"51st State" by New Model Army (from the album"The Ghost of Cain") ================================================================== Transcribed by: lucienk@wfw.wtb.tue.nl (Lucien Kleintjens) [intro:] |F |F [verse 1:] |G |Am |F |F Look out of your windows, watch the skies |G |Am |F |F Read all the instructions with bright blue eyes |G |Am |F |F We're WASP's, yeah, proud American sons |G |Am |F |F We know how to clean our teeth and how to strip down a gun [chorus:] We're the ... |Am |G |F |F 51st state of America This is the ... |Am |G |F |F 51st state of America We're the .. |Am |G |F |F 51st state of America [verse2:] Our star spangled Union Jack flutters so proud Over the dancing heads of the merry patriotic crowd Yeah, tip your hat to the yankee conqueror We've got no reds under the bed, but guns under our pillows [chorus:] We're the ... etc. [bridge:] |G |F |F Woohohohohoo... |G |F |F Woohohohohoo... [verse3:] Here in the land of opportunities (ha!) Watch us revel in our liberty Well, you can say what you like, but it doesn't change anything 'Cause the corridors of power, they're an ocean away [chorus:] We're the ... etc. [bridge:] Wooho ... etc. (3 times I think) -<>- That's all. Pretty simple, isn't it ? Just listen to the record if you want to get the chorus lyrics and some other details I might have forgotten right. BTW, I think the song is originally played by 2 acoustic guitars, one playing open chords and one barre (at least they played it like this in the video). The chorus is doubled on electric. Luus. (lucienk@wfw.wtb.tue.nl)