The Great Nations Of Europe

...THE GREAT NATIONS OF EUROPE... by Randy Newman ---------------------------------................ *from ’Bad Love’ (1999)* Intro:      /   Verse 1: The Great Nations of Europe had gathered on the shore; They’d conquered what was be-hind them and now they wanted more. So they looked to the mighty ocean and took to the Western Sea; The great Nations of Europe in the 16th centu-ry. Chorus 1: Hide your wives and daughters hide the groceries too; The great Nations of Europe comin’ through. Interlude:    (x2) Verse 2: The Grand Ca-nary Islands; first land to which they came. They slaughtered all the ca-naries there Which gave the land its name. There were natives there called Guanches   Guanches by the score. Bullet’s di-sease the Portugese; they weren’t there any-more. Bridge 1: Now they’re gone they’re gone they’re really gone; You’ve never seen any-one so gone. There’s pictures in a mu-seum some lines written in a book But you won’t find a live one no matter where you look. Chorus 2: Hide your wives and daughters hide the groceries too; The great Nations of Europe comin’ through. Interlude:    (x2) Break: Co-lumbus sailed for India; found Salvidor in-stead. He shook hands with some Indians and soon they all were dead. They got TB and Typhoid and athletes foot dip-theria and the flu; ’Scuse me; great nations comin’ through. Interlude: Bb F (x2) Break 2: Bal-boa found the Pa-cific and on the trail one day He met some friendly Indians whom he was told were gay. So... He had them torn a-part by dogs on re-ligious grounds they say; The great Nations of Europe were quite holy in their way. Bridge 2: Now they’re gone they’re gone they’re really gone; You’ve never seen any-one so gone. Some bones hidden in a canyon some paintings in a cave; There’s no use tryin’ to save them; there’s nothin’ left to save. Chorus 3: Hide your wives and daughters hide your sons as well; With the great Nations of Europe you never can tell. Interlude:    (x2) Verse 3: Where you and I are standing at the end of a centu-ry; Europe’s have sprung up everywhere as even I can see. But there on the ho-rizon is the possi-bili-ty That some bug from out of Africa might come for you and me. De-stroying everything in its path from sea to shining sea. Like the great Nations of Europe in the 16th centu-ry. Outro:    CHORD DIAGRAMS:                                         ---------------                                                          /                               /  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  xx0231  x02210  x13331  x33211  323000 x32010  133211  x68886  x03210   /    Bdim7                                     EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE  xx0331  xx0101  x32310  xx0232  355333  466544  x02223  x46664 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY Bristol England 2007 ()