Chords for The Ballad Of Charles Whitman
Tempo:
109.45 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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He was sitting up there for more [G] than an hour, way up there on the [D] Texas tower, shooting from the [A]
27th floor.
them, not our Charles Joseph [D] Whitman, he won't be an architect no more.
cool, he picked up his guns and [E] walked to school.
sweetly, and it blew their minds [D] completely, they'd never seen an Eagle Scout so cruel.
all the school's [D] administration put on such a bold and [A] brassy show.
and of course it's most [D] unpleasant, but I gotta admit, it was a lovely way to go.
tumor, nestled at the base [A] of his brain.
27th floor.
them, not our Charles Joseph [D] Whitman, he won't be an architect no more.
cool, he picked up his guns and [E] walked to school.
sweetly, and it blew their minds [D] completely, they'd never seen an Eagle Scout so cruel.
all the school's [D] administration put on such a bold and [A] brassy show.
and of course it's most [D] unpleasant, but I gotta admit, it was a lovely way to go.
tumor, nestled at the base [A] of his brain.
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He was sitting up there for more [G] than an hour, way up there on the [D] Texas tower, shooting from the [A]
27th floor.
_ [D] He didn't choke or slash [G] or slit them, not our Charles Joseph [D] Whitman, he won't be an architect no more.
_ [G] Got up that morning, [D] calm and cool, he picked up his guns and [E] walked to school.
_ [D] Oh, the way they smiled so [G]
sweetly, and it blew their minds [D] completely, they'd never seen an Eagle Scout so cruel.
_ I want you to think of the shame and [G] degradation, all the school's [D] administration put on such a bold and [A] brassy show.
_ [D] The Chancellor cried, it's adolescent, [G]
and of course it's most [D] unpleasant, but I gotta admit, it was a lovely way to go.
There [G] was a rumor _ [D] about a tumor, _ nestled at the base [A] of his brain.
_ [D] He was sitting up there with his 36 [G] Magnum, laughing wildly as he [D] fagged him, who are [A] we to say the [D] boy's insane?
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_ _ Now Charlie was awful disappointed, else he thought he was anointed to do a deed so low down and [A] so mean.
The [D] students looked up from their [G] classes, had to stop and rub their [D] glasses, who'd believe [A] he'd once been a Marine.
[D] _ Now Charlie may be honorable [D] with ease, _ most all of his grades was [A] A's and _ _ [D] B's.
Real rip snortin' trigger [G] squeezer, Charlie proved a big crowd [D] pleaser, though he had been known to make a couple of C's.
_ Some were dying, some were weeping, some were studying, some were sleeping, some were shouting, Texas [A] number _ one!
[D] Some were running, some were [G] falling, some were screaming, some were [D] bawling, some thought the revolution had begun.
_ [G] The doctors tore his [D] poor brain down, _ but not a snitch of illness could be [A] found.
Most folks couldn't figure just to why [G] he did it, and them that could would not admit it, [D] there's still a lot of evil scouts around.
There [G] was a rumor _ [D] about a tumor _ nestled at the base of his brain.
He was sitting up there with his 36 [G] Magnum, laughing wildly as [D] he fagged him, who are we to say the boy's insane?
Who are we to say the boy's insane? _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
27th floor.
_ [D] He didn't choke or slash [G] or slit them, not our Charles Joseph [D] Whitman, he won't be an architect no more.
_ [G] Got up that morning, [D] calm and cool, he picked up his guns and [E] walked to school.
_ [D] Oh, the way they smiled so [G]
sweetly, and it blew their minds [D] completely, they'd never seen an Eagle Scout so cruel.
_ I want you to think of the shame and [G] degradation, all the school's [D] administration put on such a bold and [A] brassy show.
_ [D] The Chancellor cried, it's adolescent, [G]
and of course it's most [D] unpleasant, but I gotta admit, it was a lovely way to go.
There [G] was a rumor _ [D] about a tumor, _ nestled at the base [A] of his brain.
_ [D] He was sitting up there with his 36 [G] Magnum, laughing wildly as he [D] fagged him, who are [A] we to say the [D] boy's insane?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
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_ _ Now Charlie was awful disappointed, else he thought he was anointed to do a deed so low down and [A] so mean.
The [D] students looked up from their [G] classes, had to stop and rub their [D] glasses, who'd believe [A] he'd once been a Marine.
[D] _ Now Charlie may be honorable [D] with ease, _ most all of his grades was [A] A's and _ _ [D] B's.
Real rip snortin' trigger [G] squeezer, Charlie proved a big crowd [D] pleaser, though he had been known to make a couple of C's.
_ Some were dying, some were weeping, some were studying, some were sleeping, some were shouting, Texas [A] number _ one!
[D] Some were running, some were [G] falling, some were screaming, some were [D] bawling, some thought the revolution had begun.
_ [G] The doctors tore his [D] poor brain down, _ but not a snitch of illness could be [A] found.
Most folks couldn't figure just to why [G] he did it, and them that could would not admit it, [D] there's still a lot of evil scouts around.
There [G] was a rumor _ [D] about a tumor _ nestled at the base of his brain.
He was sitting up there with his 36 [G] Magnum, laughing wildly as [D] he fagged him, who are we to say the boy's insane?
Who are we to say the boy's insane? _ _ _
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