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If I Had A Rocket Launcher

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If I Had a Rocket Launcher
Bruce Cockburn
Standard Tuning
      Em079900
     D/E077700
Cmaj7   879000  or  870000
     Am75x5555
     Bm77x7777 
[Verse 1]
EmHere comes the hD/EelicoptCmaj7er
EmSecond time DtodaCmaj7y
EmEverybody scatteDrsCmaj7  
EmAnd hopes it goeDs awaCmaj7y
EmHow many kids thDey've Cmaj7murdered
EmOnly DGod can Cmaj7say  Bm7  
[Chorus 1]
Am7If I had a rocket Bm7launcher
Am7If I had a rocket Bm7launcher
Am7If I had a rocket Bm7launcher
I'd make somebody Empay
Em              D/E    Cmaj7
Em              D/E    Cmaj7
[Verse 2]
EmI don't believe in gD/Euarded Cmaj7borders 
Emand I don't beliDeve iCmaj7n hate
EmI don't believe Din geCmaj7nerals 
Emor their stinking torDture Cmaj7states
EmAnd when I talk with thDe surCmaj7vivors 
Emof things too sickening Dto rCmaj7elateBm7  
[Chorus 2]
Am7If I had a rocket Bm7launcher
Am7If I had a rocket Bm7launcher
Am7If I had a rocket Bm7launcher
I would retaliEmate
[Verse 3]
EmOn the Rio LaDcuntuCmaj7n 
Emone hundred thouDsand Cmaj7wait
EmTo fall down froDm staCmaj7rvation 
Emor some less huDmane Cmaj7fate
EmCry for GuatDemala Cmaj7  
Emwith a corpse in Devery Cmaj7gateBm7  
Am7If I had a rocket Bm7launcher
Am7If I had a rocket Bm7launcher
Am7If I had a rocket Bm7launcher
I would not hesitaEmte
[Instrumental]
         Em      D/E   Cmaj7(4x)
[Verse 4]
EmI want to raise Devery Cmaj7voice, 
Emat least I've goDt to Cmaj7try
EmEvery time I thiDnk abCmaj7out it 
Emwater rises to mDy eyeCmaj7s
EmSituation desperDate Cmaj7  
Emechoes of the viDctim'Cmaj7s cryBm7  
[Chorus 3]
Am7If I had a rocket Bm7launcher
Am7If I had a rocket Bm7launcher
Am7If I had a rocket Bm7launcher
Some son-of-a-bitch would Emdie
[Outro]
Em         D/E    Cmaj7
Em         D/E    Cmaj7
Em         D/E    Cmaj7  Bm7  Am7  G Em

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O22OOO

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If I Had A Rocket Launcher

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If I Had A Rocket Launcher

by Bruce Cockburn

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/E

Am7

Bm7

Cmaj7

If I Had a Rocket Launcher

Bruce Cockburn

Standard Tuning

079900

D/E

077700

Cmaj7 879000 or 870000

Am7

5x5555

Bm7

7x7777

[Verse 1]

Em D/E Cmaj7

Here comes the helicopter

Em D Cmaj7

Second time today

Em D Cmaj7

Everybody scatters

Em D Cmaj7

And hopes it goes away

Em D Cmaj7

How many kids they've murdered

Em D Cmaj7 Bm7

Only God can say

[Chorus 1]

Am7 Bm7

If I had a rocket launcher

Am7 Bm7

If I had a rocket launcher

Am7 Bm7

If I had a rocket launcher

I'd make somebody pay

Em D/E Cmaj7

[Verse 2]

Em D/E Cmaj7

I don't believe in guarded borders

Em D Cmaj7

and I don't believe in hate

Em D Cmaj7

I don't believe in generals

Em D Cmaj7

or their stinking torture states

Em D Cmaj7

And when I talk with the survivors

Em D Cmaj7 Bm7

of things too sickening to relate

[Chorus 2]

Am7 Bm7

If I had a rocket launcher

Am7 Bm7

If I had a rocket launcher

Am7 Bm7

If I had a rocket launcher

I would retaliate

[Verse 3]

Em D Cmaj7

On the Rio Lacuntun

Em D Cmaj7

one hundred thousand wait

Em D Cmaj7

To fall down from starvation

Em D Cmaj7

or some less humane fate

Em D Cmaj7

Cry for Guatemala

Em D Cmaj7 Bm7

with a corpse in every gate

Am7 Bm7

If I had a rocket launcher

Am7 Bm7

If I had a rocket launcher

Am7 Bm7

If I had a rocket launcher

I would not hesitate

[Instrumental]

Em D/E Cmaj7

(4x)

[Verse 4]

Em D Cmaj7

I want to raise every voice,

Em D Cmaj7

at least I've got to try

Em D Cmaj7

Every time I think about it

Em D Cmaj7

water rises to my eyes

Em D Cmaj7

Situation desperate

Em D Cmaj7 Bm7

echoes of the victim's cry

[Chorus 3]

Am7 Bm7

If I had a rocket launcher

Am7 Bm7

If I had a rocket launcher

Am7 Bm7

If I had a rocket launcher

Some son-of-a-bitch would die

[Outro]

Em D/E Cmaj7

Em D/E Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 G Em

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