Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner Chords by Warren Zevon
Tempo:
91.55 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bm] [G] [D] [Em] [D] [C#] [Bm]
[A] [Bm] [B] Roland was [D] a warrior from the land of the [G] midnight sun
With a Thompson gun for [D] hire, fighting to [A] be done
The [Bm] deal was [D] 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] [F#m] Sixty-six [D] and seven, they fought the [G] Congo War
With their fingers [D] on their triggers, knee [A] deep in gore
[Bm]
Days [D] and nights they battled, a band to [G] their knees
They killed to earn [D] their living, [A] and to help out the [B]
Congolese
[D] [G] [D] Roland the Thompson [E] Gunner, [B] [G] [D] Roland the Thompson [E] Gunner
[B]
His [F#m] comrades fought [D] beside him, Van Owen [G] and the rest
But of all the Thompson [D] Gunners, Roland [A] was the best
[Bm] So the CIA [D] decided, they wanted [G] Roland dead
That son of a bitch [D] Van Owen,
[A] blew off [Bm] Roland's head
[D]
[A] Roland the Headless [G] Thompson Gunner
[D] Blown away the bravest [A] sons of the storm
[B] They can [A] still [D] see his [A] headless body, [G] snarking through [Bm] the night
[D] In the muzzle [A] flash of Roland's [Bm] Thompson Gun
In [D] the muzzle [A] flash of Roland's [G] Thompson Gun
[A]
[B] When Roland searched [D] the continent for the man [G] who'd done him in
He found him in [D] Mombasa, in a ballroom [A] drinking gin
[Bm] Roland [D] aimed his Thompson Gun, he didn't [G] say a word
But he blew Van [D] Owen's body, [A] from there to [Bm] Johannesburg
[D] [G] Roland the [D] Headless Thompson [Em] Gunner
[B] [G]
[D] [Em] [B] [G]
[D] Talking [Em] [B] about the [G] man, 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 up the [A] fight
[Bm] In Ireland, [D] in Lebanon, in Palestine, [G] in Berkeley
That he heard, heard the verse of Roland's [A] Thompson Gun [B] and parted
[Bm]
[A] [Bm] [B] Roland was [D] a warrior from the land of the [G] midnight sun
With a Thompson gun for [D] hire, fighting to [A] be done
The [Bm] deal was [D] 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] [F#m] Sixty-six [D] and seven, they fought the [G] Congo War
With their fingers [D] on their triggers, knee [A] deep in gore
[Bm]
Days [D] and nights they battled, a band to [G] their knees
They killed to earn [D] their living, [A] and to help out the [B]
Congolese
[D] [G] [D] Roland the Thompson [E] Gunner, [B] [G] [D] Roland the Thompson [E] Gunner
[B]
His [F#m] comrades fought [D] beside him, Van Owen [G] and the rest
But of all the Thompson [D] Gunners, Roland [A] was the best
[Bm] So the CIA [D] decided, they wanted [G] Roland dead
That son of a bitch [D] Van Owen,
[A] blew off [Bm] Roland's head
[D]
[A] Roland the Headless [G] Thompson Gunner
[D] Blown away the bravest [A] sons of the storm
[B] They can [A] still [D] see his [A] headless body, [G] snarking through [Bm] the night
[D] In the muzzle [A] flash of Roland's [Bm] Thompson Gun
In [D] the muzzle [A] flash of Roland's [G] Thompson Gun
[A]
[B] When Roland searched [D] the continent for the man [G] who'd done him in
He found him in [D] Mombasa, in a ballroom [A] drinking gin
[Bm] Roland [D] aimed his Thompson Gun, he didn't [G] say a word
But he blew Van [D] Owen's body, [A] from there to [Bm] Johannesburg
[D] [G] Roland the [D] Headless Thompson [Em] Gunner
[B] [G]
[D] [Em] [B] [G]
[D] Talking [Em] [B] about the [G] man, 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 up the [A] fight
[Bm] In Ireland, [D] in Lebanon, in Palestine, [G] in Berkeley
That he heard, heard the verse of Roland's [A] Thompson Gun [B] and parted
[Bm]
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
B
D
G
A
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [C#] _ [Bm] _
[A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ Roland was [D] a warrior from the land of the [G] midnight sun
