Chords for Scott Miller "Red Ball Express" (music video)

Tempo:
166 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

Gm

C

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Scott Miller "Red Ball Express"  (music video) chords
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[Gm] [F]
[G] [Gm] [F]
[G] I [D] jumped at it when I had the [C] chance
I joined the [Eb] army and I went to [D] France
At [Dm] Roosevelt's [C]
[D] request
[Gm] [G]
[D] Two weeks of sitting in the mud
[C] Made me lie to the man [Eb] that I could drive a truck
[Dm] For the Red Ball [G]
Express
[Bb]
All we do is keep it rolling on
[F]
Trading bodies for petroleum
[Bb]
Eating rices on the manifold
[D]
Never sleeping enough to dream about [G] home
Bends a dream and looking [D] through cat [C] eyes
Of a deuce and a [Eb] half and a day's supply
[Dm] Of jerry cans in [D]
bags
[Gm]
[D] Ain't no secret [G] how the [Dm] generals felt
[C]
Fuck the men, [Eb] they can eat their belts
[Dm] But the tanks, they must have [G]
gas
[Bb]
All we do is keep it rolling on
[F]
Trading bodies for petroleum
[Bb]
Eating rices on the manifold
[D]
Never sleeping enough to dream about [G] home
[Cm]
[Eb] [D]
[Gm] The gears [D] are sticking and the pressure's low
[C]
I felt the bump, [Eb] means it's time to go
[D]
Another twenty [G]
miles
[Gm] [G]
Thirty-six hours and I still ain't slept
[C]
Hearing voices [Eb] talking inside my head
[D] In [Dm] Burma, shaving [G]
brown
[Bb]
All we do is keep it rolling on
[F]
Trading bodies for petroleum
[Bb]
Eating rices on the manifold
[D]
Even now I've never felt that [G] old
Fifty years later and [D] you don't forget
[C]
Being [Eb] eighteen, scared to [D] death
In a [Dm] world that's changing [C]
[D] fast
[Gm] [G]
My old son sends his [Dm] own son [C] off
[G] To fight the [Eb] next fight to be [D] fought
And the red ball [Dm] brings me [G] back
[F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb]
[D]
[Gm]
[Cm]
[Eb] [D]
[F] [Gm]
[F]
[G]
[Gm]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
Gm
123111113
C
3211
Eb
12341116
D
1321
G
2131
Gm
123111113
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To learn Scott Miller - Red Ball Express chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: F, Bb, F, Bb, D, G, C, Eb, Dm, G, Gm, Cm, Eb and D. The tempo control on ChordU helps you begin at a comfortable speed and increase as you learn. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: Bb Major.

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_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _
[G] I [D] jumped at it when I had the [C] chance
I joined the [Eb] army and I went to [D] France
At _ [Dm] _ _ _ Roosevelt's [C] _
[D] request
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] Two weeks of sitting in the mud
[C] Made me lie to the man [Eb] that I could drive a truck
[Dm] For the Red _ Ball [G] _
Express
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
All we do is keep it rolling on
[F] _
Trading bodies for petroleum
_ [Bb] _
Eating rices on the manifold
_ [D] _
Never sleeping enough to dream about [G] home
Bends a dream and looking [D] through cat [C] eyes
Of a deuce and a [Eb] half and a day's supply
[Dm] Of _ jerry _ _ cans in [D] _
bags
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Ain't no secret [G] how the [Dm] generals felt
[C] _
Fuck the men, [Eb] they can eat their belts
[Dm] But the tanks, they _ must have [G] _
_ gas
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
All we do is keep it rolling on
[F] _
Trading bodies for petroleum
_ [Bb] _
Eating rices on the manifold
[D] _
Never sleeping enough to dream about [G] home
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ The gears [D] are sticking and the pressure's low
[C]
I felt the bump, [Eb] means it's time to go
[D] _
Another _ _ _ twenty [G] _
miles
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _
Thirty-six hours and I still ain't slept
[C] _
Hearing voices [Eb] talking inside my head
[D] In _ [Dm] Burma, _ _ shaving [G] _
brown
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
All we do is keep it rolling on
[F] _
Trading bodies for petroleum
_ [Bb] _
Eating rices on the manifold
_ [D] _
Even now I've never felt that [G] old
Fifty years later and [D] you don't forget
[C] _
Being [Eb] eighteen, scared to [D] death
In a [Dm] world that's changing [C] _
[D] _ fast
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [G]
My old son sends his [Dm] own son [C] off
[G] To fight the [Eb] next fight to be [D] fought
And the red ball _ [Dm] brings me [G] back
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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