Song: Belsen Was A Gas
Artist: Sex Pistols
Album: The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle
Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)
This is the one with Johnny Rotten:
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7-7-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7-8|
7-7-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7-8|
5-5-5-5-3-3-5-5-5-5-6|
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Belsen was a gas I heard the other day...
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7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7----|
7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-5-5|
5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5|
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In the open graves where the Jews all lay...
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7-7-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7-8|
7-7-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7-8|
5-5-5-5-3-3-5-5-5-5-6|
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Life is fun and I wish you were here...
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7-7-7-5-5-5-7----|
7-7-7-5-5-5-7-5-5|
5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5|
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They wrote on postcards to those held dear...
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7---7---7--|---------------|
7-5-7-5-7-5|3-5-5-5-3-5-5-5|
5-5-5-5-5-5|3-5-5-5-3-5-5-5|
--3---3---3|1-3-3-3-1-3-3-3|
Oh, dear...
The one with Ronnie Biggs is exactly the same, except for the verse, which uses A#
of D#, like so:
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7-7-7-7-5-5-3-3-3-3-5|
7-7-7-7-5-5-3-3-3-3-5|
5-5-5-5-3-3-1-1-1-1-3|
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Belsen was a gas I heard the other day...
Life is fun and I wish you were here...
Hope that's OK for you! If not, just tell me!
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