Chords for Last Great American Whale
Tempo:
116.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
F#m
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] They say he didn't [G] have an enemy.
[D] This was a greatness to behold.
[G] [D]
He was the last surviving progeny.
The last one on the side of the world.
[G] [D]
They measured a [A] half mile from tip to [G] tail.
[A] Silver [D] and black.
With powerful [G] fins.
[D]
They say he could split a mountain in two.
That's how he got the Grand Canyon.
[A] [G] [D]
The [A] last great American [G] whale.
[A] [D]
The last great American [G] whale.
[D]
The last great [G] American whale.
[A] [D]
The [A] last great American [G] whale.
[D]
Some say they saw him at [G] the Great Lakes.
[D] Some say they saw him off [A] of Florida.
[G] [D] My mother said she saw him in [A] Chinatown.
[D] But you can't always trust your mother.
[G] [D]
[F#m] Off the Carolinas the [G] sun shines brightly in the [A] day.
[D] The lighthouse glows [G] ghostly there at night.
[D]
The chief of [A] a local tribe had [G] killed a racist mayor's [A] son.
[D]
He'd been on death row since [G] 1958.
[D]
The mayor's [A] kid was a rowdy [G] pig.
Spit on Indians and [D] lots worse.
[G] [D]
The old chief buried a [G] hatchet in his head.
[D] Life compared to death for him seemed [G] worse.
[D]
The tribal brothers gathered in [G] the lighthouse to [A] sing.
[D] And tried to conjure up [G] a storm of rain.
[D]
The harbor parted.
[A] The great whale sprang [D] full up.
Caused a [G] huge tidal wave.
[D]
The wave crushed [A] the jail and freed the [G] chief.
[D]
The [A] tribe let out a roar.
[G] [D]
The whites would drown.
The browns and [A] reds set free.
[D] But sadly one thing more.
[G] [D]
Some local yokel member [G] of the NRA
[F] [D]
kept [A] a bazooka in his living [G] room.
[D] And thinking he had the chief in his sights,
[A] blew [D] the whale's brains out with a lead harpoon.
[G] [D]
The last great [G] American whale.
[A] [D]
The last [A] great American [G] whale.
[D]
Last [A] great American [G] whale.
[A] [D]
Last [A] great American [G] whale.
[D]
Well, Americans don't care for [G] much of anything.
[D] Land and water the least.
[G] [D]
And animal life is low on the totem [G] pole.
[D]
With human life [G] not worth more than infected [G] yeast.
[D]
Americans don't care too much for [G] beauty.
[A] They'll [D] shit in a river.
Gum battery acid [G] in a stream.
[D] They'll watch dead [A] rats wash up on the [G] beach.
[A] [D] Complain if they can't swim.
[G] [D]
They say things are done for the [G] majority.
[A] Don't [D] believe half of what you see.
None of what you [G] hear.
[D]
It's like what my painter friend Donald [A] said to me.
[D] Stick a fork in their ass and turn them over.
They're done.
[G] [D]
[N]
[D] This was a greatness to behold.
[G] [D]
He was the last surviving progeny.
The last one on the side of the world.
[G] [D]
They measured a [A] half mile from tip to [G] tail.
[A] Silver [D] and black.
With powerful [G] fins.
[D]
They say he could split a mountain in two.
That's how he got the Grand Canyon.
[A] [G] [D]
The [A] last great American [G] whale.
[A] [D]
The last great American [G] whale.
[D]
The last great [G] American whale.
[A] [D]
The [A] last great American [G] whale.
[D]
Some say they saw him at [G] the Great Lakes.
[D] Some say they saw him off [A] of Florida.
[G] [D] My mother said she saw him in [A] Chinatown.
[D] But you can't always trust your mother.
[G] [D]
[F#m] Off the Carolinas the [G] sun shines brightly in the [A] day.
[D] The lighthouse glows [G] ghostly there at night.
[D]
The chief of [A] a local tribe had [G] killed a racist mayor's [A] son.
