Chords for Green On Red - 16 Ways (1985)
Tempo:
106.15 bpm
Chords used:
Am
C
G
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [Eb] [Am] [C]
[G] [C] [Am] [C]
[G] [Am] [C]
[G] [Am] [C]
[G] [Am] I'm a man.
[C] 16 kids, [G] 16 [Am] ways.
They [C] shot my [G] babies by [Am] mistake.
[C] I left her [G] on a midnight [Am] ride.
My 16 [C] kids [G] all [C] have died.
[Am] They ain't coming back.
[C]
It's [Am] too late.
[C] They shot [Am] my baby.
They killed [Em] my baby.
[E]
[Am] [C]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am] I haven't [C] slept [G] in [Am] 14 days.
[C] And now it's [G] time to [Am] barricade
[C]
myself, [G] these [Am] four walls.
My [C] 16 kids, [G] all [C] are gone.
They ain't coming [Am] back.
[C]
It's too late.
They shot [Am] my baby.
They killed [E] my baby.
[Em] [Am] [C]
[G] [Am]
[C] [G] [Am] [C]
[G] [Am] [C]
[G] [Am] I worked so [G] hard for 40 [Am] years.
[C] I taught my kids, [G] you got nothing [Am] to fear.
[C] One by one, [G] they got shot [Am] down.
[C] The youngest one [G] put a [C] gun to his ear.
[G] They ain't [Am] coming back.
[C] It's [Am] too late.
[C] They shot [Em] my [C] baby.
They killed my [E] baby.
[Em]
[E] [A] [C]
[A] [G]
[Am] [A] [C]
[G] [Am] [G]
[Am] [C]
[G] [Am] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [Am] They [C]
[G] [Am] [C]
[Em] ain't [Am] coming back, [C] daddy.
It's too [Am] late.
[C] They shot [Am] my baby.
They killed [E] my baby.
[C] [Am] [Em] [Am]
[Em]
[G] [C] [Am] [C]
[G] [Am] [C]
[G] [Am] [C]
[G] [Am] I'm a man.
[C] 16 kids, [G] 16 [Am] ways.
They [C] shot my [G] babies by [Am] mistake.
[C] I left her [G] on a midnight [Am] ride.
My 16 [C] kids [G] all [C] have died.
[Am] They ain't coming back.
[C]
It's [Am] too late.
[C] They shot [Am] my baby.
They killed [Em] my baby.
[E]
[Am] [C]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am] I haven't [C] slept [G] in [Am] 14 days.
[C] And now it's [G] time to [Am] barricade
[C]
myself, [G] these [Am] four walls.
My [C] 16 kids, [G] all [C] are gone.
They ain't coming [Am] back.
[C]
It's too late.
They shot [Am] my baby.
They killed [E] my baby.
[Em] [Am] [C]
[G] [Am]
[C] [G] [Am] [C]
[G] [Am] [C]
[G] [Am] I worked so [G] hard for 40 [Am] years.
[C] I taught my kids, [G] you got nothing [Am] to fear.
[C] One by one, [G] they got shot [Am] down.
[C] The youngest one [G] put a [C] gun to his ear.
[G] They ain't [Am] coming back.
[C] It's [Am] too late.
[C] They shot [Em] my [C] baby.
They killed my [E] baby.
[Em]
[E] [A] [C]
[A] [G]
[Am] [A] [C]
[G] [Am] [G]
[Am] [C]
[G] [Am] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [Am] They [C]
[G] [Am] [C]
[Em] ain't [Am] coming back, [C] daddy.
It's too [Am] late.
[C] They shot [Am] my baby.
They killed [E] my baby.
[C] [Am] [Em] [Am]
[Em]
Key:
Am
C
G
Em
E
Am
C
G
[E] _ _ [Eb] _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] [Am] I'm a man.
_ _ [C] 16 kids, [G] 16 [Am] ways.
They [C] shot my [G] babies by [Am] mistake.
_ [C] I left her [G] on a midnight [Am] _ ride.
My 16 [C] kids [G] all [C] have died. _ _ _
[Am] They ain't coming back.
[C] _ _
It's [Am] too late.
_ [C] _ They shot [Am] my baby.
They killed [Em] my baby.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ I haven't [C] slept [G] in [Am] 14 days.
[C] And now it's [G] time to [Am] barricade
_ _ [C]
myself, [G] these [Am] four walls.
My [C] 16 kids, [G] all [C] are gone. _ _
They ain't coming [Am] back.
[C] _ _
It's too late.
_ _ _ They shot [Am] my baby.
They killed [E] my baby. _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ I worked so [G] hard for 40 [Am] years.
[C] I taught my kids, [G] you got nothing [Am] to fear.
_ [C] One by one, [G] they got shot [Am] down.
[C] The youngest one [G] put a [C] gun to his ear. _ _
[G] They ain't [Am] coming back.
[C] _ _ It's [Am] too late.
_ [C] _ _ They shot [Em] my [C] baby.
They killed my [E] baby.
[Em] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Am] They _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Em] ain't [Am] coming back, [C] daddy.
_ It's too [Am] late.
_ [C] _ They shot [Am] my baby.
They killed [E] my baby. _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] [Am] I'm a man.
_ _ [C] 16 kids, [G] 16 [Am] ways.
They [C] shot my [G] babies by [Am] mistake.
_ [C] I left her [G] on a midnight [Am] _ ride.
My 16 [C] kids [G] all [C] have died. _ _ _
[Am] They ain't coming back.
[C] _ _
It's [Am] too late.
_ [C] _ They shot [Am] my baby.
They killed [Em] my baby.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ I haven't [C] slept [G] in [Am] 14 days.
[C] And now it's [G] time to [Am] barricade
_ _ [C]
myself, [G] these [Am] four walls.
My [C] 16 kids, [G] all [C] are gone. _ _
They ain't coming [Am] back.
[C] _ _
It's too late.
_ _ _ They shot [Am] my baby.
They killed [E] my baby. _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ I worked so [G] hard for 40 [Am] years.
[C] I taught my kids, [G] you got nothing [Am] to fear.
_ [C] One by one, [G] they got shot [Am] down.
[C] The youngest one [G] put a [C] gun to his ear. _ _
[G] They ain't [Am] coming back.
[C] _ _ It's [Am] too late.
_ [C] _ _ They shot [Em] my [C] baby.
They killed my [E] baby.
[Em] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Am] They _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Em] ain't [Am] coming back, [C] daddy.
_ It's too [Am] late.
_ [C] _ They shot [Am] my baby.
They killed [E] my baby. _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _