Tom Paxton – The Perfect Bomb (Guitar)

Capo 4
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This song is in the key of F# Capo IV and play along at: [Verse]
D                       A
Some friends and I have worked

             G            D
for years in deepest secrecy

D
The work went on around the clock and

E            A
I look for a treat

D
We've built the perfect

G                          A
weapon, we're unveiling it today

   D                  G
It turns the tanks to butter,

        D      A    D
but the people walk away.
[Chorus]
D            A
Oh The bomb, the bomb,

   G                         D
we finally built the perfect bomb

D
It's impossible to stop,

      E               A
I can hardly wait to drop

D         A
The bomb, the bomb,

   G                 D
we finally built the perfect bomb

G                      A
I'll tell you what I'm counting on,

    D A   D
the bomb, the bomb
[Verse]
D
The blast extends for

A            G              D
miles and it doesn't harm a soul

A                                  E       A
Every missile warhead turns into a lump of coal

D                     G
The guns all turn to licorice,

                        D
the knives all break in two

D                            E
The grenades are filled with flowers,

        A                 D
colored red and white and Blue.
[Chorus]
D            A
Oh The bomb, the bomb,

   G                         D
we finally built the perfect bomb

D
It's impossible to stop,

      E               A
I can hardly wait to drop

D         A
The bomb, the bomb,

   G                 D
we finally built the perfect bomb

G                      A
I'll tell you what I'm counting on,

    D A   D
the bomb, the bomb
[Verse]
D
The wonders of our

A                     G           D
perfect bomb are very strange to tell

D
It doesn't only change the guns,

   E                 A
it changes hearts as well

D             G               E           A
An instant of exposure to its penetrating ray

D                         E      A     D
Will turn a Yassar Arafat into a Danny Kay
[Chorus]
D            A
Oh The bomb, the bomb,

   G                         D
we finally built the perfect bomb

D
It's impossible to stop,

      E               A
I can hardly wait to drop

D         A
The bomb, the bomb,

   G                 D
we finally built the perfect bomb

G                      A
I'll tell you what I'm counting on,

    D A   D
the bomb, the bomb
[Verse]
D
But perhaps its greatest feature,

    G        D
its happiest surprise

D
Is the way our perfect weapon

E                        A
searches out the meanest lies

D                A
It captures them completely,

    G                  D
and before the bomb is through

D                               A          D
Every word a politician says is absolutely true
[Outro]
D            A
Oh The bomb, the bomb,

   G                         D
we finally built the perfect bomb

D
It's impossible to stop,

      E               A
I can hardly wait to drop

D         A
The bomb, the bomb,

   G                 D
we finally built the perfect bomb

G                      A
I'll tell you what I'm counting on,

    D A   D
the bomb, the bomb

G                      A
I'll tell you what I'm counting on,

    D A   D
the bomb, the bomb