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