Lyrics and music by David Bowie
Bm Cm C D G
G Em C D G
War made him a soldier, little Franky Mear
G Em C D G
Peace left him a loser, the little bombardier.
Em C D G
Lines of worry appeared with age, unskilled hands that knew no trade
Bm Cm C D G C Cm G
Spent his time in the picture house, the little bombardier.
G Em C D G
Franky drank his money, the little that he made
G Em C D G
Told his woes to no man, friendless lonely days.
Em C D G
Then one day in the ABC, four small eyes gazed longingly
Bm Cm C D G
At the ice cream in the hand of the little bombardier.
Dm A
Dm A
Sunshine entered our Franky's days
Dm A
Gone his sorrows his hopeless maze
Bb D A
His life was fun and his heart was full of joy
Dm A
Two young children had changed his his aims,
Dm A
He gave the toffees and played their games
Bb D A
He bought them presents with every coin he made.
G Em C D G *2
Em C D G
Bm Cm C D G
G Em C D G
Then two gentlemen called on him, asked him for his name
G Em C D G
Why was he friends with the children, were they just a game
Em C D G
Leave them alone or we'll get sore, we've had blokes like you in this nation
before
Bm Cm C D G
The hand of authority said "no more" to the little bombardier.
Em C D G
Packed his bags, his heart in pain, wiped a tear and caught a train
Bm Cm C D G Gm G G# G
Not to be seen in this town again, the little bombardier.
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CHORD LIBRARY
E A D G B E
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A |
x 0 2 2 2 0 |
Bb |
x 1 3 3 3 1 |
Bm |
x 2 4 4 3 2 |
C |
x 3 2 0 1 0 |
Cm |
x 3 5 5 4 3 |
D |
x x 0 3 2 3 |
Dm |
x x 0 3 2 1 |
Em |
0 2 2 0 0 0 |
G |
3 5 5 4 3 3 |
Gm |
3 5 5 3 3 3 |
G# |
4 6 6 5 4 4 |