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Hey Hey Usa

Ginger Tom
Tab

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Song

The PEACE NOT WAR CD site is:

http://www.peace-not-war.org/Music/GingerTom/index.html

The GINGER TOM band site is:

http://www.gingertom.net/

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Song: HEY-HEY, USA: HOW MANY CHILDREN DID YOU KILL TODAY?

Artist: GINGER TOM

The song is by the Aussie band GINGER TOM which came out here on the

PEACE NOT WAR compilation CD as ‘HEY HEY, USA’.

The singer uses standard tuning on his Strat. The lead guitarist plays

a Gibson 335 with a brass slide, and has a dropped D tuning.

Verse Chords

F#m E A B / F#m E B A

Bridge Chords

A7 B7 C#7 C#7

Use blues-type add-ons (2nd and 5th) on each bar chord except the last

C#7 chord (hold the chord while doing the hammer-on and pull-off).

E |5––––––-–––-–-7–––––––––––--–9––––––-––––––-–9––-–––––––––-
B |5––––––––––---7––––––––––––-–9–––––-–––––––-–9––––––––––––-
G |6––––-h9p–-–––8–––––-h11p––-–10–––-–-h13p––––10–-––––––––––
D |5––––––––––––-7––––––––––––-–9––––-––-–––––-–9––-––––––-–––
A |7––––––––––-–-9–-––––––––––--11–––––––––––-––11-–––––––-–––
E |5–-h9p-––––-–-7––h11p–––––-–-9–-–h13p–––––-––9–––––––––-–––

Chorus Chords

F# A B A x3 then:

F# A B C#

Outro Chorus Chords

F# B C# B

Slide Guitar Intros

The slide guitar has a dropped-D tuning. I’ve used the = symbol to

indicate a slide emphasis. This is the first intro:

E |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––
B |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––
G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––
D |––4––2––7––9––14––12––19––17–––––––––––-––––––––––––
A |––4––2––7––9––14––12––19––17––––––-–––-–––––-–-–-–-–
D |––4––2––7––9––14––12––19––17–––––-––––––––––––––––––
E |––––––14––––––14––14–––––––––––––-––––––––––––-–––––
B |––14––––––14–––––––––14––––––––––––––-––-–––––––––––
G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––14––14=16–––––-––––––––––––
D |––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––16–-––––––––––––
A |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––
E |––––––14––––––14––14––––––––-–19=17–––––––-–––––––––
B |––14––––––14––––––––––14–-17–––––––––––––––––––––––-
G |–––––––––––––––––––––-–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-–––––-––––––––
A |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––

This is the riff between the chorus and verse:

E |––––––14––––––14––14–––––––––––––-––––––––––––-–––––
B |––14––––––14–––––––––14––14–––––-14=16––––––––––––––
G |––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-14-–14=16–––––-––––––––
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-–-––––––––––––
A |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––
E |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––
B |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––
G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––
D |––14––12––9––7–––––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––
A |––14––12––9––7-––––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––
D |––14––12––9––7–––––––-–––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––

Slide Guitar Solo

The slide guitar has a dropped-D tuning. I’ve used the = symbol to

indicate a slide emphasis.

E |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
B |––10=9––––––––––––––––––10=9–––––––––––-––––––––––––
G |––––––-9=11=9–––––––––––––––––9=11=9–––-––––––––––––
D |–––––––––––––-9=11=9–––––––––––––––––––9==14––-–14––
A |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––
E |–––––14––––14–––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––--–––
B |––14––––14––––14––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––-––––
G |–––––––––––––––––14–––––14=16––––––––-––––––––-––––
D |––––––––––––––––––––14–––––––––––––––––––––––––-–-––
A |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––
E |–––––14––––14–––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––--–––
B |––14––––14––––14––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––-––––
G |–––––––––––––––––14––––-16=14-–––––––-––––––––-––––-
D |––––––––––––––––––––14–––––––––––––––––––––––––-–-––
A |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––
E |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––
B |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––
G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––
D |––4––2––7––9––14––12––19––17–––––––––––-––––––––––––
A |––4––2––7––9––14––12––19––17––––––––-–––––––––––––––
D |––4––2––7––9––14––12––19––17––––––––-–-–-–––-–––––––
E |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––
B |––10=9––––––––––––––––––10=9–––––––––-––––––14-–––––
G |––––––––9=11=9––––––––––––––––9=11=9––9=14––––-–––––
D |––––––––––––––––9=11=9––––––––––––––––––-–––––––––––
A |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-––––––––––––

Lyrics from the Ginger Tom official web site:

I can see hypocrisy in defending democracy

By denying liberty at home and away

I can’t say I’d rather stay at Woomera or Camp X-Ray

Telling all the children their religion’s astray

You wanna see the Vietnamese

At the Museum of American Atrocities, and ask

Hey, Hey, USA: how many children did you kill today?

I can’t see the merit in our status as a deputy sheriff

Taking marching orders from the USA

Can’t you see there’s something wrong

To repress dissent with cluster bombs

For a Christian crusade in a modern age

You oughta see all the refugees

From the Museum of American Atrocities, and ask

Hey, Hey, USA: how many children did you kill today?

I’d rather see some common sense in arguments in parliaments

Rather than the armaments of racist wars

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