This Gun Will Misfire

The Who

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YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNqIgRblUnI [Chords] [Cadd9 x32030] [Dsus2 xx0230] [Em7 0x2030] [Intro] / x4 [Verse 1] You must have somethin’ better to do Than learn to shoot that gun You could read some history See how the West was really won [Verse 2] Kings may come queens may go Be wary of desire For when you think you need it most That gun will misfire [Instrumental] / x2 [Verse 3] There’s a message in Afghanistan Opium wins their trust Charlie Wilson the communists They hate to take a loss [Verse 4] Kings may live lose their thrones They’re junkies on the wire You can warn the south with nukes and drones That gun will misfire [Chorus] Remember me when I am gone I am the fool who got it wrong One thing I said you can rely on Cadd9 Em That gun will misfire [Bridge] Dsus2 Could be that fatal click Dsus2 You’ll wish you chose a knife Em7 Dsus2 Em7 A little toil a little foil Might have changed your life [Instrumental] / x4 [Verse 5] There is a plague not far from here Who likes to spread his seed You may be the winning one That feels the need to breed [Verse 6] When they play they fly away Before they join the choir But please don’t try it for an easy out That gun will misfire [Chorus] Remember me when I am gone I am the fool who got the ending wrong One thing I said we’re depending on Cadd9 Em That gun will misfire [Verse 7] You must have somethin’ better to do Than learn to shoot that gun You coulda read some history Seen how the West was really won

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La chanson aborde le thème de l'illusoire pouvoir des armes et des désirs humains. Elle interpelle sur l'idée que, plutôt que de se concentrer sur la violence et la destruction, il serait plus bénéfique de se plonger dans l'histoire et d'apprendre des leçons du passé. Elle évoque aussi le fait que même ceux qui semblaient inébranlables, comme des rois ou des chefs, peuvent perdre leur pouvoir et être piégés par leurs propres aspirations destructrices. Le contexte de cette pièce évoque des références à des conflits modernes, en particulier Afghanistan, et soulève des questions sur les conséquences des actions militaires et politiques. Le refrain souligne, avec une ironie poignante, que les certitudes que l'on a peuvent souvent conduire à des échecs, notamment en utilisant la force à la place de la réflexion.

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