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Lindisfarne - Cruising To Disaster
[INTRO:]   C    F    C    F    C    F    Em  G  
[VERSE 1:]
CPresident Reagan ain't Emfaking when he says
He's Ggonna teach the Russians Emgood
You Cseen what he done with his Emsix shooting gun
When he Gcleaned up in HollyAmwood
[VERSE 2:]
And the FWhite House standing up on DmCapitol Hill
It's a G7fortress to freedom with a Clicense to kill
Only the Amfinger on the trigger with a Dm7gunslinger's skill
Will Bbprove to the world he's not Gover the hill
[VERSE 3:]
And the Cmen in the Kremlin all Emsenile and twitchy
Would Glove to come in to your Emlife
To Creach out and touch you and Emteach you the history
Of Grevolution and Amstrife
[VERSE 4:]
And the FRed Army's there to help you Dmmake up your mind
If you G7think you've got something to Cdo with your time
They got Amrockets and missiles that'll Dm7blow your mind
And Bbblow your future right out of Gtime
[CHORUS:]
We're Ccruising to diFsaster
Getting Cfaster and Ffaster
Watch the Emwheels catch on Gfire
Watch the Fflames burning Ghigher
CCruising to diFsaster
Getting Cfaster and Ffaster
Stand in Emline, take your Gplace
Say goodFbye to the human Grace
[VERSE 5:]
We've Chad a good run, now the Emfun is all gone
And the Gbomb is about to take Emover
If you Cwant a last look at what it Emsays in the book
It says, you Gbetter look over your Amshoulder
[VERSE 6:]
'Cause the Fmilitary man has Dmmade his plans
And G7ordinary people don't Cunderstand
It's a Amlong hard haul to the Dm7promised land
If you Bbwant to survive, you've got to Gmake a stand
[CHORUS:]
We're Ccruising to diFsaster
Getting Cfaster and Ffaster
Watch the Emwheels catch on Gfire
Watch the Fflames burning Ghigher
We're Ccruising to diFsaster
Getting Cfaster and Ffaster
Stand in Emline, take your Gplace
Say goodFbye to the human Grace
[CHORUS:]
CCruising to diFsaster
Getting Cfaster and Ffaster
Watch the Emwheels catch on Gfire
Watch the Fflames burning Ghigher
CCruising to diFsaster
Getting Cfaster and Ffaster
Stand in Emline, take your Gplace
Say goodFbye to the human Grace
[CHORUS:]      (## fade to end ##)
We're Ccruising to diFsaster
Getting Cfaster and Ffaster
Watch the Emwheels catch on Gfire
Watch the Fflames burning Ghigher
We're Ccruising to diFsaster
Getting Cfaster and Ffaster
Stand in Emline, take your Gplace
Say goodFbye to the human Grace

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Cruising To Disaster

by Lindisfarne

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Lindisfarne - Cruising To Disaster

C F C F C F Em G

[INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

C Em

President Reagan ain't faking when he says

G Em

He's gonna teach the Russians good

C Em

You seen what he done with his six shooting gun

G Am

When he cleaned up in Hollywood

[VERSE 2:]

F Dm

And the White House standing up on Capitol Hill

G7 C

It's a fortress to freedom with a license to kill

Am Dm7

Only the finger on the trigger with a gunslinger's skill

Bb G

Will prove to the world he's not over the hill

[VERSE 3:]

C Em

And the men in the Kremlin all senile and twitchy

G Em

Would love to come in to your life

C Em

To reach out and touch you and teach you the history

G Am

Of revolution and strife

[VERSE 4:]

F Dm

And the Red Army's there to help you make up your mind

G7 C

If you think you've got something to do with your time

Am Dm7

They got rockets and missiles that'll blow your mind

Bb G

And blow your future right out of time

[CHORUS:]

C F

We're cruising to disaster

C F

Getting faster and faster

Em G

Watch the wheels catch on fire

F G

Watch the flames burning higher

C F

Cruising to disaster

C F

Getting faster and faster

Em G

Stand in line, take your place

F G

Say goodbye to the human race

[VERSE 5:]

C Em

We've had a good run, now the fun is all gone

G Em

And the bomb is about to take over

C Em

If you want a last look at what it says in the book

G Am

It says, you better look over your shoulder

[VERSE 6:]

F Dm

'Cause the military man has made his plans

G7 C

And ordinary people don't understand

Am Dm7

It's a long hard haul to the promised land

Bb G

If you want to survive, you've got to make a stand

[CHORUS:]

C F

We're cruising to disaster

C F

Getting faster and faster

Em G

Watch the wheels catch on fire

F G

Watch the flames burning higher

C F

We're cruising to disaster

C F

Getting faster and faster

Em G

Stand in line, take your place

F G

Say goodbye to the human race

[CHORUS:]

C F

Cruising to disaster

C F

Getting faster and faster

Em G

Watch the wheels catch on fire

F G

Watch the flames burning higher

C F

Cruising to disaster

C F

Getting faster and faster

Em G

Stand in line, take your place

F G

Say goodbye to the human race

[CHORUS:] (## fade to end ##)

C F

We're cruising to disaster

C F

Getting faster and faster

Em G

Watch the wheels catch on fire

F G

Watch the flames burning higher

C F

We're cruising to disaster

C F

Getting faster and faster

Em G

Stand in line, take your place

F G

Say goodbye to the human race

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