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Hypersonic Missiles

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You'll need to tune all the strings on your guitar down a step and a half to play this song.
This song switches strumming style back and forth between palm muted strums,rapid down strums and
big open strums. Listen to: https://youtu.be/IlqOREk35AE to get a better idea of the nuances of when each 
strumming pattern is used and how the palm muting in the verses sounds.
Your third finger stays on the third fret of the first string for the whole song.
During the chorus, instrumental and outro sections - the guitar is sometimes hitting second fret of the fifth
string when switching from A7sus2 to Cmaj7sus2 and vice versa.
[Chords]
          G3x0003
     A7sus2x02003
  Cmaj7sus2x30003
      Gadd93x0203
G*         3x0403
     D6sus4xx0203
[Verse 1]
  GDutch kids huff balloons in the parking lot
The golden arches illuminate the business park
     A7sus2I eat myself to death, feed the corporate machine
I watch the movies, recite every line and scene
     Cmaj7sus2God bless America and all of its allies
     A7sus2I'm not the first to live with wool over my eyesG  
[Verse 2]
  GI am so blissfully unaware of everything
Kids in Gaza are bombed, and I'm just out of it
    A7sus2The tensions of the world are rising higher
We're probably due another war with all this ire
     Cmaj7sus2I'm not smart enough to change a thing
                                                  A7sus2   G   G   Gadd9  G*
I have no answers, only questions, don't you ask a thing
[Chorus]
Oh, the Cmaj7sus2silver-tongue suits and A7sus2cartoons that Cmaj7sus2rule my    Gworld
Are D6sus4saying it's a  A7sus2high time for Cmaj7sus2hypersonic missilesG  D6sus4  
But when the Cmaj7sus2bombs drop, darling
Can A7sus2you say that you've Cmaj7sus2lived your life?G  
D6sus4Oh, this is a  A7sus2high time for Cmaj7sus2hypersonic missilesG  D6sus4  
[Verse 3]
GThe cities lie like tumours all across the world
A cancer eating mankind, hidden in our blindside
A7sus2They say I'm a nihilist 'cause I can't see
Any decent rhyme or reason for the life of you and me
But I belCmaj7sus2ieve in what I'm feeling, and I'm firing for you
                                                           A7sus2        G   G   Gadd9  G*
This world is gonna end, but 'til then, I'll give you everything I have
I'll give you everything Cmaj7sus2I        haA7sus2veCmaj7sus2  G  D6sus4  
[Instrumental]
A7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 G D6sus4
Cmaj7sus2 A7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 G D6sus4
A7sus2 Cmaj7sus2
[Middle 8]
  GOh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-A7sus2oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-Cmaj7sus2oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-A7sus2oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-Goh
         G   Gadd9  G*
(C'mon)
[Chorus]
Oh, the Cmaj7sus2silver-tongue suits and A7sus2cartoons that Cmaj7sus2rule my    Gworld
Are D6sus4saying it's a  A7sus2high time for Cmaj7sus2hypersonic missilesG  D6sus4  
When the Cmaj7sus2bombs drop, darling
Can A7sus2you say that you've Cmaj7sus2lived your life?G  
       D6sus4            A7sus2             Cmaj7sus2   G   Gadd9  G*
Oh, this is a  high time for hypersonic missiles
[Outro]
G*                     Cmaj7sus2          A7sus2  Cmaj7sus2  
They all do the same, only the names change, honey
You can Gjoin their club if you're born into D6sus4money
                A7sus2              Cmaj7sus2   G   Gadd9  G*
It's a  high time for hypersonic missiles
                            A7sus2              Cmaj7sus2   G   Gadd9  G*
And, oh, this is a  high time for hypersonic missiles
                            A7sus2              Cmaj7sus2   G   Gadd9  G*
And, oh, this is a  high time for hypersonic missiles
Oh, this is a  A7sus2high time for Cmaj7sus2hypersonic missilesG  

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The story behind the song

"Hypersonic Missiles" is an unorthodox love song, focusing on a narrator who feels the world is on its last legs, rife with injustice, and they are powerless to change it. Despite this despair, and a hopeless addiction to consumerism, a glimmer of hope runs through the song: a celebration of love between two people, no matter what happens. The song's title itself was inspired by a newly developed Russian missile, traveling at immense speed, setting a backdrop of global tension. Released in 2019 as the fifth single from Sam Fender's debut album of the same name, it captures a feeling of finding connection amidst chaos and uncertainty.

AI-written from these sources:Hypersonic Missiles (song) — Wikipedia ↗Sam Fender — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Hypersonic Missiles

by Sam Fender

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A7sus2

Cmaj7sus2

Gadd9

D6sus4

You'll need to tune all the strings on your guitar down a step and a half to play this song.

This song switches strumming style back and forth between palm muted strums,rapid down strums and

big open strums. Listen to: https://youtu.be/IlqOREk35AE to get a better idea of the nuances of when each

strumming pattern is used and how the palm muting in the verses sounds.

Your third finger stays on the third fret of the first string for the whole song.

During the chorus, instrumental and outro sections - the guitar is sometimes hitting second fret of the fifth

string when switching from A7sus2 to Cmaj7sus2 and vice versa.

[Chords]

3x0003

A7sus2

x02003

Cmaj7sus2

x30003

Gadd9

3x0203

* 3x0403

D6sus4

xx0203

[Verse 1]

Dutch kids huff balloons in the parking lot

The golden arches illuminate the business park

A7sus2

I eat myself to death, feed the corporate machine

I watch the movies, recite every line and scene

Cmaj7sus2

God bless America and all of its allies

A7sus2 G

I'm not the first to live with wool over my eyes

[Verse 2]

I am so blissfully unaware of everything

Kids in Gaza are bombed, and I'm just out of it

A7sus2

The tensions of the world are rising higher

We're probably due another war with all this ire

Cmaj7sus2

I'm not smart enough to change a thing

A7sus2 G G Gadd9 G

I have no answers, only questions, don't you ask a thing

[Chorus]

Cmaj7sus2 A7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 G

Oh, the silver-tongue suits and cartoons that rule my world

D6sus4 A7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 G D6sus4

Are saying it's a high time for hypersonic missiles

Cmaj7sus2

But when the bombs drop, darling

A7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 G

Can you say that you've lived your life?

D6sus4 A7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 G D6sus4

Oh, this is a high time for hypersonic missiles

[Verse 3]

The cities lie like tumours all across the world

A cancer eating mankind, hidden in our blindside

A7sus2

They say I'm a nihilist 'cause I can't see

Any decent rhyme or reason for the life of you and me

Cmaj7sus2

But I believe in what I'm feeling, and I'm firing for you

A7sus2 G G Gadd9 G

This world is gonna end, but 'til then, I'll give you everything I have

Cmaj7sus2 A7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 G D6sus4

I'll give you everything I have

[Instrumental]

A7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 G D6sus4

Cmaj7sus2 A7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 G D6sus4

A7sus2 Cmaj7sus2

[Middle 8]

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

A7sus2

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Cmaj7sus2

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

A7sus2

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

G Gadd9 G

(C'mon)

[Chorus]

Cmaj7sus2 A7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 G

Oh, the silver-tongue suits and cartoons that rule my world

D6sus4 A7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 G D6sus4

Are saying it's a high time for hypersonic missiles

Cmaj7sus2

When the bombs drop, darling

A7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 G

Can you say that you've lived your life?

D6sus4 A7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 G Gadd9 G

Oh, this is a high time for hypersonic missiles

[Outro]

G Cmaj7sus2 A7sus2 Cmaj7sus2

They all do the same, only the names change, honey

G D6sus4

You can join their club if you're born into money

A7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 G Gadd9 G

It's a high time for hypersonic missiles

A7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 G Gadd9 G

And, oh, this is a high time for hypersonic missiles

A7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 G Gadd9 G

And, oh, this is a high time for hypersonic missiles

A7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 G

Oh, this is a high time for hypersonic missiles

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