[ Предположительная тональность: F ] ...THE GREAT NATIONS OF EUROPE... by Randy Newman ---------------------------------................ *from 'Bad Love' (1999)* Intro: Dm Am, Bb F G7 Verse 1: C F Eb F/A F The Great Nations of Europe, Bb Bb/D F Had gathered on the shore. F Bb Bdim7 F They'd conquered what was be-hind them, G7 C7 And now they wanted more. C F Eb F/A F So they looked to the mighty ocean, Bb Bb/D F And took to the Western Sea. Bb Bdim7 F Bb F The great Nations of Europe, in the 16th centu-ry. Chorus 1: Eb Bb F Am Dm Hide your wives and daughters, hide the groceries too. Bb C7 F The great Nations of Europe comin' through. Interlude: F Bb (x2), C7, F Verse 2: F Eb D Am The Grand Ca-nary Islands, D F Am First land to which they came. Bb Bdim7 F They slaughtered all the ca-naries there, G7 C7 Which gave the land its name. F Eb F/A F There were natives there, called Guanches, Bb Bb/D F Guanches by the score. Bb Bdim7 F Bullet's, di-sease, the Portugese; Bb F They weren't there any-more. Bridge 1: F Bb F Now they're gone, they're gone, they're really gone. Am F Eb G7 C You've never seen any-one so gone. F Bb F There's pictures in a mu-seum, some lines written in a book. Gm Am Bb C7 F But you won't find a live one, no matter where you look. Chorus 2: Eb Bb F Am Dm Hide your wives and daughters, hide the groceries too. Bb C7 F The great Nations of Europe comin' through. Interlude: F Bb (x2), C7, F Break: Dm Ab Dm Ab Co-lumbus sailed for India; found Salvidor in-stead. Dm Am G7 C7 He shook hands with some Indians, and soon they all were dead. F C/G F Bb A7 Dm They got TB and Typhoid and athletes foot, dip-theria and the flu; Eb Bb F 'Scuse me; great nations comin' through. Interlude: Bb, F (x2) Break 2: Eb G7 C Eb G7 C Bal-boa found the Pa-cific, and on the trail one day, Eb G7 C G7 C7 He met some friendly Indians, whom he was told were gay. So... F C/G F Bb A7 Dm He had them torn a-part by dogs, on re-ligious grounds they say; F Bb Bdim7 F G7 C7 The great Nations of Europe, were quite holy in their way. Bridge 2: F Bb F Now they're gone, they're gone, they're really gone. Am F Eb G7 C You've never seen any-one so gone. F Bb F Bb Some bones hidden in a canyon, some paintings in a cave. Gm Am Bb C7 F There's no use tryin' to save them; there's nothin' left to save. Chorus 3: Eb Bb F Am Dm Hide your wives and daughters, hide your sons as well; Bb C7 F With the great Nations of Europe, you never can tell. Interlude: F Bb (x2), C7, F Verse 3: C F Eb F/A F Where you and I are standing, Bb Bb/D F At the end of a centu-ry; Bb Bdim7 F G7 C7 Europe's have sprung up everywhere, as even I can see. F C/G F Bb A7 Dm But there on the ho-rizon, is the possi-bili-ty, C# Ab Eb Dm Am C That some bug from out of Africa, might come for you and me. F C/G F Bb A7 Dm De-stroying everything in its path, from sea to shining sea. Bb F C7 F Like the great Nations of Europe, in the 16th centu-ry. Outro: F Bb, F CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- Dm Am Bb F G7 C EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xx0231 x02210 x13331 x33210 323000 x32010 F Eb F/A Bb/D Bdim7 C7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 133211 665x4x x03210 xx0331 xx0101 x32310 D Gm Ab A7 C# EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xx0232 355333 466544 x02223 x46664 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)