{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1106188,"song":"Hit Somebody","artist":"Warren Zevon","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11245946-hit-somebody-chords-by-warren-zevon/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1106188?type=chord","rating":4.51838,"votes":4,"content":"NOTE:  Keep in mind that this is a piano based song and chords have different \r\nbase chords.  Add filler notes as you see fit and play with your Canadian friends!\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nHe was born in Big Beaver by the borderline[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe started playing hockey by the time he was nine[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHis dad took the hose and froze the back yard[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd Little Buddy dreamed he was Rocket Richard[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nHe grew up big and he grew up tough[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nHe saw himself scoring for the Wings or Canucks[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut he wasn't that good with a puck[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nBuddy's real talent was beating people up\r\nHis heart wasn't in it but the crowd ate it up\r\nThrough pee-wee's and juniors, midgets and mites\r\nHe must have racked up more than six hundred fights\r\nA scout from the flames came down from Saskatoon\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSon, we've always got room for a goon\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS\r\n------\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThere were Swedes to the left of him[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nRussians to the right[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nA Czech at the blue line looking for a fight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBrains over brawn-that might work for you[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBut what's a Canadian farm boy to do[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhat else can a farm boy from Canada do[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBut what's a Canadian farm boy to do[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhat else can a farm boy from Canada do[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nHit somebody! was what the crowd roared\r\nWhen Buddy the goon came over the boards\r\n\"Coach,\" he'd say, \"I wanna score goals\"\r\nThe coach said, \"Buddy, remember your role\r\nThe fast guys get paid, they shoot, they score\r\nProtect them, Buddy, that's what you're here for\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nProtection is what you're here for[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nProtection-it's the stars that score[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nProtection-kick somebody's ass[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nProtection-don't put the biscuit in the basket just[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nHit some, Buddy! it rang in his ears\r\nBlood on the ice ran down through the years\r\nThe king of the goons with a box for a throne\r\nA thousand stitches and broken bones\r\nHe never lost a fight on his icy patrol\r\nBut deep inside, Buddy only dreamed of a goal\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe just wanted one damn goal[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS\r\n------\r\nThere were Swedes at the the blue line\r\nFinns at the red\r\nA Russian with a stick heading straight for his head\r\nBrains over brawn-that might work for you\r\nBut what's a Canadian farm boy to do\r\nWhat else can a farm boy from Canada do\r\nBut what's a Canadian farm boy to do\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWhat else can a farm boy from Canada do[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn his final season, on his final night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBuddy and a Finn goon were pegged for a fight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              ([ch]Em[/ch])      [ch]F#[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThirty seconds left, the puck took a roll[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd suddenly Buddy had a shot on goal[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nThe goalie committed, Buddy picked his spot\r\nTwenty years of waiting went into that shot\r\nThe fans jumped up, the Finn jumped too\r\nAnd coldcocked Buddy on his follow through\r\nThe big man crumbled but he felt all right\r\n'Cause the last thing he saw\r\nwas the flashing red light\r\nHe saw that heavenly light\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS\r\n------\r\nThere were Swedes to the left of him\r\nRussians to the right\r\nA Czech at the blue line looking for a fight\r\nBut what's a Canadian farm boy to do\r\nWhat else can a farm boy from Canada do\r\nBut what's a Canadian farm boy to do\r\nWhat else can a farm boy from Canada do\r\nBut what's a Canadian farm boy to do\r\nWhat else can a farm boy from Canada do","plain_text":"NOTE:  Keep in mind that this is a piano based song and chords have different \nbase chords.  Add filler notes as you see fit and play with your Canadian friends!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuddy's real talent was beating people up\nHis heart wasn't in it but the crowd ate it up\nThrough pee-wee's and juniors, midgets and mites\nHe must have racked up more than six hundred fights\nA scout from the flames came down from Saskatoon\n\n\n\nCHORUS\n------\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHit somebody! was what the crowd roared\nWhen Buddy the goon came over the boards\n\"Coach,\" he'd say, \"I wanna score goals\"\nThe coach said, \"Buddy, remember your role\nThe fast guys get paid, they shoot, they score\nProtect them, Buddy, that's what you're here for\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHit some, Buddy! it rang in his ears\nBlood on the ice ran down through the years\nThe king of the goons with a box for a throne\nA thousand stitches and broken bones\nHe never lost a fight on his icy patrol\nBut deep inside, Buddy only dreamed of a goal\n\n\n\nCHORUS\n------\nThere were Swedes at the the blue line\nFinns at the red\nA Russian with a stick heading straight for his head\nBrains over brawn-that might work for you\nBut what's a Canadian farm boy to do\nWhat else can a farm boy from Canada do\nBut what's a Canadian farm boy to do\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe goalie committed, Buddy picked his spot\nTwenty years of waiting went into that shot\nThe fans jumped up, the Finn jumped too\nAnd coldcocked Buddy on his follow through\nThe big man crumbled but he felt all right\n'Cause the last thing he saw\nwas the flashing red light\nHe saw that heavenly light\n\n\nCHORUS\n------\nThere were Swedes to the left of him\nRussians to the right\nA Czech at the blue line looking for a fight\nBut what's a Canadian farm boy to do\nWhat else can a farm boy from Canada do\nBut what's a Canadian farm boy to do\nWhat else can a farm boy from Canada do\nBut what's a Canadian farm boy to do\nWhat else can a farm boy from Canada do","chords":["D","Bm","G","A","E","Em","F#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}