Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner chords by
Warren Zevon

1978Rock383 views

Key: D major

Verse 1
Bm Bm 2
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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 4
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Bm Bm 2
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A A 
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Bm Bm 2
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D D 
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Roland was a warrior
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
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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 2
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To join the bloody fray

Verse 2
Bm Bm 2
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A A 
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D D 
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Through '66 and 7
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They fought the Congo War
D D 
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With their fingers on their triggers
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Knee-deep in gore
Bm Bm 2
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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
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They killed to earn their living
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Bm Bm 2
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D D 
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And to help out the Congolese

Chorus 1

Roland the Thompson Gunner

Verse 3
Bm Bm 2
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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 Gunners
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Roland was the best
Bm Bm 2
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A A 
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D D 
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So the CIA decided
G G 
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They wanted Roland dead
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That son-of-a-bitch Van Owen
A A 
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Bm Bm 2
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Blew off Roland's Head

Chorus 2

Roland the Thompson Gunner

Norway's bravest son

Bridge 1
Bm Bm 2
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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 2
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Stalking through the night
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D D 
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In the muzzle flash
A A 
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Bm Bm 2
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of Roland's Thompson Gun
D D 
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In the muzzle flash
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G G 
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A A 
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Bm Bm 2
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of Roland's Thompson Gun

Verse 4
Bm Bm 2
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D D 
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Roland searched the continent
G G 
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For the man who'd done him in
D D 
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He found him in Mombassa
A A 
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In a bar room drinkin' Gin
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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 body
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Bm Bm 2
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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 2
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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 2
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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 2
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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 2
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Thompson Gunner

Verse 5
Bm Bm 2
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A A 
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D D 
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The eternal Thompson Gunner
G G 
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Still wanderin through the night
D D 
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Now it's ten years later
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But he still keeps up the fight
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D D 
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In Ireland, In Lebanon
G G 
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In Palastine and Berkley
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Heard the burst
A A 
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Of Roland's Thompson Gun
Bm Bm 2
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And bought it

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