Capo: 3

Sniper Words and Music by Harry Chapin I tabbed out the intro for Harry Chapin's epic song "Sniper" off his second album. (capo 3rd fret) standard tuning Intro: (played fast, repeat a couple times) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------2------2-------2------2---------2------2------2------2--------------| D|-----2------2-------2------2---------2------2------2------2----------------| A|----------0------3-------0----------------0------3------0------------------| E|-3--------------------------------3----------------------------------------| then play this once, and the first intro again: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----2--------2------2------2---------2----2------2--------2---------------| G|---2--------2------2------2---------2----2------2--------2-----------------| D|-----------------2----------------------------2----------------------------| A|---------2-------------2---------------2--------------2--------------------| E|-0-------------------------------0-----------------------------------------| A Em A Em A Em A Em

^AIt is^Em an ^Gear^Fly Monday morning. ^AThe sun is be^Emcoming brig^Ght on ^Cthe land.

^ANo one ^Emis watchin^Gg as he ^Fcomes a walking. ^CTwo bulky^G suitcase^Ds hang f^Arom his hands.

^AHe heads towa^Emrds the^G tower tha^Ft stands in the campus. ^AHe goes th^Emrough the d^Goor, he ^Cstarts up the stairs.

^AThe sou^Emnd of his foot^Gsteps^F, the sound of his breathing, ^CThe sou^Gnd of the^D silen^Ace but no one was there.

D - Am - D - Am

^DI didn't rea^Amlly know him. ^DHe wa^Ams kind of strange.

^DAlways sor^Amt of sat there. ^DHe never se^Amemed^C t

o ^Emcha

ng^Ae.

^AHe re^Emached t^Ghe ca^Ftwalk. He put done his burden. ^AThe four si^Emded cloc^Gk b^Cegan to chime.

^ASeven ^EmAM, the d^Gay ^Fis beginning. ^CSo muc^Gh to do ^Dand so lit^Atle time.

^AHe looks at ^Emthe city^G wher^Fe no one had known him. ^AHe looks at^Em the sky w^Ghere no one ^Clooks down.

^AHe looks at ^Emhis life ^Gand what i^Ft has shown him. ^CHe looks^G for hi^Ds shadow i^At cannot be found.

D - Am - D - Am

^DHe wa^Ams such a moody child, ^Dvery hard t^Amo touch.

^DEven as^Am a baby ^Dhe never s^Ammiled too much.

^CNo no.^F#m No no.

^F#mYou bug me, she said. ^F#mYour ugly, she said.

^F#mPlease hug me, I said. But she j^Gust sat there

^BmWith the same flat stare That ^Gshe saves fo^Emr me alone

^BmWhen I'm home. When I'^Gm home.

^ATake me home.

^AHe laid out th^Eme ri^Gfles,^F he loaded the shotgun, ^AHe stacke^Emd up the c^Gartridges ^Calong the wall.

^AHe kn^Emew he would^F need t^Ghem for his conversation. ^CIf it went ^Gas it he pl^Danned, then he m^Aight use them all.

^AHe said L^Emisten y^Gou peopl^Fe I've got a question ^AYou w^Emon't pay atte^Gntion ^Cbut I'll ask anyhow.

^AI foun^Emd a way that w^Gill get ^Fme an answer. ^CBeen waiting^G to ask yo^Du 'till now.

^ARight now!

^AAm I' ^AI am a lo^Emver whose^G never been^F kissed.

^AAm I' ^AI am a fi^Emghter whos^Ge not made a^F fist.

^AAm I' ^AIf I'm a^Emlive then ther^Ge's so ^Fmuch I've missed.

^CHow do^G I kn^Aow I exist' ^AAre you listening to me'

^AAre you listening to me' ^AAm I'

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^AThe first^Em words he^G spoke ^Ftook the town by surprise. ^AOne got Mrs^Em. Gibbo^Gns above ^Fher right eye.

^AIt blew her thr^Emough the wi^Gndow ^Fwedged her against the door. ^CReality pou^Gred from he^Dr face, ^Astaining the floor.

D - Am - D - Am

^DHe wa^Ams kind of creepy, ^DSort ^Amof a dunce.

^DI met h^Amim at the corner bar. ^DI only ^Amdated the poor boy once,

That's a^Cll. J^Emust once, tha^At was all.

^ABill Whedon was questioned as stepped from his car. ^ATom Scott ran across the street but he never got that far.

^AThe police were there in minutes, they set up baricades. ^CHe spoke right on o^Gver them in a half-mile circle.

In a d^Dumb struck city his^C pointe^Emd questions we^Amre sprayed.

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^AmHe knocked over Danny Tyson as he ran towards the noise. ^AmJust about then the answers started comming. Sweet, sweet joy.

^AmThudding in the clock face, whining off the walls, ^AmReaching up to where he sat there, answering calls.

^AmThirty-seven people got his message so far. ^AmYes, he was reaching them right were they are.

^AThey set up an assault team. They asked for volunteers. ^AThey had to go and get him, that much was clear.

^AAnd the word spread about him on the radios and TV's. C G D (optional) In appropriately sober tone they asked "Who can it be'"

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^DHe was a very d^Amull boy, ^Dvery ta^Amciturn.

^DNot much of a ^Amjoiner, ^Dhe did no^Amt want to learn.

c F#m No no.No no.

^F#mThey're coming to get me, they don't want to let me ^F#mStay in the^G bright light too long.

^F#mIt's getting on noon now, it's goin to be soon now. ^F#mBut oh, what ^Ga wonderful sound!

^GMama, won't you nurse me' ^EmRain me d^Cown the swe^A7et milk of your kindness.

^GMama, it's getting worse for me. ^EmWon't yo^Cu please m^A7ake me warm and mindless'

^GMama, yes you have cursed me. I n^Emever will fo^Crgive you for yo^A7ur blindness.

^BmI hate you!

^AThe wires are all humming for me. ^AAnd I can hear them coming for me.

^ASoon they'll be here, but there's nothing to fear. ^ANot any more though they've blasted the door.

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^AmAs the copter dropped the gas he shouted "Who cares'" . ^AmThey could hear him laughing as they started up the stairs.

^AmAs they stormed out on the catwalk, blinking at the sun, With t^Emheir final fusi^Gllade h^Emis answer had come.

Em - Em/F# - Em/G - Em/Ab

^AAm I' ^AThere is no^Em way that you can hide me.

^AAm I' ^AThough y^Emou have put your fire inside me.

^AAm I' ^AYou've given^Em me my an^Aswer ^C#mcan't you see'

^BmI was! ^GI am!

and ^Emnow I Will ^CBe ^AI WILL BE!!! Chapin chords from Chapinmusic.com

Harry Chapin - Sniper