Chords for Bruce Cockburn - 7 - It's Going Down Slow - Sunwheel Dance (1972)
Tempo:
115.4 bpm
Chords used:
D
Em
G
C
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [Em] [D]
[C] [G]
[Em]
[C] Go
[G] tell the sergeant [D] major to [C] get that [G] thing repaired.
They're losing their palms in [D] Asia.
[G] There's slaughter in every square.
Whoa, [Am] it's [D]
going down [Em] slow.
Whoa, [Am] it's [D]
going [Em] down slow.
[G] Go get the fire [D] department [Em] to [C] bring that hose along.
[G] Them and the [D] schoolboy bandits [G] can water each other's lawn.
[Am] Whoa, [D]
going [Em] down slow.
[Bm]
Whoa, [Am] [D]
going [Em] down slow.
[G] Everybody seems to [D] be leaving.
[Em] [C] Better say your traveling prayers.
[G] Don't matter how you [D] get it.
[C] Where do you go from there?
Whoa, [Am] [D]
going [Em] down slow.
[Bm] [Em]
Whoa, [Am] [D]
going [Em] down slow.
Whoa, [Am] [D]
going [Em] down slow.
Whoa, [Am] [D]
going down [Em] slow.
[D]
[A] [G]
[D] God [D]
damn [Em] the [D] hands of [G] glory that [C] hold the [G] bloody [E] fire brand high.
[Am] Close [C] the book [Bm] and end [Em] the story of [C] how so many men have died.
[G] Let [D] the world [Em] retain in [G] memory [C] that [G] mighty tongues tell [E] mighty lies.
[Am] And if [C] mankind [Bm] must have [Em] an enemy, [C] let it be his war-like [E] pride.
[Am] Let [D] it be his war-like pride.
[G]
[C] [G]
[Em]
[C] Go
[G] tell the sergeant [D] major to [C] get that [G] thing repaired.
They're losing their palms in [D] Asia.
[G] There's slaughter in every square.
Whoa, [Am] it's [D]
going down [Em] slow.
Whoa, [Am] it's [D]
going [Em] down slow.
[G] Go get the fire [D] department [Em] to [C] bring that hose along.
[G] Them and the [D] schoolboy bandits [G] can water each other's lawn.
[Am] Whoa, [D]
going [Em] down slow.
[Bm]
Whoa, [Am] [D]
going [Em] down slow.
[G] Everybody seems to [D] be leaving.
[Em] [C] Better say your traveling prayers.
[G] Don't matter how you [D] get it.
[C] Where do you go from there?
Whoa, [Am] [D]
going [Em] down slow.
[Bm] [Em]
Whoa, [Am] [D]
going [Em] down slow.
Whoa, [Am] [D]
going [Em] down slow.
Whoa, [Am] [D]
going down [Em] slow.
[D]
[A] [G]
[D] God [D]
damn [Em] the [D] hands of [G] glory that [C] hold the [G] bloody [E] fire brand high.
[Am] Close [C] the book [Bm] and end [Em] the story of [C] how so many men have died.
[G] Let [D] the world [Em] retain in [G] memory [C] that [G] mighty tongues tell [E] mighty lies.
[Am] And if [C] mankind [Bm] must have [Em] an enemy, [C] let it be his war-like [E] pride.
[Am] Let [D] it be his war-like pride.
[G]
Key:
D
Em
G
C
Am
D
Em
G
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ Go _ _
[G] _ tell the sergeant [D] major to [C] get that [G] thing repaired. _ _
_ They're losing their palms in [D] Asia. _
_ [G] There's slaughter in every square. _ _
Whoa, [Am] _ _ it's [D] _
going down [Em] slow. _ _ _ _
Whoa, [Am] _ _ it's [D] _ _
going [Em] down slow. _ _ _ _
_ [G] Go get the fire _ [D] department [Em] to [C] bring that hose along. _
_ _ [G] Them and the [D] schoolboy bandits _ [G] can water each other's lawn. _
_ [Am] Whoa, _ _ _ [D] _
going [Em] down slow.
_ [Bm] _ _ _
Whoa, [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
going [Em] down slow. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Everybody seems to [D] be leaving.
[Em] _ _ [C] Better say your traveling prayers. _
[G] _ _ Don't matter how you [D] get it.
_ _ [C] Where do you go from there? _
Whoa, [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
going [Em] down slow.
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _
Whoa, [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
going [Em] down slow. _ _ _
Whoa, _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
going [Em] down slow. _ _ _ _
Whoa, [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
going down [Em] slow. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ God _ [D] _
damn [Em] the [D] hands of [G] glory that [C] hold the [G] bloody [E] fire brand high.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ Close [C] the book _ _ [Bm] _ and end [Em] the story of [C] _ how so many men have died.
_ _ _ [G] Let _ [D] the _ world [Em] retain in [G] memory [C] that _ [G] mighty tongues tell [E] mighty _ lies. _ _ _
[Am] And if [C] mankind _ _ [Bm] must have [Em] an enemy, _ _ [C] _ let it be his war-like [E] pride. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ Let [D] it be his war-like pride.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ Go _ _
[G] _ tell the sergeant [D] major to [C] get that [G] thing repaired. _ _
_ They're losing their palms in [D] Asia. _
_ [G] There's slaughter in every square. _ _
Whoa, [Am] _ _ it's [D] _
going down [Em] slow. _ _ _ _
Whoa, [Am] _ _ it's [D] _ _
going [Em] down slow. _ _ _ _
_ [G] Go get the fire _ [D] department [Em] to [C] bring that hose along. _
_ _ [G] Them and the [D] schoolboy bandits _ [G] can water each other's lawn. _
_ [Am] Whoa, _ _ _ [D] _
going [Em] down slow.
_ [Bm] _ _ _
Whoa, [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
going [Em] down slow. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Everybody seems to [D] be leaving.
[Em] _ _ [C] Better say your traveling prayers. _
[G] _ _ Don't matter how you [D] get it.
_ _ [C] Where do you go from there? _
Whoa, [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
going [Em] down slow.
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _
Whoa, [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
going [Em] down slow. _ _ _
Whoa, _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
going [Em] down slow. _ _ _ _
Whoa, [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
going down [Em] slow. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ God _ [D] _
damn [Em] the [D] hands of [G] glory that [C] hold the [G] bloody [E] fire brand high.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ Close [C] the book _ _ [Bm] _ and end [Em] the story of [C] _ how so many men have died.
_ _ _ [G] Let _ [D] the _ world [Em] retain in [G] memory [C] that _ [G] mighty tongues tell [E] mighty _ lies. _ _ _
[Am] And if [C] mankind _ _ [Bm] must have [Em] an enemy, _ _ [C] _ let it be his war-like [E] pride. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ Let [D] it be his war-like pride.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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