Tom Paxton

The Perfect Bomb(Chords)

Tom Paxton

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Capo on 4th fret
	        

Verse 1:

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.
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 2:

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.
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 3:

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
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 4:

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

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