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Little Bombadier

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David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter and actor. He was a leading figure in the music industry and is considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, with his music and stagecraft having a significant impact on popular music.

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Date: Sat, 21 Mar 1998 22:33:46 -0800 (PST)
From: toomey
Subject: CRD: b/bowie_david/little_bombradier.crd

I am going through my collection of Bowie songs (i.e. Every one in
existence) and putting them all down. If anyone wants one in particular,
e-mail me and I'll do it next. ([email protected])

This little ditty is off of my "London Boy" compilation (a nice 18 song
import album, a good purchase for any Bowie fan). It's called "Little
Bombradier"

Bm Cm C D G

G Em C D G
War made him a soldier, little Franky Mear
G Em C D G
Peace left him a loser, the little bombradier.
Em C D G
Lines of worry appeared with age, unskilled hands that knew no trade
Bm Cm C D G (C Cm G)
Spent his time in a picture(?) house, the little bombradier.

G Em C D G
Franky drank his money, the little that he made
G Em C D G
Told his woes to no man, friendless lonely days.
Em C D G
Then one day in the ABC, four small eyes gazed longingly
Bm Cm C D G
At the ice cream in the hand of the little bombradier.

Dm A Dm A

Dm A
Sunshine entered our Franky's days
Dm A
Gone his sorrows his hopeless maze
Bb D A
His life was fun and his heart was full of joy
Dm A
Two young children had changed his his aims,
Dm A
He bought the toffees and played their games
Bb D A
He bought them presents with every coin he made.

G Em C D G G Em C D G Em C D G Bm Cm C D G

G Em C D G
Then two gentlemen called on him, asked him for his name
G Em C D G
Why was he friends with the children, were they just a game
Em C D G
Leave them alone or we'll get sore, we've had blokes like you in this nation
before
Bm Cm C D G
The hand of authority said "no more" to the little bombradier.
Em C D G
Packed his bags, his heart in pain, wiped a tear and caught a train
Bm Cm C D G
Not to be seen in this town again, the little bombradier.

There are a few chords at the end that I can't figure out because everyone
is asleep in my house so I can't use the piano to figure out all those
suspensions and augmentations, or whatever they turn out to be. Will send
the correction as soon as I work it out.