[D]
He'd been on death row since [G] 1958.
[D]
The mayor's [A] kid was a rowdy [G] pig.
Spit on Indians and [D] lots worse.
[G] [D]
The old chief buried a [G] hatchet in his head.
[D] Life compared to death for him seemed [G] worse.
[D]
The tribal brothers gathered in [G] the lighthouse to [A] sing.
[D] And tried to conjure up [G] a storm of rain.
[D]
The harbor parted.
[A] The great whale sprang [D] full up.
Caused a [G] huge tidal wave.
[D]
The wave crushed [A] the jail and freed the [G] chief.
[D]
The [A] tribe let out a roar.
[G] [D]
The whites would drown.
The browns and [A] reds set free.
[D] But sadly one thing more.
[G] [D]
Some local yokel member [G] of the NRA
[F] [D]
kept [A] a bazooka in his living [G] room.
[D] And thinking he had the chief in his sights,
[A] blew [D] the whale's brains out with a lead harpoon.
[G] [D]
The last great [G] American whale.
[A] [D]
The last [A] great American [G] whale.
[D]
Last [A] great American [G] whale.
[A] [D]
Last [A] great American [G] whale.
[D]
Well, Americans don't care for [G] much of anything.
[D] Land and water the least.
[G] [D]
And animal life is low on the totem [G] pole.
[D]
With human life [G] not worth more than infected [G] yeast.
[D]
Americans don't care too much for [G] beauty.
[A] They'll [D] shit in a river.
Gum battery acid [G] in a stream.
[D] They'll watch dead [A] rats wash up on the [G] beach.
[A] [D] Complain if they can't swim.
[G] [D]
They say things are done for the [G] majority.
[A] Don't [D] believe half of what you see.
None of what you [G] hear.
[D]
It's like what my painter friend Donald [A] said to me.
[D] Stick a fork in their ass and turn them over.
They're done.
[G] [D]
[N]
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G
A
_ [A] They say he didn't [G] have an enemy.
[D] This was a greatness to behold.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
He was the last surviving progeny.
The last one on the side of the world.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
They measured a [A] half mile from tip to [G] tail.
[A] Silver [D] and black.
_ With powerful [G] fins.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ They say he could split a mountain in two.
That's how he got the Grand Canyon.
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D]
The [A] last great American [G] whale.
_ _ [A] _ [D]
The last great American [G] whale.
_ _ _ [D]
The last great [G] American whale.
_ _ [A] _ [D]
The [A] last great American [G] whale.
_ _ _ [D] _
Some say they saw him at [G] the Great Lakes.
[D] Some say they saw him off [A] of Florida.
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] My mother said she saw him in [A] Chinatown.
_ _ [D] But you can't always trust your mother.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[F#m] Off the Carolinas the [G] sun shines brightly in the [A] day.
[D] The lighthouse glows [G] ghostly there at night.
_ _ [D] _
The chief of [A] a local tribe had [G] killed a racist mayor's [A] son.
[D] _
He'd been on death row since [G] 1958.
_ _ [D] _
The mayor's [A] kid was a rowdy [G] pig.
Spit on Indians and [D] lots worse.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ The old chief buried a [G] hatchet in his head.
[D] Life compared to death for him seemed [G] worse.
_ _ _ [D] _
The tribal brothers gathered in [G] the lighthouse to [A] sing. _
[D] And tried to conjure up [G] a storm of rain.
_ [D]
The harbor parted.
[A] The great whale sprang [D] full up. _
_ Caused a [G] huge tidal wave.
_ [D]
The wave crushed [A] the jail and freed the [G] chief.
_ _ [D]
The [A] tribe let out a roar.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D]
The whites would drown.
The browns and [A] reds set free.
[D] But sadly one thing more.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D]
Some local yokel member [G] of the NRA
_ [F] _ [D]
kept [A] a bazooka in his living [G] room.
_ [D] And thinking he had the chief in his sights,
[A] _ blew [D] the whale's brains out with a lead harpoon.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D]
The last great [G] American whale.
