...THE GREAT NATIONS OF EUROPE... by Randy Newman ---------------------------------................ *from 'Bad Love' (1999)* Intro: Dm Am, Bb F/C G7 Verse 1:

^C The ^FGreat ^EbNations of ^F/AEurope,^F/C had ^Bbgathered ^Bb/Don the ^F/Cshore; ^F They'd ^Bbconquered ^Bdim7what was be-^F/Chind them, and ^G7now they wanted ^C7more.

So ^Cthey ^Flooked ^Ebto the mighty ^F/Aocean,^F/C and ^Bbtook to the ^Bb/DWestern ^F/CSea; The ^Bbgreat ^Bdim7Nations of ^F/CEurope, in the ^Bb16th centu-^Fry.

Chorus 1:

^Eb Hide your wives and ^Bbdaughters, ^Fhide the ^Amgroceries ^Dmtoo; The ^Bbgreat Nations of ^C7Europe comin' ^Fthrough.

Interlude: F Bb (x2), C7, F Verse 2:

The ^FGrand Ca-^Ebnary ^DIslands;^Am first ^Dland to ^Fwhich they ^Amcame. They ^Bbslaughtered ^Bdim7all the ca-^F/Cnaries there, Which ^G7gave the land its ^C7name.

There were ^Fnatives ^Ebthere, called ^F/AGuanches,^F/C ^Bb Guanches ^Bb/Dby the ^F/Cscore. ^Bb Bullet's, di-^Bdim7sease, the ^F/CPortugese; they ^Bbweren't there any-^Fmore.

Bridge 1:

Now they're ^Fgone, they're ^Bbgone, they're really ^Fgone; You've ^Amnever ^Fseen any-^Ebone ^G7so ^Cgone.

There's ^Fpictures in a mu-^Bbseum, some lines written in a ^Fbook, But ^Gmyou won't ^Amfind a ^Bblive one, no matter ^C7where you ^Flook.

Chorus 2:

^Eb Hide your wives and ^Bbdaughters, ^Fhide the ^Amgroceries ^Dmtoo; The ^Bbgreat Nations of ^C7Europe comin' ^Fthrough.

Interlude: F Bb (x2), C7, F Break:

Co-^Dmlumbus sailed for ^AbIndia; found ^DmSalvidor in-^Abstead. He ^Dmshook hands with some ^AmIndians, and ^G7soon they all were ^C7dead.

They ^Fgot TB and ^C/GTyphoid and ^Fathletes foot, dip-^Bbtheria ^A7and the ^Dmflu; 'Scuse ^Ebme; great ^Bbnations comin' ^Fthrough.

Interlude: Bb, F (x2) Break 2:

Bal-^Ebboa ^G7found the Pa-^Ccific, and ^Ebon the ^G7trail one ^Cday, He ^Ebmet some ^G7friendly ^CIndians, whom ^G7he was told were ^C7gay. So...

He ^Fhad them ^C/Gtorn a-^Fpart by dogs, on re-^Bbligious ^A7grounds they ^Dmsay; The ^Fgreat ^BbNations of ^Bdim7Europe, ^F/Cwere quite ^G7holy in their ^C7way.

Bridge 2:

Now they're ^Fgone, they're ^Bbgone, they're really ^Fgone; You've ^Amnever ^Fseen any-^Ebone ^G7so ^Cgone.

Some ^Fbones hidden in a ^Bbcanyon, some ^Fpaintings in a ^Bbcave; There's ^Gmno use ^Amtryin' to ^Bbsave them; there's nothin' ^C7left to ^Fsave.

Chorus 3:

^Eb Hide your wives and ^Bbdaughters, ^Fhide your ^Amsons as ^Dmwell; With the ^Bbgreat Nations of ^C7Europe, you never can ^Ftell.

Interlude: F Bb (x2), C7, F Verse 3:

^C Where ^Fyou and ^EbI are ^F/Astanding,^F/C at the ^Bbend of a ^Bb/Dcentu-^F/Cry; ^Bb Europe's have ^Bdim7sprung up ^F/Ceverywhere, as ^G7even I can ^C7see.

But ^Fthere on ^C/Gthe ho-^Frizon, is the ^Bbpossi-^A7bili-^Dmty, That some ^Dbbug from ^About of ^EbAfrica, might ^Dmcome for ^Amyou and ^Cme.

De-^Fstroying ^C/Geverything ^Fin its path, from ^Bbsea to ^A7shining ^Dmsea. Like the ^Bbgreat Nations of ^FEurope, in the ^C716th centu-^Fry.

Outro: F Bb, F CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- Dm Am Bb F/C G7 C F Eb F/A EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xx0231 x02210 x13331 x33211 323000 x32010 133211 x68886 x03210 Bb/D Bdim7 C7 D Gm Ab A7 Db EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xx0331 xx0101 x32310 xx0232 355333 466544 x02223 x46664 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Randy Newman - The great nations of europe