Mark Knopler, Cannibals (1996)
Key: :[A] (w: Mark Knopler)
INTRO: [A] [D] [A] [F#m] [E] [A] :
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VERSE 1:
Well he's
[A] daddy's little boy, he plays with his toys
He holds on to his daddy's
[D] hand
His
[E] daddy says sonny you're a big strong boy
You're gonna be a big strong
[A] man
And they go play catch, go play ball
Go take a walk along the
[D] sand
[E] Big strong daddy and a big strong boy
Living in a big strong
[A] land
CHORUS 1:
[A] Daddy, is he a goodie or a baddie
Daddy can I have a dino-
[D]-saur
[A] Once upon a time there were cannibals
Now there are no
[F#m] cannibals
[E] any-
[A]-more
BREAK: [A] [D] [A] [F#m] [E] [A]
VERSE 2:
Down in
[A] Louisiana there's a hurricane coming
The little boy climbs the
[D] stairs
And
[E] all along the levee all the people come running
And the little boy's saying his
[A] prayers
And a
[A] sleepy little laddie smiles up at his daddy
And he's asking for his G.I.
[D] Joe
And
[E] daddy tucks him in with a kiss upon the chin
And says my little one I love you
[A] so
CHORUS 2:
[A] Daddy, is he a goodie or a baddie
Leave the light outside the
[D] door
[A] Once upon a time there were cannibals
Now there are no
[F#m] cannibals
[E] any-
[A]-more
BREAK: [A] [D] [A] [F#m] [E] [A]
VERSE 3:
[A] Lay down your head now don't get out of bed
Don't you let the bedbugs
[D] bite
It's
[E] time to sleep now not another peep
And I'll see you in the morning
[A] light
And then the
[A] radio was playing and the weatherman was saying
The hurricane had blown a-
[D]-way
And
[E] daddy's little boy was jumping up for joy
And he was singing at the break of
[A] day
CHORUS 3:
[A] Daddy, is he a goodie or a baddie
Daddy can I be a warri-
[D]-or
[A] Once upon a time there were cannibals
Now there are no
[F#m] cannibals
[E] any-
[A]-more
CHORUS 4:
[A] Daddy, is he a goodie or a baddie
Daddy, why do people go to
[D] war
[A] Once upon a time there were cannibals
Now there are no
[F#m] cannibals
[E] any-
[A]-more
OUTRO:
[A] [D] [A] [F#m] [E] [A] :
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[F#m] [E] [A] //
[F#m] [E] [A open] 