Happy Birthday Revolution Go to Vincent's transcription
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Written by Rev Hammer for the "Hello Pig" LP.
Transcription by Alan Bigham, last
"edited" on the 13th of August, 2000.
This transcription is taken from the live version. I think most
of it is okay but there are some bits I'm really unsure of, the
end particularly (note the chords marked with a '). If someone
can help please do. I've not heard the album so I don't know if
it's slightly different.
I've fixed the lyrics and a transcription of the album version
has been added. Thanks to Vincent!
CAPO 1
INTRO:
A F#m A F#m B E
VERSE I:
A D
Car horns and rumba music through the cities broken heart
C#m F#m
Is this the devil's own back-yard?
B
It was forty years ago as it goes as a gangster he fell
E
To a rag-bag of men the world remembers well
CHORUS:
A F#m
Happy Birthday revolution
A F#m
Happy Birthday revolution
D Dsus4 G A
I'm standing here watching the world fall apart
G E A
Just watching the world fall apart
VERSE II:
Our leader he was young, galant and devine
Was in the age of blood and romance
The shot him in Bolivia, the tears that we cried
For how many men could choose the way that they die
CHORUS
BRIDGE:
D G
We paint him on our buildings with sadness in his eyes
A F#m
We suffer hungry days and we call it sacrifice
B
So saint's stream is full holes with dignity and pride
E
Do we have independance or is it just so men can love
CHORUS
FIDDLE SOLO
A F#m A' A
D B' E B
E E
OUTRO:
A F#m
Happy Birthday revolution
A F#m
Happy Birthday revolution
A E
Happy Birthday revolution
A F#m
Happy Birthday revolution
A F#m
Happy Birthday revolution
D Dsus4 G A
I'm standing here watching the world fall apart
F#m E A
Just watching the world fall apart
A E A
Just watching the world fall apart
Happy Birthday Revolution Go to Alan's transcription
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Tabbed by Vincent Jones (vincentjones@bakpaka.net). Added 01-MAY-2003.
Capo 3rd fret
For A and D introduce Asus4/Dsus4 respectively where necessary.
INTRO
G, Em, Bm, Em, A, D
VERSE
G Em
Car horns and rumba music through the cities broken heart
Bm Em
Is this the devil's own back-yard?
A
It was forty years ago that the gangster he fell
D
To a rag-bag of men the world remembers well
CHORUS
G Bm
Happy Birthday revolution
Em G7
Happy Birthday revolution
C Bb7 D G
I'm standing here watching the world fall apart
Bb7 D G
Just watching the world fall apart
VERSE
Our leader he was young, galant and devine
Was in the age of blood and romance
They shot him in Bolivia, no tear did we cry
For how many men can choose the way that they die
CHORUS
BRIDGE
C Eb
We paint him up on buildings with sadness in his eyes
G Em
If we suffer hungry days, we call it sacrifice
A
Some say his dream is full holes we have dignity and pride
D
Do we have independance or is it just some yankee lie
CHORUS
SOLO
G Bm Em G7
C Eb G Em
C D
OUTRO
G Bm
Happy Birthday revolution
Em Bb7
Happy Birthday revolution
G Bm
Happy Birthday revolution
G Bm
Happy Birthday revolution
Em G7
Happy Birthday revolution
C Bb7 D G
I'm standing here watching the world fall apart
Bb7 D G
Just watching the world fall apart
Bb7 D G D G
Just watching the world fall apart
