[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 --------------------------
[Capo 2 - Intro - Just bass drum - BPM 104 - time sig 7/4] Pickup - downstrokes for first figure then alternating strums to bring out the melody [E/A][Esus4/A][E/A](emphasise high B) [Main Riff] [D5/A][Dsus2/A][A] - [D/A][A][E/A] - [E/A][Esus4/A][E/A] - repeat x 4 (E/A - mute low E with thumb when playing)
[Verse - Just bass drum] [A][E/A][A][A] Climbing up on Solsbury [A]Hill [E/A][A][A] I could see the city [F#m]light [E/F#-222452-think Dsus2] [F#m] Wind was blowing, time stood [F#m]still [E/F#][F#m] Eagle flew out of the
[A]night [E/A][A][A] He was something to ob.... [A]serve [E/A][A][A] Came in close, I heard a [F#m]voice [E/F#][F#m] Standing stretching every (pattern for D bit is Dmaj7 x x E/D - x Dmaj7 Dmaj7 x) [F#m]nerve [E/F#][F#m] I had to listen had no
[Dmaj7]choice [E/D]I did [Dmaj7]not be lieve the informa [Dmaj7]tion [E/D] Just [Dmaj7]had to trust imagina [Dmaj7/B]tion [E/B]My heart [Dmaj7/B]going boom boom, boom [Dmaj7/B]Son [E/B]he said, [Dmaj7/B] [Bm7]Grab your [A/C#]things, I've [D5]come to [E]take you home
[Interlude - Still just bass drum] [D5/A][Dsus2/A][A] - [D/A][A][E/A] - [E/A][Esus4/A][E/A] X 2
[Verse - Full drums - pattern B S B S B S B - B S B S B S B ] [A][E/A][A][A] To keep in silence I re [A] signed [E/A][A][A] My friends would think I was a [F#m] nut [E/F#][F#m] Turning water into wine [F#m] wine [E/F#][F#m] Open doors would soon be
[A] Shut [E/A][A][A] So I went from day to [A] day [E/A][A][A] Tho' my life was in a rut [F#m] rut [E/F#][F#m] 'Till I thought of what I'd say [F#m] say [E/F#][F#m] Which connection I should
[Dmaj7]cut [E/D] I was [Dmaj7]fee ling part of the scene [Dmaj7]ry [E/D]I walked [Dmaj7]right out of the machine [Dmaj7/B]ry [E/B]My heart [Dmaj7/B]going boom boom, boom [Dmaj7/B]Hey [E/B]he said, [Dmaj7/B] [Bm7]Grab your [A/C#]things, I've [D5]come to [E]take you home
[Interlude] [D5/A][Dsus2/A][A] - [D/A][A][E/A] - [E/A][Esus4/A][E/A] X 4 Yeah back home [Verse] [A][E/A][A][A] When illusion spin her [A]net [E/A][A][A] I'm never where I want to [F#m]be [E/F#][F#m] And liberty she pirou [F#m]ette [E/F#][F#m] When I think that I am
[A]free [E/A][A][A] Watched by empty silhou [A]ettes [E/A][A][A] Who close their eyes, but still can [F#m]see [E/F#][F#m] No one taught them eti [F#m]quette [E/F#][F#m] I will show another [Dmaj7]me [E/D]To day [Dmaj7]I don't need a replace [Dmaj7]ment [E/D]I'll tell [Dmaj7]them what the smile on my face [Dmaj7/B]meant [E/B]My heart [Dmaj7/B]going boom boom, boom [Dmaj7/B]Hey [E/B]I said, [Dmaj7/B] You can [Bm7]keep my [A/C#]things, they've [D5]come to [E]take me home
[Outro] [D5/A][Dsus2/A][A] - [D/A][A][E/A] - [E/A][Esus4/A][E/A] (repeat and fade) [End]
