Warren Zevon – Roland The Headless chords

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Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner - Warren Zevon

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Verse 1
Em G Cadd9Roland was a warrior, from the land of the midnight sun
G DWith a Thompson gun for hire, fighting to be done
Em G Cadd9The deal was made in Denmark on a dark and stormy day
G D EmSo he set out for Biafra, to join the bloody fray
Verse 2 (same as V1) Through '66-and-7, they fought the Congo war With their fingers on their triggers, knee-deep in gore For days and nights they battled the Bantu to their knees They killed to earn their living, and to help out the Congolese Chorus 1
Cadd9 G D EmRoland the Thompson gunner (2x)
Verse 3 His comrades fought beside him, Van Owen and the rest But of all the Thompson gunners, Roland was the best So the CIA decided they wanted Roland dead That son-of-a-bitch Van Owen blew off Roland's head Chorus 2
G D Cadd9Roland the headless Thompson gunner
G DNorway's bravest son
Cadd9 G Em Cadd9They can still see his headless body stalking through the night
G D EmIn the muzzle flash of Roland's Thompson gun
G D Cadd9 D EmIn the muzzle flash of Roland's Thompson gun
Verse 4 Roland searched the continent for the man who'd done him in He found him in Mombassa, in a barroom drinking gin Roland aimed his Thompson gun, he didn't say a word But he blew Van Owen's body, from there to Johannesburg
Cadd9 G D EmRoland the headless Thompson gunner
Cadd9 G D EmRoland the headless Thompson gunner
Cadd9 G D EmRoland the headless Thompson gunner (talkin' about the man)
Cadd9 G D EmRoland the headless Thompson gunner
Em G Cadd9The eternal Thompson gunner still wanders through the night
G DNow it's ten years later, but he still keeps up the fight
Em G Cadd9In Ireland, in Lebanon, in Palestine and Berkeley...
DPatty Hearst heard the burst of Roland's Thompson gun
EmAnd bought it
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