Straight To Hell
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Intro
D A G x6
[Verso 1]
Bm G
So you can play on a fiddle
Bm G
How's about a British jig and reel?
D G
Speaking King's English in quotation
D G
As railhead towns feel the steel mills rust
D G
water froze in the generation
Bm G
Clear as winter's ice. This is your paradise
[Refrão]
D G
There ain't no need for ya
D G
There ain't no need for ya
D
Go straight to hell, boy
G
Go straight to hell, boy
D A G x3
[Verso 2]
Bm G
You wanna play mind-crazed banjo
Bm G
On the druggy-drag ragtime U.S.A.?
D
In Parkland International
G
Hah! Junkiedom U.S.A
D
Where cocaine proves
G
the purest rock man groove and rat poison
D
The volatile Molatov says
Bm G
Lemme tell ya 'bout your blood, bamboo kid
Bm G
It ain't Coca-Cola, it's rice
[Refrão]
D
There ain't no need for ya
G
There ain't no need for ya
D
Go straight to hell, boy
G
Go straight to hell, boy
[Verso 3]
Bm G
Y'wanna join in a Chorus
Bm G
Of the Amerasian blues?
D
When it's Christmas out in Ho Chi Minh City
N.C.
Kiddie say papa papa papa papa papa san
N.C.
take me home
N.C.
See me got a photo photo photograph
N.C.
of you and mama mama san
N.C.
of you and mama mama san
[Refrão]
D
There ain't no need for ya
G
There ain't no need for ya
D
Go straight to hell, boy
G
Go straight to hell, boy
How to play Straight To Hell
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. 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.