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So Long Mom

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Moderately bright, with spirit
FSo Long, Mom, I'm off to drop the F9bomb, F7So dBbon't wait Bbmup for Fme.F7  
BbBut while your swelter, down Fthere in your shel-D7ter,
G7You can see me, C7on your T.V. While Fwe're attacking F+frontally,
Watch F6Brinkally and F7Huntally, de-F6scribing contra-F+puntally,the Bbcities we have A7lost.
A7+No neBbed for you to Fmiss a D7minute of the G7agonizing C7holocFaust.F#dim  C7  F  F#dim  C7  
FLittle Johnny Jones he was a C7U.S. pilot, and no shrinking vi'let was Fhe.F#dim  C7  
FHe was mighty proud when World War G7Three was declared.
He wasn't scared, no sir-C7ree!
And this is what he F#dimsaid   C7on his Fway to Ar-ma-Fdimged-doC7n:
FSo Long, Mom. I'm off to drop the F9bomb. F7So dBbon't wait Bbmup for Fme.F7  
But Bbthough I may roam, I'll come Fback to my home.D7  
All G7though it may be. A C7pile of de-bris.
Re-Fmember F+Mommy, I'm F6off to get a F7commie, F6so send me a sa-F+lami, and Bbtry to smile some-A7how.
A7+I'll Bblook for you, when the Fwar is D7o-ver. An G7hour and a C7half from Fnow.C7  F  

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So Long Mom

by Tom Lehrer

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Bbm

F+

A7+

F#dim

Fdim

Moderately bright, with spirit

F F9 F7 Bb Bbm F F7

So Long, Mom, I'm off to drop the bomb, So don't wait up for me.

Bb F D7

But while your swelter, down there in your shel-ter,

G7 C7 F F+

You can see me, on your T.V. While we're attacking frontally,

F6 F7 F6 F+ Bb A7

Watch Brinkally and Huntally, de-scribing contra-puntally,the cities we have lost.

A7+ Bb F D7 G7 C7 F F#dim C7 F F#dim C7

No need for you to miss a minute of the agonizing holocaust.

F C7 F F#dim C7

Little Johnny Jones he was a U.S. pilot, and no shrinking vi'let was he.

F G7

He was mighty proud when World War Three was declared.

He wasn't scared, no sir-ree!

F#dim C7 F Fdim C7

And this is what he said on his way to Ar-ma-ged-don:

F F9 F7 Bb Bbm F F7

So Long, Mom. I'm off to drop the bomb. So don't wait up for me.

Bb F D7

But though I may roam, I'll come back to my home.

G7 C7

All though it may be. A pile of de-bris.

F F+ F6 F7 F6 F+ Bb A7

Re-member Mommy, I'm off to get a commie, so send me a sa-lami, and try to smile some-how.

A7+ Bb F D7 G7 C7 F C7 F

I'll look for you, when the war is o-ver. An hour and a half from now.

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