _ Roland [D] the Thompson Gunner, [E] _ _
[B] _ _ [G] Roland [D] the Thompson [E] Gunner _
[B] _ _ _ His [C#] comrades fought [D] beside him, Van Owen and [G] the rest
But of all the Thompson [D] Gunners, Roland was [A] the best
So [Bm] the [D] CIA decided they wanted [G] Roland dead
That son of a [D] bitch Van Owen, [A]
blew off [Bm] Roland's head
_ _ [D] _ [A] Roland the Headless [G] Thompson _ Gunner, [D] no one weighed as brave as [A] his son
He [B] can [A] still [D] see his headless [A] body, [G] snarking [Bm] through the night
[D] In the muzzle [A] flash, [Bm] Roland's Thompson Gunner
[D] In the muzzle [A] flash of [G] Roland's Thompson Gun
_ _ Roland _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[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 aimed [D] his Thompson Gun, he didn't say [G] a word
But he blew Van [D] Owen's body, [A] from there to [Bm] Johannesburg
_ [D] _ [G]
Roland the [D] Headless Thompson Gunner, [Em] _ _ [B] _
[G] Roland the [D] Headless Thompson [Em] Gunner
_ [B] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ [Em] Talking [B] about the man, [G] Roland the [D] Headless Thompson [Em] Gunner
_ [B] _ _
_ The eternal [D] Thompson Gunner, still wandering [G] through the night
Now it's ten [D] years later, but he still keeps [A] up the fight
[Bm] In Ireland, [D] in Lebanon, in [G] Palestine, in Berkeley
_ At a hearse, heard the burst of Roland's [A] Thompson Gun [B] and fought it _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _