Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner

Am C F Roland was a warrior from the Land of the Midnight Sun F C G With a Thompson gun for hire, fighting to be done Am C F The deal was made in Denmark on a dark and stormy day F C G Am So he set out for Biafra to j oin the bloody fray Am C F Through sixty-six and seven they fought the Congo war F C G Fingers on their triggers, knee-deep in gore Am C F For days and nights they battled the Bantu to their knees F C G Am They killed to earn their living and to h elp out the C ongolese F C G Am Roland the Thompson gunner... F C G Am Roland the Thompson gunner... Am C F His comrades fought b eside him - Van Owen and the rest F C G But of all the Thompson g unners Roland was the b est Am C F So the CIA dec ided they wanted Roland dead F C G Am That son-of-a-bitch Van Owen blew off Roland's head Chorus: Harmony: C G F Am Roland the headless Thompson gunner (Time, time, time D A For another peaceful war Norway's bravest son But time stands still for Roland 'Til he evens up the score) G Am G C G F Am They can still s ee his headless b ody s talking through the n ight C G Am In the muzzle flash of Roland's Thompson gun C G F Am In the muzzle flash of Roland's Thompson gun Am C F Roland searched the continent for the man who'd done him i n F C G He found him in Mombassa in a barroom drinking gin Am C F Roland aimed his Thompson gun - he didn't say a word F C G Am But he blew Van Owen's body from there to Johannesburg F C G Am Roland the headless Thompson gunner... F C G Am Roland the headless Thompson gunner... F C G Am Roland the headless Thompson gunner... Am C F The eternal Thompson gunner, still wandering through the night F C G Now it's ten years later but he still keeps up the fight Am C F In Ireland, in Lebanon, in Palestine and Berkeley F F F Patty Hearst heard the burst of Roland's Thompson gun G Am And bought it