Chords for The Popes - Body Of An American (Live) High Quality

Tempo:
140.65 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

D

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Popes - Body Of An American (Live) High Quality chords
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[C]
[Fm] [G]
[C]
[F] [C]
[A] [C]
[G] [F]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm] [C]
[G] [F]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[F] [C]
[G] at Dunmont and the [D] land.
[C] Zombie, [G] chimp, wire, [F]
man,
and [C] the trip to the land where his [F] [C] father's land.
Fifteen minutes later we are off for a taste of whiskey.
There was no place giving lectures [F] on [G] HR,
or history, [C] or mountain nerds,
or telling jokes to the women they [D] got fresh.
[C] Five o'clock in the [F] evening every bastard [D] there was pissed.
Hey, well, it's going away.
[G] There's nothing left to say.
[F] But it's not too late to go [G] my love to Mary Kay.
[F] The calling of the roses, [G] my sweat will fly away.
I'm a free born man, I'll tell you what I say.
He brought the temperance of his [F] brain and he slashed it [G] to the ground.
But he took on tiny tartan [F] and it only [G] went one way.
[F] Never had no time for [G] reds or trinkets, [D] I took hers.
[C] Never threw a fight with a [F] fighter's wrist on the same [G] set of words.
Hey, well, it's going away.
There's nothing left to say.
[F] But it's not too late to go my love [G] to Mary Kay.
[F] The calling of the [G] roses, my sweat will fly away.
I'm a free [F] born man, [D] I'll tell you [C] what I say.
[F]
[Dm] [Em] [C]
[F] [C] [F]
[C] [D]
[C] This morning I ran to Harvard and wanted to say goodbye [G] to you.
I remember how I told [F] you I'd be back to [A] you one day.
[F] I was a suspect, [C] I came to read the edition.
[D] [C] I told you I'd always love you, [F] I always did.
[G] I was pretty well gone [D] away.
[G] There's nothing left to say.
[F] But I say in the end you're [C] right, it's blowing the [G] water in the bay.
[F] You'll think you've heard of my war, [G] it's a bird to say.
I'm a free born man of the USA.
A free [F] born [G] man of the USA.
A free [F] born man of the [C] USA.
[G]
[C]
[G] [C]
[C] [G]
[C] [F]
[C] [E] [Dm] [C]
[F] [A]
[C]
[G]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
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To learn Shane Macgowans Popes - (Live) Body Of An American chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: F, C, G, C and F. For best results, commence at 70 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 140. With an eye on the song's key C Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] at Dunmont and the [D] land. _
_ _ [C] Zombie, [G] chimp, wire, [F]
man,
and [C] the trip to the land where his [F] _ _ [C] father's land. _ _ _ _
_ _ Fifteen minutes later we are off for a taste of whiskey.
There was no place giving lectures [F] on [G] HR,
or history, [C] or mountain nerds,
or telling jokes to the women they [D] got fresh.
[C] Five o'clock in the [F] evening every bastard [D] there was pissed.
Hey, well, it's going away.
[G] There's nothing left to say.
[F] But it's not too late to go [G] my love to Mary Kay.
[F] The calling of the roses, [G] my sweat will fly away.
I'm a free born man, I'll tell you what I say.
He brought the temperance of his [F] brain and he slashed it [G] to the ground.
But he took on tiny tartan [F] and it only [G] went one way.
[F] Never had no time for [G] reds or trinkets, [D] I took hers.
[C] Never threw a fight with a [F] fighter's wrist on the same [G] set of words.
Hey, well, it's going away.
There's nothing left to say.
[F] But it's not too late to go my love [G] to Mary Kay.
[F] The calling of the [G] roses, my sweat will fly away.
I'm a free [F] born man, [D] I'll tell you [C] what I say. _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] This morning I ran to Harvard and wanted to say goodbye [G] to you.
I remember how I told [F] you I'd be back to [A] you one day.
[F] I was a suspect, [C] I came to read the edition.
[D] _ [C] I told you I'd always love you, [F] I always did.
[G] I was pretty well gone [D] away.
[G] There's nothing left to say.
[F] But I say in the end you're [C] right, it's blowing the [G] water in the bay.
[F] You'll think you've heard of my war, [G] it's a bird to say.
I'm a free born man of the USA.
A free [F] born [G] man of the USA.
A free [F] born man of the _ [C] USA. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [E] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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It's Shane MacGowan who authored this song.

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