Chords for Blaze Foley 3 Songs Live (circa 1986)
Tempo:
115.55 bpm
Chords used:
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F
Bb
Fm
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Key:
Bbm
F
Bb
Fm
Eb
Bbm
F
Bb
[Eb] .
Tell me to do anything but [Bbm] vote.
.
.
Should I sing?
.
.
[F] .
[Fm] [Bbm] .
In his oval room, in his rocking chair, he's [F] a president, .
[Bbm] but I don't care.
He's a businessman.
He got business ties.
He [F] got dollar signs in [Bbm] both his eyes.
Got a big airplane, take him everywhere.
Got a limousine when he get there.
And everywhere he goes, makes people mad,.
makes the poor man paid [Bbm] and the rich man glad.
He's a president, but I don't care.
[F] .
.
He's a president, but I don't care.
.
.
[Bbm] At the factory, never been so slow.
[F] Got a big fort down [Bbm] 99.
And down the farm, nothing growing there,.
but [F] the debts they owe and their gray hair.
In the desert sands and the jungle deep,.
he thinks everything [Bbm] is his.
.
He's a real cowboy.
With his makeup on, talks [F] to kings and queens [Bbm] on the tele.
.
.
.
[F] .
He's a movie star if you stay up late,.
and [F] he'll search your car if [Bbm] you don't look straight.
In his oval room, in his rocking chair,.
he's [F] a president, but [Bbm] I don't care.
He's a president, but I don't care.
[F] Whoa.
.
[Bbm] .
He's a president, but I don't care.
.
[F] Whoa.
.
[Bb] [Bbm] .
.
[N] .
That work, could you get it whatever you wanted?.
[E] .
Austin music, you make it loud.
Austin music, you make it loud.
[A].
Austin music, you make it loud.
.
If it wasn't for you, there wouldn't be any reason for us.
.
And things like that, when taken seriously, they mean something.
[Bb] Now can we do WWE?.
[F] [Bbm] .
[Ab] This is called WWE.
This is for Casper [Bbm] Weinberger and his ilk.
.
.
[F] .
[Bbm] [F] .
[Bbm] [F] .
[Bbm] .
[F] [Bbm] .
[F] [Bbm] .
I [F] keep forgetting to look up at that star.
[Bbm] .
I've been thinking, [F] Uncle Sam, [Bbm].
this time [F] we went to war.
[Bbm].
Been so long [F] since Vietnam.
.
Tell me what [Bbm] you're waiting for.
You don't hurry, [Fm] sure enough.
[Bbm].
All these kids [F] will be grown up.
[Bbm] Be too old [Fm] to die for you, so get them if [F] you're going to.
Ain't been much excitement on [Bbm].
evening [Fm] news in way too long.
[Bbm].
Let's break [F] out our submarines, blow some place [Bbm] to smithereens.
[Bb].
Russians [F] and the Cubans, too, [Bbm].
have been [Fm] making fun of you.
[Bbm].
They call [F] you a chicken shit.
I'm just sick [Bbm] and tired of it.
[Gb] But I'm too [Fm] old, so I can't go.
[Bbm].
Don't want you [Fm] to worry, though.
[Bbm] .
[F] Patriotic as can be.
Sing my [Bbm] country tears of thee.
.
[F] [Bbm] .
[F] [Bbm] .
[F] .
[Bbm] If you don't know [F] who took it first, [Bbm].
you can't [Fm] figure who's the worst.
[Bbm].
Why not blow [F] them both away?.
They'll be [Fm] careful what they say.
Won't nobody [F] call your names.
[Bbm] They know you'll [Fm] blow out their brains.
[Bbm].
Show the world [F] how big your gun.
Show them [Bbm] how to rest.
[Bb].
Happy [F] birthday, fine young man.
[Bbm].
Take your [F] letter in your hand.
[Bbm].
Go downtown [F] and sign your name.
It's time to play the freedom game.
Kiss your mom and girlfriend, too.
Be the last they see of you.
Might have to kiss your ass goodbye.
Keep old glory away tonight.
[Bbm] .
[F] [Bbm] .
[F] [Bbm] .
[F] .
[Bbm] .
I've been thinking, [Fm] Uncle Sam, [Bbm].
it's time [F] we went to war.
[Bbm].
Been so long [F] since Vietnam.
.
Tell me [Bbm] what you're waiting for.
.
[N] .
Thanks.
[Ebm] .
[Ab] .
Yeah, I know that one.
[E] Are we through, or what?
.
[C] [N] .
.
If I could only fly?
.
[Bb] .
.
We don't [B] get no hippies in there, [Bbm] huh?
.
[Bb] [Fm] .
[Bb] .
[Bb] .
[Ab] Okay, this is [Bb] a song .
[Ab] .
[Bb] Okay, this is a song for our first lady of China, who resides in the White House.
5,000 a place, said . .
[F] .
[Bbm] Lock your door, lady, [F] or I'll jump in your car.
[Eb] Know you know [F] how nasty we are.
[Ebm].
Poke out your [Bb] eyeballs and make you a scar.
[C].
Make you have to [Fm] walk real far.
[A].
[Bb] Mess up your hairdo and set it on your face.
[Eb] Scatter your makeup [F] all over the place.
[Eb] Take all your money [Bb] and kidnap your kids.
[C] Take all your money and buy me some lids.
Then I'll call up your husband, tell him you're [Eb] dead.
Take out your tonsils [Bb] and make you give head.
[Eb] Let all the air out of [Fm] all your tires.
[C] Take out your [F] molars and needle nose pliers.
[Bb] Make you do everything you don't want to do.
[Eb] Buy me some earthworms, [Bb] smear them on you.