With a Thompson gun for [D] hire, _ fighting to [A] be done
The [Bm] deal was [D] 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] _ _ [F#m] Sixty-six [D] and seven, they fought the [G] Congo War
With their fingers [D] on their triggers, _ knee [A] deep in gore
[Bm]
Days [D] and nights they battled, a band to [G] their knees
They killed to earn [D] their living, [A] and to help out the [B]
Congolese
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ [D] Roland the Thompson [E] Gunner, _ [B] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] Roland the Thompson [E] Gunner
_ [B] _ _ _
His [F#m] comrades fought [D] beside him, Van Owen [G] and the rest
But of all the Thompson [D] Gunners, _ Roland [A] was the best
[Bm] So the CIA [D] decided, they wanted [G] Roland dead
That son of a bitch [D] Van Owen, _
[A] blew off [Bm] Roland's head
_ _ _ [D] _
[A] Roland the Headless [G] Thompson _ _ Gunner
[D] Blown away the bravest [A] sons of the storm
[B] They can [A] still [D] see his [A] headless body, [G] snarking through [Bm] the night
[D] In the muzzle [A] flash of Roland's [Bm] Thompson Gun
In [D] the muzzle [A] flash of Roland's [G] Thompson Gun
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ When Roland searched [D] the continent for the man [G] who'd done him in
He found him in [D] Mombasa, in a ballroom [A] drinking gin
_ [Bm] Roland [D] aimed his Thompson Gun, he didn't [G] say a word
But he blew Van [D] Owen's body, [A] from there to [Bm] Johannesburg
_ [D] _ [G] _ Roland the [D] Headless Thompson [Em] Gunner
_ [B] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] Talking _ [Em] _ _ [B] about the [G] man, 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 up the [A] fight
[Bm] In Ireland, [D] in Lebanon, in Palestine, [G] in Berkeley
_ That he heard, heard the verse of Roland's [A] Thompson Gun [B] and parted _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ Roland was [D] a warrior from the land of the [G] midnight sun
With a Thompson gun for [D] hire, _ fighting to [A] be done
The [Bm] deal was [D] 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] _ _ [F#m] Sixty-six [D] and seven, they fought the [G] Congo War
With their fingers [D] on their triggers, _ knee [A] deep in gore
[Bm]
Days [D] and nights they battled, a band to [G] their knees
They killed to earn [D] their living, [A] and to help out the [B]
Congolese
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ [D] Roland the Thompson [E] Gunner, _ [B] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] Roland the Thompson [E] Gunner
_ [B] _ _ _
His [F#m] comrades fought [D] beside him, Van Owen [G] and the rest
But of all the Thompson [D] Gunners, _ Roland [A] was the best
[Bm] So the CIA [D] decided, they wanted [G] Roland dead
That son of a bitch [D] Van Owen, _
[A] blew off [Bm] Roland's head
_ _ _ [D] _
[A] Roland the Headless [G] Thompson _ _ Gunner
[D] Blown away the bravest [A] sons of the storm
[B] They can [A] still [D] see his [A] headless body, [G] snarking through [Bm] the night
[D] In the muzzle [A] flash of Roland's [Bm] Thompson Gun
In [D] the muzzle [A] flash of Roland's [G] Thompson Gun
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ When Roland searched [D] the continent for the man [G] who'd done him in
He found him in [D] Mombasa, in a ballroom [A] drinking gin
_ [Bm] Roland [D] aimed his Thompson Gun, he didn't [G] say a word
But he blew Van [D] Owen's body, [A] from there to [Bm] Johannesburg
_ [D] _ [G] _ Roland the [D] Headless Thompson [Em] Gunner
_ [B] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] Talking _ [Em] _ _ [B] about the [G] man, 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 up the [A] fight
[Bm] In Ireland, [D] in Lebanon, in Palestine, [G] in Berkeley
_ That he heard, heard the verse of Roland's [A] Thompson Gun [B] and parted _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _