David Bowie – Little Bombadier (Ukulele)

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Date: Sat, 21 Mar 1998 22:33:46 -0800 (PST) From: toomey <[email protected]> Subject: CRD: b/bowie_david/little_bombradier.crd
I am going through my collection of Bowie songs (i.e. Every one in
existence) and putting them all down.  If anyone wants one in particular,
e-mail me and I'll do it next. ([email protected])
This little ditty is off of my "London Boy" compilation (a nice 18 song import album, a good purchase for any Bowie fan). It's called "Little Bombradier" Am Fm F C C
C              Am       F      C      C
War made him a soldier, little Franky Mear

C                Am         F      C     C
Peace left him a loser, the little bombradier.

Am             F                  C                    C
Lines of worry appeared with age, unskilled hands that knew no trade

Am                  Fm                    F      C     C    (F  Fm  C)
Spent his time in a picture(?) house, the little bombradier.

C                Am         F      C       C
Franky drank his money, the little that he made

C                Am      F          C      C
Told his woes to no man, friendless lonely days.

Am                  F     C                     C
Then one day in the ABC,  four small eyes gazed longingly

Am               Fm                 F      C     C
At the ice cream in the hand of the little bombradier.
Gm D Gm D
Gm                   D
Sunshine entered our Franky's days

Gm                   D
Gone his sorrows his hopeless maze

    D#                   C                 D
His life was fun and his heart was full of joy

Gm                     D
Two young children had changed his his aims,

Gm                        D
He bought the toffees and played their games

   D#                        C             D
He bought them presents with every coin he made.
C Am F C C C Am F C C Am F C C Am Fm F C C
C                  Am             F         C       C
Then two gentlemen called on him, asked him for his name

C                           Am        F         C      C
Why was he friends with the children, were they just a game

Am                  F                     C                           C
Leave them alone or we'll get sore, we've had blokes like you in this nation
before
    Am                Fm                    F      C     C
The hand of authority said "no more" to the little bombradier.

Am                   F              C                C
Packed his bags, his heart in pain, wiped a tear and caught a train

Am                     Fm              F      C     C
Not to be seen in this town again, the little bombradier.
There are a few chords at the end that I can't figure out because everyone is asleep in my house so I can't use the piano to figure out all those suspensions and augmentations, or whatever they turn out to be. Will send the correction as soon as I work it out.