Chords for Great Be The Nation (The Rubettes; 1977 promo)
Tempo:
142.6 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
D
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
The [D]
[A] [E]
[A]
[E]
nation is a rumor going around [B] If we don't go [C#]
[C#m] together, [F#] we'll surely [B] go down
[E] So wake up the spirit [A] we had [E] once before [A] And we'll be [B] the nation
[A] once more
[E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[A]
[E]
It's 8 o'clock in the morning [A] The start of another [E]
day
[B] Why don't you try just a [C#m] little bit harder [F#m] And show them the [B] way
[E] Now money ain't a good reason [A] to hate your best [E] friend
[A] Cause [C#m] he may win [B] for a little [E] while But [F#m] you both win in [B] the end
So wake [A] up brother [E] and [B] wake [A] up the town [B] Wake up [A]
everybody, [C#] it's a [B] rumor [A] going round
[E] Great [A] be the father, [E] then [B] great be [A] the son [B] [A]
Great be the [E] nation
[D] [A]
[Bm] [E] It's a boardroom conversation just going round and round
And [B] you don't give in [C#m] to each other, [F#m] no solution can [B] be found
[E] And you're standing straight and you're standing tall, [A] you got right on your [E] side
But [A] for the [C#m] grace and good [B] of [E] everyone, [F#] you gotta lose a little [B] pride
[E] So [Bm] wake [A] up brother and [B] wake up the town [E] Wake up [A]
everybody, it's a [B] rumor [A] going [E] round
[B] Great be [A] the father, then [B] great [A] be the son [E] [A]
Great
[E] be the nation
[D] [A]
[G#m] [C#m]
[F#m]
[D]
[C#m]
[C#]
[F#m]
[A]
[D] [E] [B] [A]
[F#] [A]
[E] [B]
[A] [C#m] [A]
[B] Great be, [A]
great [B] [A] be, [E] [A]
great be the [E] nation,
[D] [A]
[E] great be the nation, [D]
[A]
[B] great be [E] the [D]
[A] [F#]
[E] nation
[D] [A] [F#]
[E] [A]
[A] [E]
[A]
[E]
nation is a rumor going around [B] If we don't go [C#]
[C#m] together, [F#] we'll surely [B] go down
[E] So wake up the spirit [A] we had [E] once before [A] And we'll be [B] the nation
[A] once more
[E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[A]
[E]
It's 8 o'clock in the morning [A] The start of another [E]
day
[B] Why don't you try just a [C#m] little bit harder [F#m] And show them the [B] way
[E] Now money ain't a good reason [A] to hate your best [E] friend
[A] Cause [C#m] he may win [B] for a little [E] while But [F#m] you both win in [B] the end
So wake [A] up brother [E] and [B] wake [A] up the town [B] Wake up [A]
everybody, [C#] it's a [B] rumor [A] going round
[E] Great [A] be the father, [E] then [B] great be [A] the son [B] [A]
Great be the [E] nation
[D] [A]
[Bm] [E] It's a boardroom conversation just going round and round
And [B] you don't give in [C#m] to each other, [F#m] no solution can [B] be found
[E] And you're standing straight and you're standing tall, [A] you got right on your [E] side
But [A] for the [C#m] grace and good [B] of [E] everyone, [F#] you gotta lose a little [B] pride
[E] So [Bm] wake [A] up brother and [B] wake up the town [E] Wake up [A]
everybody, it's a [B] rumor [A] going [E] round
[B] Great be [A] the father, then [B] great [A] be the son [E] [A]
Great
[E] be the nation
[D] [A]
[G#m] [C#m]
[F#m]
[D]
[C#m]
[C#]
[F#m]
[A]
[D] [E] [B] [A]
[F#] [A]
[E] [B]
[A] [C#m] [A]
[B] Great be, [A]
great [B] [A] be, [E] [A]
great be the [E] nation,
[D] [A]
[E] great be the nation, [D]
[A]
[B] great be [E] the [D]
[A] [F#]
[E] nation
[D] [A] [F#]
[E] [A]
Key:
A
E
B
D
C#m
A
E
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
nation is a rumor _ going around [B] If we don't go [C#] _
[C#m] together, _ _ [F#] we'll surely [B] go down _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] So wake up the spirit _ [A] we had _ [E] once _ before _ [A] And we'll be [B] the nation _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] once more _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ It's 8 o'clock in the morning _ [A] The start of another [E]
day
_ [B] Why don't you try just a [C#m] little bit harder [F#m] And show them the [B] way
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] Now money ain't a good reason [A] to hate your best [E] friend
_ [A] Cause [C#m] he may win [B] for a little [E] while But [F#m] you both win in [B] the _ end _
_ _ So _ wake [A] up brother _ [E] and _ [B] wake [A] up the town _ _ [B] Wake up [A] _
everybody, _ [C#] it's a [B] rumor [A] going _ round
[E] _ Great [A] be the father, [E] then [B] great be [A] the _ son _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Great be the [E] _ nation _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ [E] It's a boardroom _ _ conversation just going round and round
_ And [B] you don't give in [C#m] to each other, [F#m] no solution can [B] be found
_ _ _ _ _ [E] And you're standing straight and you're standing tall, [A] you got right on your [E] side
_ But [A] for the [C#m] grace and good [B] of [E] everyone, [F#] you gotta lose a little _ [B] pride _ _
_ _ [E] So _ [Bm] wake [A] up brother _ and [B] wake up the town [E] Wake up [A] _
everybody, _ it's a [B] rumor [A] going _ _ _ [E] round
[B] Great be [A] the father, then _ [B] great [A] be the son _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ Great _ _
_ [E] be the nation _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ Great be, [A] _
_ _ _ great [B] _ [A] be, _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ great _ _ _ _ _ _ be the [E] nation, _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] great be the nation, _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[B] great be [E] the _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [E] nation
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
nation is a rumor _ going around [B] If we don't go [C#] _
[C#m] together, _ _ [F#] we'll surely [B] go down _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] So wake up the spirit _ [A] we had _ [E] once _ before _ [A] And we'll be [B] the nation _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] once more _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ It's 8 o'clock in the morning _ [A] The start of another [E]
day
_ [B] Why don't you try just a [C#m] little bit harder [F#m] And show them the [B] way
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] Now money ain't a good reason [A] to hate your best [E] friend
_ [A] Cause [C#m] he may win [B] for a little [E] while But [F#m] you both win in [B] the _ end _
_ _ So _ wake [A] up brother _ [E] and _ [B] wake [A] up the town _ _ [B] Wake up [A] _
everybody, _ [C#] it's a [B] rumor [A] going _ round
[E] _ Great [A] be the father, [E] then [B] great be [A] the _ son _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Great be the [E] _ nation _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ [E] It's a boardroom _ _ conversation just going round and round
_ And [B] you don't give in [C#m] to each other, [F#m] no solution can [B] be found
_ _ _ _ _ [E] And you're standing straight and you're standing tall, [A] you got right on your [E] side
_ But [A] for the [C#m] grace and good [B] of [E] everyone, [F#] you gotta lose a little _ [B] pride _ _
_ _ [E] So _ [Bm] wake [A] up brother _ and [B] wake up the town [E] Wake up [A] _
everybody, _ it's a [B] rumor [A] going _ _ _ [E] round
[B] Great be [A] the father, then _ [B] great [A] be the son _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ Great _ _
_ [E] be the nation _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ Great be, [A] _
_ _ _ great [B] _ [A] be, _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ great _ _ _ _ _ _ be the [E] nation, _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] great be the nation, _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[B] great be [E] the _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [E] nation
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _