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BOUNCING BOMB - TWISTED WHEEL
This is a very simple song but deserved to be up here as i think it's their best one. I 
out a video of Jonny at Glasto so i think it's 100% correct.
When changing from G to Em, there is a transition chord which you strum just once so it goes:
     G* Em  
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Capo 2nd fret
    G   Emx3
C    Am
GJimmy Lee, Emchip pan grease
GSet fire to the Emschool canteen
GAll the children Emhad to leave
They Cmissed school for a day
The Amteachers still got paid
GIvan the EmTerrible
GLooks after some Emanimals
GTurkeys and highEmland cattle
He Csells them for their meat
He’s a Amfarmer on his feet
GSitting on the Emrailway line
GScaring all the Empassers by
GStars and stripes flash Emin their eyes
Scared Cthe kids off the bus
AmDriver gave no fuss
GLives his life so Emdangerously
Goes Gby the name of EmAmerican Steve
GKeeps some hammers Emup his sleeve
He’s a Cman you’d like to meet
But Amdon’t give him no cheek, don’t give him no cheek
We Emwont forget your face, no we wont forget your face
DSit and watch the world all day
EmWhen you have done one, you’ll go like the bouncing bomb
And you’ll Dbounce bounce bounce and you’ll free the dam
CWhen you have to Amgo
CWhen you’re dead and Amgone
The Cbouncing bomb will be reDmembered
GJohn the landlord Emtakes no slack
GHe don’t care if you Emnever come back
GSits down with a Emblack bin bag
CIt’s full of CDs
He’ll Amgive you one for free
GHazel sits down Emby the bar
GDrinking beer and EmAdvakat
GHas to sneak out Emfor her tar
She thinks Cno one knows she smokes
AmLittle does she know, little do we know
We Emwont forget your face, no we wont forget your face
DSit and watch the world all day
EmWhen you have done one, you’ll go like the bouncing bomb
And you’ll Dbounce bounce bounce and you’ll free the dam
CWhen you have to Amgo
CWhen you’re dead and Amgone
The Cbouncing bomb will be reDmembered
GWendy walks the Emroads all day
GLost her house, she Emlost her way
GScarf, coat and Emanorak
She’s Clooking for her man
She Amknows she never can
GDon’t forget about EmSteve the mean
GKept his money in a Emsubmarine
GHe’d been shaking Emmoney trees
  C*(one strum)
He was an entrepreneur
    Am*
But no one really cared
                             G*
They just sit back and stare

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Bouncing Bomb

by Twisted Wheel

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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BOUNCING BOMB - TWISTED WHEEL

This is a very simple song but deserved to be up here as i think it's their best one. I

out a video of Jonny at Glasto so i think it's 100% correct.

When changing from G to Em, there is a transition chord which you strum just once so it goes:

G Em

3-3-3-3-0-0-|

0-0-0-0-0-0-|

0-0-0-0-2-2-|

2-2-2-0-2-2-|

3-3-3-2-0-0-|

Capo 2nd fret

G Em

C Am

G Em

Jimmy Lee, chip pan grease

G Em

Set fire to the school canteen

G Em

All the children had to leave

They missed school for a day

The teachers still got paid

G Em

Ivan the Terrible

G Em

Looks after some animals

G Em

Turkeys and highland cattle

He sells them for their meat

He’s a farmer on his feet

G Em

Sitting on the railway line

G Em

Scaring all the passers by

G Em

Stars and stripes flash in their eyes

Scared the kids off the bus

Driver gave no fuss

G Em

Lives his life so dangerously

G Em

Goes by the name of American Steve

G Em

Keeps some hammers up his sleeve

He’s a man you’d like to meet

But don’t give him no cheek, don’t give him no cheek

We wont forget your face, no we wont forget your face

Sit and watch the world all day

When you have done one, you’ll go like the bouncing bomb

And you’ll bounce bounce bounce and you’ll free the dam

C Am

When you have to go

C Am

When you’re dead and gone

C D

The bouncing bomb will be remembered

G Em

John the landlord takes no slack

G Em

He don’t care if you never come back

G Em

Sits down with a black bin bag

It’s full of CDs

He’ll give you one for free

G Em

Hazel sits down by the bar

G Em

Drinking beer and Advakat

G Em

Has to sneak out for her tar

She thinks no one knows she smokes

Little does she know, little do we know

We wont forget your face, no we wont forget your face

Sit and watch the world all day

When you have done one, you’ll go like the bouncing bomb

And you’ll bounce bounce bounce and you’ll free the dam

C Am

When you have to go

C Am

When you’re dead and gone

C D

The bouncing bomb will be remembered

G Em

Wendy walks the roads all day

G Em

Lost her house, she lost her way

G Em

Scarf, coat and anorak

She’s looking for her man

She knows she never can

G Em

Don’t forget about Steve the mean

G Em

Kept his money in a submarine

G Em

He’d been shaking money trees

C*(one strum)

He was an entrepreneur

But no one really cared

They just sit back and stare

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