[Verse] [A] Hey, Mr. Churchill, [E] comes ...over here, to [A] say we're doing spl [E] endidly. [A] But it's very cold, [E] out here in the snow, [A] marching to and from the [E] enemy. [A] Oh, I say it's tough; [E] I have had enough, [A] can you stop the [E] caval- [A] ry?
[Interlude 1 - Use A up neck then E7 high up - Full drums] A E7 - A E - A E7 - A E - A E7 - (A E) A
A E7 E -12-12-10-9--10-9--7---- B -10----------9---------- G -9-----------9---------- D -x-----------9---------- A -0-----------7---------- E ------------------------
[Verse] [A] I have had to fight, [E] almost every night, [A] down throughout these [E] centuries. [A] That is when I say, [E] oh yes, yet again; [A] can you stop the [E] caval- [A] ry?
[Chorus] [E] Mary Bradley, [A] waits at home, [E] in the nuclear [A] fallout zone. [E] Wish I could be [A] dancing now, [E] in the arms of the [A] girl I love.
[Break - Just bass drum and can sing up an octave] [E] Dub-i-dub-i-dum-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum, Dub-i- [A] dum-dum-dub-i-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum. [E] Dub-i-dub-i-dum-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum, Dub-i- [A] dum-dum-dub-i-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum. [G] Wish I was at home for [D] Christmas.
[Interlude 2 - Bells bit - Slide D triad up and down the neck] A D A A, A D A A, A D A D , A D A A A A D A E --9-7-9-------9--2--9----- B ------10-12---10-3--10----- G ------9-------9--2--9---- D ------x-------x--0--x----- A ------0-------0--x--0----- E --------------------------
[Verse] [A] Bang goes another bomb, [E] on another town, [A] while the Tzar and [E] Jim have tea. [A] If I get home, [E] live to tell the tale, [A] I'll run for all [E] Presidencies. If [A] I get elected, [E] I'll stop; [A] I will stop the [E] caval- [A] ry.
[Interlude 1 - Use A up neck then E7 high up] A E7 - A E - A E7 - A E - A E7 - (A E) A
[Break - Just bass drum and can sing up an octave] [E] Dub-i-dub-i-dum-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum, Dub-i- [A] dum-dum-dub-i-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum. [E] Dub-i-dub-i-dum-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum, Dub-i- [A] dum-dum-dub-i-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum. [G] Wish I was at home for [D] Christmas.
[Chorus - Full drums] [E] Wish I could be [A] dancing now, [E] in the arms of the [A] girl I love. [E] Mary Bradley [A] waits at home, [E] she's been waiting [A] two years long. [G] Wish I was at home for [D] Christmas.
[Interlude 2 - Bells bit - Slide D triad up and down the neck] A D A A, A D A A, A D A D , - slow down and chords down neck A D A A (577655)
A A D A E --9-7-9-------9--2--9----- B ------10-12---10-3--10----- G ------9-------9--2--9---- D ------x-------x--0--x----- A ------0-------0--x--0----- E --------------------------
Don't go for harmonies in the chorus too much Opening figure - use thumb and first finger to play B - 1 3 E - 1 0 B - 1 3 Whilst still holding the C chord as much as possible so it sustains Chord for C/Bb - 6x555 Run down - D 0 - A- 3 2 0 then play G - don't pull off play first with first finger then rest with thumb Piano intro C - notes - dont try to hold C maj chord - use second finger for the 1 so in good position to finger the next chord B 1 3 E 1 0 B 3 1 (hammer on and pull off) - 11xx1x 01xx1x x10x1x Use side of thumb and muting with left hand to 1 &3&4 - staccato on 4 Losing everything - have snare hit with no chord OR just play bass drum with chords [Intro] |C |C/Bb |F C |F |
[Verse 1] [G] I can't light [C/G][G] no more of your [F] darknes [C] s F/C C C/E [F] All my pictures [Bb/F][F] seem to fade to black and [G] white C/G G C/G G [G] I'm growing tired [C/G][G] and time stands still [F] before [C] me F/C C C/E [F] Frozen here [Bb/F][F] on the ladder of my [G] life C/G G C/G G [G] Too late [C/G][G] to save myself from [F] falli [C] ng [F/C][C][C/E] [F] I took a chance [Bb/F][F] and changed your way of [G] life C/G G C/G G [G] But you misread [C/G][G] my meaning when I [F] met y [C] ou F/C C C/E [F] Closed the door [Bb/F][F] and left me [C/G] blinded by the [G] light
[Chorus] [C] Don't let the sun go [C/Bb-6x555x] down on me [F/A] Although I search myself, it's always s [D7/F#] omeone else I see [C/G] I'd just allow a fragment of your [F/G] life [G] to wander [C] free [C/Bb] But [F/A] losing everything is like the [Dm] sun (fast chords) [C/E] go--- [F] ing [C/G] down [G] on [C] me
|C |C/Bb |F/A C/G |F |
[Verse 2] [G] I can't find [C/G] , [G7] oh the right rom [F] antic li [C] ne [F/C][C][C/E] [F] But see me once [Bb/F][F] and see the way I [G] feel [G7] [G] Don't discard me [C/G][G] just because you [F] think I mean you [C] harm F/C C C/E [F] But these cuts I have [Bb/F][F] they need love [C/G] to help them heal [G]
[Chorus] [C] Don't let the sun go [C/Bb-6x555x] down on me [F/A] Although I search myself, it's always s [D7/F#] omeone else I see [C/G] I'd just allow a fragment of your [F/G] life [G] to wander [C] free [C/Bb] But [F/A] losing everything is like the [Dm] sun (fast chords) [C/E] go--- [F] ing [C/G] down [G] on [C] me |C |C/Bb |F/A |Ab6 Bb |
[C] Don't let the sun go [C/Bb-6x555x] down on me [F/A] Although I search myself, it's always s [D7/F#] omeone else I see [C/G] I'd just allow a fragment of your [F/G] life [G] to wander [C] free [C/Bb] But [F/A] losing everything is like the [Dm] sun (fast chords) [C/E] go--- [F] ing [C/G] down [G] on [C] me |C |C/Bb |F/A |Ab6 Bb |C