_ [A] _ [D]
The last [A] great American [G] whale.
_ _ _ [D]
Last [A] great American [G] whale.
_ _ [A] _ [D]
Last [A] great American [G] whale.
_ _ _ [D]
Well, Americans don't care for [G] much of anything.
[D] Land and water the least.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D]
And animal life is low on the totem [G] pole.
_ [D] _
With human life [G] not worth more than infected [G] yeast.
_ [D] _
Americans don't care too much for [G] beauty.
[A] They'll [D] shit in a river.
Gum battery acid [G] in a stream.
_ [D] They'll watch dead [A] rats wash up on the [G] beach.
_ [A] _ [D] Complain if they can't swim.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D]
They say things are done for the [G] majority.
_ [A] Don't [D] believe half of what you see.
None of what you [G] hear.
_ _ _ [D]
It's like what my painter friend Donald [A] said to me.
[D] Stick a fork in their ass and turn them over.
They're done.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[D] This was a greatness to behold.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
He was the last surviving progeny.
The last one on the side of the world.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
They measured a [A] half mile from tip to [G] tail.
[A] Silver [D] and black.
_ With powerful [G] fins.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ They say he could split a mountain in two.
That's how he got the Grand Canyon.
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D]
The [A] last great American [G] whale.
_ _ [A] _ [D]
The last great American [G] whale.
_ _ _ [D]
The last great [G] American whale.
_ _ [A] _ [D]
The [A] last great American [G] whale.
_ _ _ [D] _
Some say they saw him at [G] the Great Lakes.
[D] Some say they saw him off [A] of Florida.
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] My mother said she saw him in [A] Chinatown.
_ _ [D] But you can't always trust your mother.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[F#m] Off the Carolinas the [G] sun shines brightly in the [A] day.
[D] The lighthouse glows [G] ghostly there at night.
_ _ [D] _
The chief of [A] a local tribe had [G] killed a racist mayor's [A] son.
[D] _
He'd been on death row since [G] 1958.
_ _ [D] _
The mayor's [A] kid was a rowdy [G] pig.
Spit on Indians and [D] lots worse.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ The old chief buried a [G] hatchet in his head.
[D] Life compared to death for him seemed [G] worse.
_ _ _ [D] _
The tribal brothers gathered in [G] the lighthouse to [A] sing. _
[D] And tried to conjure up [G] a storm of rain.
_ [D]
The harbor parted.
[A] The great whale sprang [D] full up. _
_ Caused a [G] huge tidal wave.
_ [D]
The wave crushed [A] the jail and freed the [G] chief.
_ _ [D]
The [A] tribe let out a roar.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D]
The whites would drown.
The browns and [A] reds set free.
[D] But sadly one thing more.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D]
Some local yokel member [G] of the NRA
_ [F] _ [D]
kept [A] a bazooka in his living [G] room.
_ [D] And thinking he had the chief in his sights,
[A] _ blew [D] the whale's brains out with a lead harpoon.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D]
The last great [G] American whale.
_ [A] _ [D]
The last [A] great American [G] whale.
_ _ _ [D]
Last [A] great American [G] whale.
_ _ [A] _ [D]
Last [A] great American [G] whale.
_ _ _ [D]
Well, Americans don't care for [G] much of anything.
[D] Land and water the least.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D]
And animal life is low on the totem [G] pole.
_ [D] _
With human life [G] not worth more than infected [G] yeast.
_ [D] _
Americans don't care too much for [G] beauty.
[A] They'll [D] shit in a river.
Gum battery acid [G] in a stream.
_ [D] They'll watch dead [A] rats wash up on the [G] beach.
_ [A] _ [D] Complain if they can't swim.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D]
They say things are done for the [G] majority.
_ [A] Don't [D] believe half of what you see.
None of what you [G] hear.
_ _ _ [D]
It's like what my painter friend Donald [A] said to me.
[D] Stick a fork in their ass and turn them over.
They're done.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _