Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner Chords by Warren Zevon
Tempo:
79.75 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [G] [D] [D] [Bm] [A]
[Bm] [B] [B] Roland was [D] a warrior from the land of the midnight [G] sun
With a Thompson [D] gun for hire, fighting [A] to be done
The [Bm] deal [D] was made in Denmark on a dark [G] and stormy day
So he set out for [D] Biafra [A] to join [Bm] the bloody fray
[B]
[D] Sixty-six and seven, they fought the Congo [G] War
With their fingers [D] on their triggers, knee [A] deep in gore
[Bm] Days [D] and nights they battled, a band [G] to their knees
They killed [D] to earn their living, [A] and to help out [Bm] the Congolese
[D]
[G] [D] Roland the Thompson [Em] Gunner, [B]
[G] [D] Roland the Thompson [Em] Gunner
[Bm]
[B] His [D] comrades fought beside him, Van Owen [G] and the rest
But of all the [D] Thompson Gunners, Roland [A] was the best
[Bm] So 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] Roland [A] the Headless [G] Thompson Gunner
[D] No way his [A] bravest sons up the storm
[B] They can [A] still [D] see his [A] headless [G] body, stalking [Bm] through the night
[D] In the muzzle [A] flash of Roland's [Bm] Thompson Gun
[D] In the muzzle [A] flash of Roland's [G] Thompson Gun
Roland [A]
[B] [D] searched the continent for the man [G] who'd done him in
He found [D] him in Mombasa, in a [A] ballroom drinking gin
[Bm] Roland [D] aimed his Thompson Gun, he [G] didn't say a word
But he blew [D] Van Owen's body, [A] from there to [Bm] Johannesburg
[G] Roland [D] the Headless Thompson [Em] Gunner
[B] [G]
[D] [Em] [B] Talking [G]
[D] [Em] [B] about the [G] man, Roland [D] the Headless Thompson [Em] Gunner
[B]
The [F#m] eternal [D] Thompson Gunner, still wandering through [G] the night
Now it's ten [D] years later, but he still keeps [A] up the fight
[Bm] In Ireland, [D] in Lebanon, in Palestine, [G] in Berkeley
Eddie Hearst heard the birth of Roland's [A] Thompson Gun [Bm] and parted
[B] [Bm]
[Bm] [B] [B] Roland was [D] a warrior from the land of the midnight [G] sun
With a Thompson [D] gun for hire, fighting [A] to be done
The [Bm] deal [D] was made in Denmark on a dark [G] and stormy day
So he set out for [D] Biafra [A] to join [Bm] the bloody fray
[B]
[D] Sixty-six and seven, they fought the Congo [G] War
With their fingers [D] on their triggers, knee [A] deep in gore
[Bm] Days [D] and nights they battled, a band [G] to their knees
They killed [D] to earn their living, [A] and to help out [Bm] the Congolese
[D]
[G] [D] Roland the Thompson [Em] Gunner, [B]
[G] [D] Roland the Thompson [Em] Gunner
[Bm]
[B] His [D] comrades fought beside him, Van Owen [G] and the rest
But of all the [D] Thompson Gunners, Roland [A] was the best
[Bm] So 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] Roland [A] the Headless [G] Thompson Gunner
[D] No way his [A] bravest sons up the storm
[B] They can [A] still [D] see his [A] headless [G] body, stalking [Bm] through the night
[D] In the muzzle [A] flash of Roland's [Bm] Thompson Gun
[D] In the muzzle [A] flash of Roland's [G] Thompson Gun
Roland [A]
[B] [D] searched the continent for the man [G] who'd done him in
He found [D] him in Mombasa, in a [A] ballroom drinking gin
[Bm] Roland [D] aimed his Thompson Gun, he [G] didn't say a word
But he blew [D] Van Owen's body, [A] from there to [Bm] Johannesburg
[G] Roland [D] the Headless Thompson [Em] Gunner
[B] [G]
[D] [Em] [B] Talking [G]
[D] [Em] [B] about the [G] man, Roland [D] the Headless Thompson [Em] Gunner
[B]
The [F#m] eternal [D] Thompson Gunner, still wandering through [G] the night
Now it's ten [D] years later, but he still keeps [A] up the fight
[Bm] In Ireland, [D] in Lebanon, in Palestine, [G] in Berkeley
Eddie Hearst heard the birth of Roland's [A] Thompson Gun [Bm] and parted
[B] [Bm]
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
B
D
G
A
[Bm] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ [B] Roland was [D] a warrior from the land of the midnight [G] sun
