British Bombs
View chords used in this chart
Intro: F B7 F B7
F# G#m B C#
[Verso 1]
F# F F#
Great snakes, are we moving already?
G#m
Good gravy, did you say it cost a penny or two for you?
We're talking 'bout the bad starts
B C#
My baby brother has already got a gas mask
F# F F#
'Cause it's a good old-fashioned landslide
G#m
Killin' with your hands tied
B
In the homemade road, set sail
C#
Babe, we read it in The Mail, no hope now
[Refrão]
F#
Great way to fool me again, hun
Great acting, it's good what you tell 'em
G#m
Great Britain won't stand for felons
B
Great British bombs in the Yemen
[Verso 2]
F#
Why... does it seem
G#m
A fever dream... for all?
B
The call you made to me
F#
You said I'll feel
F#
One day each year, a worry
G#m
We shall remember the dead
B C#
And we'll remember the dead so they know that we're sorry
F#
But then carry on
[Refrão]
F#
Great way to fool me again, hun
Great acting, it's great what you tell 'em
G#m
Great Britain won't stand for felons
B C#
Great British bombs in the Yemen
F#
Great way to fool me again, hun
Great acting, it's great what you tell 'em
G#m
Great Britain won't stand for felons
B C#
Great British bombs in the Yemen
( F# )
[Verso 3]
F#
How could it be the money? It's the vote that matters to me
You say you're hungry, but you won't eat the caraway seed
G#m
Doesn't matter in the wreckage, what should you say?
C#
Well, I found myself a little peckish last Tuesday
F#
This is what you signed up for, no questions
G#m
Reckon we could offer peace, damn the weapons conventions
C#
Well, it's on the table, but it's no good, can't you hear
F#
All our worries for fear, carry on
[Refrão]
F#
Great way to fool me again, hun
Great acting, it's great what you tell 'em
G#m
Great Britain won't stand for felons
B
Great British bombs in the Yemen
F#
Great way to fool me again, hun
Great acting, it's great what you tell 'em
G#m
Great Britain won't stand for felons
B
Great British bombs in the Yemen
( F# )
[Ponte]
F#
It's a good old-fashioned landslide
G#m
Killing with your hands tied
B
In the homemade road, set sail
Babe, we read it in The Mail, no hope now
F#
And it's a total fucking whitewash
G#m
The people that we might squash
B
And move from home soil, set sail
F#
For wherever the fuck got oil this time
And if it's not a fucking war crime
G#m
It's a total waste of your time
And getting so much worse
B
Get real, kid, your country's been at war since birth now
F# G#m
And if it's not a fucking outrage, what's it all about then?
Now, it's one on one
B
Great Britain's gonna tell you where it all went wrong and then carry on
[Refrão]
F#
Great way to fool me again, hun
Great acting as well, what you tell 'em
G#m
Great Britain won't stand for felons
B
Great British bombs in the Yemen
F#
Great way to fool me again, hun
Great acting as well, what you tell 'em
G#m
Great Britain won't stand for felons
B Bm
Great British bombs in the Yemen
How to play British Bombs
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.