Intro
Riff-1 Riff-1
I wanna know when I can go
Riff-1 Riff-1
Back and get drunk with my friends
E* E*
------------ Boom boom ka, buba de ka
F# A#m
Boom boom ka, buba de ka, boom boom ka, buba de ka
[Verse 1]
C# C#
Rosaleem of the Damascene
F# A#m
Yes she had eyes like the moon
C# C#
Would have been on the silver screen
F# A#m
But for the missile monsoon, she went
E* E* F#
Woo woo, woo woo oo-oo-oo
A#m
Indigo go up in heaven today
E* E*
Woo woo, woo woo oo-oo
D#m F#
Bombs going boom ba-boom-boom, she say
[Chorus 1]
E* E*
I wanna know when I can go
F# A#m
Back and get drunk with my friends
E* E*
I wanna know when I can go
F# A#m
Back and be young again
[Verse 2]
C# C#
Baba would go where the flowers grow
F# A#m
Almond and peach trees in bloom
C# C#
And he would know just when and what to sow
F# A#m
So golden and opportune, and he went
E* E* F#
Woo woo, woo woo oo-oo-oo
A#m
Tulips the colour of honey today
E* E*
It's true true, woo woo oo-oo
D#m F#
Bombs going boom ba-boom-boom, he say
[Chorus 2]
E* E*
Oh I wanna know when I can go
F# A#m
Back and get drunk with my friends
E* E*
I wanna know when I can go
F# A#m
Back and be young again (yeah)
[Bridge] (play Riff-1 for first two bars)
C# F# A#m
Woo woo, woo woo oo-oo-oo
C#
Woo woo, woo woo oo-oo
D#m F#
Cherubim seraphim soon
D#m F#
Come sailin' us home by the light of the moon
[Chorus 3]
E* E*
Oh I wanna know when I can go
F# A#m
Back and get drunk with my friends
E* E*
I wanna know when I can go
F# A#m
Back and feel home again
[Outro]
E* E* F#
Woo woo, woo woo oo-oo-oo
A#m E* E*
I guess we'll be raised on our own then
(Woo woo, woo woo oo-oo-oo)
D#m F#
Cos I wanna be with you 'til the world ends
D#m F# C#
I wanna be with you 'til the whole world ends
C#
Boom boom ka, buba de ka, boom boom ka, buba de ka
Boom boom ka, buba de ka, boom boom ka, buba de ka
N.C.
Boom
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Easier Chords
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E* F# A#m
e|--0---0---0-0--0-0-0---0-0---0-0--| e|--0------0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0--|--0------0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0--|
A|--0---0---0-0--0-0-0---0-0---0-0--| A|--0------0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0--|--0------0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0--|
G|--2---1---1-1--1-1-1---1-1---1-1--| G|--2------2---2-2-2---2-2---2-2--|--6------6---6-6-6---6-6---6-6--|
D|--4---2---2-2--2-2-2---2-2---2-2--|x2 D|--2------2---2-2-2---2-2---2-2--|--6------6---6-6-6---6-6---6-6--|
A|--4---2---2-2--2-2-2---2-2---2-2--| A|--0------0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0--|--4------4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4--|
E|--2---0---0-0--0-0-0---0-0---0-0--| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Notes
1. E* includes a quick transition from D#m as shown. Play D# bass note by wrapping thumb over top of the neck.
2. The F# chord is actually F#sus2, shown as A for ease of reading.
3. The two highest strings are played open throughout.