Chords for Tom Lehrer: Wernher Von Braun (concert live) (1965)

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_ America in the forefront of the nuclear nations and what is it that will [N] make it
possible to spend 20 billion dollars of your money to put some clown on the moon _ _ _ _ _
_ _ well it was good old American know-how that's what _ _ as provided by good old
Americans like dr.
Werner von [Gb] Braun _ _ [C] _
gather [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
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_ round while I sing you of [C] Werner
von Braun a man whose allegiance is ruled [C] by [Bb] expedience call him a Nazi [C] he
won't even [Dm] frown and [C] not see schmaltzy says Werner von Braun _ [Bb] don't _ [C] _ _ [B] say that
he's _ [Em] hypocritical [B] say rather that he's a [Em] political bunts [Gm] a rocket [Cm] top who cares
where they come [A] down that's not [C] my department says Werner von Braun [Gb] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] some have harsh
[C] words for this man of renown [Bb] but some [C] think our attitude [G] should be one [Cm] of
gratitude [G] like the widows and cripples [C] in old London [E] town [Dm] who owe their large
[C] pensions to Werner von Braun [B]
you too may be a [Em] big hero once [B] you've learned to
count backwards [Em] to zero _ [Bb] in German or [C] English I know how to [A] count down [Dm] and I'm
learning [C] Chinese says [B] Werner [C] von Braun
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