With a Thompson [D] gun for hire, fighting [A] to be done
The [Bm] deal [D] was made in Denmark on a dark [G] and stormy day
So he set out for [D] Biafra [A] to join [Bm] the bloody fray
_ _ [B] _
[D] Sixty-six and seven, they fought the Congo [G] War
With their fingers [D] on their triggers, knee [A] deep in gore
[Bm] Days [D] and nights they battled, a band [G] to their knees
They killed [D] to earn their living, [A] and to help out [Bm] the Congolese
[D] _
[G] _ [D] Roland the Thompson [Em] Gunner, _ [B] _ _
[G] _ [D] Roland the Thompson [Em] Gunner
_ [Bm] _ _
[B] _ His [D] comrades fought beside him, Van Owen [G] and the rest
But of all the [D] Thompson Gunners, Roland [A] was the best
[Bm] So 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] Roland [A] the Headless [G] Thompson Gunner
_ [D] No way his [A] bravest sons up the storm
[B] They can [A] still [D] see his [A] headless [G] body, stalking [Bm] through the night
[D] In the muzzle [A] flash of Roland's [Bm] Thompson Gun
_ [D] In the muzzle [A] flash of Roland's [G] Thompson Gun
_ _ Roland [A] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [D] searched the continent for the man [G] who'd done him in
He found [D] him in Mombasa, in a [A] ballroom drinking gin
[Bm] Roland [D] aimed his Thompson Gun, he [G] didn't say a word
But he blew [D] Van Owen's body, [A] from there to [Bm] Johannesburg
_ _ [G] Roland [D] the Headless Thompson [Em] Gunner
_ [B] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] Talking [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] about the [G] man, Roland [D] the Headless Thompson [Em] Gunner
_ [B] _ _ _
The [F#m] eternal [D] Thompson Gunner, still wandering through [G] the night
Now it's ten [D] years later, but he still keeps [A] up the fight
[Bm] In Ireland, [D] in Lebanon, in Palestine, [G] in Berkeley
_ Eddie Hearst heard the birth of Roland's [A] Thompson Gun [Bm] and parted
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ [B] Roland was [D] a warrior from the land of the midnight [G] sun
With a Thompson [D] gun for hire, fighting [A] to be done
The [Bm] deal [D] was made in Denmark on a dark [G] and stormy day
So he set out for [D] Biafra [A] to join [Bm] the bloody fray
_ _ [B] _
[D] Sixty-six and seven, they fought the Congo [G] War
With their fingers [D] on their triggers, knee [A] deep in gore
[Bm] Days [D] and nights they battled, a band [G] to their knees
They killed [D] to earn their living, [A] and to help out [Bm] the Congolese
[D] _
[G] _ [D] Roland the Thompson [Em] Gunner, _ [B] _ _
[G] _ [D] Roland the Thompson [Em] Gunner
_ [Bm] _ _
[B] _ His [D] comrades fought beside him, Van Owen [G] and the rest
But of all the [D] Thompson Gunners, Roland [A] was the best
[Bm] So 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] Roland [A] the Headless [G] Thompson Gunner
_ [D] No way his [A] bravest sons up the storm
[B] They can [A] still [D] see his [A] headless [G] body, stalking [Bm] through the night
[D] In the muzzle [A] flash of Roland's [Bm] Thompson Gun
_ [D] In the muzzle [A] flash of Roland's [G] Thompson Gun
_ _ Roland [A] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [D] searched the continent for the man [G] who'd done him in
He found [D] him in Mombasa, in a [A] ballroom drinking gin
[Bm] Roland [D] aimed his Thompson Gun, he [G] didn't say a word
But he blew [D] Van Owen's body, [A] from there to [Bm] Johannesburg
_ _ [G] Roland [D] the Headless Thompson [Em] Gunner
_ [B] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] Talking [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] about the [G] man, Roland [D] the Headless Thompson [Em] Gunner
_ [B] _ _ _
The [F#m] eternal [D] Thompson Gunner, still wandering through [G] the night
Now it's ten [D] years later, but he still keeps [A] up the fight
[Bm] In Ireland, [D] in Lebanon, in Palestine, [G] in Berkeley
_ Eddie Hearst heard the birth of Roland's [A] Thompson Gun [Bm] and parted
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _