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Belsen Was A Gas by Sex Pistols
Belsen Was A Gas
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...
Belsen was a gas I heard the other day
In the open graves where the jews all lay
Life is fun and I wish you were here
They wrote on postcards to those held dear
Oh dear
Sergeant major's on the march
Wash their bodies in the starch
See them all die one by one
Guess it's dead, guess it's glad
So bad
Belsen was a gas I heard the other day
In the open graves where the jews all lay
Life is fun and I wish you were here
They wrote on postcards to those held dear
Oh dear
Be a man, Be a man
Belsen was a gas
Be a man, kill someone
Kill yourself, be a man
Be someone, kill someone
Be a man, kill yourself
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version 2
Chords used in this song :
D
e ---|-x-|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| C
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E ---|---|-o-|---|---| Eb
3 fr.
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G -x-|---|---|---|---|
D ---|---|-x-|---|---|
A ---|---|---|-x-|---|
E ---|---|---|-o-|---| G
e ---|---|-x-|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|-x-|---|---|
F
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|-x-|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E -x-|---|---|---|---| Bb
e -o-|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|---|-x-|---|---|
D ---|---|-x-|---|---|
A -x-|---|---|---|---|
E -o-|---|---|---|---|
tuning: standard
There are two differing versions of this tune, the Sex Pistols version
with Johnny Rotten and the one with Ronald Biggs. Here's both.
F-G means slide up from the F to the G
w/ Johnny Rotten
intro: D C D Eb D C G x2
D C D Eb
Belsen was a gas I heard the other day
D C G
In the open graves where the jews all lay
D C D Eb
Life is fun and I wish you were here
D C G
They wrote on postcards to those held dear
chorus (played twice)
C G C G C G F-G F-G
oh dear oh dear oh dear
second verse
Sergeant majors on the march
Wash their bodies in the starch
See them all die one by one
Guess it's dead guess it's glad
chorus (twice)
so bad so bad so bad
intro
repeat first verse
outro: ad lib chorus
with Ronald Biggs:
ok, this time for real Belsen was a gasser
intro: D C Bb C D C G x2
verse
D C Bb C
Belsen was a gas I heard the other day
D C G
In the open graves where the jews all lay
D C Bb C
Life is fun and I wish you were here
D C G
They wrote on postcards to those held dear
chorus (same as other version)
second verse
Dentists search their teeth for gold
Frisk the jews for bank notes rolled
when they found out what they got
Line them up and shoot the lot
chorus
kill a man be a man kill a man
intro
third verse
Wonder what the jews would say
If I told them where Boorman was today
Would they start a vendetta
you'd better ask Ernie Ledbetter
chorus
Ledbetter Ledbetter Ledbetter
outro: ad lib chorus
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version 3
Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5---3---3---5---6---6---5---5---3---3---5---3---------------------------|
A|---3---1---1---3---4---4---3---3---1---1---3---1---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse/Chorus
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5--5--5--x---3--3--3--x---5--5--7--7--7--x---5--5--5--x---3--3--3--8--8--x---5--5--5---|
A|---3--3--3--x---1--1--1--x---3--3--5--5--5--x---3--3--3--x---1--1--1--6--6--x---3--3--3---| (x4)
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6--6--4--4--4--4--6--6--4--4--4--4--6--6--4--4--4--4--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
A|---4--4--2--2--2--2--4--4--2--2--2--2--4--4--2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---| (x2)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5--5--5--x---3--3--3--x---5--5--7--7--7--x---5--5--5--x---3--3--3--8--8--x---5--5--5---|
A|---3--3--3--x---1--1--1--x---3--3--5--5--5--x---3--3--3--x---1--1--1--6--6--x---3--3--3---| (x2)
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6--6--4--4--4--4--6--6--4--4--4--4--6--6--4--4--4--4--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
A|---4--4--2--2--2--2--4--4--2--2--2--2--4--4--2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---| (x2)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5--5--5--x---3--3--3--x---5--5--7--7--7--x---5--5--5--x---3--3--3--8--8--x---5--5--5---|
A|---3--3--3--x---1--1--1--x---3--3--5--5--5--x---3--3--3--x---1--1--1--6--6--x---3--3--3---| (x2)
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6--6--4--4--4--4--6--6--4--4--4--4--6--6--4--4--4--4--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
A|---4--4--2--2--2--2--4--4--2--2--2--2--4--4--2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---| (x2)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5--5--5--x---3--3--3--x---5--5--7--7--7--x---5--5--5--x---3--3--3--8--8--x---5--5--5---|
A|---3--3--3--x---1--1--1--x---3--3--5--5--5--x---3--3--3--x---1--1--1--6--6--x---3--3--3---| (x2)
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6--6--4--4--4--4--6--6--4--4--4--4--6--6--4--4--4--4--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
A|---4--4--2--2--2--2--4--4--2--2--2--2--4--4--2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---| (x2)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Palm Muted)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5--5--5--x---3--3--3--x---5--5--7--7--7--x---5--5--5--x---3--3--3--8--8--x---5--5--5---|
A|---3--3--3--x---1--1--1--x---3--3--5--5--5--x---3--3--3--x---1--1--1--6--6--x---3--3--3---| (x2)
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6--6--4--4--4--4--6--6--4--4--4--4--6--6--4--4--4--4--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
A|---4--4--2--2--2--2--4--4--2--2--2--2--4--4--2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---| (x4)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Belsen was a gas I heard the other day
In the open graves where the jews all lay
Life is fun and I wish you were here
They wrote on postcards to those held dear
Oh dear
Sergeant major's on the march
Wash their bodies in the starch
See them all die one by one
Guess it's dead, guess it's glad
So bad
Belsen was a gas I heard the other day
In the open graves where the jews all lay
Life is fun and I wish you were here
They wrote on postcards to those held dear
Oh dear
Be a man, Be a man
Belsen was a gas
Be a man, kill someone
Kill yourself, be a man
Be someone, kill someone
Be a man, kill yourself
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version 4
Tuning:normal the intro is the same as the verse listen to the song for the
write timing palm mute the verse i cant be arsed to type that bit out
intro/verse
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6--6---4--4---6--6---7--7-----6--6-----4--4----9--9--9------------------|
D|--6--6---4--4---6--6---7--7-----6--6-----4--4----9--9--9------------------|
A|--4--4---2--2---4--4---5--5-----4--4-----2--2----7--7--7------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
chorus thing
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-------------5------------5---------------------------------------------|
D|-5---5--5--5---5--5--5--5---5--5--5--5--4/5-5-5--4/5-5-5------------------|
A|-3---5--5--5---3--5--5--5---3--5--5--5--4/5-5-5--4/5-5-5------------------|
E|-----3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3--3--2/3-3-3--2/3-3-3------------------|
Belsen was a gas I heard the other day
In the open graves where the jews all lay
Life is fun and I wish you were here
They wrote on postcards to those held dear
Oh dear
Sergeant major's on the march
Wash their bodies in the starch
See them all die one by one
Guess it's dead, guess it's glad
So bad
Belsen was a gas I heard the other day
In the open graves where the jews all lay
Life is fun and I wish you were here
They wrote on postcards to those held dear
Oh dear
Be a man, Be a man
Belsen was a gas
Be a man, kill someone
Kill yourself, be a man
Be someone, kill someone
Be a man, kill yourself
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 5
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I-12-12--9--9--10-10-10--12-12---------------I
I-10 10--7--7---8--8--8--10-10---------------I
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I-12-12--9--9--10--5--12---------------------I
I-10 10--7--7---8--3--10---------------------I
Belsen was a gas I heard the other day
In the open graves where the jews all lay
Life is fun and I wish you were here
They wrote on postcards to those held dear
Oh dear
Sergeant major's on the march
Wash their bodies in the starch
See them all die one by one
Guess it's dead, guess it's glad
So bad
Belsen was a gas I heard the other day
In the open graves where the jews all lay
Life is fun and I wish you were here
They wrote on postcards to those held dear
Oh dear
Be a man, Be a man
Belsen was a gas
Be a man, kill someone
Kill yourself, be a man
Be someone, kill someone
Be a man, kill yourself
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