Zimbabwe Ruins Chords by John Edmond
Tempo:
120.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D]
[A] [G]
[D] Oh, the green and white don't fly no more [Em] in Salisbury,
And [A] the PM doesn't drive a modest [D]
car, And they've changed the name, now it's called
[Em] Harare, [A] And the stranger's drinking in the Flagstaff
[D] bar, [A] And the trash is piling up on [D] all the pavements,
[A] And you can't get milk and sugar, tea [D] or bread,
The country's broke and hospitals [Em] are crowded, [A] So if you get sick, you'll have to share [D] a
bed.
Zimbabwe ruins, you were [G] a wonder of the
[D] world, And they came from far to gaze [A] upon your
stones, Zimbabwe [D] ruins, [G] oh how the tide has [D] turned,
Your heart is dead and all that's left are bones,
[A] [G]
[D] The Trupe statue's gone away [Em] from Cranbourne, [A] And the RLI aren't based there [D] any more,
And the gooks have made a compound out of [Em] Brady,
[A] And a beer hole in the [D] Quartermaster's store, [A] And someone blew the ammo [D] at Nkomo,
[A] And Joshua and the boys have all [D] been framed, Zabu wanna have a [Em] go with Zanu,
And [A] I think that Bilzerewa [D] will be blamed, Zimbabwe ruins, you [G] were a wonder of the
[D] world, And they came from far to gaze upon your
[A] stones, [D] Zimbabwe ruins, [G] oh how the tide has [D] turned,
Your heart is dead and [A] all that's left [D] are bones,
[G] Your heart is dead [A] and all that's [D] left are bones.
[G] [D]
[A] [G]
[D] Oh, the green and white don't fly no more [Em] in Salisbury,
And [A] the PM doesn't drive a modest [D]
car, And they've changed the name, now it's called
[Em] Harare, [A] And the stranger's drinking in the Flagstaff
[D] bar, [A] And the trash is piling up on [D] all the pavements,
[A] And you can't get milk and sugar, tea [D] or bread,
The country's broke and hospitals [Em] are crowded, [A] So if you get sick, you'll have to share [D] a
bed.
Zimbabwe ruins, you were [G] a wonder of the
[D] world, And they came from far to gaze [A] upon your
stones, Zimbabwe [D] ruins, [G] oh how the tide has [D] turned,
Your heart is dead and all that's left are bones,
[A] [G]
[D] The Trupe statue's gone away [Em] from Cranbourne, [A] And the RLI aren't based there [D] any more,
And the gooks have made a compound out of [Em] Brady,
[A] And a beer hole in the [D] Quartermaster's store, [A] And someone blew the ammo [D] at Nkomo,
[A] And Joshua and the boys have all [D] been framed, Zabu wanna have a [Em] go with Zanu,
And [A] I think that Bilzerewa [D] will be blamed, Zimbabwe ruins, you [G] were a wonder of the
[D] world, And they came from far to gaze upon your
[A] stones, [D] Zimbabwe ruins, [G] oh how the tide has [D] turned,
Your heart is dead and [A] all that's left [D] are bones,
[G] Your heart is dead [A] and all that's [D] left are bones.
[G] [D]
Key:
D
A
G
Em
D
A
G
Em
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ Oh, the green and white don't fly no more [Em] in Salisbury, _ _
And [A] the PM doesn't drive a modest [D]
car, _ _ And they've changed the name, now it's called
[Em] Harare, _ _ _ [A] And the stranger's drinking in the Flagstaff
[D] bar, _ _ _ [A] And the trash is piling up on [D] all the pavements,
_ _ [A] And you can't get milk and sugar, tea [D] or bread,
_ _ _ The country's broke and hospitals [Em] are crowded, _ _ _ [A] So if you get sick, you'll have to share [D] a
bed.
_ _ Zimbabwe ruins, _ _ you were [G] a wonder of the
[D] world, And they came from far to gaze [A] upon your
stones, _ _ Zimbabwe [D] ruins, _ _ [G] oh how the tide has [D] turned,
_ Your heart is dead and all that's left are bones, _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ The Trupe statue's gone away [Em] from Cranbourne, _ _ [A] And the RLI aren't based there [D] any more,
_ _ And the gooks have made a compound out of [Em] Brady,
_ _ _ [A] And a beer hole in the _ [D] Quartermaster's store, _ _ _ [A] And someone blew the ammo [D] at Nkomo,
_ _ _ [A] And Joshua and the boys have all [D] been framed, _ _ _ Zabu wanna have a [Em] go with Zanu, _ _
And [A] I think that Bilzerewa [D] will be blamed, _ _ Zimbabwe ruins, _ you [G] were a wonder of the
[D] world, And they came from far to gaze upon your
[A] stones, _ _ [D] Zimbabwe ruins, _ _ [G] oh how the tide has [D] turned,
Your heart is dead and [A] all that's left [D] are bones,
_ [G] _ Your heart is dead [A] and all that's [D] left are bones.
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ Oh, the green and white don't fly no more [Em] in Salisbury, _ _
And [A] the PM doesn't drive a modest [D]
car, _ _ And they've changed the name, now it's called
[Em] Harare, _ _ _ [A] And the stranger's drinking in the Flagstaff
[D] bar, _ _ _ [A] And the trash is piling up on [D] all the pavements,
_ _ [A] And you can't get milk and sugar, tea [D] or bread,
_ _ _ The country's broke and hospitals [Em] are crowded, _ _ _ [A] So if you get sick, you'll have to share [D] a
bed.
_ _ Zimbabwe ruins, _ _ you were [G] a wonder of the
[D] world, And they came from far to gaze [A] upon your
stones, _ _ Zimbabwe [D] ruins, _ _ [G] oh how the tide has [D] turned,
_ Your heart is dead and all that's left are bones, _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ The Trupe statue's gone away [Em] from Cranbourne, _ _ [A] And the RLI aren't based there [D] any more,
_ _ And the gooks have made a compound out of [Em] Brady,
_ _ _ [A] And a beer hole in the _ [D] Quartermaster's store, _ _ _ [A] And someone blew the ammo [D] at Nkomo,
_ _ _ [A] And Joshua and the boys have all [D] been framed, _ _ _ Zabu wanna have a [Em] go with Zanu, _ _
And [A] I think that Bilzerewa [D] will be blamed, _ _ Zimbabwe ruins, _ you [G] were a wonder of the
[D] world, And they came from far to gaze upon your
[A] stones, _ _ [D] Zimbabwe ruins, _ _ [G] oh how the tide has [D] turned,
Your heart is dead and [A] all that's left [D] are bones,
_ [G] _ Your heart is dead [A] and all that's [D] left are bones.
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _