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The Eton Rifles

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1/31

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 31Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Chords used:
  C: x35553
  D: x57775
  F: 133211
F1 : xx3211
  G: 355433
G1 : 320003
 Am: 577555
 Em: 022000
*****************************************************************
 [Intro]
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---------2-2------------2-2----------------|
A|-0-0-3-3----3-3-0-0-3-3----3-3-------------|
E|-------------------------------1-1-1-3-3-3-|
[Verse]
Csup up your beer and collDect your fags
Cthere's a row goin on Ddown near slough
Cget out your mat and pDray to the west
                      C                  D  F1   G1
i'll get out mine and pray for myself
Cthought you were all smart when you Dtook them on but you
Cdidn't take a look in their Dartilary room
Call that rugby puts hDairs on your chest
                                 C                  D  F1   G1
what chance have we got against a tie and a crest
[Chrous]
Fhello Ghurray CwhaGt a Amnice day for the
AmEton Rifles!  AmEton Rifles
Fhello Ghurray i'd preCfer Gthe Amplague to the
AmEton Rifles!  AmEton Rifles!
e|-------5---------5---|
B|-----5---5-----5---5-|
G|---5-------5-5-------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
[After Chorus]
Emwhat a catayst you Fturned out to be
Emloaded your guns and yoFu ran off home for your Gtea
and Gleft me standing like a Gnaughty schoolboyG  G  G  G  G  G  G  G  
if you can try and play the different versions of the chords which i have indicated in 

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The Eton Rifles

by The Jam

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Chords used:

: x35553

: x57775

: 133211

1 : xx3211

: 355433

1 : 320003

: 577555

: 022000

*****************************************************************

[Intro]

e|-------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------|

D|---------2-2------------2-2----------------|

A|-0-0-3-3----3-3-0-0-3-3----3-3-------------|

E|-------------------------------1-1-1-3-3-3-|

[Verse]

C D

sup up your beer and collect your fags

C D

there's a row goin on down near slough

C D

get out your mat and pray to the west

C D F G

1 1

i'll get out mine and pray for myself

C D

thought you were all smart when you took them on but you

C D

didn't take a look in their artilary room

C D

all that rugby puts hairs on your chest

C D F G

1 1

what chance have we got against a tie and a crest

[Chrous]

F G C G Am

hello hurray what a nice day for the

Am Am

Eton Rifles! Eton Rifles

F G C G Am

hello hurray i'd prefer the plague to the

Am Am

Eton Rifles! Eton Rifles!

e|-------5---------5---|

B|-----5---5-----5---5-|

G|---5-------5-5-------|

D|---------------------|

A|---------------------|

E|---------------------|

[After Chorus]

Em F

what a catayst you turned out to be

Em F G

loaded your guns and you ran off home for your tea

G G G G G G G G G G

and left me standing like a naughty schoolboy

if you can try and play the different versions of the chords which i have indicated in

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