Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner chords by
Warren Zevon

1978Rock376 views

Key: D major•

Verse 1

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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Em

Em

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D

D

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C#m

C#m

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Bm

Bm

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A

A

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Bm

Bm

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D

D

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Roland was a war rior

G

G

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From the Land of the Midnight Sun

D

D

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With a Thompson Gun for hire

A

A

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Fighting to be done

Bm

Bm

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A

A

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D

D

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The deal was made in Denmark

G

G

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On a dark and stormy day

D

D

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So he set out for Biafra

A

A

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Bm

Bm

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To join the bloody fray

Verse 2

Bm

Bm

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A

A

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D

D

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Through '66 and 7

G

G

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They fought the Congo War

D

D

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With their fingers on their triggers

A

A

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Knee-deep in gore

Bm

Bm

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A

A

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D

D

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The days and nights they battled

G

G

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The Bantu to their Knees

D

D

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They killed to earn their living

A

A

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Bm

Bm

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D

D

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And to help out the Congolese

Chorus 1

G

G

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D

D

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Em

Em

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Bm

Bm

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Roland the Thompson Gunner

G

G

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D

D

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Em

Em

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Bm

Bm

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Roland the Thompson Gunner

Verse 3

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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His comrades fought beside him

G

G

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Van Owen and the rest

D

D

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But of all the Thompson Gun ners

A

A

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Roland was the best

Bm

Bm

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A

A

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D

D

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So the CIA deci ded

G

G

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They wanted Roland dead

D

D

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That son-of-a-bitch Van O wen

A

A

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Bm

Bm

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Blew off Roland's Head

Chorus 2

D

D

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A

A

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G

G

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Roland the Thompson Gunner

D

D

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A

A

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Norway's bravest son

Bridge 1

Bm

Bm

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A

A

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D

D

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A

A

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They can still see his headless body

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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Stalking through the night

A

A

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D

D

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In the muzzle flash

A

A

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Bm

Bm

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of Roland's Thompson Gun

D

D

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In the muzzle flash

A

A

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G

G

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A

A

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Bm

Bm

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of Roland's Thompson Gun

Verse 4

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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Roland searched the con tinent

G

G

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For the man who'd done him in

D

D

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He found him in Mom bassa

A

A

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In a bar room drinkin' Gin

Bm

Bm

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A

A

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D

D

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Roland aimed his Thompson Gun

G

G

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He didn't say a word

D

D

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But he blew Van Owen's bo dy

A

A

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Bm

Bm

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D

D

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From there to Johanasburg

Chorus 3

G

G

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Roland the Headless

D

D

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Em

Em

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Bm

Bm

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Thompson Gunner

G

G

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Roland the Headless

D

D

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Em

Em

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Bm

Bm

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Thompson Gunner

G

G

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Roland the Headless

D

D

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Thompson Gunner

Em

Em

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Bm

Bm

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Talkin about the man

G

G

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Roland the Headless

D

D

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Em

Em

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Bm

Bm

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Thompson Gunner

Verse 5

Bm

Bm

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A

A

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D

D

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The e ternal Thomp son Gunner

G

G

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Still wanderin through the night

D

D

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Now it's ten years later

A

A

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But he still keeps up the fight

Bm

Bm

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A

A

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D

D

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In Ireland, In Lebanon

G

G

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In Palastine and Berkley

Patty Hurst

Heard the burst

A

A

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Of Roland's Thompson Gun

Bm

Bm

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And bought it

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