Jethro Tull – Mrs Tibbets (Guitar)
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Chords
As recorded by Jethro Tull
(From the 2022 Album THE ZEALOT GENE)
[Intro]
Gm C Gm F Gm C
Gm F Bb
[Verse 1]
Bb Cm Bb Blinkered against the harsh and raging sun Ab Eb Bb They said, divert your gaze: don't look behind F Eb Bb Cm Bb It was time, they said, to do that thing; Eb Bb Mindful, they, of peace and peace of mind
[Verse 2]
Bb Cm Bb Don't feel bad, they said, about the numbers Eb Bb Don't feel bad about the melting heat Eb Bb Cm Bb The burning flesh, the soft white cell demise Eb Bb And the shattered ground beneath the trembling feet
[Chorus]
F Ab Bb Mrs. Tibbets' little boy Ab Cm August morning silence breaks Ab Bb Eyes to heaven, Manhattan toy F Ab Cm Bb Drops in for tea and Eccles cake
[Interlude]
Bb Eb
[Verse 3]
Bb All for the good and ultimately Ab Eb Bb Saving precious lives in longer run F Eb Bb Cm Bb Set a course for home and happy holidays; Eb Bb Tell yourself thank God what's done is done
[Chorus]
F Ab Bb Mrs. Tibbets' little boy Ab Cm August morning silence breaks Ab Bb Eyes to heaven, Manhattan toy F Ab Cm Drops in for tea and Eccles cake
[Flute Solo]
Bb Db B Bb Db B Bb
Db B Bb Db Bb Cm
Dm E Bb
[Guitar Solo]
F Bb F Bb Db Cm
[Interlue]
Gm F Bb
[Verse 4]
Bb Cm Bb Maybe if Lot had stopped and stood his ground Ab Eb Bb And maybe if Peter hadn't turned away F Eb Bb Cm Bb What if that Judas stole no kiss? Eb Bb What if, what if, Enola Gay?
[Chorus]
F Ab Bb Mrs. Tibbets' little boy Ab Cm August morning silence breaks Ab Bb Eyes to heaven, Manhattan toy F Ab Cm Bb Drops in for tea and Eccles cake
[Verse 5]
Bb Have yourself a merry little Christmas; Ab Eb Bb Open parcels, gifts of different kind F Eb Bb Cm Bb A bigger bang will call for bigger bucks Ab Eb Bb So pay the ransom, don't look behind
[Outro]
Bb