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Down Came the Sun
CYou like to think that Gyou are Admiral AmNelsonC  
With a Fgun, a wife and Gson
So Cwhy don't you grow Gup and be a AmPolicemanC  
And probably Fthen; you'll be with Gmen
COr maybe be a walkGer with a guitAmarC  
But then you'll Fstop and start to Gcrawl
Chorus:
CDown Gcame the Csun, the Fworld has Gfinally Cwon
Bang Ggoes the CEarth, the Fstars and the Gsky know what it's Cworth
Down Gcame the Csun, the FArmy have Gloaded every Cgun
CNow I’m an evil man, I Gsing a new songAm  C  
But all Fthe same; I’m sGtill to blame
CSo now my only son is lGeaving teachingAm  C  
And on the rFun, for bad is Gdone
CDown Gcame the Csun, the Fworld has Gfinally Cwon
Bang Ggoes the CEarth, the Fstars and the Gsky know what it's Cworth
Down Gcame the Csun, the FArmy have Gloaded every Cgun 

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Down Came The Sun

by Robin Gibb

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Down Came the Sun

C G Am C

You like to think that you are Admiral Nelson

F G

With a gun, a wife and son

C G Am C

So why don't you grow up and be a Policeman

F G

And probably then; you'll be with men

C G Am C

Or maybe be a walker with a guitar

F G

But then you'll stop and start to crawl

Chorus:

C G C F G C

Down came the sun, the world has finally won

G C F G C

Bang goes the Earth, the stars and the sky know what it's worth

G C F G C

Down came the sun, the Army have loaded every gun

C G Am C

Now I’m an evil man, I sing a new song

F G

But all the same; I’m still to blame

C G Am C

So now my only son is leaving teaching

F G

And on the run, for bad is done

C G C F G C

Down came the sun, the world has finally won

G C F G C

Bang goes the Earth, the stars and the sky know what it's worth

G C F G C

Down came the sun, the Army have loaded every gun

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