Biography:
Jona Lewie (born John Lewis, 14 March 1947, Southampton, England) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Jona Lewie joined his first group, The Johnston City Jazz Band, while still at school in 1963, and by 1968 had become a blues & boogie singer and piano player.
After being a member of the amateur group Dramatis Personae while still at school, Jona started in the music business as a session pianist, before joining the cult pub rock band, Brett Marvin & the Thunderbolts, in the late 1960s.
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...STOP THE CAVALRY... by Jona Lewie
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*from 'Heart Skips Beat' (1980)*
Intro:
A E (x2)
Verse 1:
A E A E
Hey, Mr. Churchill, comes over here, to say we're doing splendidly.
A E A E
But it's very cold, out here in the snow, marching to and from the enemy.
A E A E A
Oh, I say it's tough; I have had enough, can you stop the caval-ry?
Interlude:
A E (x6)
Verse 2:
A E A E
I have had to fight, almost every night, down throughout these centuries.
A E A E A
That is when I say, oh yes, yet again; can you stop the caval-ry?
Chorus 1:
E A E A
Mary Bradley, waits at home, in the nuclear fallout zone.
E A E A
Wish I could be dancing now, in the arms of the girl I love.
Break:
E
Dub-i-dub-i-dum-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum,
A
Dub-i-dum-dum-dub-i-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum.
E
Dub-i-dub-i-dum-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum,
A
Dub-i-dum-dum-dub-i-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum.
G D
Wish I was at home for Christmas.
Interlude:
A, D A (x2), A D, A D, A D A
Verse 3:
A E A E
Bang goes another bomb, on another town, while the Tzar and Jim have tea.
A E A E
If I get home, live to tell the tale, I'll run for all Presidencies.
A E A E A
If I get elected, I'll stop; I will stop the caval-ry.
Interlude:
A E (x5), A E, A
Break:
E
Dub-i-dub-i-dum-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum,
A
Dub-i-dum-dum-dub-i-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum.
E
Dub-i-dub-i-dum-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum,
A
Dub-i-dum-dum-dub-i-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum.
G D
Wish I was at home for Christmas.
Chorus 2:
E A E A
Wish I could be dancing now, in the arms of the girl I love.
E A E A
Mary Bradley waits at home, she's been waiting two years long.
G D
Wish I was at home for Christmas.
Outro:
A, D A (x2), A D, A D, A D A
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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A E G D
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02220 022100 320003 xx0232
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 ([email protected])
----------------------..............
*from 'Heart Skips Beat' (1980)*
Intro:
A E (x2)
Verse 1:
A E A E
Hey, Mr. Churchill, comes over here, to say we're doing splendidly.
A E A E
But it's very cold, out here in the snow, marching to and from the enemy.
A E A E A
Oh, I say it's tough; I have had enough, can you stop the caval-ry?
Interlude:
A E (x6)
Verse 2:
A E A E
I have had to fight, almost every night, down throughout these centuries.
A E A E A
That is when I say, oh yes, yet again; can you stop the caval-ry?
Chorus 1:
E A E A
Mary Bradley, waits at home, in the nuclear fallout zone.
E A E A
Wish I could be dancing now, in the arms of the girl I love.
Break:
E
Dub-i-dub-i-dum-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum,
A
Dub-i-dum-dum-dub-i-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum.
E
Dub-i-dub-i-dum-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum,
A
Dub-i-dum-dum-dub-i-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum.
G D
Wish I was at home for Christmas.
Interlude:
A, D A (x2), A D, A D, A D A
Verse 3:
A E A E
Bang goes another bomb, on another town, while the Tzar and Jim have tea.
A E A E
If I get home, live to tell the tale, I'll run for all Presidencies.
A E A E A
If I get elected, I'll stop; I will stop the caval-ry.
Interlude:
A E (x5), A E, A
Break:
E
Dub-i-dub-i-dum-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum,
A
Dub-i-dum-dum-dub-i-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum.
E
Dub-i-dub-i-dum-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum,
A
Dub-i-dum-dum-dub-i-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum.
G D
Wish I was at home for Christmas.
Chorus 2:
E A E A
Wish I could be dancing now, in the arms of the girl I love.
E A E A
Mary Bradley waits at home, she's been waiting two years long.
G D
Wish I was at home for Christmas.
Outro:
A, D A (x2), A D, A D, A D A
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
A E G D
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02220 022100 320003 xx0232
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 ([email protected])
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Jonah Matranga
Jonah Ray
Jonah Smith
Jonah Taylor