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Enola Gay chords by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (Official Version)

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F
Dm
Bb
C

Intro 1

[Electric drums]

F

F

Dm

Dm

Bb

Bb

C

C

Interlude 1

F

F

Dm

Dm

Bb

Bb

C

C

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Verse 1
F 
Enola Gay,
Dm 
you should have stayed at home yesterday
Bb 
Aha, words can't describe
C 
the feeling and the way you lied
F 
These games you play,
they're gonna end in more than
Dm 
tears someday
Bb 
Aha, Enola Gay,
C 
it shouldn't ever have to end this way

Interlude 2

F

F

Dm

Dm

Bb

Bb

C

C

Verse 2

F

It's 8:15,

Dm

and that's the time that it's always been

Bb

We got your message on the radio,

C

conditions normal and you're coming home

Solo 1

F

F

Dm

Dm

Bb

Bb

C

C

F

F

Dm

Dm

Bb

Bb

C

C

Verse 3

F

Enola Gay,

Dm

is mother proud of little boy today?

Bb

Aha, this kiss you give,

C

it's never ever gonna fade away

Interlude 3

[Electric drums]

[Fade in]

Bb

Bb

C

C

Interlude 4

F

F

Dm

Dm

Bb

Bb

C

C

Verse 4
F 
Enola Gay,
Dm 
it shouldn't ever have to end this way
Bb 
Aha, Enola Gay,
C 
it shouldn't fade in our dreams away
F 
It's 8:15,
Dm 
and that's the time that it's always been
Bb 
We got your message on the radio,
C 
conditions normal and you're coming home

Verse 5
F 
Enola Gay,
Dm 
is mother proud of little boy today?
Bb 
Aha, this kiss you give,
C 
it's never ever gonna fade away
F 

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F
Dm
Bb
C

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: F majorBPM: 143

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Enola Gay by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It suits players who want to learn Enola Gay the way Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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