Roland The Headless

roland the headless thompson gunner - warren zevon capo iii ( can be adjusted for your preferred key ) Verse 1 Em G Cadd9 roland was a warrior , from the land of the midnight sun G D with a thompson gun for hire , fighting to be done Em G Cadd9 the deal was made in denmark on a dark and stormy day G D Em so he set out for biafra , to join the bloody fray Verse 2 ( same as v1 ) through ’66 - and - 7 , they fought the congo war with their fingers on their triggers , knee - deep in gore for days and nights they battled the bantu to their knees they killed to earn their living , and to help out the congolese Chorus 1 Cadd9 G D Em roland the thompson gunner ( 2x ) Verse 3 his comrades fought beside him , van owen and the rest but of all the thompson gunners , roland was the best so the cia decided they wanted roland dead that son - of - A - bitch van owen blew off roland’s head Chorus 2 G D Cadd9 roland the headless thompson gunner G D norway’s bravest son Cadd9 G Em Cadd9 they can still see his headless body stalking through the night G D Em in the muzzle flash of roland’s thompson gun G D Cadd9 D Em in the muzzle flash of roland’s thompson gun Verse 4 roland searched the continent for the man who’d done him in he found him in mombassa , in a barroom drinking gin roland aimed his thompson gun , he didn’t say a word but he blew van owen’s body , from there to johannesburg Cadd9 G D Em roland the headless thompson gunner Cadd9 G D Em roland the headless thompson gunner Cadd9 G D Em roland the headless thompson gunner ( talkin’ about the man ) Cadd9 G D Em roland the headless thompson gunner Em G Cadd9 the eternal thompson gunner still wanders through the night G D now it’s ten years later , but he still keeps up the fight Em G Cadd9 in ireland , in lebanon , in palestine and berkeley . . . D patty hearst heard the burst of roland’s thompson gun Em and bought it