Barbed Wire Love by Stiff Little Fingers
Play this riff for the A E E E sections shown below.
A E E E
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or if you prefer play it like this
A E E E
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any way take care in the 'barbed wire love' sections on the bridge.
Intro:
A E E E, A E E E, A E E E, A D Bm E A D Bm E A D E
A E E E, A E E E A
Verse 1
E D
I met you in no man's land
A E
Across the wire we were holding hands
D
Hearts a bubble in the rubble
A Bm E
It was love at bombsight
Chorus
A D
But all you give me is barbed wire love
Bm E
All caught up in barbed wire love
A D
Tangled up in barbed wire love
Bm E
Throw my leg over barbed wire love
A D E
Barbed wire love snags my jeans
A E E E A
Barbed wire love Barbed wire love
E E E A
Barbed wire love
Verse 2
E D
When I fell it was awful nice
A E
Caught when not suspecting vice
D
The night was rife with wasteland life
A Bm E D E
You set my arm alight
Chorus (with a sort of 50’s swing feel to it)
A F#m D E
All you give me is barbed wire love
A F#m D E
All caught up in barbed wire love
A F#m D E
Tangled up in barbed wire love
A F#m D E
Throw my leg over barbed wire love
A F#m D E A D E
Barbed wire love Oo-oo-oo snags my je - ee – eans
Bridge
D-D-D D-D-D
E-E-E E-E-E
D
Barbed-barbed-barbed barbed wire love
E
Barbed-barbed-barbed barbed wire love
D
Barbed-barbed-barbed barbed wire love
E
Barbed-barbed-barbed barbed-barbed
A E E E A
Barbed wire love Barbed wire love
E E E A
Barbed wire love
Verse 3
E D
Blasted by your booby traps
A E
I felt the blow with both kneecaps
D
Your eyes did shine your lips were fine
A Bm
The device in your pants was outa sight
E
But nothing really matters cause...
Chorus
A D
But all you give me is barbed wire love
Bm E
All caught up in barbed wire love
A D
Tangled up in barbed wire love
Bm E
Throw my leg over barbed wire love
A D E
Barbed wire love snags my jeans
A E E E A
Barbed wire love Barbed wire love
E E E A
Barbed wire love