{"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":61245,"song":"Little Bombadier","artist":"David Bowie","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/61245-little-bombadier-chords-by-david-bowie/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/61245?type=chord","rating":4.82769,"votes":9,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#\r\n#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#\r\n#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#\r\n#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#\r\n\r\nDate: Sat, 21 Mar 1998 22:33:46 -0800 (PST)\r\nFrom: toomey \r\nSubject: CRD: b/bowie_david/little_bombradier.crd\r\n\r\n[tab]I am going through my collection of Bowie songs (i.e. Every one in\r\nexistence) and putting them all down. If anyone wants one in particular,\r\ne-mail me and I'll do it next. (toomey@sos.net)[/tab]\r\n\r\nThis little ditty is off of my \"London Boy\" compilation (a nice 18 song\r\nimport album, a good purchase for any Bowie fan). It's called \"Little\r\nBombradier\"\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWar made him a soldier, little Franky Mear[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPeace left him a loser, the little bombradier.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLines of worry appeared with age, unskilled hands that knew no trade[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] ([ch]C[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch])\r\nSpent his time in a picture(?) house, the little bombradier.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFranky drank his money, the little that he made[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTold his woes to no man, friendless lonely days.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen one day in the ABC, four small eyes gazed longingly[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAt the ice cream in the hand of the little bombradier.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSunshine entered our Franky's days[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGone his sorrows his hopeless maze[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHis life was fun and his heart was full of joy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nTwo young children had changed his his aims,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe bought the toffees and played their games[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe bought them presents with every coin he made.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen two gentlemen called on him, asked him for his name[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhy was he friends with the children, were they just a game[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLeave them alone or we'll get sore, we've had blokes like you in this nation[/tab]\r\nbefore\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe hand of authority said \"no more\" to the little bombradier.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPacked his bags, his heart in pain, wiped a tear and caught a train[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNot to be seen in this town again, the little bombradier.[/tab]\r\n\r\nThere are a few chords at the end that I can't figure out because everyone\r\nis asleep in my house so I can't use the piano to figure out all those\r\nsuspensions and augmentations, or whatever they turn out to be. Will send\r\nthe correction as soon as I work it out.","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#\n#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#\n#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#\n#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#\n\nDate: Sat, 21 Mar 1998 22:33:46 -0800 (PST)\nFrom: toomey \nSubject: CRD: b/bowie_david/little_bombradier.crd\n\n\n\nThis little ditty is off of my \"London Boy\" compilation (a nice 18 song\nimport album, a good purchase for any Bowie fan). It's called \"Little\nBombradier\"\n\nBm Cm C D G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDm A Dm A\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG Em C D G G Em C D G Em C D G Bm Cm C D G\n\n\n\n\nbefore\n\n\n\n\nThere are a few chords at the end that I can't figure out because everyone\nis asleep in my house so I can't use the piano to figure out all those\nsuspensions and augmentations, or whatever they turn out to be. Will send\nthe correction as soon as I work it out.","chords":["Bm","Cm","C","D","G","Em","Dm","A","Bb"],"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]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"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]}}}