Put your fat head in [Bb] a rusty old vice.
Yeah, wouldn't that be nice?
.
Donkey Chang.
[Ab]
Tell me to do anything but [Bbm] vote.
.
.
Should I sing?
.
.
[F] .
[Fm] [Bbm] .
In his oval room, in his rocking chair, he's [F] a president, .
[Bbm] but I don't care.
He's a businessman.
He got business ties.
He [F] got dollar signs in [Bbm] both his eyes.
Got a big airplane, take him everywhere.
Got a limousine when he get there.
And everywhere he goes, makes people mad,.
makes the poor man paid [Bbm] and the rich man glad.
He's a president, but I don't care.
[F] .
.
He's a president, but I don't care.
.
.
[Bbm] At the factory, never been so slow.
[F] Got a big fort down [Bbm] 99.
And down the farm, nothing growing there,.
but [F] the debts they owe and their gray hair.
In the desert sands and the jungle deep,.
he thinks everything [Bbm] is his.
.
He's a real cowboy.
With his makeup on, talks [F] to kings and queens [Bbm] on the tele.
.
.
.
[F] .
He's a movie star if you stay up late,.
and [F] he'll search your car if [Bbm] you don't look straight.
In his oval room, in his rocking chair,.
he's [F] a president, but [Bbm] I don't care.
He's a president, but I don't care.
[F] Whoa.
.
[Bbm] .
He's a president, but I don't care.
.
[F] Whoa.
.
[Bb] [Bbm] .
.
[N] .
That work, could you get it whatever you wanted?.
[E] .
Austin music, you make it loud.
Austin music, you make it loud.
[A].
Austin music, you make it loud.
.
If it wasn't for you, there wouldn't be any reason for us.
.
And things like that, when taken seriously, they mean something.
[Bb] Now can we do WWE?.
[F] [Bbm] .
[Ab] This is called WWE.
This is for Casper [Bbm] Weinberger and his ilk.
.
.
[F] .
[Bbm] [F] .
[Bbm] [F] .
[Bbm] .
[F] [Bbm] .
[F] [Bbm] .
I [F] keep forgetting to look up at that star.
[Bbm] .
I've been thinking, [F] Uncle Sam, [Bbm].
this time [F] we went to war.
[Bbm].
Been so long [F] since Vietnam.
.
Tell me what [Bbm] you're waiting for.
You don't hurry, [Fm] sure enough.
[Bbm].
All these kids [F] will be grown up.
[Bbm] Be too old [Fm] to die for you, so get them if [F] you're going to.
Ain't been much excitement on [Bbm].
evening [Fm] news in way too long.
[Bbm].
Let's break [F] out our submarines, blow some place [Bbm] to smithereens.
[Bb].
Russians [F] and the Cubans, too, [Bbm].
have been [Fm] making fun of you.
[Bbm].
They call [F] you a chicken shit.
I'm just sick [Bbm] and tired of it.
[Gb] But I'm too [Fm] old, so I can't go.
[Bbm].
Don't want you [Fm] to worry, though.
[Bbm] .
[F] Patriotic as can be.
Sing my [Bbm] country tears of thee.
.
[F] [Bbm] .
[F] [Bbm] .
[F] .
[Bbm] If you don't know [F] who took it first, [Bbm].
you can't [Fm] figure who's the worst.
[Bbm].
Why not blow [F] them both away?.
They'll be [Fm] careful what they say.
Won't nobody [F] call your names.
[Bbm] They know you'll [Fm] blow out their brains.
[Bbm].
Show the world [F] how big your gun.
Show them [Bbm] how to rest.
[Bb].
Happy [F] birthday, fine young man.
[Bbm].
Take your [F] letter in your hand.
[Bbm].
Go downtown [F] and sign your name.
It's time to play the freedom game.
Kiss your mom and girlfriend, too.
Be the last they see of you.
Might have to kiss your ass goodbye.
Keep old glory away tonight.
[Bbm] .
[F] [Bbm] .
[F] [Bbm] .
[F] .
[Bbm] .
I've been thinking, [Fm] Uncle Sam, [Bbm].
it's time [F] we went to war.
[Bbm].
Been so long [F] since Vietnam.
.
Tell me [Bbm] what you're waiting for.
.
[N] .
Thanks.
[Ebm] .
[Ab] .
Yeah, I know that one.
[E] Are we through, or what?
.
[C] [N] .
.
If I could only fly?
.
[Bb] .
.
We don't [B] get no hippies in there, [Bbm] huh?
.
[Bb] [Fm] .
[Bb] .
[Bb] .
[Ab] Okay, this is [Bb] a song .
[Ab] .
[Bb] Okay, this is a song for our first lady of China, who resides in the White House.
5,000 a place, said . .
[F] .
[Bbm] Lock your door, lady, [F] or I'll jump in your car.
[Eb] Know you know [F] how nasty we are.
[Ebm].
Poke out your [Bb] eyeballs and make you a scar.
[C].
Make you have to [Fm] walk real far.
[A].
[Bb] Mess up your hairdo and set it on your face.
[Eb] Scatter your makeup [F] all over the place.
[Eb] Take all your money [Bb] and kidnap your kids.
[C] Take all your money and buy me some lids.
Then I'll call up your husband, tell him you're [Eb] dead.
Take out your tonsils [Bb] and make you give head.
[Eb] Let all the air out of [Fm] all your tires.
[C] Take out your [F] molars and needle nose pliers.
[Bb] Make you do everything you don't want to do.
[Eb] Buy me some earthworms, [Bb] smear them on you.
Put your fat head in [Bb] a rusty old vice.
Yeah, wouldn't that be nice?
.
Donkey Chang.
[Ab]