Randy Newman

^C The ^F Great ^Eb Nations of ^F/A Europe, ^F/C
Had ^Bb gathered ^Bb/D on the ^F/C shore.
^F They'd ^Bb conquered,
^Bdim7 What was be- ^F/C hind them,
And ^G7 now they wanted ^C7 more.
So ^C they ^F looked ^Eb to the mighty ^F/A ocean, ^F/C
And ^Bb took to the ^Bb/D Western ^F/C Sea.
The ^Bb great ^Bdim7 Nations of ^F/C Europe,
In the ^Bb 16th centu- ^F ry.
Chorus 1:
^Eb Hide your wives and ^Bb daughters,
^F Hide the ^Am groceries ^Dm too.
The ^Bb great Nations of ^C7 Europe,
Comin' ^F through.
Interlude:
F Bb (x2)
C7, F
Verse 2:
The ^F Grand Ca- ^Eb nary ^D Islands, ^Am
First ^D land to ^F which they ^Am came.
They ^Bb slaughtered,
^Bdim7 All the ca- ^F/C naries there,
Which ^G7 gave the land its ^C7 name.
There were ^F natives ^Eb there,
Called ^F/A Guanches, ^F/C
Bb Guanches ^Bb/D by the ^F/C score.
^Bb Bullet's, di- ^Bdim7 sease, the ^F/C Portugese;
They ^Bb weren't there any- ^F more.
Bridge 1:
Now they're ^F gone, they're ^Bb gone,
They're really ^F gone.
You've ^Am never ^F seen any- ^Eb one ^G7 so ^C gone.
There's ^F pictures in a mu- ^Bb seum,
Some lines written in a ^F book.
But ^Gm you won't ^Am find a ^Bb live one,
No matter ^C7 where you ^F look.
Chorus 2:
^Eb Hide your wives and ^Bb daughters,
^F Hide the ^Am groceries ^Dm too.
The ^Bb great Nations of ^C7 Europe,
Comin' ^F through.
Interlude:
F Bb (x2)
C7, F
Break:
Co- ^Dm lumbus sailed for ^G# India,
Found ^Dm Salvidor in- ^G# stead.
He ^Dm shook hands with some ^Am Indians,
And ^G7 soon they all were ^C7 dead.
They ^F got TB and ^C/G Typhoid,
And ^F athletes foot,
Dip- ^Bb theria ^A7 and the ^Dm flu;
'Scuse ^Eb me;
Great ^Bb nations comin' ^F through.
Interlude:
Bb, F (x2)
Break 2:
Bal- ^Eb boa ^G7 found the Pa- ^C cific,
And ^Eb on the ^G7 trail one ^C day,
He ^Eb met some ^G7 friendly ^C Indians,
Whom ^G7 he was told were ^C7 gay.
So...
He ^F had them ^C/G torn a- ^F part by dogs,
On re- ^Bb ligious ^A7 grounds they ^Dm say;
The ^F great ^Bb Nations of ^Bdim7 Europe,
^F/C Were quite ^G7 holy in their ^C7 way.
Bridge 2:
Now they're ^F gone, they're ^Bb gone,
They're really ^F gone.
You've ^Am never ^F seen any- ^Eb one ^G7 so ^C gone.
Some ^F bones hidden in a ^Bb canyon,
Some ^F paintings in a ^Bb cave.
There's ^Gm no use ^Am tryin' to ^Bb save them;
There's nothin' ^C7 left to ^F save.
Chorus 3:
^Eb Hide your wives and ^Bb daughters,
^F Hide your ^Am sons as ^Dm well,
With the ^Bb great Nations of ^C7 Europe,
You never can ^F tell.
Interlude:
F Bb (x2)
C7, F
Verse 3:
^C Where ^F you and ^Eb I are ^F/A standing, ^F/C
At the ^Bb end of a ^Bb/D centu- ^F/C ry;
^Bb Europe's have ^Bdim7 sprung up ^F/C everywhere,
As ^G7 even I can ^C7 see.
But ^F there on ^C/G the ho- ^F rizon,
Is the ^Bb possi ^A7 bli- ^Dm ty,
That some ^C# bug from ^G# out of ^Eb Africa,
Might ^Dm come for ^Am you and ^C me.
De- ^F stroying ^C/G everything ^F in its path,
From ^Bb sea to ^A7 shining ^Dm sea.
Like the ^Bb great Nations of ^F Europe,
In the ^C7 16th centu- ^F ry.
Outro:
F Bb, F
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)